Derik Smith's guest appearances

Derik Smith

Baha'i Blogcast with Rainn Wilson

Cloud9

Aptitude Outdoors Podcast

Hearing Voices with Scott Watson Podcast

Kevin Locke

Penn Badgley

Masud Olufani

Steve Sarowitz

Andy Grammer

Ryan Martin

Erik Schlimmer

Michael O'Neal

Justin Baldoni

Tom Price

John Simpson

Kyle Smith

Brett Friedman

Tim Perry

Eric Adams

OwlTail

Scott Watson talks with Derik Smith who has overcome a physical disability to compete in football and track at the college level.   He recently was honored by Hope College for his courage and inspiring others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Watson talks with Derik Smith who has overcome a physical disability to compete in football and track at the college level.   He recently was honored by Hope College for his courage and inspiring others.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Derik Smith- Courage Award Winner

On this episode of the Aptitude Outdoors Podcast I talk with my good friend Derik Smith about his entry into the outdoors lifestyle and we retell stories from his first backpacking trip on the Manistee River Loop in northern Michigan. This one gets a little weird so hold on tight because it's a bumpy ride. Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/Aptitudeoutdoor More Aptitude Outdoors here: https://bit.ly/2YLp82N If you would like to learn more about Astralborne go here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZKSL9h-qtle9tJkAxjEjg

On this episode of the Aptitude Outdoors Podcast I talk with my good friend Derik Smith about his entry into the outdoors lifestyle and we retell stories from his first backpacking trip on the Manistee River Loop in northern Michigan. This one gets a little weird so hold on tight because it's a bumpy ride. Buy me a coffee: <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/Aptitudeoutdoor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.buymeacoffee.com/Aptitudeoutdoor</a> More Aptitude Outdoors here: <a href="https://bit.ly/2YLp82N" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2YLp82N</a> If you would like to learn more about Astralborne go here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZKSL9h-qtle9tJkAxjEjg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZKSL9h-qtle9tJkAxjEjg</a>

Ep 34: Derik Smith

Cloud9 explores the social and spiritual implications of confederate and colonial monuments in this special four-part series. In the first episode, we speak with Professor Derik Smith about the history of Confederate monuments in America.SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel to receive notifications about our latest videos: goo.gl/IaupVUFollow us on SOUNDCLOUD: @bahaiteachingsFollow us on FACEBOOK: facebook.com/bahaiteachings.orgFollow us on TWITTER: twitter.com/bahai_teachingsFollow us on INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/bahaiteachings

Cloud9 explores the social and spiritual implications of confederate and colonial monuments in this special four-part series. In the first episode, we speak with Professor Derik Smith about the history of Confederate monuments in America. SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel to receive notifications about our latest videos: <a href="http://goo.gl/IaupVU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">goo.gl/IaupVU</a> Follow us on SOUNDCLOUD: @bahaiteachings Follow us on FACEBOOK: <a href="http://facebook.com/bahaiteachings.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/bahaiteachings.org</a> Follow us on TWITTER: <a href="http://twitter.com/bahai_teachings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/bahai_teachings</a> Follow us on INSTAGRAM: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/bahaiteachings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/bahaiteachings</a>

Those Confederate and Colonial Monuments, with Dr. Derik Smith

Hello and welcome to the Baha’i Blogcast with me your host, Rainn Wilson.In this series of podcasts I interview members of the Baha’i Faith and friends from all over the world about their hearts, and minds, and souls, their spiritual journeys, what they’re interested in, and what makes them tick.In this episode, I'm at my home in LA with Derik Smith, a professor in the Department of Literature at Claremont McKenna College in California, and his work focuses on African American literary culture, with a particular interest in poetry. We talk about African American poet and Baha'i, Robert Hayden, plus we look at the concept of black people being likened to the "pupil of the eye" in the Baha'i Writings. We also discuss racism, the prison system, constructive resilience, and the role each one of us can play in ensuring individual and social transformation and justice. I hope you enjoy the conversation!Dr. Smith also teaches and writes about representations of blackness in American film and musical culture. His 2018 monograph, 'Robert Hayden In Verse: New Histories of African American Poetry and the Black Arts Era', recently won the College Language Association's annual book award. His current scholarship focuses on the poetics of rap, and the rise of the genre during the final decades of the twentieth century, as well as the connection between critical race studies and the Baha’i Faith. Smith regularly teaches courses in American prisons and nurtures activist interests in prison studies and pedagogy. He and his family live in Southern California, USA.To find out more about Derik Smith and some of the things we covered in this episode, check out the following links:* Read Derek's essay 'Centering the “Pupil of the Eye”: Blackness, Modernity, and the Revelation of Baha’u’llah' (https://bit.ly/35aHafr) found in The Journal of Baha'i Studies (https://bit.ly/35cS1pe), Volume 29, Number 1 Spring-Summer 2019.* We discuss the following quote: "Thou art like unto the pupil of the eye which is dark in color, yet it is the fount of light and the revealer of the contingent world". –Abdu’l-Baha* We mention the following books:i. 'Robert Hayden in Verse: New Histories of African American Poetry and the Black Arts Era' by Derik Smith: https://amzn.to/378YZxtii. 'The Book of Certitude (Kitab-i-Iqan)' by Baha'u'llah: https://bit.ly/2XpuDT1iii. 'The Dawn-Breakers' by Nabil-i-Azam: https://bit.ly/2pqWB40 (Baha'i Blog article: https://bit.ly/33UM1S0)iv. 'God Passes By' by Shoghi Effendi: https://bit.ly/37eIqAfv. 'The Most Holy Book (Kitab-i-Aqdas)' by Baha'u'llah: https://bit.ly/33XC5Hkvi. 'The Advent of Divine Justice' by Shoghi Effendi: https://bit.ly/340xgwMvii. 'Tablets of Baha'u'llah' by Baha'u'llah: https://bit.ly/37pdsFIviii. 'The Writings and Talks of Abdu'l-Baha' by Abdu'l-Baha: https://bit.ly/2r0LAHe* Learn more about Robert Hayden here on Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/2psQ8FT* A collection of poems by Robert Hayden here on Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/37i0uJy* Rainn mentions the writer Anand Giridharadas, author of 'Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World': https://amzn.to/2CM6JHF* Derek talks about volunteering at the Baha'i World Centre: http://www.bwc.org/ and from this Baha'i Blog article: https://bit.ly/2NYILPT* We discuss "Constructive Resilience", an example of which you can read about from this article by Michael Karlberg: https://bit.ly/37hs1eo * Listen to Michael Karlberg here on the Baha'i Blogcast with Rainn Wilson: https://bit.ly/2KxZXcKBe sure to subscribe to the Baha’i Blogcast for more episodes on:* YouTube: bit.ly/2JTNmBO* iTunes: apple.co/2leHPHL* Soundcloud: @bahaiblogcast* Spotify: spoti.fi/2IXRAnbIf you would like to find out more about the Baha'i Faith visit BAHAI.ORG, and for more great Baha'i-inspired content check out BAHAIBLOG.NET: bahaiblog.net/Thanks for listening!-Rainn Wilson

Hello and welcome to the Baha’i Blogcast with me your host, Rainn Wilson. In this series of podcasts I interview members of the Baha’i Faith and friends from all over the world about their hearts, and minds, and souls, their spiritual journeys, what they’re interested in, and what makes them tick. In this episode, I'm at my home in LA with Derik Smith, a professor in the Department of Literature at Claremont McKenna College in California, and his work focuses on African American literary culture, with a particular interest in poetry. We talk about African American poet and Baha'i, Robert Hayden, plus we look at the concept of black people being likened to the "pupil of the eye" in the Baha'i Writings. We also discuss racism, the prison system, constructive resilience, and the role each one of us can play in ensuring individual and social transformation and justice. I hope you enjoy the conversation! Dr. Smith also teaches and writes about representations of blackness in American film and musical culture. His 2018 monograph, 'Robert Hayden In Verse: New Histories of African American Poetry and the Black Arts Era', recently won the College Language Association's annual book award. His current scholarship focuses on the poetics of rap, and the rise of the genre during the final decades of the twentieth century, as well as the connection between critical race studies and the Baha’i Faith. Smith regularly teaches courses in American prisons and nurtures activist interests in prison studies and pedagogy. He and his family live in Southern California, USA. To find out more about Derik Smith and some of the things we covered in this episode, check out the following links: * Read Derek's essay 'Centering the “Pupil of the Eye”: Blackness, Modernity, and the Revelation of Baha’u’llah' (<a href="https://bit.ly/35aHafr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/35aHafr</a>) found in The Journal of Baha'i Studies (<a href="https://bit.ly/35cS1pe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/35cS1pe</a>), Volume 29, Number 1 Spring-Summer 2019. * We discuss the following quote: "Thou art like unto the pupil of the eye which is dark in color, yet it is the fount of light and the revealer of the contingent world". –Abdu’l-Baha * We mention the following books: i. 'Robert Hayden in Verse: New Histories of African American Poetry and the Black Arts Era' by Derik Smith: <a href="https://amzn.to/378YZxt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/378YZxt</a> ii. 'The Book of Certitude (Kitab-i-Iqan)' by Baha'u'llah: <a href="https://bit.ly/2XpuDT1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2XpuDT1</a> iii. 'The Dawn-Breakers' by Nabil-i-Azam: <a href="https://bit.ly/2pqWB40" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2pqWB40</a> (Baha'i Blog article: <a href="https://bit.ly/33UM1S0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/33UM1S0</a>) iv. 'God Passes By' by Shoghi Effendi: <a href="https://bit.ly/37eIqAf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/37eIqAf</a> v. 'The Most Holy Book (Kitab-i-Aqdas)' by Baha'u'llah: <a href="https://bit.ly/33XC5Hk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/33XC5Hk</a> vi. 'The Advent of Divine Justice' by Shoghi Effendi: <a href="https://bit.ly/340xgwM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/340xgwM</a> vii. 'Tablets of Baha'u'llah' by Baha'u'llah: <a href="https://bit.ly/37pdsFI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/37pdsFI</a> viii. 'The Writings and Talks of Abdu'l-Baha' by Abdu'l-Baha: <a href="https://bit.ly/2r0LAHe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2r0LAHe</a> * Learn more about Robert Hayden here on Wikipedia: <a href="https://bit.ly/2psQ8FT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2psQ8FT</a> * A collection of poems by Robert Hayden here on <a href="http://Amazon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>: <a href="https://amzn.to/37i0uJy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/37i0uJy</a> * Rainn mentions the writer Anand Giridharadas, author of 'Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World': <a href="https://amzn.to/2CM6JHF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2CM6JHF</a> * Derek talks about volunteering at the Baha'i World Centre: <a href="http://www.bwc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bwc.org/</a> and from this Baha'i Blog article: <a href="https://bit.ly/2NYILPT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2NYILPT</a> * We discuss "Constructive Resilience", an example of which you can read about from this article by Michael Karlberg: <a href="https://bit.ly/37hs1eo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/37hs1eo</a> * Listen to Michael Karlberg here on the Baha'i Blogcast with Rainn Wilson: <a href="https://bit.ly/2KxZXcK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2KxZXcK</a> Be sure to subscribe to the Baha’i Blogcast for more episodes on: * YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/2JTNmBO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/2JTNmBO</a> * iTunes: <a href="http://apple.co/2leHPHL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">apple.co/2leHPHL</a> * Soundcloud: @bahaiblogcast * Spotify: <a href="http://spoti.fi/2IXRAnb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spoti.fi/2IXRAnb</a> If you would like to find out more about the Baha'i Faith visit <a href="http://BAHAI.ORG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BAHAI.ORG</a>, and for more great Baha'i-inspired content check out <a href="http://BAHAIBLOG.NET" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BAHAIBLOG.NET</a>: <a href="http://bahaiblog.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bahaiblog.net/</a> Thanks for listening! -Rainn Wilson