My Racist Friend
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Episode 2.5: Knight Life
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Prompted by an episode from another podcast, Amy shares her thoughts on disentangling her identity from Hoosier basketball. She and Don talk about the recent return of former Indiana University head basketball coach Bob Knight to Bloomington and what it was like to grow up in his shadow, unpacking some of the problematic underpinnings of his behavior.
Additional resources:
Hidden Brain: "Passion Isn't Enough: The Rise Of 'Political Hobbyism' in the United States" (NPR podcast, 2/10/2020)
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Episode 2.4: Sundown
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
This episode, Don and Amy invite two guests into their conversation. Aleisha Kropf asks Dr. LaShawn Williams to help her explore what it means to discover your hometown was a Sundown Town, even when you don't visit anymore. Along the way, the group discusses the culture of silence, parenting children of color, and passing as a means of survival.
Additional resources:
"Was your town a sundown town?" (James Loewen, UU World, 2/18/2008)
"'Sundown towns': Midwest confronts its complicated racial legacy" (Jack Shuler, CSM, 3/27/2017)
Follow the Bloomington Center for Connection on Facebook to find out more about the 2020 Relational Summit, to be held in Bloomington, Indiana on May 14-17.
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Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Episode 2.3: The Muddle in the Middle
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Amy and Don explore the value and challenges of getting in the MUD—Mystery, Uncertainty, and Doubt—where vulnerability creates space for change. They look at bias in a local newspaper article on Sarah Dye, a white supremacist who remains entrenched in the Bloomington Farmers Market, and discuss the varied reaction to the recent Super Bowl halftime show.
Additional resources:
Native Americans and Mount Rushmore
The Sordid History of Mount Rushmore
Gatehouse Media Buys Bloomington's Herald-Times
Gatehouse Media (Influence Watch)
Buy "Your Racist Friend" by They Might Be Giants on iTunes