Unraveling -Isms

13 - US Election BS, part two

Join hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin as they wrap up their thoughts on the BS built into the US presidential election system. While they chose this topic with US listeners as the primary audience, if you are outside of the US system and struggling to understand why the presidential election cycle works the way it does, you'll find this episode to be helpful. Note that the episode was recorded before Harris replaced Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee in 2024. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://zarafaconsulting.com/], and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/]⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://facilitatoronfire.net] and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://unraveling-isms.com/]. Resources mentioned in the episode: Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, Penguin RandomHouse Books, here [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675703/hospicing-modernity-by-vanessa-machado-de-oliveira/] Bad Faith Podcast with Briahna Joy Gray, guest: James Zogby, here [https://youtu.be/CKHXE5A0lSE?si=_5PJCbJDokDE0fj2]

12 - US Election BS, part one

In this episode, co-hosts Amena and Kay share their favorite sources of satire, talk about the term "himpathy," and debate the meaning of the word counterfeit as it applies to U.S. presidential elections. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://zarafaconsulting.com/], and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/]⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://facilitatoronfire.net] and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://unraveling-isms.com/]. Resources mentioned in the episode: Amanda Seales, here [https://www.amandaseales.com/] Medhi Hassan (Zeteo News), here [https://www.youtube.com/@zeteo_news] Bassem Youssef, here [https://www.bassemyoussef.xyz/] Down Girl, The Logic of Misogyny, by Kate Manne, PhD, here [http://www.katemanne.net/down-girl.html] "The Voter's Dilemma" by Ahmed Afzaal, PhD, here [https://ahmedafzaal.com/2020/04/22/the-voters-dilemma-1/]

11 - Perfectionism

In this episode, Amena and Kay share their experiences dealing with perfectionism, and express differing views on how to handle it. As always, this is a deep but refreshing conversation between two people who are committed to making the world a most just and equitable place for everyone. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://zarafaconsulting.com/], and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/]⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://facilitatoronfire.net] and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://unraveling-isms.com/].

10 - Naming vs. Name-calling

Listen in to this very personal conversation between Amena and Kay, as they discuss the critical difference between naming and name-calling. The "Voters Dilemma" blog series by Dr. Ahmed Afzaal, mentioned in the episode, can be found here [https://ahmedafzaal.com/2020/04/22/the-voters-dilemma-1/]. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting [https://zarafaconsulting.com], and her cultural competency assessment package can be found at https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire [https://facilitatoronfire.net], and her antiracism resources page is https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com [http://unraveling-isms.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠.

9 - Starve the systems! Stop giving your power away

Join Amena and Kay for this discussion of the fuel that systems of oppression are desperate to hold onto: your power. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://zarafaconsulting.com/], and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/]⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://facilitatoronfire.net] and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://unraveling-isms.com/].