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Free Britney, We fucked all the way up on Britney Spears, Society's stigmatization of Mental Health, We FAILED.

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - June 25, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour
It's Britney Bitch! That very saying proves that the Princess of POP has been conquering and overcoming all the bullshit thrown her way for decades. The pop-culture expression "if Britney Spears could survive 2007/08, then you can survive anything" is both a testament and an unavoidable reality o...

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Ep. #14 | Free Britney, We fucked all the way up on Britney Spears, Society's stigmatization of Mental Health, We FAILED.

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - June 25, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour
It's Britney Bitch! That very saying proves that the Princess of POP has been conquering and overcoming all the bullshit thrown her way for decades. The pop-culture expression "if Britney Spears could survive 2007/08, then you can survive anything" is both a testament and an unavoidable reality o...

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THE CITY and the Role of Independent Local Journalism

Greater - June 16, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes
With the demise of the Daily News and the shut down of local coverage by the Wall Street Journal, THE CITY, founded in 2019, is more critical than ever to give New Yorkers independent journalism about New York City. Its service journalism was a first read for many New Yorkers during the pandemic...

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On Basketball Courts, Neighborhood Crime and Policing

Greater - June 09, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutes
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and other incidents of police violence across the country, the last year saw a dramatic increase in calls for public safety reform in New York city. At the same time, violent crime is rising to levels higher than we've seen in some time, making it harder...

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Ft. Manzi Njokweni -Being a sexual being, The toxicity of Evangelical Purity Culture & African Traditionalism, Unburdening sexual shame Part 2

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - June 02, 2021 15:17 - 1 hour
This is THAT episode. Let's talk about the uncomfortable stuff. In Part 2 we talk about how the church is failing to meet the moment, its failure to serve the society it exists in, and how it continues to perpetuate the oppression of certain groups. Being raised in the church, sex was always a to...

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Ep. #13 | Being a sexual being, The toxicity of Evangelical Purity Culture & African Traditionalism, Unburdening sexual shame Part 2 Ft.- Manzi Njokweni

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - June 02, 2021 15:17 - 1 hour
This is THAT episode. Let's talk about the uncomfortable stuff. In Part 2 we talk about how the church is failing to meet the moment, its failure to serve the society it exists in, and how it continues to perpetuate the oppression of certain groups. Being raised in the church, sex was always a to...

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Ft. Manzi Njokweni -Being a sexual being, The toxicity of Evangelical Purity Culture & African Traditionalism, Unburdening sexual shame Part 1

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - May 29, 2021 14:13 - 1 hour
This is THAT episode. Let's talk about the uncomfortable stuff. Being raised in the church, sex was always a touch-and-go topic of contention, you were told that sex outside of marriage was unholy, that gay sex was shameful & deviant and abstinence was an acceptable form of contraception, OMG the...

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Ep. #12 | Being a sexual being, The toxicity of Evangelical Purity Culture & African Traditionalism, Unburdening sexual shame Part 1 - Ft. Manzi Njokweni

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - May 29, 2021 14:13 - 1 hour
This is THAT episode. Let's talk about the uncomfortable stuff. Being raised in the church, sex was always a touch-and-go topic of contention, you were told that sex outside of marriage was unholy, that gay sex was shameful & deviant and abstinence was an acceptable form of contraception, OMG the...

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Why the High Line Matters Post Covid

Greater - May 26, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutes
Governor Cuomo recently announced a new spur of the High Line to link Moynihan Train Hall to the far West Side and another link to the Javits Center, too. We invited Robert Hammond, co-founder and executive director of Friends of the High Line to share his vision as the city emerges from the cri...

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Adulting Is Destroying My Life, When You Realize You Are Toxic Traits and Recognizing Duality

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - May 17, 2021 22:23 - 57 minutes
It's been three weeks since the last podcast and that's because life has been kicking my ass. In today's topic, I discuss what adulting means to me, what is adulting? Am I successfully adulting? How do you know when you are an adult? I know I pay bills, pay rent and water and buy groceries and pa...

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My Life is a Movie, Adulting, My Toxic Traits and Recognizing Duality

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - May 17, 2021 22:23 - 57 minutes
It's been three weeks since the last podcast and that's because life has been kicking my ass. In today's topic, I discuss what adulting means to me, what is adulting? Am I successfully adulting? How do you know when you are an adult? I know I pay bills, pay rent and water and buy groceries and pa...

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Ep. #10 | Adulting Is Destroying My Life, When You Realize You Are Toxic and Your Toxic Traits & Recognizing Duality

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - May 17, 2021 22:23 - 57 minutes
It's been three weeks since the last podcast and that's because life has been kicking my ass. In today's topic, I discuss what adulting means to me, what is adulting? Am I successfully adulting? How do you know when you are an adult? I know I pay bills, pay rent and water and buy groceries and pa...

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Ritchie Torres: Talking about The Future of NYC with Our Newest Congressman in DC

Greater - May 12, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes
Vaccinations, ending persistent poverty and the Cross Bronx Expressway... These are some things on the mind of new Congressman Ritchie Torres. He joined Congress in an unusual year, in the midst of Covid-19, and following the January 6th attacks on Washington. He’s advocating for his constituent...

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Vice, Investing and the Future of New York

Greater - May 05, 2021 12:32 - 27 minutes
There’s a new “vice” in town. New York State has now legalized marijuana, and it will mean not just booming business but also tax revenue. Catharine Dockery, founding partner of Vice Ventures, has been investing in this space - as well as others categorized as vice - for years and believes they ...

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How One Upper West Sider Became an Advocate for the Homeless

Greater - April 28, 2021 16:00 - 39 minutes
Sometimes change comes from organizations, businesses, or the government. But sometimes, change can begin with a single individual. Corinne Low, assistant professor at Wharton, is one such individual. She spoke out and stepped up to fight stigma surrounding homelessness on the Upper West Side wh...

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The Connection Between Inequality and the Environment

Greater - April 21, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted socio-economic, racial and health disparities in New York. Guest Eddie Bautista, Executive Director of the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance explains how climate change and environmental conditions in lower income neighborhoods have an adverse impact for those ...

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Ep. #9 | Bullying, Could Lufuno have been saved? The prevention bandwagon isn't as sexy as the viral aftermath bandwagon

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - April 17, 2021 20:59 - 57 minutes
Our society continues to love to fetishize the idea of jumping on the social media hashtag trend after the math, for clout? or for whatever. HOWEVER, we don't seem to be so interested in prevention and getting things addressed before the tragedy. This was clearly evident in the events ...

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Bullying, Could Lufuno have been saved? The prevention bandwagon isn't as sexy as the viral aftermath bandwagon

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - April 17, 2021 20:59 - 57 minutes
Our society continues to love to fetishize the idea of jumping on the social media hashtag trend after the math, for clout? or for whatever. HOWEVER, we don't seem to be so interested in prevention and getting things addressed before the tragedy. This was clearly evident in the events ...

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NYForever and NYC's Comeback

Greater - April 14, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes
Jonathan Rosen and Risa Heller great New Yorkers. Two of the best in the the public relations world, they are co-founders of the NYForever campaign. The campaign involves a pledge to commit to New York's recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic, and has gotten support from corporations, celebrit...

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Ep. #8 | Cultural Appropriation, Yall' Struggle With Appreciation Cause It Takes WORK, Can "Whiteness" be appropriated? FT. Natale

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - April 12, 2021 02:05 - 1 hour
The big ol' elephant in the room. That hairstyle, that headgear, that way of speaking, do you know where it CAME from? Where its origins lie? Whose ancestors it's honoring or dishonoring? Ignorance is bliss, but it really isn't. Cultural appropriation operating in the backdrops of a system of rac...

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Cultural Appropriation, Yall' Struggle With Appreciation Cause It Takes WORK, Can "Whiteness" be appropriated? FT. Natale

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - April 12, 2021 02:05 - 1 hour
The big ol' elephant in the room. That hairstyle, that headgear, that way of speaking, do you know where it CAME from? Where its origins lie? Whose ancestors it's honoring or dishonoring? Ignorance is bliss, but it really isn't. Cultural appropriation operating in the backdrops of a system of rac...

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Weekly Mini Weed Puffs Episode 1 - The constant struggle with "self" ft Beyonce

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - April 02, 2021 14:19 - 18 minutes
Welcome to a new series here at the Blunt podcast. I decided to title the series "Mini Weed Puffs" this is because, firstly, these are way shorter & secondly, these episodes touch on some deeper subject matters. It's basically the battle of the minds, I go toe to toe, head to head, head to toe wi...

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BONUS | Weekly Mini Weed Puffs Episode 1 - The constant struggle with "self" ft Beyonce

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - April 02, 2021 14:19 - 18 minutes
Welcome to a new series here at the Blunt podcast. I decided to title the series "Mini Weed Puffs" this is because, firstly, these are way shorter & secondly, these episodes touch on some deeper subject matters. It's basically the battle of the minds, I go toe to toe, head to head, head to toe wi...

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Time travel, Music lyrics sometimes personally attack me, Yes, KPOP is an actual thing

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - April 02, 2021 12:33 - 47 minutes
We are going time-traveling and going back in time! This week's episode was recorded in less gloomy but still gloomy nonetheless times, lets hitch a train back to July 2020. In this episode, I drank some JB Whiskey courtesy of my friend Mpho (and for some reason went on a random appreciation rant...

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Ep. #7 | Time travel, Music lyrics sometimes personally attack me, Yes, KPOP is an actual thing

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - April 02, 2021 12:33 - 47 minutes
We are going time-traveling and going back in time! This week's episode was recorded in less gloomy but still gloomy nonetheless times, lets hitch a train back to July 2020. In this episode, I drank some JB Whiskey courtesy of my friend Mpho (and for some reason went on a random appreciation rant...

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Ep. #6 | Black is the new trend, Being a coconut, are you black enough? What does it even mean to be black?

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - March 26, 2021 19:01 - 47 minutes
Questioning your blackness sounds stupid right? I walk into a room and nobody is going to miss my blackness, the brown hue of my skin is all-consuming and present. However, you can be black and still not be considered black enough, whatever the hell that even means, but it's a THING in our commun...

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Black is the new trend, Being a coconut, are you black enough? What does it even mean to be black?

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - March 26, 2021 19:01 - 47 minutes
Questioning your blackness sounds stupid right? I walk into a room and nobody is going to miss my blackness, the brown hue of my skin is all-consuming and present. However, you can be black and still not be considered black enough, whatever the hell that even means, but it's a THING in our commun...

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I lost my Dad (my world) to Covid-19, moving to Budapest, & am I even still Christian?

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - March 18, 2021 21:11 - 24 minutes
Hi Blunters! This is a quick update on what's been happening in my life since episode 4, which was over a year ago OH MY GWAAAD. I share about what's coming up this season in my life and give an update on where I'm at, what I've been feeling, and the current trajectory of my life journey. Buckle ...

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Ep. #5 | I lost my Dad (my world) to Covid-19, moving to Budapest, & am I even still Christian?

Blunt and No Not Weed Podcast - March 18, 2021 21:11 - 24 minutes
Hi Blunters! This is a quick update on what's been happening in my life since episode 4, which was over a year ago OH MY GWAAAD. I share about what's coming up this season in my life and give an update on where I'm at, what I've been feeling, and the current trajectory of my life journey. Buckle ...

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Is it Pompe Disease? Exploring Australian cases (Part 3)

Hereditary Diseases Pod - February 17, 2021 01:08 - 8 minutes
Pompe disease is a rare but treatable neuromuscular disease with a spectrum of symptoms and a challenging diagnosis. Join Professor Merrilee Needham (Neurologist, Fiona Stanley Hospital & Perron Institute, Perth), co-author of the publication “Is it Pompe Disease? Australian Diagnostic Considera...

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