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Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 3: Episode 6 - Designing CannaTech w/ SkyTreSkyTre creates products for smokers who value sustainability, sophistication, and creative design. They call their products “heavy on the personality, but light on the uptight.” Please enjoy this episode where SkyTre shares the culture behind their team (hint: they’re both interdisciplinary and intersectional). They also share their interests in anime, discovery channel, and building - typical interests of Black women ;)
SkyTre’s Team:
Alex Stanford - Product Engineer and 3D designer
Phillip Jordan - Senior software engineer
Ciara Bazile - Director of Production & Compost Logistics
Ta’Nia Jordan - Director of Operations and Social Media Manager
Lashai Spence - Marketing...2024-03-1641 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 3: Episode 5 - Good Genetics with High Pressure GrowersSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM OUR GUESTS: Join us this Sunday, March 10th for the 314 Warm Up Pop Up at Uptown Hookah at 2549 Woodson Road in Overland, Missouri. The first twelve to show up get special merch! If you come a little later you still may catch a freebie. VIP tickets are also available for moonrock hookah, prerolls, and other goodies!
We’re back on science and all that good stuff for the rest of season three! Based in Saint Louis, High Pressure Growers, known as HPG, is concerned with breaking the stigma and growing c@nn@ as high quality produce. Both th...2024-03-0824 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 3: Episode 4 -Sports, Cannabis, and Masculinity with Dr. Nik Dickerson, PhDDr. Nik Dickerson is a scholar who talks about the connections between race, masculinity, sport, and of course, our ancestors’ favorite plant.
At the beginning of our interview, Nik shared how he got into sports sociology, how plant users are recognized in pop culture, why athletes use c@nnabis, and the importance of Black men defining their own identity. Unfortunately, this part of our interview is unavailable due to recording issues. We’d love to spend more time talking with Dr. Dickerson about plant-using athletes and stoner movies in the future. For now, please enjoy this interview centered on his rece...2023-12-1337 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 3: Episode 3 - Cannabinoids as Starbucks Drinks with ArielGuest Bio:
Ariel is your average twenty year old w*** prodigy- she entered studio B in a navy floral maxi skirt, a head full of dark pink curls, and two nose piercings. She works at Mr. Nice Guy- one of the dopest head shops in Missouri (no pun intended) and educates customers on decisions they make around consumption. She also is a medical patient, plant advocate, and of course, enthusiast. #StreetScholarship #Iconic
Sadly enough, she also believes in Harry styles fashion sense more than I do. Tune in to hear us talk about her passions and the topics below!
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Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 3: Episode 2 -Treasure the GardenSeason 3 keeps rolling with our next guest, AC, CEO of LoudBank - one of the first and only Black-owned hydroponic garden stores in the Midwest.
With past lives and an engineer and a DJ, AC found yet another passion in the world of cannabis. He's channeled that passion into the founding of Loudbank and through educating the community with his involvement in Minorities for Medical Marijuana.
In this episode, AC talks about his shop and all the factors involved in growing cannabis. We also go into some more advanced topics, so whether you're looking to getting started, you're a seasoned...2023-10-1830 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 3: Episode 1 - Eat It, Smoke It, Shove ItDID YOU MISS US?!?! We're excited to kick off our 3rd season of Joint Highpothesis! This season will focus on the science around cannabis. We’ll have people talk about cultivation, patient health and wellness, and what we call “street science.”
For our first guest of the season, we're talking with Sya Collins - a vocal performer, and cannabis advocate, who loves to help educate people about the plant through her work as a budtender and her engagement with M4MM.
Today we're discussing the body's endocannabinoid system, breaking down some of the complex ways in which it creates and respon...2023-10-0438 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2 : Episode 10 - The Standard Black Man with Too T3rpdGrandma, PLEASE do not listen to this episode.
Much less safe for work than our typical content, this episode still fits under the "Politics of the Marginalized" theme of season two and we speak of entertainment politics. We talk about the cultural wealth created off of a stock image of Donovan that has been featured on the NBA website, a Mr. Beast video, and a ton of other places without him being reasonably compensated.
Additionally, Donovan speaks of his time living in Denver and the availability of craft can++bis in contrast to the corporate style dispensaries that dominate the...2023-05-171h 34
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2: Episode 9 - Dawn the Cannabis AdvocateDawn tells listeners to make smart decisions with the plant so that we can be understood as healthy individuals who are medicating. As a patient advocate, she asks questions on behalf of folks who can’t speak directly to a doctor about their consumption because of the years of stigma in medical settings.
We also talk about medicating safely because decriminalization can't prevent folks from getting felonies if they rack up enough fines. Listen for more tips for beginner patients and consumer in this episode, where we talk about administration methods and how medication worked with her pregnancy.
Socials: @DawntheCannabisAdvocate
Da...2023-05-091h 16
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2: Episode 8 - Ball is Life (Sports Sociology) with Nadia Jackson-FitchBall is Life!!🏀⚾️🏈⚽️🎾🏅
Why do we view players like Lebron as an exception? Why do Serena Williams and Sha’Carri Richardson get so much pushback from athletic associations? Why are there so few Black women sports commentators?
So much of it has to do with race, class, and gender. In this episode we talk about everything from sports enhancement drugs to “fan energy” to Saint Louis having no basketball courts. Nadia also asks us to envision a world where we can appreciate the art and melodic motion of Black bodies so that they do not see the need for stimulants.
Guest Biography:
Nadia is...2023-05-0241 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2: Episode 7 - Puffing while Parenting and The Reverse D.A.R.E. Talk with Marian CoonMarian Coon never smoked moldy weed before getting into the cannabis industry. Self described “bitter, jaded, and burnt tf out cannabis worker,” Marian describes her experience in cannabis advocacy and activism, and how she witnessed the conditions of the pandemic spread weed smoking. In this episode, she speaks of her disappointment towards the medical market, which favors quotas and deadlines over people’s health and safety.
She also describes her first experience with drugs- snorting methamphetamine at 11 years old. A cannabis advocate helped her get free from addiction as a late teen and soon she became involved with events such as Hem...2023-04-2552 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2: Episode 6 - Sister Struggles with Jo NjamaIn this episode we are joined by Jo Njama of the Sister Struggles podcast. Jo talks about her transition from being a microbiologist and chemist in corporate science to working at a dispensary to eventually organizing a union for dispensary workers. These harsh work environments led her to start the Sister Struggles podcast, dedicated to Black women struggling with people pleasing habits and cycling through toxic relationships.
By dismantling the stereotype of the strong black woman, Jo helps guide us through self care habits that let us live the lives we want, not the roles expected of us. Please join...2023-04-1851 min
High Off Tha GlassMs. Rene Canady A Cannabis ScholarThis was a special one here! I was joined by Rene Canady, host of tha Podcast Jointhighpotthesis. She is currently seeking a Ph.D. in Sociology with a focus on race in biomedical product development 🤯. I mean Danm! I Love this Sista's ambition, goals and subject matter. She's a Biomedical engineer her introduction into that career was a interesting story. Along with her entire Life. She's actually doing something to help US ALL. And is helping US understand tha Greatest Plant on Earth Better. Cannabis.✌🏾💨🏀https://youtube.com/live/EgsGL5XJMRs@jointhighpotesis -Podcast @OhheyyiltsJRene - Her2023-04-1659 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2: Episode 5 - On the Run with Tea RobinsonIn this episode Tea tells their story of connecting to the plant as a means of survival when they were under threat for their high profile activism. We also discuss being “We*d Rich,” infusing chicken, and their history in journalism and organizing
Longer Description:
Tea is a St. Louis native, born and raised in North City. In 2012, they moved across the state and studied multimedia journalism at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri.
After the verdict denied Mike Brown justice, T sprung into action on and off campus creating space for students to start conversations about racism.T continued their comm...2023-04-1259 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2: Episode 4 - Consumption Lounges with Brennan EnglandIn the 1920s, there were more cannabis consumption lounges, aka. "tea pads", in New York City than there are Starbucks locations in the entire state of New York today. Half a century later, cannabis was classified as a Schedule 1 drug under the 1970 Controlled Substance Act. The process in which the plant was stigmatized in the country is heavily intertwined with the objectification and criminalization of Black people, and this connection cannot be ignored as public opinion on the plant continues to shift. In this episode we discuss the nuanced history of social consumption in the United States and why this...2023-04-0537 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2: Episode 3 - Psychedelics and Afrofuturism with Ayize Jama-Everett, MAAn alternative title to this episode would be titled "They Don't Know the Magic that We Do."
Description: This episode is deeply provocative from calling out traditional diversity training for maintaining white supremacy culture to citing the Black church for how it can treat drug users to defending recreational drug users with our whole chest. We also discuss how Black genius is more common than we think, and talk about what racial justice work really looks like in biomedical research spaces.
Guest Bio: Ayize Jama-Everett is a psychedelics therapist, sci-fi writer, and jack of all trades descending from a long...2023-03-281h 31
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2: Episode 2 - Race, Law, and Capitalism with Ayoka Nurse, PhDImagine coming out of your federal housing, and smelling straight loud from the four dispensaries on your block. You can’t consume due to your apartment’s policies(weed may be legal in your state, but federally, you’re left deserted). Not only that, but you can’t even work at a dispensary due to your lease. So if you partake you go to jail, and you can’t make money off of it. Is the war on drugs over?
Episode description:
Legalization of mar*juana is sweeping across the country. Ayoka Nurse, PhD in Public Policy and Administration, describes these chan...2023-03-211h 31
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2: Episode 1 - Our Communities Will Heal Themselves with Jorge Jimenez, PhDIn this episode we cover the importance of doing science that supports marginalized peoples. We also speculate the impact of upcoming cannabis policy in this episode, which was originally a media watch presentation on marijuana policy in a course titled “The AIDS Epidemic: Inequalities, Ethnography, and Ethics.”
Jorge has a PhD in Bioengineering and worked for years on optimizing a drug delivery method for a corneal disease. Jorge is a community-focused scholar and spends ample time educating LatinX youth about drug delivery. This episode is extra special because our guest is a dear friend, mentor, and a collaborator of Rene’s. Jor...2023-03-1331 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastSeason 2 Trailer! : Politics of the MarginalizedWe're back! Did you miss us? Season 2 is underway and we are excited to release all of our episodes into the deep abyss of podcasts.
Compared to our first 4 episodes, this next series of interviews will be getting more political, as we share the perspectives of some of the marginalized voices in the cannabis community and the rapidly growing industry. We'll focus on our guests' work, passions, and ties to the industry as well as the nuances of their personal relationships with the plant itself.
Our goal with these interviews is to illuminate how cannabis ties these stories together through...2023-03-0605 min
Sister StrugglesFrom Strong Black Woman to Soft Girl Season with Rene Canady (Pt. 2)This week on the podcast, it's part 2 of my conversation with Rene Canady, a WOC, Bioengineer, and Wellness Advocate (@jointhighpothesis). We talk:Intentionally creating spaces that we thrive in, not just tolerateHow taking more risks for the things you want can get you a life you loveFinding our what's important to you = finding your peopleWhy doing nothing about your current situation is only making things worseFollow Rene's podcast: @jointhighpothesisFollow, rate and review with what you think!IG: @SisterStrugglesSelfCare ; @Sister_struggles._podcastTikTok: @SisterstrugglesSelfCareFacebook N...2023-02-1232 minSister StrugglesFrom Strong Black Woman to Soft Girl Season with Rene Canady (Pt. 1)Season 2 is here! And on the first episode, my guest Rene Canady (@jointhighpothesis) and I waste NO time getting into it. We talk:The history of medical experimentation of black women + how modern science still has it wrong.The struggles of being a black woman in the science industry Embracing soft girl season instead of the strong black woman stereotypeHer radical approach against people-pleasing to reclaim her power (it's not what you think!)Follow Rene's podcast: @jointhighpothesisFollow, rate and review with what you think!IG: @SisterStrugglesSelfCare ; @Sister_struggles._p...2023-02-0534 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastEpisode 4: The Swade GuysRene gets corny. Justin gets nerdy. The Swade guys get flowers. And we all get high.
Please join us with our last guests for season one of Joint Highpothesis- the three stooges from Swade Cannabis in Missouri! Listen in to hear about some of the products available for purchase at Swade in person or https://www.swadecannabis.com/ We also talk about our love for Cherokee Street, munchies, and of course, our ancestors' favorite plant.2022-11-171h 21
Joint Highpothesis PotcastEpisode 3 - We Can't Take Moses Nowhere. #SaintLouisShitManUnlike the first 2 episodes, we clown around for the entirety of episode 3, keeping it rowdy and raunchy (sorry grandma, this one isn't for you) with our guest.
....what we're saying is we can’t take Moses nowhere.
Shawn Moses is a whole rockstar spreading his passion amongst the Saint Louis music scene. He can play the guitar behind his back and with his mouth. In episode 3 talk about music, food, managing our Blackness, and of course- our ancestors favorite plant. He also names more references than we can pick up. Did Rene and Justin lose their Black card? Bonus: Count ho...2022-10-1752 min
Joint Highpothesis PotcastEpisode 2 - Plant-Based Munchies with the Cannabis CowboyListen in for Siddik Lartey’s quest to clear his own marijuana charges while doing advocacy work for racial minorities in the food and cannabis industries.
In this episode, the self-proclaimed Cannabis Cowboy talks about growing everything from Durban poison to fruits and veggies to hemp. He promotes his plant-based brand Way2Fresh eats, which caters sports games, holidays, and popups where people want quick and festive food. Siddik also talks about why he doesn’t identify as vegan, but believes Black people deserve easy access to fresh and nutritious food and are in direct connection with the environment. #BurnCleaner
Feel...2022-09-201h 03
Joint Highpothesis PotcastEpisode 1 - Smoke your Herbs!Teresa Wooten of Tea Times covers herbs, healing, health, and wellness.
Weed makes us humble ourselves, grounds us to the earth and to the moment. Who are you in that moment? Does anxiety pass through? Is that image you didn’t want to resee coming back to the surface? Rather than be mad at ourselves for not having a pleasant high, we could choose to see the clear presentations of our biggest mental obstacles.
An obstacle making itself visible is a solution, not a problem. Teresa and I present a discussion on wellness that doesn’t center on buying more mira...2022-08-3043 min