Shrinks on Third
296 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsProgressive intersectional feminist podcast exploring psychology and social justice. Co-hosted by psychologists Cindy Ariel and Julie Mayer.
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Ku Klux Klan
June 01, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes - 8.94 MBThe one in which we talk about one of the most well known of the white supremacist hate groups in America.
Propaganda
May 25, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutes - 9.79 MBThe one in which we are just chatting, After Hours, about lies and fake news. How are some people so susceptible to believing "alternative facts"?!
Memorial Day
May 18, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 14.9 MBThe one in which we talk about the evolution of Memorial Day, including the suppression of the important part former enslaved people played in its creation.
Bridge Over Troubled Water
May 11, 2021 05:00 - 13 minutes - 8.16 MBThe one in which we talk about the significance of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama; the bridge that John Lewis and many many others marched across and nearly died upon.
The NRA
May 04, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBThe one in which we talk about the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its powerful influence in the US.
Evaluating Leadership
April 27, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutes - 9.97 MBIn this Shrinks After Hours, we take a look at our expectations of leadership and some of the many bizarre behaviors that are sometimes tolerated.
Minimum Wage
April 20, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 11.8 MBThe one in which we talk about the real reasons behind the Minimum Wage and who stands to benefit the most from the way it is structured.
Getting Vaxxed
April 13, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutes - 9.62 MBThe one in which we discuss the COVID Vaccine rollout and some highlighted racial inequities that we've seen.
Trouble with Taxes
April 06, 2021 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.18 MBWith the impending tax deadline, taxes were on our minds. So, we decided to look into the systems of taxation and begin to explore racism within. We knew we'd find racism there; and we did.
A Female VP
March 30, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBIn this Shrinks After Hours episode, we chat about how we feel about having a woman in high office. Whether this would happen in our lifetime was questionable at many points, yet... here we are with a woman Vice President of the U.S.
Marital Property
March 23, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutes - 9.86 MBThe one in which we explore the sexist, racist, patriarchal beginnings of the institution of marriage and how it has changed over the years; or has it?
Monuments to Power
March 16, 2021 05:00 - 13 minutes - 8.48 MBThe one in which we explore two of the most popular, and controversial, monuments in the U.S: Mount Rushmore in South Dakota and Stone Mountain in Stone Mountain Park, Georgia.
The Black Panthers
March 09, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 14.8 MBThe one in which we talk about the Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self Defense). We wade through all of the stereotypes to try to truly understand this critical Black Power movement.
Insurrections
March 02, 2021 06:00 - 17 minutes - 10.7 MBThe one in which we talk about insurrections - what they are and how they come and go. We attempt to understand the events of January 6, 2021 at the US Capitol building and what brought us to this place in history.
Blinders
February 23, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 10.3 MBThe one in which we talk After Hours about how our whiteness and our privilege makes us blind to much that goes on around us - what we are learning about it, and what we are doing about it. Turns out that despite the old cliche, what we don't know (or can't see) really can hurt us (and others).
Love and Meaning after 50
February 16, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 15.3 MBThe one in which we discuss the recently released book that Julie and her husband, Barry Jacobs, PsyD wrote for the AARP entitled Love and Meaning after 50: The Ten Challenges to Great Relationships and How to Overcome Them. This was a fun and informative discussion including the authors' relationship advice based on years of clinical work, personal experience and research. Check for the book wherever you usually buy great books! You can also find out more on their book site and buy the b...
Radical Death Studies
February 09, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.5 MBThe one in which we speak with Tamara T. Waraschinski, PhD, about Radical Death Studies. Dr. Waraschinski is Director of Communications for the Collective for Radical Death Studies and helped us round out our understanding of the racism and imperialism inherent in death practice and the need for sweeping changes. radicaldeathstudies.com
Racism in DeathCare
February 02, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 10.7 MBThe one in which we explore DeathCare and find racism in all aspects. With so many people succumbing to the novel coronavirus, death has been on our minds. We decided to see if even death includes racism, and indeed - it profoundly does. As if you can tell what color someone was once they die and move on. As if it even matters if you could.
Angry White Men
January 26, 2021 06:00 - 19 minutes - 11.6 MBThis month we talk After Hours about our feelings, ideas and perceptions regarding angry white men. What makes them feel entitled to control others, where do they come from, and why do they hate?
Electoral College
January 19, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 10.4 MBThe one in which we talk about the Electoral College - why it was created and why it is used to elect the US President instead of the popular vote. The Electoral College was originally a compromise made by the founders between those who believed the POTUS should be elected by popular democratic vote and those who believed strongly that Congress should choose. Who do you think should choose?
Confederate Symbolism
January 12, 2021 06:00 - 17 minutes - 11.3 MBThe one in which we talk about some of our dark history including the symbols of racism and slavery that haunt us to this day.
Death in the Desert
January 05, 2021 06:00 - 11 minutes - 7.48 MBThe one in which we talk about what happens to migrants who risk everything for a better life and end up dying on their journey. Who cares for or about them?
2020 Hindsight
December 29, 2020 06:00 - 16 minutes - 10.5 MBThe one in which we take time to look back at the year many of us just lived through, mourn those of us who didn't live through it, and try to look ahead to 2021.
Separation of Church and State
December 22, 2020 06:00 - 17 minutes - 11.4 MBThe one in which of not having a government that dictates what we may or may not believe and how we choose to worship and pray, or not to do so. Many people fled to the US to avoid or escape religious persecution. This week we talk about the need to maintain protections for religious freedom and to keep religion out of government legislation.
Overcoming Hurdles
December 15, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 16.9 MBThe one in which we talk to Ayo Akindumila, LMFT about athletes and their mental health. Ayo is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with extensive experience working with people coping with stressful transitions. She specializes in working with people dealing with sport related transitions.
Medical Racism
December 08, 2020 06:00 - 16 minutes - 10 MBThe session in which we talk about the serious health disparities caused by racism. There is a long history in our country of inequality in healthcare and Black, Indigenous and People of Color in the US are still more likely to be negatively impacted by many contributing factors including provider bias, unequal access, quality of living and other factors.
Harlem Renaissance
December 01, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes - 7.75 MBThe session in which we talk about the African American cultural explosion that centered in Harlem, New York beginning in the 1920's. Intellectuals, artists, musicians, writers, and others migrated toward freedom. The result was a celebration of Black pride that offered a deeper awareness and appreciation of the richness, growth, and oppression of African American spirit and culture.
Talking Turkey
November 24, 2020 06:00 - 13 minutes - 8.87 MBThe session in which we discuss the real history and meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Crisis in Housing
November 17, 2020 06:00 - 24 minutes - 15.9 MBThe session in which we discuss the current Housing Crisis with Occupy PHA organizer, Nadera Hood. Nadera has been advocating for the needs of people without homes for the past several years. She has organized successful protests urging the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to provide more adequate housing to people who need homes in the area.
Tulsa Race Massacre
November 10, 2020 06:00 - 21 minutes - 13.3 MBThe session in which we learn together about what happened to the area in Oklahoma that became known as Black Wall Street. If you don't know, it was the Tulsa Race Massacre - when Black residents and business owners were viciously attacked by an angry white mob. We only heard of it recently and indirectly when a political rally was being planned to take place in Tulsa on the anniversary of this horrendous event. Doing some research, we found that even the Oklahoma educational curriculum did...
Freedom Riders
November 03, 2020 06:00 - 13 minutes - 9.17 MBIf you know about the Freedom Riders, then you know that this episode is about an important model for civil disobedience. The Freedom Riders were activists, including the late Representative John Lewis, who challenged the segregation (and non-enforcement of laws) on the U.S. interstate transportation system. This is a critical story in our history from which we can continue to learn. Take notes.
Voter Suppression
October 27, 2020 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBThere are may ways - old and new, legal and illegal - to interfere with the right of people to cast their vote. How can voting be suppressed? Let us count the ways. And, let us take serious action against all forms of voter suppression.
Blackface
October 20, 2020 05:00 - 17 minutes - 11.1 MBThe session in which we explore the history of blackface. We talk about its origins, how it developed over time, and why it's offensive. Blackface brings up a very disrespectful, demeaning racist societal history. We learned how insidiously such things were a part of our upbringing and it's part of the racism we are rooting out and working against.
Representation in Sports
October 13, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 12.2 MBWho comes first to your mind when you think about African American tennis players? There are several we all know now including Serena and Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens, and Frances Tiafoe to name a few. Many people think first of Arthur Ashe who was the only Black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. But it was Althea Gibson, the tennis legend, who broke the racial barrier in the sport as the first ever African American to win a Grand Slam title....
RedLining
October 06, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 12 MBWe begin our 3rd season journey into learning and uncovering as much as we can about our truthful past with RedLining - a practice that purposely maintained segregation through discrimination in lending. We discuss its racist history, how it promoted both segregation and the wealth gap, and the continued forms it takes even today. A couple of books we mentioned to learn more about RedLining: Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keean...
Education Whitewash
September 29, 2020 05:00 - 21 minutes - 13.5 MBJust us Shrinks having an After Hours discussion about the lack of actual American History in our prior education - trying to come to terms with our whitewashed understanding of so many things, on so many levels.
One View From the Ground
September 22, 2020 13:53 - 30 minutes - 22.3 MBThe session in which we speak once again with Nurah Muhammad (shrinksonthird.com/actionism-sister-nurah-muhammad), who lives and works in Camden, NJ. For this session we reached out to get Sister Nurah's take on the changes in the Camden Police Department, recently touted as a successful model of community policing. She offered her perspective on what's working, what isn't, and what still needs improvement.
Hope Springs Eternal
September 15, 2020 05:00 - 21 minutes - 13.6 MBAs we bring our 2nd year of podcasting to a close and begin a new 'season' we think about hope and try to find it to begin our 3rd year. In this session we explore hopefulness: where we look for and find it, how we highlight it, and how to share it. It's been a rough year - we're hopeful the next one will be better.
Politics in Therapy
September 08, 2020 05:00 - 25 minutes - 16.3 MBThe session in which we discuss the increasing amount that political thoughts and concerns have permeated therapy sessions since 2016. In the past, politics did not enter therapy in the same ways that it seems to now. In this session, we talk about politics in therapy and how it has changed the way we manage our therapeutic relationships.
Health Psychology
September 01, 2020 05:00 - 28 minutes - 18.5 MBThe session in which we speak with Dr. Phil Fizur, a clinical psychologist in the department of Behavioral Medicine at Cooper University Healthcare in Camden, NJ. Dr. Fizur's day-to-day work involves patient care at Cooper's Urban Health Institute, focusing on providing healthcare to Camden's underserved populations. In addition, since the pandemic hit, he is also dealing with the traumatic impact of COVID19 on patients and providers.
Loneliness
August 25, 2020 05:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBWe haven't been in person together in almost 6 months now and the title of this Shrinks After Hours episode perhaps, in part, reflects that fact. Loneliness is experienced very differently by different people and in this particular episode we were reflecting upon that with Allison Gibbs, LCSW, of Therapy Concierge, LLC.
Dreams and Nightmares
August 21, 2020 14:43 - 6 minutes - 4.1 MBNot too many bonuses in 2020 but here's one! We talked to Director of the Philadelphia Storytelling Project, Mark Lyons, on this week's main episode. He mentioned a book he helped to edit and translate by a young woman who fled alone to the United States when she was 14. In this bonus episode, Mark reads a powerful excerpt from the book, Dreams and Nightmares/Sueños y Pesadillas by Liliana Velásquez.
The Power of Story
August 18, 2020 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBThe session in which we talk to Mark Lyons about the power of stories to create social change. As an author, and director of the Philadelphia Storytelling Project, Mark has worked with youth and adults to create audio stories about their lives. He has worked with inner-city youth using audio stories to improve literacy; with immigrants to document their dreams, barriers and determination, and with veterans who have found a way out of homelessness.
Education Activism
August 11, 2020 05:00 - 29 minutes - 19.5 MBThe session in which we meet Samuel Reed III, aka Reed, and Ismael Jimenez to talk about education activism and teacherpreneurship. Reed and Ismael are two passionate and dedicated educators who are core members of the Teacher Action Group (tagphilly.org). Ismael recently spearheaded the founding of the Philly Hub for Liberatory Academics (phlaed.org) while Reed currently focuses most on being a teacherpreneur and helping to promote economic and financial empowerment. Both believe in educati...
Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom
August 04, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes - 12.9 MBThe session in which we spoke with Marion Hamermesh about her participation in the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, an organization working to build relationships between Muslim and Jewish women. We focused our discussion on a 'Building Bridges' trip some of the Sisterhood went on in January 2020. A group of 48 Muslim and Jewish women from all across the United States traveled to the U.S./Mexican border in Arizona. The bonding and learning was deep and heartfelt for all of the participants. In...
Viral Inequities
July 28, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14.8 MBAn After Hours session with Allison Gibbs, LCSW (Therapy Concierge, LLC) focusing on the Coronavirus health disparities highlighted in the news. We first debunk a very offensive and baseless idea that this is because of some biological predisposition to the novel coronavirus among Black people, and talked more sanely about why these inequities truly exist and why we're seeing them right now. Not the most lighthearted of our After Hours conversations, but it's always a positive experience to ...
@BlackGirlsEatDC
July 21, 2020 05:00 - 27 minutes - 28.6 MBThe session in which we chat with Cornelia Poku, Communications professional by day - foodie/food blogger the rest of the time. We talked about food blogging, relationships, and race. We spoke with Cornelia in DC on the first weekend in March 2020, right before things totally shut down. The day we met, elbow bumps were the recommended greeting and after the interview we thought maybe we shouldn't, but we hugged each other anyway. Cornelia is the last person, outside of immediate family mem...
Grant Blvd
July 14, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBThe session in which we speak with Kimberly McGlonn, Ph.D. about her brand, Grant Blvd and the ways she works to challenge economic injustice and marginalization. Dr. McGlonn launched Grant Blvd - named for the Milwaukee street where she grew up - as a sustainable design brand creating pathways to employment for people with a history of incarceration. All of their original and stylish garments are made from reclaimed fabrics, and through her brand, Kimberly works to advance the collective g...
In Her Defense
July 07, 2020 05:00 - 25 minutes - 26.6 MBThe session in which we spoke with Selena Alonzo, J.D. a public defender in Maryland. Selena is a Mexican-American and was strongly influenced by her family experience of having several of the most important men in her life (grandfather, uncles, cousin) incarcerated for various reasons. Selena holds deep knowledge of the effects of incarceration on people and their families. Knowing that the truest solution will be systemic change in our criminal justice system, Selena uses her law degree to...
Taking Care
June 30, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 14.4 MBThe After Hours session in which we chat with Allison Gibbs of Therapy Concierge, LLC about taking care of self during the days of COVID-19. It's both the same and different from typical self-care. We recorded this episode together when we were still adjusting to being in COVID quarantine. We previously recorded a self-care episode but decided to do another one, since trying to adjust to self-care in isolation seemed to add a new dimension to previous levels of self-care. So much has ...