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Season 4 (Academic Year 2024-2025)
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| 1 | Listen | Mammy, Jezebel, and Sapphire Stereotypes: Intersectional Stereotyping and Voter Bias | Listen in as Associate Professor of Political Science Danielle Joesten Martin talks with Rana McReynolds, Sac State alum and Assistant Professor of African American Studies at San Jose State, about her research on how mass media stereotypes of Black women shape evaluations of Black women candidates in the United States. They discuss Rana’s academic journey, her intersectional research, and the implications of her research for the 2024 presidential election in which one of the major party candidates is a Black, Asian American woman. Transcript |
| 2 | Listen | Woman Leaders! A Platica with the Leaders of the Serna Center and Dreamer Resource Center | The Serna Center and Dreamer Resource Center at Sacramento State are home to various resources for Latine students. In this episode, we speak with Juana Zaragoza and Kimberly Gomez, program directors of the Serna Center and Dreamer Resource Center, respectively. Transcript |
Season 3 (Academic Year 2023-2024)
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| 1 | Listen | Dr. Flojaune Cofer on Progressive Policy, Political Engagement, and Mayoral Leadership in the City of Sacramento. | Listen in as epidemiologist, local community advocate, and mayoral candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer (Dr. Flo) talks with Sac State Professor Monicka Tutschka about how progressive policies, when created by political elites and policy experts in collaboration with the public, are more likely to have lasting positive effects, as they work to preserve, protect, nourish and empower diverse communities across Sacramento. Dr. Flo also uplifts the value of various forms of political engagement. Transcript S3E1 |
| 2 | Listen | Mi Gente, Mi Cultura |
Listen in as Sac State alumni Víctor R. Rodríguez Tafoya talks with Sac State Professor Heidy Sarabia about gender roles, power dynamics, education, and the importance of building social and political participation (Spanish only edition). Transcript S3E2 |
| 3 | Listen | Helping Sacramento Reimagine Public Safety | Listen in as Sac State alumna and licensed psychologist Dr. Corrine McIntosh Sako talks with filmmaker Matthew Solomon about his documentary “Reimagining Safety.” The film features ten experts discussing how policing and incarceration create more harm than good, why the system persists, and what changes can be made to make everyone safe. A free community event on Friday, September 22 at 4pm at the Hinde Auditorium in Sac State’s Union will screen the film and be followed by a discussion panel with local community experts who are working to transform public safety. Transcript S3E3 |
| 4 | Listen | Under-representation in Mathematics: why does it matter? | Within the field of mathematics, there is a broad under-representation of many groups of people, especially LGBT+, people of color, undocumented people, people with disabilities, and other marginalized groups. Listen in as Sac State mathematics alumna Brianna Davis leads a group of math undergraduates through a discussion of how current students perceive this issue. The episode highlights some of the work already done at Sac State and what changes would make mathematics accessible and inclusive to all groups. Transcript S3E4 |
| 5 | Listen | Amreet Sandhu on Building Justice in Sacramento and Across the World. |
Listen as Amreet Sandhu, a librarian and candidate for Sacramento City Council who would be representing the Sac State Campus, talks with Sac State Professor Monicka Tutschka about human rights and her work to make Sacramento a more livable city through a focus on affordable housing, investments in social infrastructure, access to information and justice, and becoming a climate resilient community.Transcript S3E5. |
| 6 | Listen | Women's Experiences with Incarceration, Rehabilitation and Re-entry. |
Listen in as Sac State Sociology Student Moon Martinez talks with three guests about gender disparities in incarceration, rehabilitation and re-entry services in the California State Prison System. Transcript S3E6. |
| 7 | Listen | Students for Quality Education (SQE) at Sac State | Listen in as Sac State sociology major Tejhasvi Jaikumar interviews political science major Michael Lee-Chang, a student intern with Students for Quality Education (SQE) at Sac State. Michael discusses his experiences with campus organizing for affordable, accessible and quality education. Transcript S3E7 |
| 8 | Listen | Black Trans Girl Magic: Recovering the Lost Histories of Black Trans Women with Professor Mulholland | Listen in as Sac State political science professor Anna Daily talks with Sac State history professor Rebekkah Mulholland about the lives and experiences of Black trans* women, language choice, story-telling and key figures in history. Transcript S3E8 |
| 9 | Listen | Social Justice Union Organizing with the California Faculty Association (CFA) |
Creating and supporting working and learning conditions that are equitable and just are the core of social justice union organizing. Listen in as Sac State Social Sciences Librarian Melissa Cardenas-Dow discusses social justice union organizing with key members of the Sacramento chapter of CFA: Anne Luna, CFA Sacramento chapter President, Margarita Berta-Avila; Immediate Past President of CFA Sacramento chapter; and Andrea Terry, Sacramento chapter Political Action & Legislation Committee Chair. Transcript S3E9 |
| 10 | Listen | Building Tomorrow's Leaders by Investing in Parent Leaders Today. | Listen in as Sac State sociology alumna Maria-Elena Pulido-Sepulveda discusses the family as an agent of political socialization and civic engagement in the context of parenthood with three recent graduates of the Sacramento Parent Leadership Institute: Crystal Harding, Fienishia Wash and Zainab During . Transcript S3E10 |
| 11 | Listen | Why is Representation in Children’s Literature Important? | Listen in as Sac State alumni Ryan McMurray, M.A., and Dr. Tonmar Johnson talk with San Francisco-based artist Christopher Burch about the need for more equitable representation in children’s literature. The three speakers are publishing an upcoming book series featuring African American protagonists through their media company, 7th Gap Media. They will further explore their journey in writing such a book, creating a space for other writers and artists to do the same, and the path forward for equity in the arts. Transcript S3E11 |
| 12 | Listen | How theatres of color in Sacramento contribute to social justice and economic development | The three professional theatre companies in Sacramento work hard to provide diversity in their programming but fall short from time to time. Theatres of Color, Sacramento, fills the gaps offering opportunity for performing artists to thrive artistically in our region while presenting stories not often presented to audiences of color. Transcript S3E12 |
| 13 | Listen | Social Justice Through the Lens of Kachiside Madu | Listen in as Sac State photography undergraduates Evalina Carrillo, Angelo Hinojosa, and Jonathan Wong talk with Sacramento photographer Kachiside Madu about photography as activism and how the camera can be used to advance social justice. Transcript S3E13 |
| 14 | Listen | [Placeholder: Living Precariously] |
Students in Photo 175 will be heading out into the field (literally!) to record interviews with various people around the Central Valley to learn about relationships to land, stewardship, and environmental justice. Students will co-produce this episode with Professor Eliza Gregory. Transcript S3E14 |
| 15 | Listen | What is the role of colleges in addressing food and housing insecurity among students? | As the importance of a college degree has increased so has its cost. Within this context, a growing share of students in college struggle to make ends meet and some experience food and housing insecurity. However, there is wide variability in the response to student homelessness and housing insecurity across institutions of higher education in the United States. In this episode, Sac State professors Susanna Curry and Arturo Baiocchi sit down with two experts on this issue, Dr. Rashida Crutchfield and Professor Jessica Wolin, to talk about how colleges and communities across the nation are approaching the issue. Transcript S3E15 |
| 16 | Listen | Conditional Belonging: The Racialization of Iranians in the Wake of Anti-Muslim Politics. |
Sacramento State Political Science faculty and IMESC director Sahar Razavi talks with Associate Professor of Sociology Sahar Sadeghi about her research on the experiences of Iranian immigrants in the United States and Germany. Sadeghi’s recently-published book discusses the intersection of race, immigration, and power in the wider context of immigrants’ perception of social belonging. Transcript S3E16 |
| 17 | Listen | Advocating for trans communities: an interview with Assembly Candidate Evan Minton | Sacramento State Professor Tristan Josephson interviews legislative and policy advocate Evan Minton, a trailblazer for the trans community, to talk about Evan's campaign, trans political representation, healthcare access, and anti-trans legislation, as well as how trans social justice visions can make connections across a range of progressive social and political issues. Transcript S3E17 |
| 18 | Listen | The Who, What, and Why of ASI | Political science undergraduate Mai Lam talks with ASI President Nataly Andrade-Dominguez and Vice President Veronica Boulos about the role of ASI on Sac State’s campus. They focus on key agenda points such as Title IX, changes in FASFA, and basic needs provision. Transcript S3E18 |
| 19 | Listen | Something's in the air. | In this episode Political Science graduate student Veronica Mozqueda and Environmental Studies Department Chair Dr. Wayne Linklater talk about air pollution research in Sacramento's environmental justice zones. Transcript S3E19 |
| 20 | Listen | Global Perspectives with Tomorrow’s Leaders: Is Model United Nations the Answer? | Sacramento State’s 2023 Model United Nations cohort joins the Building Justice podcast in a special episode to discuss their recent participation in both domestic and international National Model United Nations (NMUN) conferences, experiences in the MUN program, and the impact of international relations in their undergraduate studies. Transcript S3E20 |
| 21 | Listen | Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention at Sac State | In this episode, Communication Studies student Victor Tafoya and Associate Professor of Sociology Dr. Lina Rincon interview the Associate Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO), Stephanie Cruz. Stephanie discusses her work to build awareness on how to prevent sexual assault. She offers insights on the global history of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. She also shares details on how to get educated and join the movement to prevent sexual assault. Transcipt S3E21 |
| 22 | Listen | The Fight Against School Segregation: An Interview with Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola | Listen in as Sacramento State Professor Dr. Elvia Ramirez interviews Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola about her book, The Bricks Before Brown: The Chinese American, Native American, and Mexican Americans’ Struggle for Educational Equality. In her book, Dr. Martinez-Cola examines the many legal cases that preceded the well-known 1954 school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education. Tune in to hear Dr. Martinez-Cola talk about the ways that Chinese Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans bravely fought against school segregation and helped pave the road to Brown. Transcript S3E22 |