Maya Williams's guest appearances

Maya Williams

Multiracial Family Man

The Bechdel Cast

The Bible Bash Podcast

Richard Rothstein

Damona Hoffman

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Jamie Foxx

Garcelle Beauvais

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Dianne Bondy

Brad Jenkins

Christian Finnegan

Mike Brown

Angelina Spicer

David Livingstone

Justin Williams

Mike Bridenstine

Susan Graham

OwlTail

Wallflowers Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Maya Williams analyze The Perks of Being a Wallflower while driving through a tunnel! (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @emmdubb16 on Twitter. While you're there, you should also follow @BechdelCast, @caitlindurante, and @jamieloftusHELP Here is the article from Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, "Survivorhood Portrayed: The Perks of Being a Wallflower" -- https://www.ccasa.org/survivorhood-portrayed/ Here is more information about the allegations against Ezra Miller and Nicholas Braun, respectively -- https://www.thecut.com/article/ezra-miller-allegations.html and  https://www.yourtango.com/news/nicholas-braun-accusations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wallflowers Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Maya Williams analyze The Perks of Being a Wallflower while driving through a tunnel! (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/bechdelcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/bechdelcast</a> Follow @emmdubb16 on Twitter. While you're there, you should also follow @BechdelCast, @caitlindurante, and @jamieloftusHELP Here is the article from Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, "Survivorhood Portrayed: The Perks of Being a Wallflower" --<a href=" https://www.ccasa.org/survivorhood-portrayed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ccasa.org/survivorhood-portrayed/</a> Here is more information about the allegations against Ezra Miller and Nicholas Braun, respectively --<a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/ezra-miller-allegations.html " rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.thecut.com/article/ezra-miller-allegations.html </a>and  <a href="https://www.yourtango.com/news/nicholas-braun-accusations " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.yourtango.com/news/nicholas-braun-accusations </a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower with Maya Williams

In mid-August, Liam and Don were joined by Portland Maine’s Poet Laureate, Maya Williams. Maya is not only a creative, gifted spoken word artist and poet, they are also a suicide survivor, theological thinker, and utterly enchanting person. In this episode, Maya shares their poem, “Judas and Suicide,” and offers us a thought-provoking and spiritually penetrating reframing of the traditional religious views of suicidal ideation and suicide. Maya, Don, and Liam then talk honestly and openly about this sensitive topic, as Maya offers us a glimpse of a God who is present in our suffering and accompanies us, rejecting human views of sin and drenching us in grace and loving understanding that the world is, sometimes, a hard place to be. Before closing, Maya offers us another poem to consider.  Read about Maya and read Maya’s work at https://www.mayawilliamspoet.com/   Maya’s other text: Curses, Suicide, and “Just Pray About It” “So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.” Mark 5:13 NET   I jump off and hold my breath.   There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding.   My father asks Can you focus   And the demonic spirits begged him,   on having fun today at the lake house? There is trouble in your spirit   ‘Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them.’   Bubbles rev through my nose as I sink.   My father says you can’t change the past.   Jesus gave them permission.   He never says that when I describe a positive   memory to him.   So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs.   I want to keep myself from floating up.   I try to I hold it all in so the lake can swallow me.   Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake,   The coward in me returns for air. My dad affirms curses can be broken. Just pray about it.   I did not conjure my depression.   I do not tell him there is little to no correlation between prayer and wellness. I ask if we can go swimming again tomorrow afternoon.   and about two thousand were drowned in the lake. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Trans-Forming Proclamation, Liam Hooper tenderly explores gender and the Bible. This book actually defies genre. With rich patches of poetry, memoir, and devotional, Liam weaves together inspiring literary insights with grounded, original, and informed scholarship. Trans-Forming proclamation: A Transgender Theology of Daring Existence is new wine in a new wine skin. It is Inventive, artful, and liberating. Available on Amazon and published by Otherwise Engaged.  About USIn each episode of Bible Bash Podcast, , Liam Michael Hooper, a white trans Bible scholar and Don Durham, a white, cis, heterosexual farmer, minister, and podcaster take turns presenting the text. They then discuss. In addition, each episode they present another text, a non-Biblical text of note--religious or secular--that may or may not correspond to the Bible text.  Bible Bash Podcast is a collaborative project created by Liam Hooper, Don Durham, and Peterson Toscano.   Our theme song is Playbill by The Jellyrox. It is available on iTunes, Spotify, or through Rock Candy Recordings. The show is edited by Peterson Toscano.  To share your questions, comments, requests for passages to be discussed, or suggestions for guests who can talk about texts, email Liam &amp; Don:  convos@biblebashpodcast.com  Follow on Twitter @BibleBash Liam @LiMHooper Don @RealDonDurham Bible Bash Podcast is part of the Rock Candy Network  Bible Bash logo was designed by Diana Coe at Crone Communications Check out other Rock Candy podcasts Brown Suga Diaries Blessed are the Binary Breakers hosted by Avery Smith Sacred Tension by Stephen Long Bubble&amp;Squeak by Peterson Toscano Eleventylife by EleventySeven Common Creatives Hot Tea Hot Takes The Pickle and Boot Shop Podcast Magnify the Pod 

In mid-August, Liam and Don were joined by Portland Maine’s Poet Laureate, Maya Williams. Maya is not only a creative, gifted spoken word artist and poet, they are also a suicide survivor, theological thinker, and utterly enchanting person. In this episode, Maya shares their poem, “Judas and Suicide,” and offers us a thought-provoking and spiritually penetrating reframing of the traditional religious views of suicidal ideation and suicide. Maya, Don, and Liam then talk honestly and openly about this sensitive topic, as Maya offers us a glimpse of a God who is present in our suffering and accompanies us, rejecting human views of sin and drenching us in grace and loving understanding that the world is, sometimes, a hard place to be. Before closing, Maya offers us another poem to consider.  Read about Maya and read Maya’s work at <a href="https://www.mayawilliamspoet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mayawilliamspoet.com/</a> Maya’s other text: Curses, Suicide, and “Just Pray About It” “So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.” Mark 5:13 NET I jump off and hold my breath. There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding. My father asks Can you focus And the demonic spirits begged him, on having fun today at the lake house? There is trouble in your spirit ‘Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them.’ Bubbles rev through my nose as I sink. My father says you can’t change the past. Jesus gave them permission. He never says that when I describe a positive memory to him. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. I want to keep myself from floating up. I try to I hold it all in so the lake can swallow me. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, The coward in me returns for air. My dad affirms curses can be broken. Just pray about it. I did not conjure my depression. I do not tell him there is little to no correlation between prayer and wellness. I ask if we can go swimming again tomorrow afternoon. and about two thousand were drowned in the lake. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Trans-Forming Proclamation, Liam Hooper tenderly explores gender and the Bible. This book actually defies genre. With rich patches of poetry, memoir, and devotional, Liam weaves together inspiring literary insights with grounded, original, and informed scholarship. <a href="https://otherwiseengaged4u.wordpress.com/2020/06/23/trans-forming-proclamation-a-transgender-theology-of-daring-existence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trans-Forming proclamation: A Transgender Theology of Daring Existence</a> is new wine in a new wine skin. It is Inventive, artful, and liberating. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1951124235/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_akl7FbX0H5YW5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Available on Amazon</a> and published by <a href="https://otherwiseengaged4u.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Otherwise Engaged</a>.  About US In each episode of <a href="https://biblebashpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bible Bash Podcast</a>, , <a href="https://liammichaelhooper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liam Michael Hooper</a>, a white trans Bible scholar and <a href="https://healingspringsacres.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don Durham</a>, a white, cis, heterosexual farmer, minister, and podcaster take turns presenting the text. They then discuss. In addition, each episode they present another text, a non-Biblical text of note--religious or secular--that may or may not correspond to the Bible text.  <a href="https://biblebashpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bible Bash Podcast</a> is a collaborative project created by Liam Hooper, Don Durham, and Peterson Toscano.   Our theme song is Playbill by The Jellyrox. It is available on iTunes, Spotify, or through <a href="https://rockcandyrecordings.bigcartel.com/product/preorder-bang-whimper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock Candy Recordings</a>. The show is edited by <a href="http://petersontoscano.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peterson Toscano</a>.  To share your questions, comments, requests for passages to be discussed, or suggestions for guests who can talk about texts, email Liam &amp; Don:  <a href="mailto:convos@biblebashpodcast.com">convos@biblebashpodcast.com</a> Follow on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/BibleBash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@BibleBash</a> Liam <a href="https://twitter.com/LiMHooper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@LiMHooper</a> Don <a href="https://twitter.com/RealDonDurham" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RealDonDurham</a> Bible Bash Podcast is part of the <a href="https://www.rockcandyrecordings.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock Candy Network</a> Bible Bash logo was designed by Diana Coe at <a href="http://www.cronecommunications.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crone Communications</a> Check out other <a href="https://www.rockcandyrecordings.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock Candy podcasts</a> <ul><li><a href="https://www.brownsugadiaries.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brown Suga Diaries</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rockcandyrecordings.com/blog/categories/blessed-are-the-binary-breakers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blessed are the Binary Breakers</a> hosted by Avery Smith</li> <li><a href="https://stephenbradfordlong.com/category/sacred-tension-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sacred Tension</a> by Stephen Long</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/peterson-thomas-toscano" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bubble&amp;Squeak</a> by Peterson Toscano</li> <li><a href="https://www.eleventysevenisalive.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eleventylife</a> by EleventySeven</li> <li><a href="https://commoncreatives.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Common Creatives</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rockcandyrecordings.com/blog/categories/hot-tea-hot-takes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot Tea Hot Takes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1745889" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Pickle and Boot Shop Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://magnifiedpod.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magnify the Pod </a></li></ul>

Poet, Maya Williams: Judas and Suicide

Ep. 155: Maya Williams is a multigenerational, multiracial woman.  Her father is Black, White, and Chickahominy; her mother is of Black, White, and Cherokee descent. Her father has a mixed mother and had a black father (d. 2007); her mother has a White father and a Black and Cherokee mother. Given this rich, multiracial background, Maya has been writing and editing the Race Section of The Tempest, pursuing interfaith work under the Interfaith Youth Core as a Better Together Coach, and completing a double major in social work and English. She talks with Alex about what it means to hail from a family that has multiracial roots several generations back. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here:  MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 155: Maya Williams is a multigenerational, multiracial woman.  Her father is Black, White, and Chickahominy; her mother is of Black, White, and Cherokee descent. Her father has a mixed mother and had a black father (d. 2007); her mother has a White father and a Black and Cherokee mother. Given this rich, multiracial background, Maya has been writing and editing the Race Section of The Tempest, pursuing interfaith work under the Interfaith Youth Core as a Better Together Coach, and completing a double major in social work and English. She talks with Alex about what it means to hail from a family that has multiracial roots several generations back. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: <a href="http://www.alexbarnettcomic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.alexbarnettcomic.com</a> or visit him on Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlexBarnettComic?ref=hl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic</a>) or on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/barnettcomic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@barnettcomic</a> To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/multiracial-family-man/id969793342?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST</a> Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Exploring multigenerational multiracialism with Maya Williams, Ep. 155