You & two of your friends can win a 30-minute Zoom session with me 👀
Link in bio! Bid on my @Charitybuzz auction in partnership with @TahirihJustice and its mission to support survivors of gender-based violence.
@podcrushed—the podcast where I read your middle school story—explores the heartbreak, anxiety and self-discovery of being a teenager. With my co-hosts @nnnava & @scribbledbysophie, we bring you stories and conversations about middle school: from childhood crushes & battles with body hair, to fights, faux pas and FFS moments… It’s a good time. May 18!!!
Engineering and production by our good friend @notdavey. Find us on @stitcherpodcasts or where ever you get your podcasts.
@podcrushed—the podcast where I read your middle school story—explores the heartbreak, anxiety and self-discovery of being a teenager. With my co-hosts @nnnava & @scribbledbysophie, we bring you stories and conversations about middle school: from childhood crushes & battles with body hair, to fights, faux pas and FFS moments… It’s a good time. May 18!!!
Engineering and production by our good friend @notdavey. Find us on @stitcherpodcasts or where ever you get your podcasts.
#StopHatePropaganda Today, I am joining people around the world for a campaign against hate speech. Members of the Bahá’í Faith in Iran are being targeted by hate propaganda being spread by media owned by their own government. Please repost if you are moved to!!
@rainnwilson interviewed me on @bahaiblog podcast (link in bio) about my journey towards the Bahá’í Faith and an exploration of its teachings. We open with a real banger about fame & anxiety, touch on race & social media, and manage to keep things constructive, I hope. If you’re listening and find anything about the Bahá’í writings interesting, or have any questions, please use Bahai.org as a resource.
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Two disclaimers: let me get ahead of you and acknowledge that 1) yes, I’m wearing a hat, and 2) beware that whenever I say “I’ll try not to be too tangential,” there is a massive tangent ahead.
I was about two years younger than most everyone else in my grade. Sometimes it was absolutely painful to appear younger, smaller and less of a “man” than my peers—and let’s be clear, as a 12 year old American boy in 1998-1999, the image of a “man” in my head was an impossible combo of two iconic duos: Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum in “Independence Day”, and Edward Norton & Brad Pitt in “Fight Club”. Needless to say, I always wondered when my six pack was gonna start showing and when I would meet a stripper I could marry. When the charming dynamic I saw in movies between these men and their female counterparts DID NOT develop between me and the girls I had crushes on, I would struggle with feelings of self-worth. This would continue until—hang on, my therapist is texting me rn
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I’m working on @podcrushed // a podcast coming soon, full of true stories & reflections like these. We’ve already gotten so many submissions, but please, keep them coming! Hilarious, heartbreaking, horrifying—whatever story you got, we want to hear it. Follow @podcrushed for more info & stay tuned.
ICYMI…. @younetflix out soon. Your #toxicfave is baaack 🔪🧢👶🏻
My podcast @podcrushed is out in a few days—swipe to listen to the trailer (or bio). On @stitcherpodcasts or WHERE EVER you get your podcasts.
My podcast @podcrushed is out in a few days—swipe to listen to the trailer (or bio). On @stitcherpodcasts or WHERE EVER you get your podcasts.
“I don’t drink but my dog is a lush.” Once again, my friend @zayforpaws takes my dog and dresses him up unasked, and I am not mad.
I am speaking solely to white people. Especially the loud ones—bc I hear you. And most of all, to myself.
We can’t *not* have internalized the racism of our society. Are there other white people we deem “the problem”? I think, the rest of the human family cannot endure our impatience with each other any longer. We have to listen, learn and teach each other.
This doesn’t mean social change amounts to emotional work, but it does start there when you wake up, and end there when you go to sleep. Everyday. This is part of what sustains constructive, lasting social change.
#justiceforgeorgefloyd #blacklivesmatter
Conversation & Music re: Racial Justice and Amity
Thank you to @people for giving me a chance to share about the incredible work of @tahirihjustice. In a time when we’re all reflecting on the injustices in our society, organizations like Tahirih, who are fighting to end violence against women with an anti-racism lens, are offering real solutions toward a more equal and just society. Learn more at tahirih.org and support their work today.
Join me & @tahirihjustice in the #BigHeartedCampaign raising money for survivors of domestic abuse & violence. Link in Bio thru Dec 3!
My old pal @chacecrawford on this week’s episode of @podcrushed and we get into it. Such a thoughtful, kind & gracious man ••• take a listen
Sometimes It Snows In May
For those feeling conflicted about the process of voting, I encourage you to go. “Yes” to all of your concerns. It’s an imperfect process in a deeply flawed system, but it is a tool thru which our system can be improved and existing rights be protected. There are people who have sacrificed plenty—risked and given their lives—for these rights. It is important to vote. And let it be one step of many that you take—a first step towards action, rather than a Hail Mary flourish like “I did it!” If there are any feelings of inadequacy that arise as you do, search them for clues. What else do you want to do? How else can you contribute to the betterment of the world? Please do. We all need you.
For those feeling conflicted about the process of voting, I encourage you to go. “Yes” to all of your concerns. It’s an imperfect process in a deeply flawed system, but it is a tool thru which our system can be improved and existing rights be protected. There are people who have sacrificed plenty—risked and given their lives—for these rights. It is important to vote. And let it be one step of many that you take—a first step towards action, rather than a Hail Mary flourish like “I did it!” If there are any feelings of inadequacy that arise as you do, search them for clues. What else do you want to do? How else can you contribute to the betterment of the world? Please do. We all need you.
Out now!! 🎥 “Mercy” by @domino_kirke_badgley // I’m still blown away by this achingly beautiful work of art coming at the close of #PregancyAndInfantLossAwareness month… She says it best:
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“After the procedure, I reached for the woman’s hand sitting next to me in the recovery room. We both lost babies around the same time. She was surprised when she felt my touch, but she didn’t let go. I told her we would be ok. We would try again when we felt ready, as though she and I were going to try and conceive. This song was fueled by the hum of hormones still flooding my body, written while I was still bleeding. Written while I was still longing. I wrote this so I could attempt to push the evidence out of me. Evidence that couldn’t leave fast enough. This song is me going head to head with the science proving that our babies’ cells migrate into our bloodstream even if we do not carry to term. After many years of witnessing souls jump in and out of bodies, I wasn’t as prepared as I thought for this soul to linger the way it did. Her name was ‘Mercy.’ Thank you, Mercy, for showing me how to stay put and wait for the gems.”
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Video by artist & animator Nalani Williams ( @nalanimation ) // “Mercy”produced & engineered by @eliotkrimsky /// mixed & mastered by @mixedbyrachel
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The brilliant @dr.joydegruy will have you alternating between tears & laughter; and you’ll learn. Every Wednesday! This week: “Be sure to join us tomorrow for a discussion on the history of policing in America. In order for us to heal and remedy the problem we must first understand the root cause and properly diagnose the illness. #BeTheHealing”
Subscribe and share her channel! YouTube.com/DrJoyDeGruy
Please take the time to follow @aftershockdoc & get your ticket for the documentary by @tonyalewislee & @pizelt examining one of the most pressing national crises in America & the growing movement that surrounds it: The U.S. maternal-mortality crisis. Premiere’s TONIGHT 1/23 and Tues 1/25 #Blackmaternalhealth #aftershockdoc #Sundance 🌹
@podcrushed this week is a host-centric episode. Myself, @nnnava & @scribbledbysophie interview each other. No guests to get in the way of our inimitable banter! And actually a lot of poignant moments. Check my stories for one example 👀
Have you heard our premiere episode yet? It features this very real, very awkward story by @kinseygrow that was animated by @javadoodles. Check it out
Today’s episode features @tatigabrielle // this is a very fun one, I think, and profound. Check out @podcrushed wherever you get your podcasts!
