• 6 minutes 42 seconds
    Episode 9: How'd Your Mom Come Up With Your Name?
    Zakiya Jackson is back this week to talk to us about a bogus elevator exchange and the many ways that racism privileges some names and experiences over others.
    19 September 2018, 6:06 pm
  • 10 minutes 57 seconds
    Episode 8: I'm Worried...
    In a week when Black women are facing very public micro (and macro) aggressions, Nicole shares a story about a colleague who was worried about her leadership. Steph de Wolfe joins this week to help us break it down.
    12 September 2018, 12:27 pm
  • 11 minutes 28 seconds
    Episode 7: Your Best Bet Is The Fire Station
    Good fences make good neighbors. At least that's the general sentiment in America these days. This week's guest, Corey Ponder, shares a story about desperately needing good neighbors when none could be found.
    5 September 2018, 8:23 pm
  • 6 minutes 28 seconds
    Episode 6: Something Exotic I Bet
    This week we talk through the really absurd questions people ask when they want to know "what" you are. Martian? Human? Asian? Our guest, Greg Callaham, helps us break it down.
    29 August 2018, 3:45 am
  • 8 minutes 28 seconds
    Episode 5: Thought I Had To Call the Police
    Ever been minding your own business and have someone threaten to call the cops on you? This week's guest, Zakiya Jackson, shares her story.
    22 August 2018, 2:50 am
  • 7 minutes 46 seconds
    Episode 4: Tipping Is Not A City In China
    We're back in the saddle! This week's guest, Joanna Sese, shares about a weird exchange that happened late one night at a fried food joint in New Orleans.
    15 August 2018, 2:29 am
  • 9 minutes 46 seconds
    Episode 3: Turn Down for What?!
    We're back! After months away, we're kicking off this week with guest Steph DeWolfe helping to break down a particularly frustrating JazzFest microaggression.
    7 May 2018, 2:09 pm
  • 6 minutes 45 seconds
    Episode 2: She's So Smart!
    This week's guest, Sharhonda, shares a story about coworkers who think they are giving compliments. Also known as, "For Colored People Who've Been Called Articulate When The Rainbow is Enuf."
    4 November 2017, 1:52 pm
  • 6 minutes 45 seconds
    Introduction: What are Microaggressions?
    Nicole tells a 5-year-old's harrowing tale of a euphoric car ride gone amiss. This introduction also lays out what microaggressions are, why this podcast thinks they're important to address, and how they can impact our friends, coworkers, and lovers.
    25 October 2017, 12:00 am
  • 7 minutes 55 seconds
    Episode 1: I'm Not Used to Roaches
    Nicole shares a story about a hot summer in New Orleans full of unwanted house guests and line-stepping roommates.
    25 October 2017, 12:00 am
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