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Front LightEp 8 - “None are free until all are free": the intersection of Palestinian and queer justice, with Annabeth Roeschley of BMC.“None are free until all are free” is a quote attributed to luminaries working for justice throughout history: Emma Lazarus, Fannie Lou Hammer, Martin Luther King Jr., and Maya Angelou. In this episode, we interview Annabeth Roeschley (they/she), the Director of the Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests. They are a long-time activist and advisor for queer intersectional justice within and beyond Mennonite Church USA. Annabeth embodies this role as a queer abolitionist theologian, spiritual care curator, and politicized chaplain who dwells at the intersections of individual and collective healing. A graduate of Bluffton University, Annabeth holds...2025-06-111h 04
The Behaviour Speak PodcastEpisode 210: Indigenous Cultural Revitalization with Dr. Haley SheaIn this conversation, Dr. Haley Shea, a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, discusses her work at the Myaamia Centre, focusing on cultural and language revitalization efforts. She shares insights into the history of the Myaamia people, the significance of the Heritage Award Program at Miami University, and the impact of language on community wellbeing. The conversation highlights the importance of community engagement, assessment, and evaluation in fostering cultural identity and growth within the Myaamia Tribe.
Watch the video of this conversation here! https://youtu.be/bFePALDOcTg
Continuing Education Credits (https://www.cbiconsultants.com/sho...2025-04-281h 24
Pow Wow Life - PowWows.comIndigenous ChicagoJoin me for an interview with the curator and organizers of the Indigenous Chicago project.Home to the Potawatomi, Odawa, Ojibwe, Peoria, Kaskaskia, Myaamia, Wea, Sauk, Meskwaki, and Ho-Chunk peoples, the place we now call Chicago has long been a historic crossroads for many Indigenous people and remains home to an extensive urban Native community. Yet most Chicagoans are unaware of the city’s history as a home to diverse Indigenous peoples and the vibrant Indigenous communities present today. Part of a multifaceted initiative developed in partnership between the Newberry, advisors from the Chicago Native community, and rep...2025-01-1428 min
Nine Keys: the art, business, activism, and mystery of death workCraft Your Own Magic with Cassie UhlIn this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder talks with death worker colleague, collective work comrade, and fellow magical being Cassie Uhl about her new book Craft Your Own Magic. This episode is loaded with tenderness, insight and healing.Cassie Uhl (she/her) is a magic practitioner, death and energy worker, rites of passage facilitator, artist, and author. She is the author and illustrator of several books and card decks, including the Journey Tarot deck, Understanding Tarot, Understanding Auras, Understanding The Wheel of The Year, Craft Your Own Magic, and The Ritual Deck (reboot coming in 2025). 2024-12-151h 05
The Ohio CountryThe Ohio Country Episode 10: Renewing the Miami TribeThe Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University have partnered since the 1970s. This relationship resulted in the Myaamia Center, a research and education initiative.2024-09-1031 min
Reset with Sasha-Ann SimonsThe Mission To Save The ‘Sleeping’ Language That Named ChicagoThe language that gave Chicago its name had not been spoken in more than 50 years – until recently. Chicagoans of Myaamia (or Miami) heritage have been reviving their native language, Myaamiaataweenki – and even creating new words for modern times. Reset speaks with Chicago Reader journalist Paul Dailing as well as George Strack and Brad Kasberg, two descendants of the Myaamiaki, about what it takes to revive a language no one spoke, and what this work means to them.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.2024-08-1223 minThe Ohio CountryThe Ohio Country Episode 5: The Fort Ancient CultureShawnee and Myaamia ancestral cultures have been grouped into the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient eras. Fort Ancient era people thrived for 700 years before Europeans arrived.2024-08-0633 min
Beyond High StreetLance Theobald, CEO, Miami Nation Enterprises
Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch talks with 2010 accountancy alum Lance Theobald about his early years as an entrepreneur, his work on behalf of the Myaamia people as a member of the tribe, and what happened to the car he had during a trip to New Zealand.
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Neepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationLive at the Myaamiaki ConferenceFor this episode, Tina and Myaamia student Kaleb McMullen sat down to talk with Myaamia community members as they attended the Myaamiaki Conference. The 2024 Myaamiaki Conference was the 10th Biennial Conference, held on Miami University's Oxford campus.2024-05-1514 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationPreview of minohsayaki 'Painted Hide Robes' Art ExhibitFrom January 30 to June 8, 2024, the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University is hosting the "Minohsayaki ‘Painted Robes’: A Peewaalia and Myaamia Story of Reclamation". This exhibition tells of the effort to reclaim the practice of hide painting within the Peewaaliaki and Myaamiaki communities and reconnect those practices with the stories that are essential to who they are as a people. Our hosts provide a brief rundown of the exhibit and some of the things you can expect to find when visiting!This episode was recorded live on-site at the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Muse...2024-04-1818 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationMyaamia Graduation at Miami UniversityAfter every Spring Commencement at Miami University, the Myaamia Center hosts a special gathering for Myaamia graduates and their families to celebrate their graduation from the Myaamia Heritage Award program and the other successes of the academic year. This short describes a little of what this experience is like.2024-04-1811 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationWhen Myaamia Students Return to CampusIn this Neepwaantiinki Short, the hosts discuss what it's like when Myaamia students from all across the country move to Oxford, OH, to begin their studies at Miami University.2024-04-1807 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationSeason 3 - Neepwaantiinki Shorts - TeaserThis season we’re doing something a little different. Get a preview of our season of “Neepwaantiinki Shorts”.2024-04-1800 min
The Waystation PodcastAustin Warren Coats - The Waystation PodcastOn this episode we talk with dancer and illustrator Austin Warren Coats. Austin is Originally from Reynoldsburg Ohio, original territory of the Ofo, Myaamia, Shawandasse Tula, Hopewell, and Kaskaskia peoples. He has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance Studies from Kent State University and an MFA From New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Austin currently performs with Ronald K Brown's EVIDENCE Dance Company. Coats also has many interests in the arts including writing, illustration, dance, film, and fashion design. He has published illustrations in college publications and has provided artwork for various creative projects.
His l...2024-01-2548 min
New Books in Italian StudiesIlaria Tabusso Marcyan, "The Cultural Roots of Slow Food: Peasants, Partisans, and the Landscape of Italian Resistance" (Lexington Books, 2023)The Cultural Roots of Slow Food: Peasants, Partisans, and the Landscape of Italian Resistance (Lexington Books, 2023) focuses on the work of a variety of intellectual activists, related food justice literature, and documentary films, and argues that contemporary forms of environmental activism, as they are rooted in local food and sustainable farming, are built on Italian peasant culture and its contributions to the Resistance movement. During World War II the Italian Resistance marked an unprecedented encounter between the urban and intellectual resistance and peasant culture, contributing to the creation of a new legacy of organic intellectuals. The organic int...2023-12-301h 06
New Books in Intellectual HistoryIlaria Tabusso Marcyan, "The Cultural Roots of Slow Food: Peasants, Partisans, and the Landscape of Italian Resistance" (Lexington Books, 2023)The Cultural Roots of Slow Food: Peasants, Partisans, and the Landscape of Italian Resistance (Lexington Books, 2023) focuses on the work of a variety of intellectual activists, related food justice literature, and documentary films, and argues that contemporary forms of environmental activism, as they are rooted in local food and sustainable farming, are built on Italian peasant culture and its contributions to the Resistance movement. During World War II the Italian Resistance marked an unprecedented encounter between the urban and intellectual resistance and peasant culture, contributing to the creation of a new legacy of organic intellectuals. The organic int...2023-12-301h 06
New Books in FoodIlaria Tabusso Marcyan, "The Cultural Roots of Slow Food: Peasants, Partisans, and the Landscape of Italian Resistance" (Lexington Books, 2023)The Cultural Roots of Slow Food: Peasants, Partisans, and the Landscape of Italian Resistance (Lexington Books, 2023) focuses on the work of a variety of intellectual activists, related food justice literature, and documentary films, and argues that contemporary forms of environmental activism, as they are rooted in local food and sustainable farming, are built on Italian peasant culture and its contributions to the Resistance movement. During World War II the Italian Resistance marked an unprecedented encounter between the urban and intellectual resistance and peasant culture, contributing to the creation of a new legacy of organic intellectuals. The organic int...2023-12-301h 06
Ben Franklin's World374 The American Revolutionary War in the WestThe American Revolution and its War for Independence comprised the United States’ founding movement. The War for Independence also served as the fifth major war for European empire in North America.The fourth war for European empire, the Seven Years’ War, reshaped and redefined Europe’s worldwide colonial landscape in Great Britain’s favor. The American Revolutionary War presented Britain’s European rivals with an opportunity to regain some of the territory they had lost. An opportunity we can see those rivals seizing in the Revolutionary War’s Western Theater.Stephen Kl...2023-12-2655 min
Common Good PodcastLa Shanda Sugg: Collective Change Conversations with The HiveThe Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. For this week's episode, Daniel Hughes and Joey Taylor speak with La Shanda Sugg as a part of a live podcast series with The Hive about Collective Change. La Shanda says, "I am a translator and healer living in a fat, Black woman's body. My lived experiences in my numerous intersecting identities, along with my gifts and talents, have called me to create safe spaces for exploration, healing, and growth. A native of Detroit, Michigan (stolen land of th...2023-12-1256 min
Ben Franklin's World372 A History of the MyaamiaEarly America was a diverse place. A significant part of this diversity came from the fact that there were at least 1,000 different Indigenous tribes and nations living in different areas of North America before the Spanish and other European empires arrived on the continent’s shores.Diane Hunter and John Bickers join us to investigate the history and culture of one of these distinct Indigenous tribes: the Myaamia. At the time of this recording, Diane Hunter was the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. She has since retired from that po...2023-11-281h 11
5 Things In 15 Minutes: Good Vibes in DEIOuch Moments with Kelvin GossHere Are This Week's Good Vibes:Achieving Gender Parity in M.B.A. ProgramsInclusivity Revamp by the American Ornithological SocietyNFL's Inclusive Fan Gear InitiativeSony's Accessible Gaming Controller LaunchBreaking Barriers: Admiral Lisa Franchetti's Historic AchievementCall to Action: In observation of Native American Heritage Month, this is an ideal moment to explore the ancestral histories of the land where you live. For instance, here in Chicago, I am privileged to live on the traditional homelands of multiple tribal nations, including the Kickapoo, Peoria, Kaskaskia, Potawatomi, Myaamia, and Ochethi Sakowin. You can look up the indigenous heritage of your a...2023-11-0821 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationThe Myaamia Gardeners (Part 1)In this episode, the Neepwaantiinki team introduces three of the key people who helped launch an era of community-wide revitalization for Myaamia people. Julie Olds, Daryl Baldwin, and David Costa come from all over what is today the United States, bringing different skill sets and life experiences, and together helped create the fertile space of community revitalization that Myaamiaki enjoy today. In this, the first of a two-part episode, the team will share what they learned about the early period of Myaamia revitalization through interviews with each of these amazing cultural leaders.2023-09-0217 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationThe Myaamia Gardeners (Part 2)The Neepwaantiinki team continues the story of three key people who helped launch an era of community-wide revitalization for Myaamia people: Julie Olds, Daryl Baldwin, and David Costa. In the second of a two-part episode, the team will share about the evolution of cultural revitalization, the impact of the relationship between Miami University and the Miami Tribe, and talk about their thoughts on what the future holds for Myaamiaki.2023-09-0239 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationPeekitahaminki ‘Lacrosse’ & Community RevitalizationWithin the Myaamia community we often say that revitalization is about more than language. In this episode, Kara, Kristina, and George look at the revitalization of peekitahaminki ‘lacrosse’ as an example of the process and impacts of community revitalization through a sport that has some of the deepest Indigenous roots in North America. They are joined for this episode by Haley Shea, who speaks to the impact of cultural revitalization and specifically peekitahaminki in the Myaamia community.2023-09-0242 min
DCOMmentariesBUFFALO DREAMSAl & Val went to the Buffalo Preserve and sang a little Bill Withers to get through Buffalo Dreams. This flick is a little tough to get through, but the cast is star studded, and this episode is silly.Buffalo Dreams (March 11, 2005)IMDB WikipediaDirected by David Jackson (Miami Vice, 21 Jump Street, Swamp Thing, Nash Bridges, The District, One Tree Hill)Written by Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen (wrote 5 total things, this was the last)Starring: Reiley McClendon as Josh Townsend (Eddie’s M...2023-05-0255 min
New Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyA Primer for Teaching Digital HistoryToday’s book is: A Primer for Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles (Duke UP, 2022), which is a guide for those who are teaching digital history for the first time, and for experienced instructors who want to reinvigorate their pedagogy. Offering design principles for approaching digital history that represent the possibilities that digital research and scholarship can take, Dr. Jennifer Guiliano outlines potential strategies and methods for building syllabi and curricula. Taking readers through the process of selecting data, identifying learning outcomes, and determining which tools students will use in the classroom, Guiliano outlines popular research methods including digital sour...2023-02-1657 min
New Books in EducationA Primer for Teaching Digital HistoryToday’s book is: A Primer for Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles (Duke UP, 2022), which is a guide for those who are teaching digital history for the first time, and for experienced instructors who want to reinvigorate their pedagogy. Offering design principles for approaching digital history that represent the possibilities that digital research and scholarship can take, Dr. Jennifer Guiliano outlines potential strategies and methods for building syllabi and curricula. Taking readers through the process of selecting data, identifying learning outcomes, and determining which tools students will use in the classroom, Guiliano outlines popular research methods including digital sour...2023-02-1657 min
The Academic LifeA Primer for Teaching Digital HistoryToday’s book is: A Primer for Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles (Duke UP, 2022), which is a guide for those who are teaching digital history for the first time, and for experienced instructors who want to reinvigorate their pedagogy. Offering design principles for approaching digital history that represent the possibilities that digital research and scholarship can take, Dr. Jennifer Guiliano outlines potential strategies and methods for building syllabi and curricula. Taking readers through the process of selecting data, identifying learning outcomes, and determining which tools students will use in the classroom, Guiliano outlines popular research methods including digital sour...2023-02-1657 min
New Books in Higher EducationA Primer for Teaching Digital HistoryToday’s book is: A Primer for Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles (Duke UP, 2022), which is a guide for those who are teaching digital history for the first time, and for experienced instructors who want to reinvigorate their pedagogy. Offering design principles for approaching digital history that represent the possibilities that digital research and scholarship can take, Dr. Jennifer Guiliano outlines potential strategies and methods for building syllabi and curricula. Taking readers through the process of selecting data, identifying learning outcomes, and determining which tools students will use in the classroom, Guiliano outlines popular research methods including digital sour...2023-02-1657 min
New Work in Digital HumanitiesA Primer for Teaching Digital HistoryToday’s book is: A Primer for Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles (Duke UP, 2022), which is a guide for those who are teaching digital history for the first time, and for experienced instructors who want to reinvigorate their pedagogy. Offering design principles for approaching digital history that represent the possibilities that digital research and scholarship can take, Dr. Jennifer Guiliano outlines potential strategies and methods for building syllabi and curricula. Taking readers through the process of selecting data, identifying learning outcomes, and determining which tools students will use in the classroom, Guiliano outlines popular research methods including digital sour...2023-02-1655 min
New Books in CommunicationsA Primer for Teaching Digital HistoryToday’s book is: A Primer for Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles (Duke UP, 2022), which is a guide for those who are teaching digital history for the first time, and for experienced instructors who want to reinvigorate their pedagogy. Offering design principles for approaching digital history that represent the possibilities that digital research and scholarship can take, Dr. Jennifer Guiliano outlines potential strategies and methods for building syllabi and curricula. Taking readers through the process of selecting data, identifying learning outcomes, and determining which tools students will use in the classroom, Guiliano outlines popular research methods including digital sour...2023-02-1657 min
Stats + StoriesMyaamia Data and More | Stats + Stories Episode 263Native communities around the world are looking for ways to maintain their culture and their language. Meanwhile, some colleges and universities in the U.S. are trying to come to terms with the fact that their campuses are located on what were once tribal lands. The Myaamia Center at Miami University is a partnership between the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the university which works to preserve the Myaamia culture and language while also exposing undergraduate and graduate students to those efforts. The Center's work is the focus of this episode of stats and stories with guest Haley Shea.
Haley...2023-02-0226 min
You Are A Big Deal with Becca Jay11. Ludgina Dieujuste: Unapologetic Self, Life-long Fitness & Spreading PositivityLudgina Dieujuste (she/her) is a mom of 3, Jesus-lover, and a proud military spouse. She has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and is a Speech Language Pathologist. Ludgina has been running for 23 years and ran her first race after 10 years of running. She directed two 5ks that raised over $15k for families in need. She is an RRCA Certified Running Coach and a treadmill expert with a popular YouTube channel, Treadchic, that has a variety of free treadmill workouts for every level. Ludgina is a health and wellness fanatic, excited about getting others to move their bodies and r...2023-01-0154 min
Major InsightA Revitalization of Knowing, Speaking, and BeingGretchen Spenn is highly involved in the academic and cultural sides of campus life. As a Kinesiology and Nutrition major, she combines her interests in sport and physical activity with a deeper understanding of how nutritional needs change as we grow and age. Gretchen is also a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, which is commemorating a 50-year-long partnership with Miami University this year. Her work is helping to strengthen the relationship between the two Miamis by promoting the language, culture, knowledge, and values of the Myaamia people. Featured Majors: Kinesiology, Nutrition Featured Organizations: Myaamia Center, N...2022-05-2326 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationAwakening a Sleeping LanguageIn this episode, Kara, Kristina, and George discuss the paradox of speaking their language, one that many have labeled “extinct.” They begin by talking about how Myaamiaataweenki ‘Miami language’ became dormant and then tell the story of the revitalization of the language from documentation over the past thirty years. This episode dives into the close collaboration between the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Myaamia Center, which led to the creation of the educational structures that are supporting the Myaamia community today.2022-03-2959 min
Leadership and Legacy: Conversations at the George Washington Presidential Library211. Revitalizing Myaamia Language and Culture with George Ironstrack (Summer Repeat)In the eighteenth century, the Myaamia people inhabited what are now parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. More commonly known in English as the Miami, the Myaamia figure prominently in the early history of the United States, especially in the 1790s, when war chief Mihšihkinaahkwa (or Little Turtle) co-led an alliance of Miami and Shawnee warriors that defeated successive American armies in the Ohio valley before meeting defeat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. In the battle’s wake, through treaty and subterfuge, Americans dispossessed the Myaamia of their lands, removing them first to Kansas in the mid...2021-09-231h 11
High Tales of HistoryThocmetony (Sarah Winnemucca) Northern Paiute Educator and Author; The Heartwarming True Story of Winnie the PoohWelcome back!
We're one episode away from TEN! As usual, we've got a spot saved for you, however, this time KT insists that it will be her lap...
We start with Laurel's story about Thocmetony, later named Sarah Winnemucca, who was a Northern Paiute educator, author and advocate for her people. She lived a hard life walking between two worlds with critics on both sides. After leaving Western America in the 1800s, KT takes us north to Canada and then to England during World War I where we learn the heartwarming story of the real Win...2021-09-1043 min
The Decolonizing Medicine PodcastDecolonizing Breathwork with Christian TottyIn this episode I talk with Christian Totty (she/her) from LOAM Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine about working with the breath as it relates to liberation and decolonization. Christian is of Black and Cusabo ancestry. She was born, raised, and currently resides on the traditional homelands of Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Shawandasse Tula (Shawanwaki/Shawnee) and Myaamia (Miami) relatives in the NW Ohio region. This episode's community shoutout goes to the Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust. Resources mentioned during our conversation include: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor and Decolonization is Not a Metaphor by Ev...2021-08-2233 min
Camden Art AudioEarth and World: Echo-making: Where the Whistles MingleOn March 20th, 1980, Mount St. Helens (traditionally known as Lawetlat’la or Loowit) erupted. Rocks boiled, rivers evaporated into clouds, and Spirit Lake—a site connected with Indigenous whistling spirits known as Tsiatko—was smothered under a blanket of pyrolized trees. As part of a continuing series of works under the “Echomaking” umbrella, in this audio essay, Kristen Gallerneaux (Métis-Wendat) uncovers the sonic, material, and poetic resonances connected to this story. She will focus on the contagion effect of folklore born out of cataclysmic events, new mineral formats, and recovering knowledge within charged landscapes affected by geological and ecological...2021-08-1037 min
AS(Fem)RMarsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, Pride Pioneers and Transgender IconsGood evening! Welcome back!
It's June and that means it's Pride month but where did Pride come from? When did it start and who started it? Tonight we have a double story of the two trans women who fought for those in the margins of the marginalized and the event that cemented them as Pride and gay liberation icons in the LGBTQ+ Community.
Content Warning:
Tonight’s story contains discrimination and violence against people of color and the LGBTQ+ community, survival sex work involving a child and brief mentions of suicide. Pl...2021-06-0822 minAS(Fem)RSusan Ahn Cuddy, Navy Trailblazer of FirstsGood evening!
This is 4 days late, apologies! Better late than never though because this story is so important! This past week the U.S. celebrated Memorial Day but it was also the last day of May, which is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The story of Susan Ahn Cuddy is at the intersection of those two days of honor.
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Cuddy, Philip. “A True Role Model.” Susan Ahn Cuddy, www.susanahncuddy.com/susansbiography.html.
Foundation for Women Warriors. “Susan Ahn Cuddy, Lieutenant, U.S. N...2021-06-0415 minAS(Fem)RKhutulun, Mongolia's Undefeated Wrestling ChampionTonight we have a sleep story about Khutulun, warrior daughter of Kaidu Kahn who vowed to only marry a man if he could defeat her in a wrestling contest. Tune in and drift off learning how it played out for her and how she came to own 10,000 horses!
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In celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, I will be covering stories on Asian and Pacific Islander women for the remainder of May (as well as in future months too of course!)
Which is why tonight’s story is going to transport us back to the Hawaiian Islands in the 1800s. Before it became America’s 50th state and a massive tourist destination. We're going back to when Hawaii was its own sovereign nation ruled by a monarchy. Tonight our sleep story is on the last sovereign monarch of Hawa...2021-05-1826 min
AS(Fem)RHelen Keller Part TwoWelcome back to AS(Fem)R!
Today we conclude the story on Helen Keller with the second part of her autobiography The Story of My Life.
This episode includes chapters 13-23.
My deepest apologies for the change in sound around the 50 minute mark and until approximately 90 minutes or so. In a bind, I had to use my computer microphone so there is a little bit of an echo and it is slightly louder. I tried to edit it and I got it better but...2021-04-232h 17AS(Fem)RHelen Keller Part OneHello and welcome back to AS(Fem)R!
I have a little different version of storytelling for you this week. This was something I planned to do down the line for authors and poets whose works were in the public domain but it just so happens that the autobiography for Helen Keller is in the public domain and, instead of researching and writing my OWN story on her, I figured who better than to tell her own story than the woman herself in her own words!
Helen Keller is someone...2021-04-201h 29AS(Fem)RBoudicaGood evening!
Do you like your sleep stories with a heaping side of vengeance? If so, you're going to love Boudica, the Iceni warrior queen in Roman Britain.
**Content warning: Nearly the entire story takes place on a battlefield and although I never give gory or disturbing details, the story does contain killing and talk of warfare and, more importantly, a mention of rape which some discussion around it. Listen at your own discretion.
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Bragg, Melvyn, et. all. “Bo...2021-04-1224 minAS(Fem)RHenrietta LacksHello and welcome back to AS(Fem)R! This week's story is about Henrietta Lacks and her incredible "immortal" cells. Although she might not be a household name, I would be so bold as to say that not a single person that listens to this episode HASN'T been affected by Henrietta in some way.
Tonight's whispered story introduces Henrietta the person and discusses her legacy to medicine and the controversy that surrounds her story. I hope it brings you relaxation and deep sleep.
The Henrietta Lacks Foundation: http...2021-03-3020 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationA Brief History of Myaamiaki 'the Downstream People'The Miami Tribe’s historical homeland is centered in the Wabash River Valley in what is today Indiana. How did the tribe end up in Oklahoma, and how did this history affect Myaamia ‘Miami Indian’ people and their lifeways? Kara, Kristina, and George walk through the Tribe’s history of forced removals, land loss, and population fragmentation and discuss the impact that these changes had on their people.2021-03-261h 00Neepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationThe Myaamia Student Experience at Miami UniversitySince 1991, nearly 100 Myaamia ‘Miami Indian’ students have graduated from Miami University, and these graduates have played a huge role in expanding the language and cultural revitalization work of the Myaamia community. What is it like to be a Myaamia student at Miami University, and how has this experience changed over the years? Kara, Kristina, and George our joined by their relative and fellow MU graduate, Ian Young, to talk about the Myaamia student experience at Miami University.2021-03-2654 minNeepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia RevitalizationA Relationship Takes Root - the Miami Tribe and Miami UniversityThe Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University have a relationship that stretches back nearly fifty years. How did this unique and successful relationship get its start and who were the key figures who helped make it possible? Join three Myaamia ‘Miami Indian’ graduates of Miami University - Kara Strass, Kristina Fox, and George Ironstrack - as they share the story of this Tribe-University relationship.2021-03-2639 minAS(Fem)RDr. Jane GoodallGood evening!
Episode 10 is here! Tonight we are talking about Dr. Jane Goodall. Lie back, take a few breaths if it helps you and enjoy some inspired relaxation!
NOTE: This is a repost due to an audio issue the first time around
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Resources and Way to Take Action:
Looking for ways to help conservationism in Africa? Check out https://africanconservation.org/ which is conservation for Africa by Africans. There you can donate directly to animal conservation projects or, if you’re more of a get-in-there-yourself ki...2021-03-2529 minAS(Fem)RFrida KahloHello and welcome back to AS(Fem)R!
This evening's episode is about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
On the YouTube ASMR channel, we colored a picture of Frida which you can print and color for yourself as well https://coloring-pages.info/self-portrait-with-necklace-of-thorns-by-frida-kahlo-printable-coloring-pages-book-18100
**Correction: The first time I pronounce the word Tehauna as Tay-hana instead of Teh-wanna, which is later corrected in the rest of the video (and I hope that THAT is correct but please let me know if it isn't. It's really important to...2021-03-1625 minAS(Fem)RAda LovelaceHappy International Women's Day!
Today's sleep story is about Ada Lovelace, considered by many to be the first computer programmer. In this episode, we learn about who Ada's parents were and the "nurture and nature" effect they both had on her. We also dive into her passion for mathematical engineering and the man and machine who ignited it--Charles Babbage and his Analytical Engine. Her life's work leaves us with a host of "what if" questions as we imagine the future that Ada and Babbage could have ushered into existence...
...2021-03-0823 minAS(Fem)RChing ShihDid you know the most successful pirate in history was a Chinese sex worker-turned-pirate captain? At her height in the early 1800's, her fleet was upwards of 8,000 ships and 50,000--80,000 crew members!
In our historical sleep story tonight, we learn all about pirate Ching Shih and how she went from rags to riches and lived to tell the tale into old age.
**Content Warning** While there will be no details of any of this content, sensitive or young listeners might want to be aware of brief mentions of...2021-03-0220 minAS(Fem)RMisty CopelandTonight's sleep story is about Prima Ballerina Misty Copeland of American Ballet Theater!
Triggers include close whispering throughout, mouth sounds, scratching, tapping, fabric sounds and we spend a nice bit of time playing with pointe shoe sounds and learning the parts of the shoe and the sounds they make.
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**To help support young Black and Brown ballet dancers, check out what Brown Girls Do Ballet are doing, they are doing great work!
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Leadership and Legacy: Conversations at the George Washington Presidential Library179. Revitalizing Myaamia Language and Culture with George IronstrackIn the eighteenth century, the Myaamia people inhabited what are now parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. More commonly known in English as the Miami, the Myaamia figure prominently in the early history of the United States, especially in the 1790s, when war chief Mihšihkinaahkwa (or Little Turtle) co-led an alliance of Miami and Shawnee warriors that defeated successive American armies in the Ohio valley before meeting defeat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. In the battle’s wake, through treaty and subterfuge, Americans dispossessed the Myaamia of their lands, removing them first to Kan...2020-10-081h 11