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Latest podcast episodes about Heben Nigatu

TV, I Say w/ Ashley Ray
The Morning Show Finale w/ Heben Nigatu

TV, I Say w/ Ashley Ray

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 55:23


Time jumps on The Morning Show: yay or nay? TV writer and podcaster Heben Nigatu joins Ashley to question Alex Levy's romantic choices and everything that led up to the wild season 3 finale. They also discuss their favorite/least favorite TV reboots including Arrested Development, Gossip Girl, and the upcoming Good Wife Spin-Off Elsbeth. Later on, Heben recaps the craziest moments from Selling Sunset.  Donate to Hollywood crew members in need at The Entertainment Community Fund. If you have 2 minutes, please help TV I Say grow by filling out this survey: podsurvey.com/tvisay Wanna join TV Club? Get our official merch on Podswag or join our Patreon to tell Ashley what to watch!  What We Watched:The Morning ShowSelling SunsetSuitsSex Education Homework:Below Deck MediterraneanThe Family ChantelFor All MankindDesperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames UniverseEscaping Twin FlamesExposed: The Ghost Train FireLove Has Won: The Cult of Mother God

Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai
I Need A Shero (with Heben Nigatu)

Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 71:51


A stoned wedding, marrying your cat, and diving deep into our complaints with three-time guest complainer Heben Nigatu! She's got two live game shows at the Bell House in Brooklyn on May 15th and 19th, so get your tickets! For DBWP, Matt is highlighting the Banned Books Book Club, a monthly book club that will send banned books right to your door. Bari is caught up on Better Call Saul and watching Barry and Matt is watching Bridgerton. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dear Me, Love Me
Dear Everyone, Black Lives Matter.

Dear Me, Love Me

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 22:26


Dear You, Sorry Brooke's mic is messed up, but the message is to important to skip this episode! Today we are highlighting Black podcast creators, with short summaries of their shows to enhance your podcast library. Thank you to Angeleaza Anderson for your incredible list. We are excited to learn, grow, and become better allies not just to the Black Lives Matter Movement, but to the Black community as a whole. Here is the list of Podcasters, Artists, and Fitness pages Angeleaza has recommended: Podcasts: ·       Another Round with Heben and Tracy (on hiatus) o    Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton cover everything from race, gender and pop culture to squirrels, mangoes, and bad jokes, all in one boozy podcast. ·       Strong Black Lead o   Strong Black Legends is a weekly show brought to you by Netflix and Strong Black Lead that honors the best of black Hollywood. Every Tuesday, host Tracy Clayton sits down with the legends that paved the way for black representation both on and off screen. ·       Off-Book: The Black Theatre Podcast o   Off Book is a fresh, new theatre podcast made with black theatre artists’ interests & issues in mind. Hosted by a theatre journalist, an actress, & a playwright, it’s proven to be an interesting journey. ·       Why Won’t You Date Me? o   The podcast features Nicole Byer and a guest exploring why she is single, while discussing topics related to love, life, and sex. ·       Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata o   Gayle & Oprah. Bonnie & Clyde. Nicole & Sasheer. Enter the pantheon of best friendship. When you’re forced to change your number, are sick of being single, or want to take a pole-dancing class, you’re going to need a best friend...and if you don’t, you can still have this podcast. ·       Brooklyn 99: The Podcast o   Fourth episode called “Part 4: The Truth in Comedy” §  Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Podcast’s host Marc Evan Jackson cops a squat with co-executive producer/writer Justin Noble, Terry Crews (Terry Jeffords), co-creator/executive producer Dan Goor, writer/executive producer Luke Del Tredici, editor Cortney Carrillo and director of photography Rick Page. They talk about the fourth season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the show’s unique ability to earnestly take on social issues while keeping things comedic. They also discuss a key episode from Season 4, entitled “Moo Moo,” where Terry (Terry Crews) encounters racial profiling by a fellow cop. Terry Crews shares some personal stories about his own experience being racially targeted, which informed his performance in the episode.  ·       Black Men Can’t Jump In Hollywood o   A comedic podcast that reviews films with leading actors of color and analyzes them in the context of race and Hollywood's diversity issues. ·       Okay, Now Listen o   Okay, Now Listen is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Scottie Beam and Sylvia Obell. They share what's on their minds, what they're binging and what's blowing up their timelines. Brought to you by Netflix and Strong Black Lead. ·       The Read o   Join bloggers Kid Fury and Crissle for their weekly podcast covering hip-hop and pop culture's most trying stars. Throwing shade and spilling tea with a flippant and humorous attitude, no star is safe from Fury and Crissle unless their name is Beyoncé. (Or Blue Ivy.) ·       NPR’s Code Switch o   What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that...

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Episode 36 - Mini Chat on White Privilege

BLCKGRLMGC

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 4:19


In this episode, Destini does a "VOXPOP" to find out what the biggest obstacles are for white students here -- Special thanks to Heben Nigatu, Tracy Clayton and the folks at the podcast "Another Round" for inspiring this Vox Pop. To hear their segment that inspired this one, listen to Another Round Episode 18, Unstoppable. You can find the episode and the show at Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks! — It's been a month too long and we promise to be more active!

Dream It Real
Introducing Dream It Real

Dream It Real

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 2:11


Dream It Real, a podcast for those who dream, brought to you by Coach.  Each episode, our host Heben Nigatu talks with celebrities, thought leaders and young people about their dreams—for themselves, for their communities and for the world. Designed to inspire, encourage and equip, Dream It Real is the start of a bigger conversation around dreams and the role they play in shaping tomorrow.  Dream It Real is Coach’s initiative to support the next generation as they envision and create the future they know is possible. #DreamItReal Stay tuned! The first episode drops on Wednesday, April 24. 

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Werk It: The Podcast
How I Make It: Another Round

Werk It: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017 54:23


How do hosts Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton manage to make us laugh each and every week? The Another Round team reveal the mysteries behind production of their hit podcast. In this episode, the director of audio at Buzzfeed Eleanor Kagan is joined by the show's hosts Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton. Werk It: The Podcast is a selection of talks and discussions from the Werk It Festival for women in audio. Both the festival and the podcast are produced by WNYC Studios and are made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from the Annenberg Foundation. Event sponsors include Cole Haan, M.A.C. Cosmetics and ThirdLove.com. You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit.

Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai
Unhappy Hour Live at The Greene Space!

Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2017 56:50


We had our very first live show at The Greene Space in NYC! Fran Tirado, Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu fought for Matt's love in a dating game. We played Bad Thing Bingo, where audience members won the worst prizes. And Julian Velard played along both in song AND in drinking game. Plus Matt gave us a very serious reading from his very serious book. You can watch it on The Greene Space's youtube channel here --> https://youtu.be/Lr20bM3-F8s. And don't forget to check and see if Matt's coming to a town near you on his tour at everythingisawfulbook.com. We're taking a lil hiatus from the podcast while he's on tour, but keep your eyes on your feeds, we just might have a few surprises up our plaid flannel sleeves. 

On She Goes
OSG: Season 1 Ep. 7: On She Goes, Home.

On She Goes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 28:10


Aminatou Sow talks coming to America with “Another Round’s” Heben Nigatu; as she fills us in on her relationship with her homeland Ethiopia. Our favorite couple, Ashley and Rosie take us on their hilarious ski trip to Whistler, Canada; but before that, Mitra Bonshahi gives us the low down on her film “The Exiles”. We’ll hear from Natasha Nyanin, on the many places she calls home; while Nneya Richards gives us a glimpse into New York City, and Melissa Valle comes through with the 3 H’s.

Lovett or Leave It
High on Taxpayer Supply

Lovett or Leave It

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2017 76:14


The Graham-Cassidy health care bill fails. Gary Cohn goes Lucille Bluth on tax cuts. Tom Price loves a captain’s chair at 30,000 feet. And Paul Ryan says he’s very happy with Trump. Marc Maron, Tony Goldwyn, Heben Nigatu, and Craig Mazin join Jon to break down the week's news and more.

Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai
You Scream, I Scream, We're All Screaming (with Heben Nigatu)

Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 37:32


Funeral brawls, animatronic robot uprisings and diving deep into trendy ice cream flavors. To top it all off Heben Nigatu, co-host of Another Round, visits the stude to talk about her least favorite things and to debate white men with Matt.

Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai
Coming Soon: Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai

Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017 2:35


Unhappy Hour is about everything we love to hate. Every week, professional whiner and award-winning drunk Matt Bellassai brings on guests to vent about the things they can't stand. It's like a late night talk show, except it's a podcast  so you can listen whenever you want. Upcoming guests include Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi from Throwing Shade, Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu from Another Round, and Aparna Nancherla! 

Only Human
“I Got Indian in My Family”: An Another Round Takeover

Only Human

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 40:37


Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Tracy Clayton always heard that her ancestors were, in her mother's words, "black, white and American Indian." Like many black Americans, her immediate family didn't have exact information on their roots — that heritage is difficult to trace through ancestors forced into the American slave trade. What little information Tracy's family might have had was lost in a courthouse fire. Tracy says she didn't think about her ancestry very often until she moved to New York City, where she's the co-host, with Heben Nigatu, of the BuzzFeed podcast Another Round. New Yorkers, Tracy noticed, take pride in their ethnic identity. A number of her friends hang flags in their window, or march in pride parades based on their country of origin. "Which parade do I go to? What flag do I put in my window?" she wondered. She enlisted Only Human to help her figure it out. With the help of DNA ancestry tests and experts on DNA and race, Tracy explores her own ethnic background. She accidentally upends her family lore — it turns out her she has very little Native American ancestry — and she also discovers why the mix of "black, white and American Indian" is such a common heritage myth among black Americans. In the end, Tracy finds her flag, and discovers that her ethnic identity is more complex than she originally thought. The data revealed by DNA ancestry tests complicates the way she thinks about herself and her family's history, but she also realizes that these tests don't hold all the secrets to understanding ourselves and our heritage. The stories passed down over generations can be just as integral to the way we think about ourselves in the modern world.

Rookie
Never Settle for Less, feat. Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton, Plus Rowan Blanchard

Rookie

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2017 47:42


This week, host Tavi Gevinson talks to Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton from the podcast “Another Round” about what they were like as teens, dealing with anxiety and meeting the Obamas! Actress Rowan Blanchard answers a question from a listener about the pressure to get good grades. And contributor Krista Burton walks us through a very important life skill: how to ask a stranger out.   --- Each week on the Rookie Podcast, we'll interview people we admire: artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, activists. We'll also spotlight the work of Rookie readers (now listeners!) and contributors. We'll discuss creativity, pop culture, feminism, activism, self-care, love, friendship, and more. --- Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @tavitulle @rookiemag @mtvpodcasts  --- Find us at: rookiemag.com  | rookiepodcast.mtv.com  | podcasts.mtv.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Still Processing
Best of 2016 with Bill Simmons, Heben Nigatu, Tracy Clayton and Ezra Edelman | Episode 15

Still Processing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 66:19


This week on the show we're talking to some of our favorite people on Earth about the culture from 2016 — the movies, the music, the moments — that will stick with them. We've got Bill Simmons, CEO of the Ringer; Ezra Edelman, director of "OJ: Made in America"; and Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton, the hosts of BuzzFeed's "Another Round." Plus, we answer a voicemail from a very special listener.

Live Wire with Luke Burbank
"Homecoming" with Paul F. Tompkins, Heben Nigatu, Matthew Inman, and Pete Bernhard of The Devil Makes Three

Live Wire with Luke Burbank

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2016


Comedian Paul F. Tompkins talks about his role on BoJack Horseman the simple joy of receiving handwritten mail, Another Round host Heben Nigatu describes how her podcast fits into the long tradition of black women talking to each other... and what she had to say to Hillary Clinton, The Oatmeal cartoonist Matthew Inman discusses accepting that he'll never be happy despite his massive success, and Pete Bernhard of The Devil Makes Three gifts us with a hauntingly beautiful Townes Van Zandt cover.

Werk It: The Podcast
Down With Vocal Fry

Werk It: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 62:46


Join an all-star cast as they take down the patriarchy: Radiolab's Molly Webster, On the Media’s Brooke Gladstone, Another Round’s Heben Nigatu, Invisibilia’s Lulu Miller and Only Human’s Mary Harris. Werk It: The Podcast is a compilation of the best moments from Werk It, a women's podcasting festival produced by WNYC Studios. Both the festival and the podcast are made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from The Harnisch Foundation. You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit.   

Vishnu Prasad
Small Batch: Another Round's Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton

Vishnu Prasad

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 16:41


Linda Holmes chats with Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton, the hosts of BuzzFeed's Another Round podcast.

BuzzFeed's Internet Explorer
The Official Another Round Drunken Summit

BuzzFeed's Internet Explorer

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2016 41:32


It's a crossover episode! To celebrate a year of BuzzFeed podcasts, Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu of Another Round talk to Ryan (who is in NY!) and Katie about the toughest questions the internet can pose. Is Louis Tomlinson's baby fake? Is the internet good or evil? Is Macklemore forgivable in any way at all? Check out Another Round here: https://www.acast.com/anotherround And if you like IE, please review it as if it was a McDonald's here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/buzzfeeds-internet-explorer/id977764092?mt=2Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longform
Episode 185: Ben Smith

Longform

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2016 58:34


Ben Smith is the editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed. “I do think as a reporter in general, most of what we deal in is ephemera. And I love that. I mean that’s the business, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. In fact, I think that’s a plus and something that shapes how you succeed at the job because you realize that this thing you’re writing is about this moment and right now, and about its place in the conversation. It’s not some piece of art to hang on the wall.” Thanks to MailChimp, Harry's, and Reveal, and Home Chef for sponsoring this week's episode. Show Notes: @buzzfeedben Smith on Longform [11:00] "Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt on Journalists" (BuzzFeed • Nov 2014) [11:00] "Donald Trump Secretly Told the New York Times What He Really Thinks About Immigration" (BuzzFeed • Feb 2016) [11:00] "Why BuzzFeed Doesn’t Do Clickbait" (BuzzFeed • Nov 2014) [11:00] "What the Longform Backlash Is All About" (Medium • Jan 2014) [12:00] "What the Hell Happened To Mickey Kaus?" (BuzzFeed • Dec 2015) [12:00] "Looking For Tom Lehrer, Comedy’s Mysterious Genius" (BuzzFeed • Apr 2014) [12:00] "A Personal Middle East Conflict In The Fight For Palestine" (BuzzFeed • Jan 2014) [12:00] "The Book That Defined Modern Campaign Reporting" (Politico • Dec 2010) [14:00] "The Boy Wonder of BuzzFeed" (Douglas Quenqua • New York Times • Feb 2013) [25:00] "Longform Podcast #47: Steve Kandell" (Longform • Jun 2013) [35:00] "Ben Smith and Jonah Peretti: The Gawker Interview" (J.K. Trotter • Gawker • Apr 2015) [36:00] "What We’re Doing To Keep Building A Diverse Editorial Operation" (BuzzFeed • Oct 2014) [39:00] "28 Signs You Were Raised By Persian Parents In America" (Samir Mezrahi • BuzzFeed • Mar 2013) [40:00] "How Bougie Are You?" (BuzzFeed • Jun 2014) [40:00] "Longform Podcast #179: Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton" [41:00] "13 Top Editors On How They Think About Diversity In Their Newsrooms" (Heben Nigatu, Tracy Clayton • BuzzFeed • Aug 2014) [49:00] "29 Things You Only Understand If You’re A Geocacher" (BuzzFeed • May 2014) [50:00] "The Tennis Racket" (Heidi Blake, John Templon • BuzzFeed • Jan 2016) [52:00] The Tasty Archive (BuzzFeed) [52:00] The Nifty Archive (BuzzFeed) [55:00] "36 Hours On The Fake Campaign Trail With Donald Trump" (McKay Coppins • BuzzFeed • Feb 2014)

Sampler
#6 'We Slay'

Sampler

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2016 29:43


This week, Brittany covers southern idioms, Beyonce, and Trump with Another Round hosts, Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton **Warning, this episode contains adult language.** Episode #6 features clips from the following episodes (please go to www.gimletmedia.com/show/Sampler for the hyperlinks): Another Round Episode 25: Stop Telling Women to Smile (with Tatyana Fazlalizadeh) and  Episode 39: The Betrayer of the Patriarchy (with Anil Dash) The Read Podcast, "BEYmergency: Formation" Reveal Podcast, "Pumped on Trump," by Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX The Facts: This episode was edited by Caitlin Kenney and Annie-Rose Strasser. It was produced by Sarah Abdurrahman, Chris Neary, Matthew Nelson, Rose Reid, and Brittany Luse. Our theme music was made by Micah Vellian.  You can download it here bit.ly/SamplerSong for free. Our ad music was made by Mark Phillips. Matthew Boll mixed this episode. Our Sponsors: Squarespace (use Sampler for your free offer code!) Blue Apron (go to www.blueapron.com/Sampler to redeem free meals!!)

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Longform
Episode 179: Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton

Longform

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2016 75:33


Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton host Another Round. “I’m just trying to follow my curiosities. You know how kids always ask the best questions because they haven’t lost the will to live? I’m just desperately trying to keep that childish curiosity about the world. Is that horribly depressing?” Thanks to MailChimp, Casper, Igloo, and Squarespace for sponsoring this week's episode. Show Notes: @heavenrants @brokeymcpoverty Another Round [8:00] "1128: Free the McGriddle" (The Black Guy Who Tips • Feb 2016) [9:00] "Episode 1: Unlearning (with Durga Chew-Bose)" (Another Round • Mar 2015) [15:00] "Episode 28: Madam Secretary, What’s Good? (with Hillary Clinton)" (Another Round • Oct 2015) [33:00] "Chatterati" (The Root) [36:00] "The 45 Most Hilarious Tweets From #BlackBuzzFeed" (BuzzFeed • Jul 2013) [44:00] "When Taking Anxiety Medication Is a Revolutionary Act" (BuzzFeed • Feb 2015) [54:00] Forbes 30 Under 30: Heben Nigatu (Forbes • Jan 2016) [57:00] "The Tennis Racket" (BuzzFeed • Jan 2016) [1:01:00] "13 Top Editors On How They Think About Diversity in Their Newsrooms" (BuzzFeed • Aug 2014)

Note to Self
How to Shake Up Your Echo Chamber

Note to Self

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2015 20:05


This is the latest installment of "Question of Note," in which we take a listener's question — your question! — and find just the right the person (or people) to answer it. See them all here as we go along. Got a Question of Note you'd like answered? Email notetoself@wnyc.org with a voice memo. Here's how to record one.  Some people call it the "echo chamber effect." Others worry about filter bubbles or homophily. Every once in awhile you'll hear hands wringing over birds of a feather. Or you could just say it like listener Anid Chan in Portland: "I have a concern about personalized feeds. There is so much information out there, but I know that most of what I see are opinions and voices like my own. I worry this makes us more judgmental about other people, because most of what we believe gets emphasized by people who think the same way. How do we break out of the bubble?" Anid is right. We are more likely to have friends who are similar to us in age, education, occupation, and location. Channel that truth through the ever-present intersections of race, gender, nationality, ability, sex, and class, and, yes, it can get vulnerable and uncomfortable and even ugly. Cocoons form – comfortable and multi-platform cocoons, because we are also most likely to click on, like, or comment on things we already agree with. Then, because they want us to have positive experiences with their products, many of the social networks we use assume we want to see more of whatever it is we've chosen to click. The algorithms learn to reward opinions or people they think we'll like. In a company-sponsored study of 10.1 million of the most partisan American users on Facebook, researchers found that people's networks of friends and the stories they see are skewed toward their ideological preferences, though there are different interpretations as to why. Twitter too: an NYU political scientist found that about two-thirds of the people followed by the median Twitter user in the United States share the user's political leanings.  Happy almost-election season, right? Which brings us back to Anid's question. What does it really take to put more diversity - however you define it - into your news feeds? We asked two people working to do this for BuzzFeed - yes, the news website known for cat video and listicles. But the reason you know about them is because Buzzfeed spends a ton of energy figuring out what gets shared, why, and in which communities.  Katie Notopoulos is co-host of BuzzFeed's Internet Explorer podcast. She was the force behind #UnfollowAMan (which is exactly what it sounds like). Tracy Clayton is co-host of the BuzzFeed podcast Another Round, and one of the driving forces behind the CocoaButterBF initiative, designed to make BuzzFeed a little bit less monochromatic. They joined Manoush to talk about their work digging into the deepest corners of the Internet, thinking about their audiences, and figuring out what to elevate on one of the biggest platforms out there.  And for the average Internet reader? Here are some tips from Tracy and Katie: 1. Try. Acknowledge that there is a problem. To quote: "I... often come across the person who is like 'hey, you know, can you help me find a black writer to write about this, or an Asian writer to write about this, like I just don't know where to start,' and in addition to just sort of general cluelessness, [it also suggests] just, like, laziness. You know this is something that you have to try to do. You don't necessarily have to try really hard, but you do have to try. So start with trying, and then graduate to Google, and then see where you end up." 2. Keep your not-quite-friends on your friends list. Look them up occasionally. Facebook says your "weak ties" are a good way to get range. According to the company, 23 percent of users' friends are of an opposing political affiliation. If you look them up every once in awhile, the algorithm is more likely to filter a wider range of posts and updates into your feed. So go ahead and stalk your high school ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend's mother you friended on a whim. It'll be good for your worldview. And on a more serious note? If they say something offensive, don't necessarily unfriend. We made a flowchart for you here. 3. Click on one link you're only semi-interested in once a week (or more). Katie says a good feed should be "10 percent infuriating." But this doesn't have to be a hate click. Just a conscious effort to convince the Facebook or Google algorithms into thinking your interests are broader than they perhaps even are. Make a game of it. See what happens. Report back. 4. Unfollow one person whose perspective you know a little too well. Follow someone else instead. Take Katie's lead and #UnfollowAMan. Or a white person, or a Democrat, or a Republican, or a 30-something, or a New Yorker... whatever applies. The key is to replace him thoughtfully.  Here are some of Katie and Tracy's suggestions in a Twitter list.  And here are a few more solid curation feeds we've been into these days. This is obviously not a comprehensive list and suggestions are always welcome: Global Voices Online (@globalvoices) reported.ly (@reportedly) Across Women's Lives (@womenslives) Microaggressions (@microaggressive) 5. When you sign up for a new service, choose broad categories. There's always a new "it thing." When you try them out, treat them all a little differently. Katie uses the example of Apple News: "When you first sign up, it asks you 'what categories of news do you want?' And that's a really daunting question, but it's funny because I'm so used to like, 'I follow these outlets already and these people,' and so this was, 'here's a totally new app that's going give me a totally different experience.' Immediately I was seeing articles by outlets that I don't normally read." Basically, this tip boils down to "when you try something new, really try something new. Even if you don't stick with the service, you can discover new people in the process. 6. Join a public group. New perspectives on politics and the world don't necessarily come from political websites or world commentary. Sometimes, joining a public group about a lighter, more social topic is the best way to see what people are really talking about, and to teach your social networks that your interests can encompass more types of people. Katie recommends Dogspotting. Which is also exactly what it sounds like. You'll see new names, new people, new communities, and new languages. And dogs. A dog in Canberry, Australia. (Danielle Griffiths/Dogspotting) 7. Embrace your inner fly on the wall. Sometimes, the metric of success here is finding conversations that allow you to just listen, and not say anything at all. Tracy says one of the takeaways from hosting Another Round – a podcast in which she and her co-host Heben Nigatu talk about race pretty frequently – has been the reaction of white listeners: "We get a lot of emails white listeners, that say, 'you know what I'm just so glad to be able to sit in on these conversations... I've never had access to them before.' And I think that Twitter allows you the same sort of distance from really intimate conversations. I feel like people on Twitter are more likely to talk more candidly [about things] that concern them and their lives and their own personal experiences with people who have a shared reality." Special thanks this week to Julia Furlan, Eleanor Kagan, and the rest of the team at BuzzFeed audio. 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Crosscurrents
9/9 - Another Round

Crosscurrents

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2015 56:34


The real history behind Mary Ellen Pleasant, San Francisco's Voodoo Queen; a conversation with Another Round's Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton; and The Top 5 reasons why KALW is cooler than your average public radio station.

Beginnings
Episode 218: Yassir Lester / Heben Nigatu

Beginnings

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2015 151:06


On today's show I talk to comedian and writer Yassir Lester. Originally from Marietta, GA, Yassir is based in Los Angeles. An accomplished stand-up, Yassir is also a TV writer and has written for Adult Swim shows like Black Dynamite and Mr. Pickles. He's a judge on the MTV show Snack-Off as well, and currently he's a writer on the forthcoming season of the HBO series Girls. Also in the second half, I talk about depression and microaggressions with the wonderful Heben Nigatu, a senior editor at BuzzFeed and co-host of the podcast Another Round.This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter.

Ask Roulette
Ask Roulette: Tracy Clayton, Heben Nigatu, Your Body, Friends

Ask Roulette

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015 33:58


Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. This excerpt is from our recent show at Housing Works Bookstore in NYC, featuring Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu of Buzzfeed, house band Eli Bolin, and questions from the audience. More podcasts and info about the live show on the website: www.askroulette.net Ask Roulette Intro Theme: "Let Her Go" by Mac Demarco Ask Roulette Outro Theme: "Credible Threats" by The One AM Radio

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