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ZEBRA FRIENDS: FINDING THE JOY IN BLACK AND WHITE. Katani Sumner and Sara Hunter stomp through the minefields of racial sensitivity to ask each other the questions only best friends can: “Why are white funerals so dismal? Why do black movie audiences yell at the screen? Why in the world do white pe…

Katani Sumner & Sara Hunter


    • Dec 16, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    S2Ep07 RETURN OF THE ZEBRAS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 22:27


    Joy, love, and laughter are in the house as Katani and Sara return for a spirited discussion of Spirituals, Pilgrimages, Movies, Music, and Popeye's turkey. 

    S2 Ep06 Finding joy in troubled times

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 23:37


    Katani and Sara share ways to find joy in shows, song, and sport while bantering on race as only best friends can.

    S2 Ep05 PARENTING IN BLACK & WHITE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 19:58


    Katani, Sara, and their husbands the “Zebros" share the challenges and rewards of parenting and their dramatically different backstories on how they were parented. 

    S2 Ep04 Return of the Zebros

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 20:57


    Katani and Sara's husbands dive deep into the deets of how they met their spouses. Do their answers match their wives'? Tune in as the four friends spill all.

    S2 Ep03 Hiking the Black Heritage Trail in the Birthplace of Abolitionism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 25:05


    Katani and Sara discover the birthplace of abolitionism in their own backyard and field listener questions on everything from implicit bias to colorism. 

    S2 Ep02 Pickleball in Black & White

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 17:05


    Dynamo special guest Juanita Matthews, ambassador of the USA Pickleball Association, converts Katani and Sara to the joys of the fastest growing sport in the country.

    S2 Ep01 The Insurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 16:11


    Katani and Sara break down the attack on the U.S. Capitol and offer their reasons for hope.

    Ep013 Zebra Friends First Season Favorites

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 33:50


    Katani and Sara celebrate their first season with a look back at a roller coaster year’s most memorable moments.  Join the two best friends as they share highlights and audience favorites from their sometimes funny, often challenging, always honest conversations about race.

    Ep 012 Lessons From a Black Millennial

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 32:46


    In this eye-opening episode, anti-racist specialist Dr. Kandice Sumner blows the lid off predictable, post-election punditry and breaks it down for Katani and Sara from a millennial’s point of view.

    Ep 011 Pre-Election Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 25:52


    In a cry for unity and compassion, Katani and Sara throw caution and journalistic objectivity to the wind and reveal their opinions about the upcoming election.

    Ep 010 Zebra Conversations Coast to Coast: the Launch of Zebra Zooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 26:57


    Pioneer Zebra Zoomers from Napa to New England share questions about each other's race and connect in the process.

    Ep 009 Zebro Power: The Husbands Speak!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 34:17


    Katani and Sara’s husbands rock the house as they weigh in on everything from race to their shared experiences with high-octane spouses.  Dubbing themselves the “Zebros”, Chris Sumner and Andy Hunter dig deep and laugh loud in their podcast debut.

    Ep 008 How to Become a Co-Conspirator During the Time of Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 25:47


    At a time when many of us are home, forced to pause and reflect on the injustice arrayed before us, we can learn to become co-conspirators fighting racism. Katani and Sara discuss specific books and TED talks to speed the learning process. What does it mean to have "skin in the game”?  Find out on this month’s edition of Zebra Friends!

    Ep 007 Zebra Friends Special Edition: What's Going On?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 23:18


    Katani and Sara dive deep into turbulent times to examine causes, solutions, and why Zebra Friendship is more important now than ever.  Sara wonders, “What can I do?”. Katani answers, “Fight against those powers that are trying to tell you that it’s us and them. Can we be great and move forward together? And not separate? That’s my goal. United. United States, United Humans, United People of America.  But acknowledge that being Black in America is a health hazard.”

    Ep 006 Celebrating the Global Launch of Zebra Friends Gatherings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 20:50


    Katani & Sara’s dream of gathering friends new and old to meet, mingle and discuss race in a safe space has come true and you’re invited!. The Zebra Friends launch party kicked off in Boston with family, friends and fans pre-Corona. There was laughter. There was food. There were shared horror stories of green bean casserole.  Hear our guests' questions and prepare to join the party. City by city and friend by friend, we’re celebrating the joy in Black and White. Next party is a Zebra Zoom and you’re invited.

    Ep005 Connection in the time of Corona

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 29:04


    Katani and Sara bridge social distance with a virtual embrace of their global audience. Affection and connection eclipse remoteness and isolation as the Zebra Friends tackle topics from church-going to transracial adoption.

    Ep004 Girls’ Trip!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 24:47


    Follow Katani & Sara's pilgrimage to OPRAH and friends onstage during which Sara regrets asking Katani, “Who is this Tamela Mann?” Plus surprising answers to the burning questions:  Is it ok for kids to sit together in the cafeteria based on race?  Should we try to be color blind?  What race relations topic is taboo?

    Ep003 White Noise and Opera Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 20:18


    Zebra Friends Katani & Sara share the highs (Katani’s Paris Jazz Club debut) and lows (chasing bats from a castle) of their French adventure. Katani learns that bats hate white noise and Sara learns not to appropriate phrases from “Girls Trip”. We ready!!

    Ep002 Pilgrims’ Egress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 24:03


    Katani and Sara recount their historical and hysterical pilgrimage to President Barack Obama’s inauguration: proof that no matter how solemn the circumstances of a shared experience, the reality will inevitably have its ridiculous moments.

    Ep001 Rhythmic Dyslexia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 22:04


    Zebra Friends Katani and Sara tackle the tough questions like “Are white folks rhythmically impaired?

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