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Not About You
by Levi Weinhagen
Not About You is a podcast about identity and social justice. I'm the producer and host of the show and I wanted to make a show where a white, straight, cis-gendered man (that's me) connected with folks with different lived experiences from my own about the ways parts of their identities bump up against injustices. We'll be talking about race, gender, religion, representation, protests, politics, relationships and more.My hope is that this series leads to more conversation and interaction. I want folks who are hesitant or new to standing in these struggles to feel more comfortable showing up for change and asking questions. I want underrepresented voices to have new ways to be amplified and supported.I've set up a voicemail line, 612-361-9261, where you can share comments, suggestions and personal stories of your own that may be used in future episodes of the podcast. If you tell me which episode you're responding to, that will help me make follow up episodes with voicemail respons
Episodes
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Resmaa Menakem | Not About You Season 3 : Episode 3
"For 400 years you have not had to address this." - Resmaa Menakem Resmaa Menakem talks about his work and the goals of his book 'My Grandmother's Hands,' including the healing needed around racialized trauma, the different approaches needed for different bodies, and whose responsibility it is to...
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Tricia Heuring | Not About You Season 3 : Episode 2
"My Thai-ness or sense of Thai identity is not up for anyone else to quantify based on how white I seem." Tricia Heuring talks about being "racially ambiguous" and "automatically American." She shares her culture shock from arriving in the US at 18 having learned about her own American culture...
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Ashley Fairbanks | Not About You Season 3 : Episode 1
This episode features Ashley Fairbanks talking about growing up poor, being Anishinaabe and whether or not there's a right way to be native. Ashley talks about the relationship between art and activism and she shares where her confidence comes from. Ashley Fairbanks is an Anishinaabe artist,...
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Yom Kippur sermon by Carin Mrotz 2017
Carin Mrotz presented this Yom Kippur sermon in Minneapolis at the Shir Tikvah Synagogue in 2017 The text as prepared for delivery: In preparing, I asked my self: What do I want to say to you. What do I need you to know, today, on Yom Kippur. And who am I to tell you? I think about that a lot –…
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Whiteness | Not About You special episode 20
This episode features three conversations about how white folks can engage with themselves and the world in response to racism and anti-semitism. This is a response to the events in Charlottesville on August 12, 2017, as well as so many other things happening in the United States. These...
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Rebecca Kling | Not About You Season 2: Episode 9
"No one is obligated to be an educator about their identity." Artist Rebecca Kling talks about issues surrounding gender, bathroom use and anti trans activism. She talks about being a transgender activist and educator. Rebecca unpacks the idea of reciprocity and whether someone is or isn't...
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Bharti Wahi | Not About You Season 2 : Episode 8
"It is difficult to dismantle a system that is invisible to you." Bharti Wahi talks about frequently dealing with the question, "what are you?" and where that question comes from. She talks about growing up in rural Minnesota with immigrant parents from Canada and Southeast Asia. Bharti talks…
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Eric Pogi Sumangil | Not About You Season 2 : Episode 7
"People are trying to figure out how to categorize you and I think that's just a human thing." 'Pogi' talks about being an actor of color and how that makes him wonder about parts he does or doesn't get. He talks about people assume he speaks Spanish because of how he looks even though he's a...
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PH Copeland | Not About You Season 2 : Episode 6
PH Copeland shares her experience as a Pan-African woman from North Minneapolis building power through community organizing. She shares about the way larger women are treated and talked to, the way people attempt to complement and connect that can lead to unintended harm. And she talks about the...
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Jess Banks | Not About You Season 2 : Episode 5
"I have decided I don't care enough to be normal." On this episode, Jess Banks talks about tracing her inability to ignore injustice back to childhood and how that set her apart from her family. She shares openly her struggles with chronic pain and what it's like to being a parent with autism...
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Kareem Tabsch | Not About You Season 2 : Episode 4
"If it has to get aggressive in a way of defending myself or others, I'm absolutely okay with that." Why does representation matter on film, in art and in life? Documentary filmmaker, film programmer and arts advocate Kareem Tabsch answers this question and so many others. Kareem talks about…
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Timothy Iverson | Not About You Season 2 : Episode 3
"I took the word 'cripple' and I've been swinging it around sort of like a bull in a china shop." Timothy Iverson talks about his early life with Cerebral Palsy that required many surgeries and now means he walks with crutches. He talks about the process of going to a special school and then…
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Taj Ruler | Not About You S2 : E2
"Often times an assumption of most people is that I am white." Taj Ruler talks about being bi-racial but mostly being perceived as white. She talks about the differences between time in her mother's house where Sri Lankan culture was prominent and in her father's house SpaghettiOs where more…
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Carin Mrotz | Not About You Season 2 : Episode 1
"I think that spending time with only people exactly like you is sad and boring." On this episode, Carin Mrotz talks about growing up with social justice through the lens of teacher parents who engaged with the union. She talks about what American's think of when we think of the American Jewish...
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Season 1 Trailer
Here are short clips from each of the 10 episodes that make up season one of Not About You. Subscribe on iTunes Ep 1 - Jun-Li Wang Ep 2 - Javier Morillo Ep 3 - Kathy Mouacheupao Ep 4 - Peggy Flanagan Ep 5 - Noel Nix Ep 6 - Heid Erdrich Ep 7 - Hannah Ep 8 - Regina Mustafa Ep 9 - Alfonso Wenker Ep…
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 10 Sarah White
"This world is going to get dull without the creatives and communities of color getting fed. And we can't have to beg for it." Songwriter, photographer, mother and culture creator Sarah White talks about all the ways the various aspects of her identity demand time and energy without always giving...
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 9 Alfonso Wenker
"When have I assumed shared experience, and when have I discovered shared experience?" On this episode, Alfonso Wenker talks about using his own practice to be able to do the work of helping others and not making it about him. He explains the minimization mindset, re-centering experiences to...
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 8 Regina Mustafa
"You have to be uncomfortable if you want to make change." Regina Mustafa, founder of CIDI (Community Interfaith Dialogue on Islam), talks about her experiences as a Muslim-American. She speaks honestly about misconceptions about Islam, talks about the word terrorism and explains the financial…
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 7 Hannah
Hannah talks about being a non-gender conforming person, the huge stress relief that comes with knowing people will see you as you see yourself and why adjusting to non-gendered pronouns is so difficult. The premise of this show is simple. I wanted to ask marginalized folks to tell a white guy…
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 6 Heid Erdrich
"I definitely knew there was going to be a life time of switching this way and moving that way." On this episode, Heid Erdrich talks about being a person of color in rooms when everyone assumes there are no people of color present. She talks about how cultural appropriation, how her native…
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 5 Noel Nix
On this episode, Noel Nix talks about what it's like to regularly be told he's a credit to his race because he defies expectations. Not About You is a podcast about identity and social justice. I'm the producer and host of the show and I wanted to make a show where a white, straight, cis-gendered...
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 4 Peggy Flanagan
On this episode, Peggy Flanagan talks about being a Native American in modern society. Not About You is a podcast about identity and social justice. I'm the producer and host of the show and I wanted to make a show where a white, straight, cis-gendered man (that's me) connected with folks with...
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 3 Kathy Mouacheupao
On this episode, Kathy Mouacheupao talks about being told she's not Hmong enough by her elders and being told she's not American enough by much of the society she's a part of. Not About You is a podcast about identity and social justice. I'm the producer and host of the show and I wanted to make…
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 2 Javier Morillo
On this episode, Javier Morillo talks about being Puerto Rican, leading a labor union and being a gay man and all the stereotypes each of those parts of his identity brings. Not About You is a podcast about identity and social justice. I'm the producer and host of the show and I wanted to make a...
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NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 1 Jun-Li Wang
On this episode, Jun-Li Wang talks about what it's like to be a Chinese-American woman and deal with often well-meaning questions about who she is and where she's from. Not About You is a podcast about identity and social justice. I'm the producer and host of the show and I wanted to make a show...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Not About You is a podcast about identity and social justice. I'm the producer and host of the show and I wanted to make a show where a white, straight, cis-gendered man (that's me) connected with folks with different lived experiences from my own about the ways parts of their identities bump up against injustices. We'll be talking about race, gender, religion, representation, protests, politics, relationships and more.My hope is that this series leads to more conversation and interaction. I want folks who are hesitant or new to standing in these struggles to feel more comfortable showing up for change and asking questions. I want underrepresented voices to have new ways to be amplified and supported.I've set up a voicemail line, 612-361-9261, where you can share comments, suggestions and personal stories of your own that may be used in future episodes of the podcast. If you tell me which episode you're responding to, that will help me make follow up episodes with voicemail respons
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Levi Weinhagen
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