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59: Nicole Mazzeo (Pleasure Pie) & DIY Sex Positivity

November 18, 2018 / Craig Bidiman

WELCOME TO THE EDUPUNX PODCAST

Nicole Mazzeo runs the DIY sex-positive organization, Pleasure Pie. While Nicole was once located in Boston, she now resides oversees - in the Netherlands - which makes this our second international conversation of the year! We actually had this conversation at the beginning of October - before the podcast was corrupted, and before I was hit by a car last week. So it’s good to know that a lot has changed between then and now. But the conversation is full of fun reflection and perspectives on sex education, destigmatizing sexual health, and what it takes to be incredibly neurotic and keep up with so many projects.

Pleasure Pie is a small activist organization based in Boston, MA. Its efforts center around sex positivity, body positivity, and positivity about other good things. It makes alternative sexuality education materials (including zines, illustrations, and publications) and experiences (events, conversations, and workshops). Make sure to dig around pleasurepie.org to learn more about the fantastic work that Nicole and her crew do. And visit the Pleasure Pie Etsy shop as well and get yourself, or your students, a bunch of goodies!

MUSICAL NOTE:
- This week we shared tunes from the new Typesetter LP, “Nothing Blues,” which came out in October! You can get a digital copy of the album through 6131 Records!
- Typesetter is a vibrant indie emo act with the energy and sardonicism of bands like Tiny Moving Parts and Mom Jeans, to more elegant moments reminiscent of Foxing or Crash of Rhinos.
- In this episode, we played the songs,
- Also, all of the band’s music is already available FOR DOWNLOAD on their bandcamp site, so you have no reason to not download this album right now!

As always, you can CHECK OUT OUR SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!

ADVERTISING NOTES:
- This week, you got to learn about the ConnectEDU Network, of which this podcast is now a contributing member!
- ConnectEDU Network connects the unique perspectives and expert insight of higher education through podcasting. If you’re affiliated with higher education – from professor to director of marketing – you’ll be able to find a podcast that fits your style. Our podcasts are produced and hosted by passionate and innovative members of the field, all fueled by the excitement of the future of higher education.
- You should check out all of the Network’s content creators and podcasts right now if you’re looking for some new education-based pods!

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Thanks so much for tuning in and we will be back soon with a special extra episode!

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tags / sex-positive, sexual health, sex, sex education, pleasure pie, higher education, peer education

49: Yannick Florest & Educating through Hip Hop

August 01, 2018 / Craig Bidiman

WELCOME TO THE EDUPUNX PODCAST

Yannick Florest is an educator, teacher, and a rapper. Yannick has been educating in the New York area for his entire adulthood, and has taken much of what he has learned throughout the last decade or so and has put it into his music through the avenue of hip hop. Yannick has an incredible flow, brilliant messages, and some wonderful autobiographical flourishes that makes his art feel that much more personal as it is enjoyable.

Craig and Yannick met up in Brooklyn, NY a couple weeks ago to, well, meet for the first time, and to chat about life, education, anime, and hip-hop, all while in the confines of a somewhat still lobby of a Brooklyn Marriott. The two dig into the challenges of being truly authentic with students, how peers can perceive that authenticity, and the value of being a creative person within education - and how we let it out and let loose! This was such a lively conversation and we hope you love it too!

MUSIC NOTES:
- This week we shared tunes from Yannick Florest's new mixtape, "TeachersCollegeorBust," which he independently released on June 20.
- It took nearly 50 episodes but we finally had a hip-hop artist featured on the podcast! What a way to get things started, too - by featuring a man who released it all himself.
- We featured the tracks, "5am to Albany," "Stock Exchange," and "Black Saiyan Excellence" on this week's episode.
- The mixtape is currently available FOR DOWNLOAD on his bandcamp site, so you have no reason to not download this album right now!

As always, you can CHECK OUT THE NEW SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!

ADVERTISING NOTES:
- Table-Turned is a DIY record-of-the-month club. Subscribers select from two genre options and receive a record each month for that genre, including some “classics” as well as albums they may have missed.
- The current genre selections are Garage Rock and Ska-Punk, and for the next month, you can start your monthly vinyl subscription for $160, which gives you a FREE MONTH, after that it becomes $175 for the year.
- Table-Turned was recently featured in Paste magazine AND in The Hype Magazine!
- To learn more and/or to start your subscription, visit Table-Turned.com!

And you can now join our Facebook community by CLICKING HERE!

Thanks so much for tuning in and we will be back next week with a new episode!

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tags / hip hop, rap music, elementary education, peer education, higher education, musician

16: Anaëlle Séïde & Peer-to-Peer Social Justice Education

October 03, 2017 / Craig Bidiman

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Anaëlle Séïde &
Peer-to-Peer Social Justice Education

WELCOME TO THE EDUPUNX PODCAST!

This week is a special episode of the podcast because it's the FIRST episode where the reins are handed over to Katy Hamm! You might remember them from our 14th episode, where we discussed mental health in the workplace. Well now Katy is the host, chatting with one of their students, Anaëlle Séïde!

Anaëlle is a senior at Lesley University studying Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. She is also a co-director of the peer social justice education organization at Lesley called CommonLYNX - which is a fantastic pun since the Lesley mascot is the Lynx! Katy and Anaëlle dig into the details of what it takes to run a peer mentoring program based around diversity, inclusion, and identity development. They also break down, from the student perspective, the barriers that exist between student and admin in terms of professional boundaries and respect.

EPISODE NOTES:

- Anaëlle is a big Beyonce and Chance the Rapper fan, and who could blame her?
- In case you were wondering, yes - Family Matters was and is a badass TV show that didn't skip a beat on social commentary back in the day.
- If you're down for a new read, check out "Home Going," by Yaa Gyasi, which sounds like a fascinating read.
- And if you wanna dig into Anaëlle's favorite book of all-time, get yourself a copy of "Sister Outsider," by the incomparable Audre Lorde.
- You know you wanna listen to some Lauryn Hill right now - we could all use some Lauryn in our lives these days.

MUSIC NOTES:

- Big thanks to our friends at Counter Intuitive Records - a DIY record label in Massachusetts that is dedicating to supporting new and up-and-coming bands - this week we feature a song from the folks in Sleeping Patterns.
- "Saratoga" is off the new album, "Don't Be a Stranger," from Brooklyn's own Nervous Dater. You can purchase/stream a digital copy (at a name-your-own-price) from Nervous Dater by visiting nervousdater.bandcamp.com or snag a physical copy from Counter Intuitive Records at CounterIntuitiveRecords.com!
- You also got to hear the song, "Forever Please," by Pictures of Vernon, which is also on Counter Intuitive Records, and can be snagged at their store as well! You can learn more about the band by visiting picturesofvernon.bandcamp.com.

ADVERTISING NOTES:

- This week we are sponsored by Free Negro University - which is the company ran by our guest on episode 7, Josh Odom. Josh has been creating and printing more apparel for your activist needs.
- Free Negro University is a collective of Black scholar-activists devoted to absolute freedom for all Black lives. They pride themselves on imagining and building new worlds where people can be their unapologetic selves.
- Make sure to visit his temporary online store while he gets things up and running again!

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Thanks so much for tuning in and I'll see you next week!

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Let's get to work.

- CRAIG.