In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss the challenge of allies asking underrepresented people to validate, police, advise, or assist their allyship. This mental labor can add more of a burden than that allyship removes.
Nov 17, 2023
26 min
In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss "coming out." Typically referring to a queer person letting someone know they aren't straight for the first time. But in this episode, Allie and Michelle talk about the various ways people can come out in their lives. And how "coming out" as an ally is both different and similar to other types of coming out.
Nov 6, 2023
28 min
In this episode Allie and Michelle discuss why and how it can be more expensive to live a life as a disabled person, a woman, a black person, etc. Catch a glimpse into the details of a life you may not be living and let's build empathy together!
Articles mentioned in this episode:
The Cost of Racism
Racial Bias in Medicine
Oct 20, 2023
26 min
When a marginalized person says that a situation is about race, gender, ableism, etc. it's your job as an ally to belive them! In this episode Allie and Michelle disucss this concept and the degree to which they agree with it.
Oct 10, 2023
29 min
In this episode, Michelle chats with Francesca Marano and Siobhan McKeown about their new initiative, WP Includes, aimed at increasing the representation of womenin WordPress boardrooms and leadership. Learn more at: https://wpincludes.me/
Sep 28, 2023
34 min
In this episode, Allie and Michelle chat about the highlights and memorable conversations they've had as a part of recording the Inclusive Webinar Series. They also touch updates and feelings on other parts of the brand.
Sep 22, 2023
37 min
In this episode, Michelle talks with Anne McCarthy. Anne (she/they) works for Automattic as a sponsored contributor to the WordPress.org project, spearheading the FSE Outreach Program and participating on multiple release squads in various capacities. In this episode, the pair touch on what Anne is currently working on, including the blocks museum, how to contribute to a release squad, and the new Underrepresented Gender Team for WordPress 6.4.
Sep 15, 2023
31 min
In this episode, Allie and Michelle sit down with Samah Nasr, who has worked at Yoast since 2018 as a Community Project Manager. Samah works closely with many of the Yoast community DEI effots, such as the Yoast Diversity Fund and Yoast Care Fund.
Sep 11, 2023
26 min
When people point to social issues that affect many, we can often look at that as a political issue. This kind of thinking creates division where there doesn't need to be any. And overlooks the human beings at the center of these issues. In this episode Allie and Michelle look at a recent discussion relating to WordCamp 2023 as an example of unfairly and unjusutly politicizing and subsequently dehumanizing people at the core of important conversations.
Aug 28, 2023
19 min
In this episode, Allie and Michelle talk to Femi Lewis and Maestro Stevens, two upcoming speakers at WordCamp US. They discuss their speaking experience and their unique journeys seeing themselves represented (or not) in the community.
Femi Lewis's Website
Femi Lewis's Twitter
Maestro Stevens Wesite
Maestro Stevens LinkedIn
Femi'w WCUS Workshop
Maestro's WCUS Panel
BlackPress
Aug 17, 2023
28 min
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