Similar Differences Podcast: Recent Episodes
Angelica & Inez
Your fave podcast that explores the nuances of diversity, identity, and culture with Angelica & Inez. Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land. Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: @geraniumthief
In the Season 1 finale of Similar Differences, we answer questions from our lovely listeners.
A special episode where we reflect on the podcast, each other, and our journeys.
Importantly, we discuss how our opinions have changed on what we have said in previous episodes. You know what they say about actual critical reflection, that shit is deeply upsetting and uncomfortable!
We give some book recommendations, discuss our favourite episodes , what we love about each other, what brings us joy, and what we learned too late in life.
We have a STACKED season 2 planned so stay tuned, stay engaged, and share around!
CAUSES
First Peoples Disability Network
https://fpdn.org.au/
Disability Justice Network Mutual Aid Fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/disability-justice-network-mutual-aid-fund
BOOKS
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Know My Name - Chanel Miller
(Chanel's Victim Impact Statement)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK28Powy4ZQ
The Good Immigrant (UK) - Edited by Nikesh Shukla
Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscius - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An Ordinary Wonder - Buki Papillon
Please give this special episode a share and shoot us all your messages!
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Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Indigenous land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geraniumthief/
Music by BeatbyShahed on Youtube
https://youtube.com/c/djshahmoneybeatz
In today's episode, we discuss the scams of grading, motivation, the contributing factors to ‘’success’’, and grading pressures for expected success.
CAUSES
Raise the Age
https://www.raisetheage.org.au/
Critical Race Theory
https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2021/06/23/opinion-critical-race-theory-what-it-isnt
Trans & Gender Diverse Community Fund
https://au.gofundme.com/f/incarcerated-trans-amp-gender-diverse-community-fund
https://www.instagram.com/incarceratedtgdfund/
LINKS
Grading is a Scam (and Motivation is a Myth) - Zoe Bee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe-SZ_FPZew
Nyadol Nyuon - Chair of Harmony Alliance
https://iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2111C022S00
Please give this special episode a share and shoot us all your love messages!
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Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geraniumthief/
Music by BeatbyShahed on Youtube
https://youtube.com/c/djshahmoneybeatz
Today's episode is all about the TOXIC non for profit (NFP) and non-government organisation (NGO) sector.
We cover everything from how these organisations police the communities they serve, surveillance of WOC, living experience, hierarchical power imbalances, trauma, being paternalistic, burnout, funding, volunteers and so much more.
We worked super hard on this episode and it would mean the world if you could share it around!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/similardifferencespodcast/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SimilarDifferences
Tune in for part 2 with some very special guests!!!
Causes:
School consent
https://www.teachusconsent.com/
Dhadjowa Foundation
https://dhadjowa.com.au/
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-calling-on-the-prime-minister-to-meet-with-families-whose-loved-ones-have-died-in-custody-in-april/
https://communityfoundation.org.au/making-a-difference/projects/dhadjowa-foundation/
Book: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex by Incite! Women of Color Against Violence
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/407267.The_Revolution_Will_Not_Be_Funded
Diagram: Women of Colour Non For Profits
https://coco-net.org/problem-woman-colour-nonprofit-organizations/
Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geraniumthief/
Music by BeatbyShahed on Youtube
https://youtube.com/c/djshahmoneybeatz
In today's episode, we discuss how we come to understand different types of love.
We speak on friendships, romance, marriage, biology, unconditional love, self-love, culture and even the dark origins of Valentine's Day!
Donation Links:
- Support First Nation causes:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kpse8wqYdjmPrtJPLWnT4RPKVK_-bmQfVP_xDg0d3g4/htmlview
- Refugee Voices:
https://www.refugeevoices.org.au/donate
Links:
- 36 Questions to Fall In Love:
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/style/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html
- 7 Types of Love:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/hide-and-seek/201606/these-are-the-7-types-love
- NPR - Dark Origins of Valentines Day:
https://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day
Please give this special episode a share and shoot us all your love messages!
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Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geraniumthief/
Music by BeatbyShahed on Youtube
https://youtube.com/c/djshahmoneybeatz
In today's episode, we discuss all the books, music, tv, films, albums that have had an impact on us in meaningful, funny, and life-changing ways.
Lots of sweet and funny stories are associated with these plus some valuable lessons.
Please give this a share to recommend some beautiful media!
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Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Art and Media mentioned:
Books
- Half of a Yellow Sun & Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Never Split The Difference - Chris Voss
- The Untethered Soul - Michael A. Singer
- Black Skin White Mask - Frantz Fanon
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (Look we know WE KNOW!)
- When - Daniel H. Pink
- The Body Keeps Score - Bessel van der Kolk
- Being Mortal - Atul Gawande
Films
- Black Panther
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- The Nutcracker
- Bend it like Beckham
- Freeman
- Whiplash
- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
- Cheetah Girls
- Hidden Figures
TV
- Ironchef
- That's So Raven
- H20
- Greenleaf
- When They See Us
- Chewing Gum
- I May Destroy You
- BoJack Horseman
- Pushing Daisies
- Lust Stories
Albums:
- Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye
- The Internet - Ego Death
- Kaytranada - 99.9%
- N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
- Solange - Seat at the Table (ALL OF IT THOUGH)
- Burna Boy - African Giant
Today we discuss burnout. We know we have all been feeling emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and low feelings of personal accomplishment. Coupled with the media frenzy going on, it's hard to get some rest!
The first half of the episode we define burn out, particularly in terms of the workplace. The second half we go over coping strategies, and how to navigate this media landscape.
Please share this episode around to let people know we are back and ready to pump out some more great episodes for you!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/similardifferencespodcast/
Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geraniumthief/
Music by BeatbyShahed on Youtube
https://youtube.com/c/djshahmoneybeatz
We have our very first guest! Soaliha is a writer, podcaster, media personality, advocate extraordinaire and a friend of the show.
Soaliha's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/soaliha
Soaliha's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soalihaofficial/
The three of us speak on how to we have found happiness in our lives. We touch on finding happiness within:
- Our cultures
- Relationships
- Friendships
- Communities
- Capitalism
- Earth
And so much more! This episode is jam-packed with great stories and we can't wait for all of you to listen.
Share this heartwarming episode around on social media and leave us a review on your favourite streaming platform!
We would love to hear your thoughts over on our Instagram where we will be posting highlights of our episodes! https://www.instagram.com/similardifferencespodcast/
Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geraniumthief/
Music by BeatbyShahed on Youtube
https://youtube.com/c/djshahmoneybeatz
This episode we discuss everything to do with friendship!
We spoke about how to maintain a friendship, how to be friends with those more privileged, how we have been toxic, handling conflict, friendship breakups and everything in between.
We would love to hear your thoughts over on our Instagram where we will be posting highlights of our episodes! https://www.instagram.com/similardifferencespodcast/
Give us a review or a share if you are feeling generous <3
Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geraniumthief/
Music by BeatbyShahed on Youtube
https://youtube.com/c/djshahmoneybeatz
In this episode, we discuss interracial dating, sex, romance, intimacy, the whole deal!
How we are not your exotic girlfriends, your world is just as foreign to us.
- We speak about how internalised racism has affected how we date.
- Do you have to spend more time defending your relationship than having one?
- What does it feel like to sleep with the colonial standard of beauty?
- Can you have emotional intimacy with those in places of privilege?
- Where does the term exotic come from?
We reflect on our dating history very honestly, some of it we are not proud of. But, the only way to move forward and grow is to admit to yourself where you have gone wrong too.
We hope you can get a good laugh out of this episode and can reflect on your own dating history!
Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: @geraniumthief
Music by BeatbyShahed on Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/djshahmoneybeatz
In this episode of Similar Differences, we will be talking about lessons for our younger selves. Also, go back and give little Angelica and Inez a big hug.
Grab a tea, a wine, go for a walk because today we are having a reflective chat filled with laughs!
Let's have a chat about the lessons for your younger selves over on our Instagram @similardifferencespodcast
Give us a review on your favourite podcast streaming platform if you feeling generous :)
Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: @geraniumthief
In our second episode of Similar Differences, we are discussing the Myth of Meritocracy.
Can everyone really get to where they want by working hard? Is this a level playing field?
The answer is no. We need to build more equitable systems because marginalised groups deserve that, they need more justice paid to them. Not just exceptions to this rule.
But it doesn't benefit the privileged either! Hyper competitiveness is inherent in neoliberalism, capitalism, and meritocracy. It leaves no room for error.
We discuss personal anecdotes of perfect attendance, standardised tests, education, resumes, disability and so much more!
Go follow us on Instagram @similardifferencespodcast for highlights and please give it a share and a like ♡
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Studies mentioned:
Sandell, K., & Bornäs, H. (2017). Functioning Numbness Instead of Feelings as a Direction: Young Adults’ Experiences of Antidepressant Use. Sociology, 51(3), 543-558.
Mullainathan, S. & Bertrand, M. (2004). Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal: A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination. The American Economic Review, 94(4), 991-1013.
Book:
Daniel Markovits - The Meritocracy Trap
Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: @geraniumthief
Welcome to our first episode of Similar Differences with Angelica & Inez.
An interstate friendship that explores the nuances of diversity, culture, and identity. In this episode, we talk about Riz Ahmed's The Long Goodbye where he personifies Britain as his abusive ex and the stages of the break up he goes through.
We speak about what stage of the break up we are at with Australia and how Australia has a controlling hold on how we can express our intersectional identity.
If Australia sent you a 3 am miss you text, would you reply?
Let's discuss on our Instagram page @similardifferencespodcast
Our podcast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We recognise our privilege as migrants recording on this land and know that it always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Logo designed by our beautiful friend Angela on Instagram: @geraniumthief