The B'K Podcasts: Recent Episodes
Chris Talbot-Heindl
Chris is a non-binary creator making stories, zines, art, a graphic novel about enby life, and now a podcast! They/them. Editor of The Bitchin' Kitsch; owner of The Talbot-Heindl Experience.
In this podcast, Chris catches everyone up on what's going on with The B'K, Chrissplains Nonbinary Advocacy to Cisgender People, and the Chapbook Competition. They talk a bit about the genocidal holiday that just occurred and how it made them feel a certain way. They also discuss the book "These Witches Don't Burn" by Isabel Sterling. And they discuss a great article sent by The B'K submitter, Clara B. Jones (linked below).
Links of things mentioned: Article "Who Gave You The Right To Tell That Story": https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/who-gave-you-the-right-to-tell-that-story.html The B'K submission page: https://www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch/submissions Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thexperience
Photograph: "Stories," courtesy of Banalities (CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/richardsummers/4091406132)
In this podcast, Chris catches everyone up on what's going on with The B'K, Chrissplains Nonbinary Advocacy to Cisgender People, and the Fall 2019 Chapbook Competition. They talk a bit about the book "Once & Future" by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy, and reiterate the difference between equity and equality. And they talk about how people from marginalized communities are not a part of anyone's learning curve or put here to have some value-added benefit to those who do not experience marginalization.
Other things mentioned: Submission guidelines can be found at: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch/submissions The Story of Them scenarios can be sent to chris at talbot-heindl dot com. Chapbook Competition details can be found at: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch/chapbook You can become a patron on Patreon to help pay for all our goodies if you enjoy them at: www.patreon.com/thexperience The book recommendations Chris has compiled can be found here: http://bit.ly/recs_ya Venessa Parekh's article "Please Stop Calling My Life With a Disability 'Inspiring'" can be found here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/please-stop-calling-my-life-with-a-disability-inspiring_b_9671604 Bianca Xunise's comic "Black Women Aren't Here to Save You" can be found here: https://thenib.com/our-hero-black-women
Cover picture is courtesy of Devanath (public domain, https://pixabay.com/photos/school-old-plate-learning-1223872/)
In this podcast, Chris catches everyone up on what's going on with The B'K and Chrissplains Nonbinary Advocacy to Cisgender People and the Chapbook Competition. They talk a bit about the book "Modern HERstory" by Blair Imani. And they discuss the importance for people who have a marginalized identity or multiple to decolonize their stories and for white cishet folx to listen with empathy and intention to decolonized stories without dismissing them.
Trigger warning: discussion of historical abuse and genocide.
Other things mentioned: Submission guidelines can be found at: https://www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch/submissions The Story of Them scenarios can be sent to chris at talbot-heindl dot com. Chapbook Competition details can be found at: https://www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch/chapbook You can become a patron on Patreon to help pay for all our goodies if you enjoy them at: https://www.patreon.com/thexperience The books mentioned were: Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story and An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Afro Triangle Designs: https://afrotriangledesigns.com/ Gregg Deal: http://greggdeal.com/ Dale DeForest: http://www.daledeforest.com/
Cover picture is a tee shirt I got at Indigenous Pop X, created by NSRGNTS: http://nsrgnts.storenvy.com/collections/1466239-t-shirts