Category Archive: Radio

#NODAPL: Sarah Young Bear-Brown

One of the longest running stories of 2016 was the protest at Standing Rock, ND – to reroute the Dakota Access Pipeline. This protest gathered indigenous communities, environmentalists and allies from all over the… Continue reading

#Deaf(in)Justice Part 2: Talila Lewis

**This is the second episode in a two-part series that discusses the Deaf community’s complicated relationship with the Justice System. The Deaf community is at a unique intersection of linguistic minority and disability… Continue reading

#Deaf(in)Justice Part 1: Amber Farrelly

**This is the first episode in a two-part series that discusses the Deaf community’s complicated relationship with the Justice System. The Deaf community is at a unique intersection of linguistic minority and disability… Continue reading

Anat Maytal: A SCOTUS Tale

Anat Maytal is the president of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association and an attorney with Baker Hostetler in New York City specializing in Business Litigation. You might recognize her as… Continue reading

Imam Daayiee Abdullah: Reconciling Faith and Sexuality

**This is the second episode in a two-part series examining the intersection of sexuality with faith and ethnicity. You can listen to the first episode in the series here. Daayiee Abdullah is a religious and… Continue reading

Sapna Pandya: On Faith, Tradition and Sexuality

**This is the first in a two-part series examining the intersection of sexuality with faith and ethnicity.  I first met Sapna Pandya, very briefly, when she officiated my friend’s Deaf, gay, (“big, fat”)… Continue reading

#CripTheVote: Alice Wong, Gregg Beratan, Andrew Pulrang

The disability community comprises of the world’s largest minority. Thanks to the efforts of Alice Wong, Gregg Beratan and Andrew Pulrang, the community has a political voice and base in this national election… Continue reading

Sikh Captain America Kicks Intolerant Ass

For my podcast, Intersections Radio, I’ve been doing a three-part series on South Asian comic/graphic/cartoon artists who use their talent and artwork for social justice. This is the last in the series: Vishavjit Singh… Continue reading

Adil and Kamil Imtiaz: Buraaq

For my podcast, Intersections Radio, I’m doing a series on South Asian comic/graphic/cartoon artists who use their talent and artwork for social justice. You can check out the first episode. This is the… Continue reading

Gauher Aftab: Paasban – The Guardian

For my podcast, Intersections Radio, I’m doing a series on South Asian comic/graphic/cartoon artists who use their talent and artwork for social justice. This is the first in the series: Gauher Aftab is… Continue reading