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Art Dealer Diaries PodcastContemporary Indigenous Art Now: Tony Abeyta, Thomas "Breeze" Marcus, and Melissa Cody - Epi. 349This podcast is a little different because it's actually an artist panel that I recorded at Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week, a show that I was a part of back in March 2025. It was such an important presentation that I thought it needed to be captured and preserved. It's all about contemporary Indigenous art and where it stands today.The moderator of this panel is David Roche, Executive Director of the Heard Museum, and it features three incredible Native American artists. You have multimedia artist Tony Abeyta (Diné), weaver Melissa Cody (Diné), and finally, Phoenix based muralist Thomas "Bre...2025-06-0456 min
Emerging FormEpisode 100! In which we reflect on our first 100 episodesWow, it’s been a minute! Today’s episode is number 100, and we use the occasion to reflect on the origins of Emerging Form and how it has evolved since February 21, 2019 when we released episode 1. (We have been releasing bonus episodes every other week since episode 10, which means that this is actually episode 190!!)We also discuss what we’ve learned how doing the podcast has enriched our lives and our friendship.Episodes mentioned:Ep 2: Is talent necessary with Jenn KahnEp 76 Bonus Chris Duffy on Differentiating Between You and Your IdeasE...2023-11-3040 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 20: I'm going home...In this special episode I share some exciting personal news.
Be sure to follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul! 2023-07-2826 min
Grad School Femtoring: Inclusive Grad School Stories, Personal Development, and Productivity Tips for First-Gen BIPOCs197: Motherhood and Cultura in Graduate School with Dr. Melissa AbeytaIn this episode of the Grad School Femtoring Podcast, I interview Dra. Melissa Abeyta who discusses the topic of motherhood and cultura in graduate school. Dra. Melissa is a mother, a partner, daughter and first-generation scholar. Her impact on the field of higher education has been demonstrated through all avenues of her scholarly identity, through research, writing, and/or practice. Her scholarship is significant to the field of higher education as the impact of her scholarship centers on the narratives of student populations that have traditionally often left in the margins of research and in practice.
In this...2023-07-0748 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 19: HBD Milania!In this special episode, I'm joined again by my 10 year old, Milania for our second episode on this special summer mami scholar series. We talk about our nonexistent summer routine, her birthday week, and our upcoming vacation!
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and on Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2023-07-0643 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 18: Mommy & MilaniaIn this special episode, I'm joined by 10 year old, Milania for a special summer mami scholar series. Milania and I talk about what it's like for her as a child of an academic transitioning and moving across country for her moms career. We talk about what the last two years of our transition as been like. Milania also answers questions asked from Instagram.
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and on Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2023-06-0632 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 17: Empower & InspireIn this episode, I talk with Maria Linares. A first-generation Latina, raised in an immigrant household in a working-class neighborhood in Santa Ana, CA. She is a mother of three, a Girl Scout volunteer, and currently serves as a member of the California State University, Board of Trustees, a position appointed by Governor Newsom. We have an incredible conversation about student activism, self-perseverance, and motherhood.
Follow our guest on Instagram @Mommyof3royals and Twitter @Mommyof3royals
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Scholar HomiesEpisode 16: Inside OutIn this episode, I talk with SDSU student Jahaziel Sanchez. We talk about his experiences as a formerly incarcerated transfer student. He shares his unique perspectives on incarceration and its transition to a student scholar. He also shares his passions outside of research and academics.
Follow our guest on Instagram @Jahaziel_anazai
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta
2023-04-0447 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 15: Lift as You ClimbIn this episode, I talk with my femtor Dra. Marissa Vasquez. We reminisce on how we first met prior to being academics. We talk about the importance of 'lifting as we climb' through mentorship/femtorship and through creating counterspaces. We also talk about how we are socialized to conference and network.
Follow our guest on Twitter @mvasquez619
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2023-03-141h 03
Scholar HomiesEpisode 14: Con CariñoIn this episode, I talk with my great friend Dr. Ángel de Jesus González. We reflect on the past ten years of friendship as we both navigate academia. Dr. González shares his most recent experiences on the academic job market and negotiating multiple institutional job offers. We reflect on how our positionaility informs our work and setting boundaries within academia.
Follow our guest on Twitter @Dr_ADJ_Gonzalez
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2023-02-281h 04
Scholar HomiesEpisode 13: Mami ScholarIn this episode, I talk with the future Dra. Patricia Becerra. She is a mami scholar to 7 children who will be completing her bachelor’s degree this spring. We talk about her inspiration to return to college during the global pandemic. She discusses how her positionality led her to her research as a Mami Scholar and how important it was for her to have mentors/femtors to help guide her on her academic journey.
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta
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Latinx IntelligentsiaBack in the Day Replay: Dra. Melissa AbeytaIt's a Back in the Day Replay, ya'll! La Profesora is giving flowers to Dra. Melissa Abeyta, the creator and host of the Scholar Homies Podcast: The Story is to be Told, Not Sold, Conversations with the Soul. We talk about her transition to the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, the legacy she is building alongside her colegxs y Scholar Homies, Dr. Anacany Torres, Dr. Oscar Duran, and newly-minted Dr. Joe Louis Hernandez (who was featured in Ep 40) to support formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students. She envisions resources and support that cultivate the prison-to-college pipeline. You can...2023-02-0628 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 12: Chingona ScholarIn this episode, I talk with the Dra. Rocio D. Hernandez, fellow Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority Inc sister! We talk about claiming/reclaiming the term Chingona We share examples of how we've had to negotiate of what it means to be a Chingona and what it means to push against social norms by unapologetically leading with this identity in higher education. We also share are professional and personal experiences with the patriarchy.
Follow our guest on Twitter @Dr_RocioH
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2023-01-3159 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 11: Role ModelzIn this episode, I talk with the Dr. Lazaro Camacho Jr.. We talk about how the Scholar Homies "Collective" begin during the beginning of the pandemic and how we cultivated an online community. We talk about an article he co-authored "No Role Models" and the parallels that they made with their study findings to the J. Cole's album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. We also talk about toxic masculinity and share an experience we had together in having to unlearn social norms.
Article to "No Role Models: The Experience of Black and Latino Men in a Mentorship Program at a...2023-01-241h 06
Scholar HomiesEpisode 10: Normalizing AcademiaIn this episode, I talk with the future Dr. Armando Lizarraga, we share the story of how we met and how that first interaction led us to developing a mentor/femtorship and research collaboration. We talk about his positionality of being carceral system impacted. We also talk about our experiences in normalizing academia/higher education by showing up our authentic selves.
Follow our guest on Twitter @alizarraga310
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2023-01-171h 14
Scholar HomiesEpisode 9: FamilismoIt's my birthday!
To celebrate I wanted to share this special episode with my family! In this episode I talk with my family (life partner, my daughter, my mom and dad). We talk about vulnerably about our transition to South Texas. We share our favorite moments with each other and we do a special "California vs Texas" version of "This or That."
We also are dedicating this episode to our dear friend of 26 years, Thomas Green who unexpectedly passed away December 30, 2022.
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2023-01-031h 06
Scholar HomiesEpisode 8: Streetwise EpistemologyIn this episode, I talk with the future Dr. Oscar Duran, as we discuss Streetwise Epistemology and how he works to connect his research to practice. We share how we were socialized into academia in such an uplifting environment with the SEMILLAS Research Team led by Dra. Vasquez. We also discuss our positionalities of being carceral impacted and having survivors guilt.
Follow our guest on Twitter @Duran760
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2022-12-2745 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 7: The Scholarly SewistIn this episode I talk with Dr. Reka Barton where we discuss her positionality on being a Black educator. We talk about how she’s merged her talents by being the Scholarly Sewist and dropping academic visuals as mixtapes to make the research accessible for the community.
Follow our guest on Instagram @thescholarlysewist and visit her website at https://www.thescholarlysewist.com/
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and on Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2022-12-2041 min
The Way to College PodcastOffice Hours with Dr. Melissa AbeytaThis week, we have another special episode of The Way to College Podcast's Office Hours with Dr. Jay. My guest is Dr. Melissa Abeyta. She shares her scholarly work and discusses her new podcast Scholar Homies. Check it out and be sure to check out her podcast. #podcast #scholar #homies #latina #utrgv #research #equity2022-12-191h 00
Scholar HomiesEpisode 6: Bad HombresIn this episode I talk with Dr. Xuan Santos where we talk about how our communities are surveillanced and criminalized as early childhood and in academic spaces. We reflect on our experiences of the mobilization that took place in California during Proposition 187, our experiences with campus police, and racialized themed parties.
Dr. Santos was featured in this the Decolonize Justice - Bad Hombres Documentary. You can watch it online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1If5rIPqlc
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and on Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2022-12-131h 02
Scholar HomiesEpisode 5: Homegirl DoctoraIn this episode I talk with Dra. Vanessa Bustamante aka Homegirl Doctora where we discuss the performance that exists in academia and sense of belonging. We also talk about the differences between fraternity and sorority life that exists between panhellenic and multicultural organizations. We talk about the criminology of the term Chola and La Chola Conference.
You can follow our guest on Instagram at @HomegirlDoctora and visit her website: https://www.homegirldoctora.com/
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and on Twitter @MelissaAbeyta
2022-12-0657 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 4: Semillas & StocksIn this episode, I talk with the future doctor Alejandro Arellano. We discuss how he navigates fatherhood as a practitioner-scholar and the difficulties we face as parents balancing work. We also share our experiences as first-generation investors in the stock market and the importance of building generational wealth.
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2022-11-2945 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 3: Real Recognizes RealIn this episode, I talk with the future Doctora Rocio Sanchez. We discuss her academic journey, motherhood, and what it's like to be part of the sandwich generation, where we care for our children and parents. We also share how we saw Twitch communities develop through music and how it brought people together during the pandemic.
Follow our host on Instagram @academicsoul and Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2022-11-2239 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 0: Introductory Episode with Dr. Melissa AbeytaWelcome to the Scholar Homies Podcast, the game is to be told, not sold. Conversations with the Soul, I am your host Dr. Melissa Abeyta (she/her/dra), I am a mami scholar and higher education professora. Thank you for listening and for taking this audio journey with me.
Follow our host on Instagram at @academicsoul and on Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2022-11-1401 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 1: What is a scholar homie?The first episode of the Scholars Homie Podcast is with the future Dr. Joe Louis Hernandez where we discuss our postionalities, privilege, and co-opting. We process what it "the game is to be told, not sold" means.
Content Warnings: General discussions of violence and substance abuse.
Feel free to give the future Dr. Joe Louis Hernandez a follow on Instagram at @streetwise_scholar and on Twitter at @StrwiseScholar
Follow our host on Instagram at @academicsoul and on Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2022-11-1447 min
Scholar HomiesEpisode 2: It goes down in the DMs.In our second episode, we chat it up fellow mami-scholar, Dr. Mara Nohemi Lopez. We discuss how social media platforms increase access and opportunity however that the burden we carry as first-generation scholar-practitioners sharing our lives on social media is a heavy burden we carry.
Content Warning: Uvalde School Shooting
Feel free to follow Dr. Mara Nohemi Lopez on Instagram at @moximara @academicmujeres and on Twitter at @moximara
Follow our host on Instagram at @academicsoul and on Twitter @MelissaAbeyta2022-11-1345 minLatinx IntelligentsiaThey're Already Here: Formerly Incarcerated & System-Impacted StudentsEp 41 To have the courage to say that one is system-impacted is just the tip of the iceberg in this thought-provoking conversation with Dra. Melissa Abeyta. Dra. Abeyta is working with her Scholar Homies to encourage institutions of higher education to pay attention to a student population that is already present on their campuses: formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students. In her conversation with La Profesora, Dra. Abetya shares what is possible if institutions respond to the needs of this student population and the challenges of navigating academic spaces that do not seem receptive to this...2021-11-2344 min
Middle Class Film ClassMCFC Episode 91 - PrimerThe gang goes back on a small budget this week, as they review the indie time travel darling Primer from 2004. The debut feature from Carruth is a divisive filmmaker, but Primer is In News: Society, Matt Stillman, Raising Arizona, Cohen Brothers, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Holly Hunter,, Bottle Rocket, Wes Anderson, Quest for 500, O' Brother Where Art Thou, The Mask, Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, The Last Witch Hunter, Vin Diesel, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Vampire's Assistant, John C. Reilley, Vampires Anonymous, bloodaholics, Battlefield Earth, Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, Thetons, Xenu, Ninja Assassin, John Wick, Gunpowder Milkshake...2021-06-022h 01