Adult ISH

Content Creators and LGBTQIA+ Joy

In this episode of Adult ISH, we’ve teamed up with Hopelab [https://hopelab.org/], a social innovation lab working to remove systemic barriers to youth mental health. HopeLab just published a study that highlights how LGBTQIA+ Gen Z youth form deep emotional bonds with social media creators, impacting their mental health and sense of identity. Hopelab’s survey [https://hopelab.org/parasocial-relationships-ai-chatbots-and-joyful-online-interactions/] of 1,715 young people ages 13 to 22, reveals how these parasocial relationships provide validation and community, offering much-needed support that many lack in their offline lives. For many, TikTok and Instagram aren’t just for fun — they’re lifelines for self-expression and community.  Co-hosts Nyge Turner and Christian Romo have conversations with Hopelab principal researcher Mike Parent and Angel Joy Flores (@arkangeljoy), a transfemme content creator, streamer, performer, and coach, focused on celebrating LGBTQ+ lifestyle and visibility.  Adult ISH is produced by YR Media and brought to you by PRX’s Radiotopia. Be sure to follow all our socials @YRAdultISH [https://www.instagram.com/yradultish/]! Show your support for Adult ISH with a five-star review on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3k49pbImMDnhNA4xK8tfVT?si=a44d5702abbb47a8] or Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adult-ish/id1437334942], or by making a donation at: YRMedia.org/Donate [https://www.yrmedia.org/donate]. THANK YOU!

Standing Up For Drag

Season 11 of Adult ISH is coming to a close, and we wanted to observe Pride Month by revisiting an all-time favorite episode that centers around the LGBTQ+ community and how you choose to express yourself.  When we produced our “Drag Me” episode last June, there were more than 270 anti-LGBTQ+ bills being considered by state legislatures. 2023 ended with state lawmakers considering a total of 510 anti-LGBTQ+ bills [https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2023]. While more than 200 were defeated, 84 laws passed. And so far this year [https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2024], 500-plus anti-LGBTQ+ bills have already been put forward.  Adult ISH hosts Nyge Turner [https://www.instagram.com/unsp.gully/?hl=en] and Dominique “Dom” French [https://www.instagram.com/introtofrench/?hl=en] are joined by former producer Georgia Wright as they talk with Bay Area drag queens Panda Dulce [https://www.instagram.com/pandadulce/] and Poison Oakland about their unique journeys into the joyful world of drag and how performers are fighting back against those trying to silence them. Adult ISH is produced by YR Media and brought to you by PRX’s Radiotopia. Be sure to follow all our socials @YRAdultISH [https://www.instagram.com/yradultish/]! Show your support for Adult ISH with a five-star review on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3k49pbImMDnhNA4xK8tfVT?si=a44d5702abbb47a8] or Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adult-ish/id1437334942], or by making a donation at: YRMedia.org/Donate [https://www.yrmedia.org/donate]. THANK YOU!

Xicanx Art: Printmaking and Political Activism

How have Xicanx artists in California used political posters as a medium for social change over the decades?   Gilda Posada, associate curator at the Oakland Museum of California [https://museumca.org/], talks with YR Media contributor Christian Romo [https://www.instagram.com/chris.to.o/] to discuss “Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples [https://museumca.org/on-view/calli-the-art-of-xicanx-peoples/],” an exhibit capturing the history of art activism, identity, and intersectionality through political posters and contemporary art installations. Adult ISH is produced by YR Media and brought to you by PRX’s Radiotopia. Be sure to follow all our socials @YRAdultISH [https://www.instagram.com/yradultish/]! Show your support for Adult ISH with a five-star review on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3k49pbImMDnhNA4xK8tfVT?si=a44d5702abbb47a8] or Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adult-ish/id1437334942], or by making a donation at: YRMedia.org/Donate [https://www.yrmedia.org/donate]. THANK YOU!

FEED DROP: MindShift - “Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal” author Bettina Love

Brown v. Board of Education ended school segregation 70 years ago this month. How has education changed for Black students since? Adult ISH is featuring a special episode of MindShift [https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/62934/bettina-love-examines-the-impact-of-education-policies-on-black-students-and-what-we-can-do-next], a podcast from KQED that “explores the future of learning.”  In a conversation that points out an often-ignored downside to desegregation in education, MindShift host and YR Media alum Nimah Gobir [https://www.kqed.org/author/ngobir] chats with Bettina Love [https://bettinalove.com/], author of “Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal [https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/punished-for-dreaming/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social&utm_id=social&utm_term=social&utm_content=9781250280381],” and co-founder of the Abolitionist Teaching Network. The conversation explores how the Supreme Court ruling on Brown drastically reduced the number of Black teachers working, the impact of Ronald Reagan’s school crime policies on Black students, and how reparations can be used to repair some of the harm done to Black children in the education system.  Adult ISH is produced by YR Media and brought to you by PRX’s Radiotopia. Be sure to follow all our socials @YRAdultISH [https://www.instagram.com/yradultish/]! Show your support for Adult ISH with a five-star review on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3k49pbImMDnhNA4xK8tfVT?si=a44d5702abbb47a8] or Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adult-ish/id1437334942], or by making a donation at: YRMedia.org/Donate [https://www.yrmedia.org/donate]. THANK YOU!

Life Transitions Through Young Adulthood

What kind of adult do you want to be? How do you evolve into that version of yourself? Adult ISH host Nyge Turner [https://www.instagram.com/unsp.gully/?hl=en] is joined by YR Media contributor Christian Romo [https://www.instagram.com/chris.to.o/], as he connects with Elise Hu [https://elisehu.com/], author, journalist, and host of TED Talks Daily [https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-talks/ted-talks-daily] – about the challenging steps she took after high school to become an adult. Elise shares why it’s important to ask for help, the power in finding mentors, and gently reminds us that you always have a chance to evolve Adult ISH is produced by YR Media and distributed by Radiotopia [https://www.radiotopia.fm/] from PRX. Be sure to follow all our socials @YRAdultISH [https://www.instagram.com/yradultish/]! Show your support for Adult ISH at: yrmedia.org/donate [https://www.yrmedia.org/donate]. THANK YOU!