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A podcast seeking justice for the racially, linguistically, and neurologically minoritized. Host JPB Gerald examines issues including whiteness, raciolinguistics, academia, capitalism, and sometimes pop culture.

Episodes

April 16, 2025 10 mins

In this brief episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald speaks about the role social media once played in his life, how he's moved away from it, and his uncertainty as to what to do in the future.

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A short story about the difficulties of ADHD and memory.

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March 17, 2025 22 mins

In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald talks about his love of dancing and his lifelong struggle with being liked.

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March 3, 2025 42 mins

In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald talks about a lot of places he's lived in his life, as well as his son Ezel and how he's similar to him.

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In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald talks about his attempts to shock himself into masculinity by encountering wild animals as well as where his current politics lie.

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In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald recounts his experiences throwing parties to try and secure friendships as well as his history of using video game simulations to make himself feel athletic.

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January 27, 2025 31 mins

In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald recounts his life as a writer and his career as a teacher.

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In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald previews his new format, stories he's written about his experiences. It's short this time but will be longer in future episodes, and he hopes you enjoy the listening.

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From the abstract:

Parent beliefs regarding race and gender are interconnected and are influential to their parenting. In a sample of 107 White parents of toddlers and preschoolers, the current study explores relationships among parents’ beliefs about the causes of racial inequity and their gendered expectations for children’s emotions, as well as how the associations of parents’ beliefs relate to teacher-reported children’s social ...

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December 2, 2024 22 mins
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In this episode (with no intro music), Dr. Gerald speaks with Dr. Elizabeth King about why it's such a problem that people who teach adults (professors as well as adult educators/trainers) are not mandated to practice teaching before beginning to teach, and how this has a trickle down impact on what people view as good education.

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November 6, 2024 17 mins

It's bad. But fuck them. They don't deserve to be the cause of our pain.

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November 4, 2024 11 mins

Just a brief check in while being very nervous about my impending second child. Will return to full episodes shortly.


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October 21, 2024 17 mins

In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald speaks on his family's past as illiterate laborers as well as his feelings about his imminent second son and his older son's growth.

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In this lowkey episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald speaks on his reflections on suburban police, pre-k, "hard work," and being respected for the way he does things.

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September 23, 2024 21 mins

On this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald debates the fickle nature of white "leftists."


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In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald welcomes people back to the show, recaps his summer and also discusses how academia, education, and other "helping professions" cause a lack of seriousness in practitioners that harms them and the field.


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August 29, 2024 16 mins

In this brief episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald reflects on what led to the writing of his new book, which is out on the day this episode is released, August 29th, 2024.


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It's what it says - I read the book's intro. You should buy the book

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June 24, 2024 22 mins

In this brief, somber episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald reflects on the armor he has constructed to protect himself as a neurodivergent person, its connection to his book (pre-order here!) and how it feels to have succeeded partially because of his success at building out these attributes.

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