Episode 9 of the WiMP Podcasts features a meditation on change and relationship. Change is constant and relationships are central to who we are and who we are becoming. Change is also something that we're often afraid of or resistant to. How might we consider these things and the relationship (see what I did there?) between them in new ways? Bryan is off this week and next week is still up in the air, so Beats with B will return in two weeks. Reach out, tell me what you think at [email protected]. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wimp-podcast/message

This week on the WiMP Podcast I'm flying solo and diving into a glass case of emotion. First up, in What Deserves a Platform This Week, I talk about a recent CNN article exploring new studies on the trauma experienced by a growing number of Evangelicals brought on by "rapture anxiety."  Then I talk about why it is so hard for me, not only to express my own emotions, but to be present with others expressing their own. There are a number of reasons why expressing and experiencing emotion is hard for men in general including, hyper-masculinity in American culture associating emotional expression with femininity and weakness fear of vulnerability and the effects of substance abuse At the end of the episode I'm joined once again by Bryan as we explore emotions in the lyrics of Kendrick Lamar's "Father Time" from his 2022 album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wimp-podcast/message

This week on the WiMP Podcast I'm joined by Dr. Ernesto Mireles, faculty member in the Cultural and Regional Studies undergraduate program and the Social Justice Community Organizing Master's program at Prescott College. In this episode we talk about: Dr. Mireles's work with the Raza Unida Party Growing up in a racially diverse family in a predominantly privileged white community. Awakening his Xicano identity and the role models that led him into activism. The fight for Xicano/Latino Studies at Michigan State University. The War of the Flea - Dr. Mireles's new documentary film about that struggle at MSU. This week we're excited to present another fantastic Beats with B segment, where Bryan introduces us to a new release from D Smoke, El Rey, released in honor of Hispanic Awareness month and Mexican Independence Day (September 16). We also take a listen to the original song it was inspired by from José Alfredo Jiménez. As always you can reach the podcast directly by sending an email to [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wimp-podcast/message

I wasn't able to schedule a guest for this week so it's just me. Here's how the episode breaks down: In What We Learned this Week: the tragedy of factory farming. In What Deserves a Platform this Week: Patagonia saving the planet and Europe's exportation of misery. And for the main event:  Why it's so hard, particularly for white men of privilege, to be honest, transparent and vulnerable.  Why fear of the appearing weak is so crippling to men and constantly undercuts our ability to be vulnerable. And how power and shame play such important parts in all of it.  Bryan was under the weather this week, so look for Beats with B to return next week when I'm joined by Dr. Ernesto Todd Mireles in a discussion about Xicano studies and activism. Tell us what you think by emailing the podcast directly at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wimp-podcast/message

This week on WiMP I'm joined by two former students, Kiwi and Ryan, who share their experiences of taking an African American history class with me in the spring of 2022, growing up biracial and how that has impacted their lives. The topics we covered included: White guys teaching Black History Living biracial in a White dominant country Choosing friend groups - “Did you go Black, or White?” Shades of Blackness Black representation on popular culture Planning for White Privilege Losing the "Blackcent" - code switching to fit the social narrative AAVE -African American Vernacular English Whites cherry picking Black Culture What do White people need to hear and understand? Black people are not one unit - understanding the fullness of who we are It’s not Black people’s job to educate White people The racism inherent in our constructed language Later in the podcast in Beats with B, Bryan and I talk about Aquamarine, a track off of Cheat Codes, a 2022 release by Danger Mouse & Black Thought. Email the podcast with your feedback or questions at [email protected]. Check out the Beats with B - The WiMP Podcast Mixtape to hear the growing list of songs we cover on the podcast. Available on Apple and YouTube. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wimp-podcast/message

I'm joined by MSU professor, Julian Chambliss, who works in the study of American superheroes in comics, Afrofuturism, and digital humanities. In this extended episode of WiMP (or as I like to call it, the Director's Cut), Julian talks about:  Recovering Black representation in public data  Teaching American history and the creation of whiteness  Afrofuturism, de-centering whiteness, and the construction of time Questions of representation with Black comic characters and creators Black Panther in print and in the MCU At the end of the episode we also have the long awaited debut of Beats with B, as Bryan and I look at Black Superhero, the 2nd track on Robert Glasper's 2022 album, Black Radio III. You can listen to the track in its entirety in the Beats with B - The WiMP Podcast Mixtape, available on: Apple Music YouTube Spotify (coming soon) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wimp-podcast/message

This week my guest, Ben Rous, and I talk about how Jesus, Paul, Mary and other women challenge our typically held notions of gender, authority and power in the Christian church.  For more on sprit, culture and shenanigans, check out the other podcast I do with Ben, Mystery Flight, also available on Apple, Spotify and Anchor.fm. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wimp-podcast/message

This week I talk about the hypocrisy of celebrating Pete Rose, a professional baseball player who was not only banned from Major League Baseball for betting on games as a player/manager for the Cincinnati Reds, but who also admitted to sleeping with a 16 year old in 1975. We also spend some time talking about the irony of the "strong white man" in American Evangelical culture. As always, you can reach out to me via the show's email address: [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wimp-podcast/message

Welcome to Episode 1 of WiMP: White Man of Privilege with Jesse Draper. In this first episode, I briefly introduce myself and the podcast's themes and general structure. Keeping it short and sweet out of the box, I hope you'll come back for more. Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @wimp_podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wimp-podcast/message

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