In this episode, we speak to Irma Garcia, a Texas certified sex educator and founder of Dirty South Sex Ed, a social media platform that shares unbiased, inclusive sexual health information to revolutionize wellness and prioritize pleasure among marginalized people in the Deep South. In our conversation, Irma talks about her journey into human sexuality, why it’s important for BIPOC and LGBTQ communities to have access to medically accurate sex information, and how removing the taboo of sex empowers all of us.

• Dirty Talk Sex Education – Austin Chronicle: https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2020-05-16/dirty-south-sex-ed-offers-inclusive-health-information/ 
• Jane’s Due Process: https://janesdueprocess.org/

Irma Follows: 

• Talk Tabu: https://www.instagram.com/talk.tabu/
• Afrosexology: https://www.instagram.com/afrosexology_/

Follow Irma:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexedwithirma/?hl=en
• Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/dirtysouthsexed

In this episode, we speak to Kristen Jeffers, founder and editor-in-chief of The Black Urbanist multimedia platform, as well as an urban planner, author, textile artist and designer, and activist. In our conversation, she talks about the importance of having diverse voices in urban planning, and she discusses her own journey of creating the Black Queer Urbanist Feminist movement.

Show Notes:

• Kristen Jeffers website: https://www.kristenejeffers.com/
• The Black Urbanist website: https://theblackurbanist.com/
• Melvin Mitchell, legendary architect fellow of the American Institute of architects: http://melvinmitchell.writernetwork.com/index.html
• Buy the Block crowdfunding real estate initiative: https://www.cityofrochester.gov/BuyTheBlock/
• Andrés Duany, architect, urban planner founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Duany
• Alexis Nicole Nelson, The Black Forager: https://www.instagram.com/blackforager/?hl=en
• Sherrell Dorsey, American data journalist and founder of The Plug, a Black tech news and insights platform: https://www.sherrelldorsey.com/
• Audre Lorde, a self-described black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde
• bell hooks, American author and social activist: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/bell-hooks
• June Jordan, American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/june-jordanhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/june-jordan
• Buckminster Fuller, American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1966/01/08/in-the-outlaw-area
• Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital: https://backstagecapital.com/

Kristen Follows: 

• Nancy: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/nancy
• Marsha’s Plate: https://www.womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/the-podcast-marshas-plate-centers-the-black-trans-experience
• Making Gay History: https://makinggayhistory.com/
• LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/
• The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us
• The Nation:

In this episode, we speak to Roger Osorio, author of the upcoming book, “The Journey to Reinvention” and founder of The School of Reinvention, where he helps people find success and reinvent their lives on their terms, using their own values, passion, and purpose. In our conversation, he talks about his unique journey from the inner city in New Jersey to Penn State University to a successful career as an inspirational speaker, educator, and coach, who now uses his unique methods to help others reinvent themselves.

Show Notes:

·   Roger Osorio website: https://rogerosorio.com/

·   The School of Reinvention website: https://reinvention.rogerosorio.com/

·   Faculty member at University of Pennsylvania: https://www.upenn.edu/

·   Professor at Sarah Lawrence College: https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/

·   Purchase Roger’s book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Reinvention-Aligned-Passion-Purpose/dp/B0B8K6S9Q1

·   Corporate Quitter podcast episode with Roger Osorio: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-94-the-journey-of-reinvention-with-roger-osorio/id1565634537?i=1000563952855

·   Masterclass website: https://www.masterclass.com/

·   “Show Dog” by Phil Knight: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shoe-Dog/Phil-Knight/9781501135927

Roger Follows: 

·   Phil Knight: https://twitter.com/nikeunleash?lang=en

·   Gabby Ianniello: https://www.instagram.com/corporate.quitter/p/Bmk-omBnTPy/

·   Tony Robbins: https://www.instagram.com/tonyrobbins/?hl=en

Follow Roger:

·   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerosorio/

·   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rogerosorio/

·   Twitter: https://twitter.com/RogerOsorio