Episode description

Host Farai Chideya talks with author Minda Harts about the moment she made a difficult decision to leave a racist work environment and prioritize her mental health. Journalist Adam Serwer shares why he felt it was important to write about the Trump Presidency, even if he lost the 2020 election. Farai and business of entertainment contributor Casey Mendoza nerd out about the women of color making waves in science fiction and fantasy fandoms. And in a special episode of Sippin’ the Political Tea, retired Major General Linda Singh and Navy veteran Tashandra Poullard open up to Farai about the challenges of coming home from war, and how they’d like to see the U.S. military evolve beyond the “forever wars.”

EPISODE RUNDOWN

0:22 Author and executive Minda Harts on healing from racial trauma in the workplace

13:03 Journalist Adam Serwer on tracing the genealogy of racism and eugenics

21:14 Casey Mendoza on the women of color making their mark in sci-fi and fantasy

31:55 Sippin’ the Political Tea: a special roundtable on the future of the U.S. military with two female women of color veterans