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Unpacking The Word Ep. 11: 'Awareness is Bliss'

In this week's episode, Barrett and Luna tackle the recent Supreme Court rulings that declared affirmative action and student loan forgiveness unconstitutional. The court also ruled that a website designer has the right to refuse to create websites for same-sex couples, a decision that comes half a decade after the court ruled that a cake shop owner had a first amendment right to refuse to bake cakes for LGBTQ+ customers. Barrett and Luna unpack the corruption of the court and discuss the co...

Unpacking The Word Ep. 10: Let's Practice Kindness

Barrett and Luna tackle the difference between being nice and being kind in this week's episode. This topic was inspired by a TikTok Luna saw that confused her because it framed being nice as harmful and being kind as helpful. Barrett explains that the video's creator takes the words "nice" and "kind" at surface level without attaching an underlying philosophy of good to both of them. Barrett also reconstructs a phrase about kindness, shifting it from focusing on being kind to practicing kin...

Unpacking The Word Ep. 9: America's Loneliness Problem

In this episode, Barrett and Luna dive into why America is so lonely, inspired by the publication of the surgeon general's advice for becoming less lonely in The New York Times. America's individualistic society promotes moving through life alone. Barrett and Luna say the solution is as simple as saying "hi" to your neighbors and changing the language you use when you speak with people. Recorded on 5/19/2023. Produced by Hannah Loder.   BECOME APART OF THE COMMUNITY with The Sustainable C...

Unpacking The Word Ep. 8: Feelings vs. Philosophy

In Episode 8, Barrett and Luna tackle good parenting. They discuss what it means to be sustainable and nurturing as a parent. It starts with having a philosophy to do good things. Barrett gets into this idea by discussing his young son’s newfound obsession with cheese. Yes, you read that right. Barrett also reframes the idea that having a child is a burden on the parent. Instead, he says parenting is a collaboration with children, not a right to exercise power or control over them.  Recorde...

Unpacking The Word Ep. 7: This is Why We Need to Make Nice Things

Episode 7 is all about what it means to be good and do good things. An objective good, Barrett says, is something sustainable and nurturing, like a good friend or healthy food. They unpack what good means in the workplace, and Luna introduces a new segment, "Reconstruct the Phrase," where Barrett restructures common phrases to emphasize the possibilities for good instead of focusing on the bad.  Recorded on 4/28/2023.   BECOME APART OF THE COMMUNITY with The Sustainable Culture Lab: Webs...

Unpacking The Word Ep. 6: Existence Before Delusion

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Unpacking The Word Ep. 5: The Corrupt Concept of American Freedom

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Unpacking The Word Ep. 4: 'Common Space is Culture'

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Unpacking The Word Ep. 3: A Language Philosophy

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SCL Radio Presents: Special Episode with Lewis Gordon

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Unpacking The Word Ep. 2: The Culture of a Corporation

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Unpacking The Word: Episode 1

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The American Cycle: The Redemption Stage

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The American Cycle: The Reconstructionist Stage

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The American Cycle: The Abolitionist Era

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The American Cycle: The Founding Era

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Language For Liberation: Satyagraha

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Conversations with SCL: Attacks on the Capitol Building

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Language for Liberation: Absurd

Language for Liberation: Avant-Garde

Bakari and Barrett discuss the meaning of the phrase avant-garde, and how it relates to art, philosophy, and ancestor remembrance traditions.

Language for Liberation: The Banality of Evil

Language for Liberation: Moai 模合

Barrett and Bakari dive into the Japanese concept of "moai", how they have been apart of Okinawan society for generations, and how this concept combats ethnocide and creates eǔtopian practices.

Art Of Remembrance: Matt Manalo

The Altars Project and Altars Festival, a creation of the Sustainable Culture Lab and Samasama Art, is an event of ancestor remembrance through the creation of altars throughout the country. In this podcast, Alyssa interviews featured artist, Matt Manalo, on creating an altar for the Altars Project, its personal cultural significance, and more. *There is a technical cut out on 6:25.

Language for Liberation: Mauvaise Foi

Barrett and Bakari compare the "mauvaise foi" or "bad faith" of the American perspectives of politics, career development, and economic growth of the nation with how individuals who live within American society view themselves navigating these systems.

Language for LiberatIon: Agapó

Barrett and Bakari express why this week's word, "agapó", is relevant in self-identity, the history of America's founding, and yoga. Make sure you check our website and social media pages about the upcoming Altars Festival!

Language for Liberation: Memento Mori

Bakari and Barrett engage in a discussion about the relationship between death, human connection, and remembrance. The Altars Project is a project developed by SCL in collaboration with Samasama Art and you can learn more information about it on SCL's website, scl.community.

Language for Liberation

Bakari and Barrett discuss the meaning of "memory culture", how it is applied in German society and other cultures around the world, and introduce the Altar's Project as way to introduce "memory culture" into American culture.

Language for Liberation: Angest

Language for Liberation: Nervenstärke

Barrett and Bakari reflect on current events happening in the United States, how it relates to generational black American trauma and the word to empower black Americans to fight against ethnocide through their actions.

Language for Liberation: Kum Ba Yah

Barrett and Bakari provide context on the cultural and historical origins of the word, "kum ba yah" and how it has been misinterpreted in American society through ethnocide.

Language for Liberation: Ethnocidee

Language for Liberation: Poshlost

Bakari and Barrett discuss the Russian word "Poshlost" and how it explains the crude, vulgarity of Donald Trump, and the racial inequalities of American life.

Language for Liberation: The Call of the Void (l'appel du vide)

On this episode, Bakari and Barrett discuss the profound importance of the French phrase "l'appel du vide," which means "the call of the void." It is that strange voice in your head catastrophically asks you jump of a cliff or swerve off the road. It makes realize that we all have voices in our heads that we must ignore.

Hip Hop Dialectic: Episode 2

Co-hosts, Scott and Barrett, continue their conversation of Ice Cube's "The Predator" album from the first episode of the Hip Hop Dialectic. This time, Ice Cube's key song, "It Was a Good Day", is at the forefront of their analysis. Using eǔtopia as the main framework for their discussion, the dissection of Ice Cube's "good day" is an example of how ethnocidal society is so intertwined with day-to-day life in the United States.

SCL Radio ft. Kat Lo

Barrett and Kat Lo, the founder and president of the Eaton Hotel in Washington D.C., describe the significance and beginnings of SCL’s philosophical foundations and how resources and artistic center of the Eaton to support organizations and endeavors like SCL’s.

SCL Radio ft. Kirth Bobb

Barrett, Bakari, and Kirth Bobb, photographer for SCL, discuss the space of artistic expression and creating Eǔtopian spaces to combat ethnocide.

SCL Radio ft. Activated

A conversation with Activated Podcast, Barrett, and Bakari about the work of the Sustainable Culture Lab and its goals to communicate the language developed to describe and combat the oppressive forces of American society on the African diaspora.

Language for Liberation: Episode 1

Join Bakari and Barrett for a philosophical analysis and articulation of the uprise of police brutality protests and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 incited by the death of George Floyd.

Hip Hop Dialectic: Episode 1

Listen in for a lively discussion about how Ice Cube’s, “The Predator” album, and key song, “When Will They Shoot?”, which describes ethnocide in American society in his perspective from 1992 and how it compares to the modern police brutality protests and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Bad Faith Episode 2: Sustainable Culture Lab Launch Event -- Live Podcast

At this live event, Barrett describes the meaning of ethnocide and Eutopia, the work of the Sustainable Culture Lab, and how we can cultivate a more equitable society.

Bad Faith Episode 1: A Conversation with Barrett Holmes Pitner and Bakari Ibrahim

Barrett and Bakari discuss how ethnocide shapes American life and politics, why Joe Biden is controversial today, and why Eutopian practices are needed today.