The Intersection of Crystal R. Emery Podcast

Numerous studies and media outlets have given us the same message: COVID-19 is more dangerous, more debilitating, more fatal for Black and Brown people in the United States than for Whites. In this episode, Crystal discusses what the underlying reason is, and why COVID-19 is just the most recent addition to a long list of injustices endured by the Black and Brown community at the hands of our healthcare system. 

On today's episode, we are joined by Iris Wagstaff, STEM Program Director at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

What is the deadliest disease in America? And how do we fight it? In this episode, Crystal discusses how racism in hospitals and doctor's offices can be more lethal for Black and Brown Americans than any illness. 

No good deed goes unpunished. Working towards diversity, equity, and inclusion can mean that people who don't want things to change will wound you. In this episode, Crystal discusses how she, like Frodo, has persevered despite all the wounds she has received in her journey to eradicate evil.

Slavery is alive and well in America and around the world. In today's episode, Crystal speaks with fellow AAAS IF/THEN ambassador Davina Durgana, whose work includes creating statistical models to identify, track, and ultimately prevent modern slavery. 

On this week's episode, Crystal talks to Samantha Wynns, Community Outreach Coordinator at the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation and National Park Service. Sam talks to Crystal about how we can connect to nature, being a AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador, and much more. 

Which way to the nearest woman? In this episode, Crystal shares her thoughts on testosterone, getting lost, and whether it's part of the male ego to refuse to ask for directions.

What matters more: being well-known or making a difference? In the age of celebrity, it can seem impossible to effect change without having connections to the right people in the right places. In this episode, Crystal reflects on identity, influence, and what really matters in the work she does.

The holiday season can remind us of all there is to be grateful for – but how do we practice gratitude in our everyday lives? In this episode, Crystal weighs in on the importance of gratitude as a daily practice and how it can open the heart to understanding, vulnerability, and love.

What is the power of prayer? How does it work? And what happens when the people around you are sending prayers your way?

When Crystal's brother Aaron was involved in a major car accident earlier this year, things did not look good. Aaron's injuries knocked him down, but like Lazarus in the Bible, Aaron rose again and is now living life one day at a time. In Part 2 of this 2-part series, hear Aaron's side of an incredible story.

When Crystal's brother Aaron was involved in a major car accident earlier this year, things did not look good. Aaron's injuries knocked him down, but like Lazarus in the Bible, Aaron rose again and is now living life one day at a time. In Part 1 of this 2-part series, hear Crystal's side of an incredible story of recovery. 

A continuation of the Coochie Chronicles. Being a quadriplegic means that someone has to help you do virtually everything, including cleaning your body. This, of course, includes the sensitive parts of the body, which can sometimes make things… weird.

Being a quadriplegic means that someone has to help you do virtually everything, including cleaning your body. This, of course, includes the sensitive parts of the body, which can sometimes make things… weird.

Learn how tiresome it can be to bear the constant weight of racism, whether from the man on the street or the doctor in your exam room.

Crystal explores her journey as a filmmaker, and why she is positioned to break through the glass ceiling to establish herself as a different kind of director in Tinseltown.

Discover how awkward a conversation can be when you're in a wheelchair and someone is standing directly in front of you – with their crotch at your eye level.

Thriving when you have a disability can make others think that your disability doesn't affect you.

Many of us live in places that are surrounded by trees. But have you ever considered that they tell us something? 

Everyone likes to keep things that remind us of someone or something. But what happens when that object is thrown away? What's more important, the memory itself or the object that makes us remember?