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.
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.
A short story about the difficulties of ADHD and memory.
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald talks about his love of dancing and his lifelong struggle with being liked.
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. Join his substack at Pursuing MagLev
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.
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. Buy his book here . Sign up for the new substack here !
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald recounts his life as a writer and his career as a teacher. Buy his book here . Subscribe to his substack here .
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.
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 emotional competence by child gender and age. Results suggest th...
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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. Buy Dr. Gerald's book here.
It's bad. But fuck them. They don't deserve to be the cause of our pain.
Just a brief check in while being very nervous about my impending second child. Will return to full episodes shortly. Buy the book!
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. Buy his book here.
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. Buy his book here!
On this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald debates the fickle nature of white "leftists." Buy Dr. Gerald's book below.
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. BUY DR. GERALD'S NEW BOOK HERE.
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. Buy the book here NOW.
It's what it says - I read the book's intro. You should buy the book
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.
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald discusses a few things he realized in writing his book, and reads the prologue of the book. You can buy the book here.
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald discusses American Fiction and its parallels to his own experience as a Black author who writes "Black" books, and his hope that someday he can be recognized for his baseline skill with words. Pre-order Dr. Gerald's next book here.
In this (short) episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald reflects on his recent move, admits his wife was right as she usually is, and examines why the very specific place he now lives actually works for him whereas a lot of other possible options would not have. Pre-order Dr. Gerald's next book here .
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald speaks with Dr. Brandie Cross about her many varied pursuits, from DEI to cannabis research. It's fun! Pre-order Dr. Gerald's second book here !
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald talks to his friend and fellow podcaster Sara Levine about her home, Long Island, which he hates. And also plane crashes Pre-order Dr. Gerald's second book here! Here is the AI generated summary btw, lol: JPB Gerald and Unknown Speaker discussed the unexpected ways podcasts have helped them form meaningful connections with others. They shared personal experiences of meeting friends through podcasts and highlighted the unique opportunity podcasts provide for p...
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald has an emergency episode with Elise about another podcast episode that's about neurodivergence from an uninformed and harmful perspective.
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald goes over how he got his mental health to the stability and positive space it's in right now, from his school experiences to how he got into therapy to the present. Check his work out at jpbgerald.com.
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald catches back up with his friend and former guest Dr. Caitlin Green, who has made a name for herself in the language social media space, about language and social media fights and parenting. Thanks for listening to the show!
In this episode, Dr. JPB Gerald explores the troubling phenomenon where people who get in trouble for saying racist things use mental illness and/or neurodivergence as excuses for why they did the thing, and how this trend is harmful to the mentally ill and neurodivergent (and people of color).
In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald chats with his college friend, Dr. Seth Ligo, about pop science, its power and pitfalls, and the tightrope between speaking to the public and uninformed pontificating,
