Raising Rebels
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsA podcast about oppressed parents raising free children, hosted by Noleca Radway. Each episode features courageous conversations with real parents. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Our Story (hosted by Blu Radway)
November 24, 2022 18:39 - 57 minutes - 65.9 MBQ&A It’s the season 4 finale and we are having all the feelings. In this episode Noleca is in the hot seat and Blu, her oldest child, is asking all the questions. They cover everything from romance to chores, growth and legacy. Magic is created when these two humans get to share their stories. Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. You can find us on Instagram @Rais...
Hopeless Joy (with Bayo Akomolafe)
November 09, 2022 14:28 - 57 minutes - 65.8 MBIn this very special episode, Noleca is joined by philosopher and writer, Bayo Akomolafe to dig deep into hopelessness. What is possible when we abandon hope, what is gained? What can our children teach us about the “Thickness of Now.” Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod [email protected]. Thank you for...
Rage and Love (with Resham Mantri, Carvell Wallace & Homero Radway)
October 27, 2022 12:55 - 1 hour - 110 MBIs your child apoplectic, overcome with rage about the state of the world? How do they express that rage? How does that rage trigger you? Noleca is joined by loved ones, Resham Mantri, Carvell Wallace & Homero Radway to talk about their amazing apoplectic children. We often experience our children’s expression of rage as chaos due to our programming and traumas. Chaos is the property of a complex system whose behavior is so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitiv...
Choosing Family ( with Siobhan Anderson & Latoya McFarlane)
October 13, 2022 10:13 - 51 minutes - 59.3 MBChoosing Family In this very special episode, Noleca is talking about family with her sister and bonus sister, Siobhan Anderson and Latoya McFarlane. What is the role of family? How do we build chosen family with our children? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod [email protected]. Thank you for liste...
Big Big Energy (with Vennylinzo Lugard)
October 04, 2022 15:30 - 46 minutes - 53.3 MBS4 E6 Big Big Energy (Vennylinzo Lugard) In this episode we are talking about SEX. Noleca speaks with artist and dominatrix Vennylinzo Lugard about parenting as a sexually liberated person. How do we claim, embrace and use our sexual energy? How do we talk to our children about sensuality and sexuality without shame? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. You ca...
What to keep (with Dani Mcclain)
September 29, 2022 12:54 - 52 minutes - 528 MBIn this episode, Noleca speaks with writer and journalist Dani Mcclain about archiving. What do we hold on to and preserve? What precious things will help tell our story? What of our history do we share with our children and what do you keep secret? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod [email protected]. Thank you...
Yummy (with Noah Tucker)
September 15, 2022 12:37 - 46 minutes - 52.8 MBYummy (with Noah Tucker) Welcome all foodies! In this episode, Noleca connects with chef and resurntureur Noah Tucker about food as a way to connect with our children. How do you teach our children about the importance of eating well while allowing them to shape their own relationships with food? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. You can find us on Instagram @...
Open About Being Open (with Resham Mantri)
September 08, 2022 18:27 - 54 minutes - 48.7 MBEthical Non-monogamy is on the rise, but how do we talk with our children about unconventional relationships. On this episode of Raising Rebels, Noleca gets into it with writer and death doula Resham Mantri. They discuss practicing non-monogamy as mothers of color. What and how do you share being in open relationships with our children? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. ...
Letting go, while holding on (with Carvell Wallace)
September 02, 2022 09:03 - 59 minutes - 68.1 MBIn this episode, Noleca talks with Carvell Wallace about “empty nest” and the complicated feelings that develop as we witness our children growing past us. What is our role as parents once our children no longer need parenting? How do we mourn the loss? What comes next? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebe...
“You can ask me anything, but…” (with Andrea O'Brien Vives)
August 25, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 377 MBWelcome to Season IV! What keeps us from sharing our whole truth with our children? On this episode of Raising Rebels Noleca connects with Andrea of the Cheat Code podcast about sharing our secrets, shames, and hidden places with our children. What do we risk by telling our truth and what can we gain? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. You can find us on Instagram @Raisin...
Introducing #Triggered
February 18, 2021 23:00 - 38 minutes - 87.5 MBIntroducing #TRIGGERED a media review podcast about all things that made us feel something and why! Join sister friends Andrea, host of the Cheat Code Podcast and Noleca, host of the Raising Rebels Podcast as they get into all of their feelings. A Domino Sound production. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Black In Amsterdam (with Ayra Kip!)
November 19, 2020 19:40 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBAsk for more. That's the lesson, and it's one our host Noleca applied when she and her life partner, Homero, moved their family out of the United States. But they didn't do it alone, and in this episode she chats with the woman responsible for their safe passage to Amsterdam. Together, Noleca and Ayra discuss their decision to raise their children in the Netherlands, share stories about Blackness, and detail the ways they intend to show up more for their people. See acast.com/privacy ...
Black In Amsterdam (with Ayra Kip!)
November 19, 2020 19:40 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBAsk for more. That's the lesson, and it's one our host Noleca applied when she and her life partner, Homero, moved their family out of the United States. But they didn't do it alone, and in this episode she chats with the woman responsible for their safe passage to Amsterdam. Together, Noleca and Ayra discuss their decision to raise their children in the Netherlands, share stories about Blackness, and detail the ways they intend to show up more for their people. Get bonus content on Patre...
Black In Amsterdam (with Arya Kipp!)
November 19, 2020 19:40 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBAsk for more. That's the lesson, and it's one our host Noleca applied when she and her life partner, Homero, moved their family out of the United States. But they didn't do it alone, and in this episode she chats with the woman responsible for their safe passage to Amsterdam. Together, Noleca and Arya discuss their decision to raise their children in the Netherlands, share stories about Blackness, and detail the ways they intend to show up more for their people. See acast.com/privacy...
Away-Sickness (with Qianna and Andre Pijeaux!)
November 12, 2020 18:33 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBTo move is to survive, at least that's often the case for Black people. In this episode our host Noleca chats with Qianna and Andre about movement and their collective decision to choose safety and peace. Together they reveal the affect moving has had on their children and discuss what they have learned, struggled with, and appreciated about their travels. This conversation begs the question, if you could move to a place that suited your family and valued your life, where would you go and w...
Away-Sickness (with Qianna and Andre Pijeaux!)
November 12, 2020 18:33 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBTo move is to survive, at least that's often the case for Black people. In this episode our host Noleca chats with Qianna and Andre about movement and their collective decision to choose safety and peace. Together they reveal the affect moving has had on their children and discuss what they have learned, struggled with, and appreciated about their travels. This conversation begs the question, if you could move to a place that suited your family and valued your life, where would you go and w...
The Ballot or the Bullet (with Allegra and Keith White!)
October 29, 2020 15:50 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBVote or die? Propaganda or facts? In this episode, Noleca chats with her life partner Homero and friends of the pod, Allegra and Keith White about the high stakes of the upcoming Nov. 2020 presidential elections and the obligation to go vote. Together they discuss if there's any difference between an overt and covert racist, how they are prepping their families for election day, and if staying in the U.S. is worth it--no matter who sits in the White House. Get bonus content on Patreon H...
What in the PWI (with Shalewa Mackall!)
October 23, 2020 20:17 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBEvery decision has a consequence and trade-off, especially when it involves attending or working at a predominately white institution. In this week's episode, Noleca and her Woe, Shalewa discuss what it's like to be a guide. They also speak on the gains they get from working with students, but also the trauma of having to compartmentalize racism and micro-aggressions from white colleagues, children, and parents at PWIs. It's not cute. It's a lot to confront and it makes one wonder . . . is...
These White Folks Are Crazy (with Shalewa Mackall!)
October 23, 2020 20:17 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBEvery decision has a consequence and trade-off, especially when it involves attending or working at a predominately white institution. In this week's episode, Noleca and her Woe, Shalewa discuss what it's like to be a guide. They also speak on the gains they get from working with students, but also the trauma of having to compartmentalize racism and micro-aggressions from white colleagues, children, and parents at PWIs. It's not cute. It's a lot to confront and it makes one wonder . . . is...
Divination (with Timil Jones!)
October 15, 2020 23:59 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThe ancestors are speaking. Are you listening? Are you open? This week our host Noleca chats with mystic Timil Jones about all things divination. Together the two discuss alters, tarot cards, divine knowing, and giving our children the space and guidance to engage with the astral plane. Perhaps our grandmas, big mamas, and aunties were on to something? And maybe our bodies have always known that time is not real and we already have everything we need to fly. Tune in for a treat and some o...
Divination (with Timil Jones!)
October 15, 2020 23:59 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThe ancestors are speaking. Are you listening? Are you open? This week our host Noleca chats with mystic Timil Jones about all things divination. Together the two discuss alters, tarot cards, divine knowing, and giving our children the space and guidance to engage with the astral plane. Perhaps our grandmas, big mamas, and aunties were on to something? And maybe our bodies have always known that time is not real and we already have everything we need to fly. Tune in for a treat and some o...
Parenting from afar (with Asad!)
October 08, 2020 12:56 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThis week we're talking parenting when we are physically apart from our children. We discuss surrendering control, confronting our ego, and how to remain present--no matter the distance. Our guest is a friend of the pod and Noleca's god brother, Asad. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How you going to play if you can't get dirty?
October 03, 2020 00:36 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBThe relationship between black families and the great outdoors, with Gillianne Roberts educator, activist and mother. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On Beauty (with Ola Ronke!)
September 24, 2020 21:57 - 36 minutes - 84.3 MBThis week we’re talking about beauty: what makes us feel beautiful, how to make our children feel beautiful. We get into all the complications of living in a world where our black and brown children often aren’t celebrated for their beauty and are made to feel other. Our guest is friend of the pod (and Noleca’s Friend Crush!) Ola Ronke, artist, set designer and founder of The Free Black Women’s Library. Find her on Patreon HERE and support her work! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on ...
The known unknown (with Carvell Wallace!)
September 17, 2020 19:57 - 48 minutes - 111 MBThis week, our dear dear friend Carvell Wallace joins us for another conversation about the future. Check out his episode from last season, if you haven't already! Carvell is a New York Times Bestselling author, memoirist, and award-winning podcaster who covers race, arts, culture, film and music for a wide variety of news outlets. He has a new podcast out right now called "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America." Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
How to unschool your children and yourself (with Tiersa McQueen!)
September 10, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBWe’re ALL figuring out how to educate our children during the pandemic. It can be overwhelming and scary, and sometimes it feels like we’re all alone as parents, trying to make it work. This week, Tiersa McQueen (follow her @tiersaj!) joins us to share her wisdom and experiences with unschooling her four children, and why she’ll never go back to the traditional model of schooling. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Death is stupid (with Randie and Mikey from Black Millennial Marriage!)
September 03, 2020 20:13 - 59 minutes - 135 MBMany of us have experienced and are experiencing tragic loss in this time of pandemic. In this episode, we're joined by Randie and Mikey Chapman, the hosts of our FAVORITE podcast, the Black Millennial Marriage podcast. We talk about death, loss, grief and all that comes with it. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“You don’t have to earn rest” (with Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry!)
August 27, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBThis interview was one of our all-time favorites. Tricia Hersey is the founder of The Nap Ministry, a revolutionary organization that examines the liberating power of naps. Tricia teaches us how rest is a form of resistance & reparations, and how naps are portals to other dimensions. Plus, Blu discovers the wonder of naps! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The benefits of deschooling and unschooling in 2020 (with Akilah Richards!)
August 20, 2020 08:19 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis week we’re joined by the incredible Akilah Richards, who is in the vanguard of the deschooling and unschooling movements. Our understanding of education has been turned upside down during this time of pandemic and revolution. Traditional education is becoming an unviable option for many families. So what is deschooling, and how can it help liberate our children? Akilah shows us the way, and shares how she started on her journey to unschool her children. See acast.com/privacy for pr...
Hella schoolish (with Akilah Richards!)
August 20, 2020 08:19 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis week we’re joined by the incredible Akilah Richards, who is in the vanguard of the deschooling and unschooling movements. Our understanding of education has been turned upside down during this time of pandemic and revolution. Traditional education is becoming an unviable option for many families. So what is deschooling, and how can it help liberate our children? Akilah shows us the way, and shares how she started on her journey to unschool her children. Get bonus content on Patreon Hos...
Imagining a new reality (with Matika Wilbur!)
August 13, 2020 15:08 - 54 minutes - 124 MBWelcome to Season 3 of Raising Rebels! We’re so happy to be back. Today we’re joined by Matika Wilbur. Matika is a visual storyteller from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington, for the past five years has been traveling and photographing Indian Country in pursuit of one goal: To Change the Way We See Native America. Matika and Noleca talk about the future, and imagining a new reality for ourselves and our children. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
RR SEASON 3: Survival Pending Revolution
August 05, 2020 21:07 - 2 minutes - 5.46 MBWe're so excited to share Season 3 with you on August 13th. So much has happened since we were last together. Pandemic, uprising, climate change, displacement, concentration camps....and so much more. And through it all, we're finding creative and loving ways to raise our children. Join us for Season 3 as we reimagine a new future together. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To Freedom
July 08, 2020 22:23 - 1 hour - 147 MBIn December 2019, Raising Rebels attended the People of Color Conference in Seattle, WA. It's a space for people of color and allies of all backgrounds in independent schools. We went to spread the word about our podcast and interview attendees. What you'll hear is a compilation of interviews with POC educators from around the world. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fighting for equity in podcasting
June 26, 2020 18:37 - 43 minutes - 99.5 MBHey Raising Rebels family! We're hard at work preparing Season 3 (coming soon!) but meanwhile, we wanted to share this special live episode recorded before the pandemic. You'll hear a panel discussion hosted by Touré (The Touré Podcast) featuring Noleca and Leila Day (The Stoop). Brought to you by Acast. Hope you enjoy - can't wait to celebrate Season 3 with you all soon! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Introducing THE CHEAT CODE (your new favorite podcast for quarantine escapism)
March 30, 2020 19:10 - 37 minutes - 85.4 MBHey Raising Rebels fam, We're thinking of you all. While we work on Season 3, we wanted to share with you a new project from Domino Sound. It's called The Cheat Code and it's a story of an affair told over ten episodes. So far, listeners have told us that it's provided some great entertainment during quarantine. We hope you enjoy - and that it starts some conversations! Please email or DM us thoughts and feedback, and follow @the.cheatcode.pod on IG. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted ...
“You can’t please everybody. First, you have to please yourself.”
February 13, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 99.2 MBRemember grandma from the first EVER episode of Raising Rebels? (***If you have not yet heard Season 1, Episode 1, GO BACK & LISTEN ASAP! It is required listening before this ep!***) We *FINALLY* got her on an episode!! Join our host, Noleca, and VERY SPECIAL GUEST, her mother, Miss Pauline Anderson as they discuss their different parenting styles, her underwhelming reaction to hearing Noleca was pregnant and why Blu won’t stop talking to her about sex. Get bonus content on Patreon Host...
The Thrill is Gone :(
February 06, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBOur modern world is experiencing an epidemic of sadness with no certain end in sight. More than 16 million Americans have depression, approximately 2 million of those Americans being children under age 17. We have to make sure that we’re taking care of ourselves, as well as holding space for our children’s sadness in ways that we’ve never been held ourselves. So, how can we make sure we’re doing this right? Join host, Noleca Radway, her husband, Homero Radway, and season 1 veterans and par...
The Thrill is Gone :(
February 06, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBOur modern world is experiencing an epidemic of sadness with no certain end in sight. More than 16 million Americans have depression, approximately 2 million of those Americans being children under age 17. We have to make sure that we’re taking care of ourselves, as well as holding space for our children’s sadness in ways that we’ve never been held ourselves. So, how can we make sure we’re doing this right? Join host, Noleca Radway, her husband, Homero Radway, and season 1 veterans and par...
Introducing The Black Millennial Marriage Podcast!
January 30, 2020 17:48 - 1 hour - 202 MBOur Raising Rebels family would love to introduce you to Randie and Mikey, the hosts of the Black Millennial Marriage Podcast! They are the newest addition to our Domino Sound family. We picked this episode because we thought you, our Raising Rebels fam, would love it. Enjoy the episode, see you next week! Follow @blackmillennialmarriage on IG and visit https://www.blackmillennialmarriage.com/ for more info, Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Boys don't cry?
January 23, 2020 10:02 - 43 minutes - 100 MBAlthough we fight, gender equality is a distant dream. Our sons have more power in this messed up world than our daughters because the patriarchy is REAL. We must all acknowledge that fact. The ways in which we talk about masculinity are constantly changing. Masculinity itself is changing too--slowly, and for the better. But are you still prepetuating sexist values in your household? Are you holding your boys accountable? Are you unhealthy suppressing their emotions because of how you were ...
Let the games begin!
January 16, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 92.5 MBCompetition isn’t always a good thing. How much is “winning” wrapped up in white supremacy? Are you too harsh on your child when they lose or fail? Is your competitive nature clouding your judgement as a parent? How can we practice more patience, love & understanding when raising our children so that they grow to be self-confident, good global citizens? We all think our children are special. And they are...but they aren’t more special than anyone else’s children. Or any other human for that...
The false safety of proximity to whiteness (Pt. 2 w/ Anastacia-Renee)
January 09, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 79 MBWhen you think of a safe neighborhood in your mind’s eye are you envisioning a white neighborhood? Why is that? Are you low-key promoting white supremacy in the quest for freedom? Whiteness, and proximity to it, is both safe and harmful. How do we talk to our children about that harm within the safety? What do we do when those “safe” white spaces backfire? What happens when other parents at school assume you are the help? Join our host, Noleca, and our special guest Anastacia-Renee for part...
“I rode down the hill anyway. No hands.” (Pt. 1)
January 03, 2020 03:15 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBSo many parenting anxieties are based in the need for safety. Parents want to keep their children safe. And safety is on the path the freedom. But what cultural sacrifices are we willing to make in the name of “safety?” And are they really worth it in the end? Join our host, Noleca, and multi-genre writer, performance artist, educator and mother of 2, Anastacia-Renee, as they discuss the very rational anxieties that come along with parenting free black children and how internalized o...
On being American
December 19, 2019 15:38 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBDo your immigrant parents hate how you raise our children? Yeahhhhhhhh…..ours, too. We’ve got concentration camps, Nazis & a dictator...are you proud to be an American? Join our host, Noleca Radway, and her guests, Nicole Dupre and Juan Cabrera, as they discuss progressively parenting an American child in 2019 as an immigrant parent, the current Chilean Revolution, and how to acknowledge the privileges that come with having an American passport--while also acknowledging the BULLSHIT. Get bonu...
The wonder of the unknown
December 12, 2019 12:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBFollow Carvell here: https://twitter.com/carvellwallace Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“You’re not supposed to curse, Mom!”
December 05, 2019 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBHow can our focus on language--and how it is spoken--both empower and oppress our children? “We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.” — Toni Morrison Are we subconsciously using language (and our expression of it) to submit to white supremacy? For our people, language is community. But our diction also affects how we are viewed by greater society. So, how do we navigate discussing this complex topic with our children? Our guests--writ...
Raising teenagers, or: How to hug a hedgehog
November 28, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBFind more about Ola and the Free Black Women's Library HERE. How to Hug a Hedgehog, the book Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
SEASON 2! All is fair in love
November 21, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBWhat are we unconsciously teaching our children about what it means to be in love? Is love pain? Ownership? Anger? Sadness? What are they picking up from observing our relationships? Even if they are not speaking about it, they are absorbing everything. Oftentimes, children appear silent but have so many thoughts racing through their minds. How do we initiate honest conversations with our children about these love & loss, organically? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Hey, Auntie!
August 01, 2019 16:08 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBIt's the last episode of Season 1! We are SO lucky that adrienne maree brown joined us for this one. In this episode, we talk about the joys of being an auntie, and the importance aunties in black families. Please DM us on Instagram to suggest show topics for Season 2! IG: @RaisingRebelsPod. Also, some of you asked about our theme song. It's U-Roy, "Natty Rebel"! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reefer Madness
July 25, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBWE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!! We're hard at work on Season 2. What topics should we cover? DM us on Instagram @RaisingRebelsPod or email us at [email protected]. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.