AJay: Recent Episodes
Ajay
Exploring Australia and Indigenous experiences through the lens of a blak presenting woman in the urban jungle of Sydney Australia
Welcome back for another episode, discussing a topic that I believe has been suffocated in white feminism - breast feeding. I wanted to dedicated some time to discuss such an integral element of so many communities and societies. I discussed my perspective as a fat Aboriginal woman, and my experience breast feeding within colonial Australia. With this yarn I hope to plant seeds of internal investigation and reflection, let me know your thoughts.
Welcome to the 1st of a four part series, of the YUKU PODCAST. I had to drop the first episode in NAIDOC week, and speak about what it means to me as an Indigenous woman. How it shaped my understanding of my Aboriginality and importantly Australians response to the week. This is the first instalment with three more to go, let me know what NAIDOC week means to you and what you'd like me to yarn about in the next instalments. Lub Yas
Join us as AJ explores what it means to her to be a blak a woman during the Christmas period, with the increasing pressure of consumerism and ideals placed on women. She applies a critical lens to the positioning of Indigenous women who are in low-socio economic backgrounds, and the ways they are treated in this capitalist society. In efforts to shed light on privilege and disadvantage, creating a space where communication can break down the systemic division amongst the social classes. Hope you enjoy this raw and truthful episode with many more to come...
Join us as AJ yarns to a matriarch of her family her cousin Bronwyn, the first grandchild of their grandmother. Discussing poverty, discussing single mother hood and the importance family in trying times. This episode is an introduction to a new series, shedding light of the complexities of Blakness during colonisation.
AJ shares her journey of healing and self-growth, unscripted and raw. Acknowledging her spiritual journey, and ways in which she encourages her audience to embark on their own journey of de-colonisation, reflection and healing. This podcast episode marks a closure of a chapter that spans 10 years. A quarter of her life, listen in and listen up....
Sitting down with my father a proud Barkindji man discussing the importance of land and water also his connection to both.
This episode explores the concepts of race hierarchy, white acceptability, palatability in regards to figure heads representing Indigenous Australia. Applying a critical lens to understand who is speaking and why...
I want to pay respect to my elders and family who have taught me and guided me on my journey. This is my personal experience and insight into what culture means to me, I identify concepts that resonate with the Indigenous consciousness in order to gently present the senses of connectedness Indigenous Australia has throughout this nation in spite of colonisation and its manifestations
the first discussion on a series called blak love, laying the foundations to understanding the complexes and value behind the concept. Introducing decolonisation, fetishising of blak love and bodies in order to understand its complexities.