Stratagem: The Podcast

Jillian, Joy, and Alia sit down with guest host Q to talk about Disability and Accessibility. In this episode Q recants ableism horror stories, the frustrating nature of the conversation around visible and invisible disabilities and how to handle conflicting access needs. We close with a question for you all—what do accessible movements look like?

Work as we know it is about to change dramatically… or at least we hope that’s the case! In this episode, Becca, Udokam, and Mariana start off with a game of Quote Queen, gearing up for an in-depth discussion about work and our relationships to it. We chat about the 9-5, Hawaii’s brilliant mission, and gaslighting by way of table tennis. Join us for a session full of venting, and imagining better futures!

In this episode, Jillian, Kevonnie and Cicely Belle start off with some fun games before diving into some deep and meaningful conversations with special guests, their very own mothers!  Each host interviews their mum with some hard-hitting questions about age, wisdom, intergenerational relationships and family. This episode features double the fun, double the knowledge and double the learning!  The episode closes with some wholesome and powerful advice from inspiring matriarchs!

Who else is tired of the term ‘diversity and inclusion’? In this episode, Cicely Belle, Jillian and Kevonnie take a deep dive into diversity. What does it really mean? How do we make it meaningful? How do we avoid tokenizing people? … Can we? RESOURCES https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/health/us-coronavirus-updates-monday/index.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/07/26/these-are-the-diversity-initiatives-your-employees-actually-want/#63c68cfd642c https://disabilityin.org/resource/covid-19-response-accessible-tools-and-content/

Inspired by adrienne maree brown’s book Pleasure Activism, this episode tackles pleasure as a form of liberation!  Cicely Belle, Becca and Joy get into a heated game of Would You Rather… before delving deep into unpacking pleasure and leisure and how they inform our lives as activists. We chat getting baked, drinking champagne in the bathtub and taking a gooooood nap! We also chat with Brian Michael Smith, a Black trans actor known for his work in The L Word: Generation Q and 911: Lone Star about his experiences and the importance of diversity and representation on screen! Resources: https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/roxane-gay-and-dr-tressie-mcmillan-cottom/hear-to-slay/b52dbaee-2243-4230-ac20-8dc36ca6a453 https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/02/26/what-is-queerbaiting-everything-you-need-to-know/  https://www.fox.com/9-1-1-lone-star/about-the-show/ https://newrepublic.com/article/156321/bingeing-cop-propaganda https://shadowandact.com/new-study-details-how-crime-shows-are-a-pr-machine-for-law-enforcement  https://publicseminar.org/2016/06/police-procedurals-harmless-entertainment-or-propaganda/  https://app.overdrive.com/ https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/11

How else is there to start off our podcast series recorded entirely at a distance than to begin with chatting all things pandemic?  In this episode Cicely Belle, Becca and Joy sit down (in their own homes, of course) to chat about all of the innovation and creativity coming out of chaos. We recommend some of the best solutions for getting through a crisis, particularly in the forms of food, mental health support and some good books!  We also chat with grief expert Alica Forneret to gain insight into how we are experiencing collective grief in the current climate. Resources: https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief https://hbr.org/2020/03/coping-with-fatigue-fear-and-panic-during-a-crisis?referral=03758&cm_vc=rr_item_page.top_right https://covid19therapists.com/ https://peak-resilience.com/blog/2020/3/22/covid-19-support-group-building-resilience-amp-connection-in-times-of-uncertainty