A degree in Gender & Race Studies.

If I could afford to go back to school, I'd get an MA in Gender & Race Studies. Every year or two, I search degree programs online. "Someday" I tell myself.

But why wait?!

While I value the college experience, I also know that universities are (often unnecessary) gatekeepers. The internet has democratized knowledge, and I can create my own damn degree program.

Enter: Assigned Reading, a new podcast featuring all the essays I'd want to read in a Gender & Race Studies program.

Each week, I invite a brilliant friend to also read one of those essays and have a chat about it with me. On camera. 🤣

This show is for the big nerds like me, who miss college cram sessions, talking about interesting ideas with other people who are also eager to learn.

It's a show for people who want to dig deeper into Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, bell hooks, and more ... with smart friends.

It's for those who never had the chance to study this stuff in college.

It's also for those who did study it, but miss taking time to talk about it.

It's a show for people who care about social justice, can't afford a return trip to college, and appreciate an anti-capitalist, community-rooted way to learn.

This is where big ideas meet big feelings, and I hope you’ll tune in.

🎧 The first three episodes are live now, and a new episode will drop every week this summer.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or head to my website to check it out.

The first 3 episodes of my new podcast, Assigned Reading, will drop everywhere on May 13th. ​ The trailer is already live, so you can subscribe now on your favorite platform so you don't miss an episode. ​ This is going to be so good!

Will you do me a favor?

The first week of any new podcast is a critical one. This is when Apple and Spotify decide whether this is a show people care about (and, thus, will feature) or if it's yet another show to put into "no man's land" of un-discoverability.

Can you pretty please take a couple of minutes and do these things to help Assigned Reading have a chance?

1. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts (must be done from your phone).
2. ​Rate on Spotify (you must listen to a few minutes of an episode first).
3. ​Subscribe on YouTube (it's an embarrassingly low number right now!).
4. ​Email info about the show to your list, text it to a friend, share it on social.

I can't emphasize enough how much these simple things really help.

Thank you for being a most amazing human!

PS: Are you a Black woman who wants to be a guest on more podcasts? The Feminist Podcasters Collective is hosting its first pitch-fest on June 18th, just for Black women. You get 2 mins. to tell us who you are and what topics you can speak on (and the 35+ shows in our collective may reach out to have you on their shows!). Sign up here​

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