Episodes

  • Ian Haddock's (creating the) Normal Anomaly

    Ian Haddock's (creating the) Normal Anomaly
    Jun 20 2022
    "I didn't have a choice. I came out and came to the black queer community because I wanted to hide - but this community saved my life." Ian Haddock, is founder and executive director of Normal Anomaly - a Houston-based nonprofit dedicated to assisting Black, Queer+ people with overcoming barriers and ending stigmas and problematic narratives. Ian is many things — Ian Haddock is a community empath, critical thinker and sex analogist. So much of Ian’s work is born from his own experience - coming to terms with his own identity as a youth in small town Texas - but not always on his own terms. This is a conversation that will take you into an experience that will be unfamiliar territory for many of us, but real and important for greater empathy and understanding. And Ian’s the perfect person to help tell that story. LEARN ABOUT IAN normalanomaly.org instagram.com/ianlhaddock // twitter.com/haddock_ian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Dian Alyan’s (journey to) GiveLight.org

    Dian Alyan’s (journey to) GiveLight.org
    May 1 2022
    “People tend to be afraid of the unknown. The most dangerous thing is the illusion of knowledge. We need to have an open mind and embrace the world.” Dian Alyan is the Founder & CEO of the GiveLight Foundation (GiveLight.org) — a non-profit inspired by Islamic values to help orphans across the globe regardless of nationality, race or religion. This is actually a conversation from Raman’s other, OTHER podcast, “Learnings from Leaders” - the P&G Alumni Podcast (pgalums.com/podcast) — where each week you can hear candid, mentorship-style conversations with some of the most interesting leaders in business. Given that Dian's not just Muslim, but also Indonesian, featuring our really inspiring conversation felt like an interesting way to bridge both the end to the Holy Month of Ramadan in the Muslim World, but also the start of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Dian founded GiveLight.org after the 2004 South Asian tsunami, where she lost many loved ones in her home country of Indonesia . Dian was inspired to provide for children going through similar devastation around the world — natural disasters and extreme conditions, like poverty and war. GiveLight is a non-profit creating high quality homes and education for global orphans. What began as one home for 50 children has now expanded to support over 1,000 orphans in 11 countries globally — with a goal of housing 10,000 children in response to natural disasters, poverty, and war. GiveLight has responded to crises in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Morocco. Prior to founding GiveLight - Dian spent a decade as the Outreach Director for the Muslim Community Association in the San Francisco bay area. And Dian got her start at P&G in brand management in beauty and healthcare brands across Asia. Dian’s work with GiveLight has garnered awards and engagements from Fortune 500s + prominent universities, and has been featured in Newsweek, the Huffington Post, and many other media outlets. She lives in the San Francisco bay area, a mother of two - but she considers all children GiveLight reaches as a part of her family. Learn more about how you can help at GiveLight.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • a (little) help from our FrieMMds...

    a (little) help from our FrieMMds...
    Nov 26 2021
    "Oh, we get by with a little help from our frieMMds" Thanksgiving was always our fav holiday that would NEVER be commercialized...until Black Friday (sigh). so if you can't beat em, join em. We're getting in on the action, with a little help from our FrieMMds.  what are we talking about? Listen first, then head over to modmypod.com/merch (+email 10+ of YOUR frieMMds about it =) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Radhika Vekaria's (devotion to) music

    Radhika Vekaria's (devotion to) music
    Jun 28 2021
    “People would bring their harmoniums and just come and sing and play. Music was always around me — it's part of the backdrop of life.” Growing up in London, Radhika grew up around music - at all hours of the day. Whether it be late night family parties singing bhajans (Indian devotionals) or Bollywood classics - with some of the Indian musical greats - to training and (obsessing) over classical music since the age of six - Radhika developed a deep connection to the heritage of sacred Eastern art, music, literature, and mythology - profoundly influencing her artistic expression. Radhika - her namesake from Radha, the Vedic goddess of unconditional love and devotion - soon realized that music was in her heart as she began performing jazz and devotional music, composing for radio and television, and traveling worldwide with a variety of artists, including Nitin Sawnhey, Eddie Palmieri, and Prince. In a ranging conversation on heritage, habit, and passion, Radhika shares the passions that stir her... LEARN ABOUT RADHIKA Website Social Media: Instagram / Twitter MENTIONS TV: Grey’s Anatomy PERSON: Dali Lama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Minjae Ormes has grown (up) Visible

    Minjae Ormes has grown (up) Visible
    May 31 2021
    “Suddenly the world opens up - you meet people living a completely different life. So we picked up everything, left everything behind and moved.” Minjae Ormes is a digital, tech, and entertainment veteran - she's the CMO of Visible - one of Fast Company’s most innovative companies. Minjae's worked for YouTube and Ogilvy - working on campaigns for Disney, National Geographic, and the Tribeca Film Institute. But before all that, she moved to the other side of the world (from Korea) when she was just 13 - having to adapt to a new language, new community, and even new holidays (Halloween is the best). As we unpack our tensions of today - you’ll appreciate Minjae’s unique empathy, curiosity, and understanding - born out of sometimes having to see the world from two very different perspectives. And on top of it all, Minjae’s a rad mom, has a rad haircut, and is a big fan of the Colorado Stock Show. So of course we talked a lot about Korean food, Korean donuts, and H-Mart, obviously. LEARN ABOUT MINJAE instagram.com/minjaeormes twitter.com/minjae thecut.com/2019/11/in-her-shoes-visible-minjae-ormes.html MENTIONS Colorado Stock Show: nationalwestern.com H-Mart (Korean grocery chain): nytimes.com/2021/05/11/dining/h-mart.html MOVIE: Black Swan (2010): imdb.com/title/tt0947798 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • RUTH BADER GINSBURG (Notoriously) Bent the Curve Towards Justice. 1933-2020.

    RUTH BADER GINSBURG (Notoriously) Bent the Curve Towards Justice. 1933-2020.
    Sep 20 2020
    Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born on March 15, 1933, in Brooklyn, NY. She passed away on September 18, 2020, in Washington DC. She will be missed. RBG was an American jurist who served on the United States the Supreme Court from 1993 until in 2020. She earned her bachelor's degree at Cornell University and married Martin D. Ginsburg, becoming a mother before starting law school at Harvard, where she was one of the few women in her class. Ginsburg transferred to Columbia Law School, where she graduated joint first in her class. After law school, Ginsburg was a professor at Rutgers Law School and Columbia Law School, teaching civil procedure as one of the few women in her field. Ginsburg spent much of her legal career as an advocate for gender equality and women's rights, winning many arguments before the Supreme Court. She advocated as a volunteer attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union and was a member of its board of directors and one of its general counsel in the 1970s. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where she served until her appointment to the Supreme Court. Ginsburg received attention in popular culture for her fiery liberal dissents - she was notorious, and leaves big shoes for all of us to fill. (Speech excerpted from her talk at the University at Buffalo, August 2019)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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