Mouthful with Shanti

Appreciating the Path of Mindfulness After Jail Time, w/ Butch Escobar

Shanti Charan — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:05:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS we have comedian, Butch Escobar joining us. We discuss his journey of discovering mindfulness and how his past of going in and out of jail, along with the insight he's gained, helped influence a new path of enlightenment.

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Understanding the Benefits of Sustainable Clothing w/ Stylist, Inanna Solveig

Shanti Charan — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0700

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On this episode of MWS we have stylist, Inanna Solveig joining us. We discuss fast fashion, repurposing of clothing, ageism and more! Tune in and shoot us a 5*.

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Getting Educated About the Crystal Meth Epidemic with Author of Tweakerworld, Jason Yamas

Shanti Charan — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

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On todays episode I have a conversation that rests at the intersection of drugs, sex and gay culture! My guest is Author of Tweakerworld: A Memoir, one of Buzzfeeds most anticipated LQTBQ+ books of 2023, Jason Yamas. In this episode Jason educates us on the growing epidemic of crystal meth addiction and overdose that is disproportionally impacting the queer community.

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On this episode of MWS I have a conversation that rests at the intersection of drugs, sex and gay culture! My guest is Author of Tweakerworld: A Memoir, one of Buzzfeeds most anticipated LQTBQ+ books of 2023, Jason Yamas. In this episode Jason educates us on the growing epidemic of crystal meth addiction and overdose that is disproportionally impacting the queer community.

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Addressing Ableism at the Intersection of Music, Disability and Sex, ONIKHO's Story

Shanti Charan — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I talk with musician and disability activist, ONIKHO!

ONIKHO is a musical artist who mixes electronic beats and sounds with her influences in blues, jazz, and classical music. She recently released her new album, Rodeo Pantheon, a piece of work came to fruition after becoming paralyzed in a car accident in 2014. She tells the universal story of overcoming loss and rediscovering love through her own narrative, and strives to promote visibility of disabled artists in mainstream music.

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Some scholars that expand upon Compulsory Able-bodiedness, ableism and Crip Theory are Robert T McRuer, Susan Wendell and Elina Vaahtera

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A Pro-Domme & a Pro-Com(edian) Talk Kinks

Shanti Charan — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I talk with professional dominatrix, Delphine, about kinks!

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Building Healthier Parent Relationships w/ Sharon, the Bay's Favorite Family Therapist

Shanti Charan — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I talk with Family Therapist, Sharon Frasier, and her work in the mental health service, specifically with the bipolar and schizophrenic community! We also talk about her private practice and the work she does with college students, which led us to talking about parents! And there was a lot to discuss there.

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Exploring Divorce & Only Child Syndrome w/ Micheal Foulk

Shanti Charan — Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 -0700

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On this episode of MWS I talk to Micheal Foulk about what it was like growing up as only child with divorced parents. We exchange 'flying alone as a kid' stories and the adventures of being an unaccompanied minor flying in the 90's. We also talking about coming into our own understanding of gender expression and how that can always be changing.

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Queering the Boxing & Gym World w/ Pablo Escobar

Shanti Charan — Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I chat with Pablo about being a boxing coach and how it serves as a great outlet for aggression. We also talk about the pressure of needing to attain a hyper masculine body in both the athletic and gay world. A golden nugget within this episode is some QUEERiculum we share when unpacking ‘queer’ and the many meanings it can have being the ambiguous term that it is!

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Some scholars that expand upon Queer Theory and Queer Studies are Hannah McCann, Whitney Monaghan and Gust A. Yep

Unpacking Layers of Intersectionality w/ Aurora Singh

Shanti Charan — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:45:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I chat with Aurora Sign about how she's grown up in a single, Haitian mother household, with an absent Punjabi father in predominantly White spaces. We talk about race consciousness, thick intersectionalities, colorism and more!

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Some scholars that expand upon intersectionality, thick intersectionality nd race consciousness are Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, Tekle Woldemikael and Gust A. Yep

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Liberating Fatness w/ Angelina, the Fierce Fat Femme

Shanti Charan — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I chat with Angelina a Fat Liberationist, Model and Lecturer. We discuss Fat Liberation, which aims to disrupt systems that are oppressive, making certain spaces inaccessible to the fat community. This episode also touches on the idea that being fat is inherently unhealthy or unattractive, which is seen as part of a larger societal pressure on people, specifically women or women identifying, to conform to conventional beauty standards.

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Some scholars that expand upon the concepts discussed in this episode (fat liberation & critical fat studies) are JE Braziel and Ela Przybylo.

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Shooting the Sh*t w/ David Gborie

Shanti Charan — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I chat with a special guest David Gborie! Me and this dude go way back. He is now the voice of Darby of the Royal Crackers on HBO! On this episode we were just finishing working a 5 show weekend in Sunnyvale, CA. We talk about porn, blood diamonds, ebt and more!

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Ball Busting w/ Delphine the Professional Dominatrix

Shanti Charan — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I chat with Delphine about her experience as an Escort and professional Dominatrix. Sex workers often face stigmatization and discrimination, and their voices are often ignored. My intention for this episode was to just get a better look into sex work through Delphine’s personal experience. I also think hearing from sex workers can help challenge stereotypes and misconceptions about the sex industry. On this episode we talk about hygiene, ball stomping, masculinity, small penis humiliation and more.

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Ways to Decolonizing Education, Wealth and Love w/ Gabe Pacheco

Shanti Charan — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I chat with Gape Pacheco about his experience as an art teacher at the MOMA in New York. We talk about both of our experiences teaching within incarceration; along with how competitiveness, testing, charters schools and more are negatively impacting the educational experience for all ages. We also talk about wealth and certain ways to navigate money and relationships.

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Some scholars that expand upon the concepts discussed in this episode (decolonizing pedagogies and education as activism) are Leandra H. Hernández, Stevie M. Munz, Claudia Anguiano and Mari Castañeda

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The Joys of Being Grown, w/ Marcella Arguello

Shanti Charan — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I chat with Marcella Arguello about her new @hbo special, Latin culture, dating, being in a relationship with a pansexual man and more!

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Some scholars that expand upon the concepts discussed in this episode (Machismo, Pansexuality, Adultification) are Gust A. Yep, Brisa Peña and Tashara M. Leak.

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Chatting w/ TammyTeaLove, the Original Lesbian

Shanti Charan — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I chat with comedian Tammy Tea about being a Black woman in the military, the constraints of having to dress like "a girl" as little Tammy, how drugs impact Black and Brown communities, the blessing of Tammy's hysterectomy and more!

FACT: Given the magnitude of the problem and the costs of health care for this disease, fibroids is a matter of public health . Fibroids are more common and more severe among African American women, highlighting the need for new health care reforms aimed to help women, specifically Black women with the medical care needed to address fibroids.

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Wholesome vibes w/ Comedian Jay Rich

Shanti Charan — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On this episode of MWS I have an old comedy friend and talented barber, Jay Rich, on the show. We talk about barbering, hair and empathy, marriage, parenting and internal growth. I laugh pretty loud in this episode. I tried to lower the volume during those parts so I don't hurt your ears. Im sorry for being so damn loud!

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Gender vs. Sexuality, the story of a heterosexual male Drag Princess w/ David Shapiro

Shanti Charan — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0700

A mistake I have made in the past is conflating gender and sexuality. What does this mean? It means, sometimes when we see someone performing a gender (masculinity and femininity) in a "non-normative" way, we assume their sexuality is also "non-normative", meaning NOT heteronormative. So when I would see a drag queen I would automatically assume they are gay, however, drag performers like David, stage name Suzette Veneti, or even Maddy Morphosis from RuPaul season 14, show us that gender performance and sexuality are separate things.

Some scholars that discuss doing gender or gender as a performance are Kathryn Bond Stockton, Candace West, Don Zimmerman and Judith Butler.

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Catching up w/ Becky Lynn!

Shanti Charan — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0700

Happy Valentine’s Day! In this episode, instead of talking about being blindly in love, we discuss being blind regarding race! Colorblindness is an ideology that ignores racial differences to falsely promote harmony but can lead to racial discriminations being ignored. Therefore asserting color-blind logic is a form of performing whiteness, the normalization of white racial identity (you don’t need to be white to perform whiteness). We talk transracial adoption, colorblindness, interracial dating and coparenting and so much more!

Some scholars that expand upon the concepts discussed in this episode are Kimberlé Crenshaw, Meghan Burke and Lynn M. Paltrow.

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A Gaggle of Giggles w/ Marcus Williams

Shanti Charan — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Shanti chats with comedian, Marcus Williams. We talk understanding sexuality in your 20's, being Black and gay in Atlanta vs. SF and sexual hygiene! Sorry ahead of time for my very loud laughter! I have a problem.

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Cruising the Gender Galaxy w/ Arjun Banerjee

Shanti Charan — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0700

Individuals internalize the social expectations that surround gender norms. Fortunately, things are changing and people are challenging those antiquated ways of thinking. On this episode, I interview Arjun Banerjee and we talk about how the journey or gender can be constant. Looking at gender as a galaxy removes the limitations of the binary and that creates a space for Arjun to make feminine sex noises and me masculine ones. We also discuss Bipolar disorder and growing up Indian.

Food for thought: The term Trans*, including the asterisk, serves as an umbrella term that includes all gender minorities. The term Trans* demonstrates an understanding that persons can be in a constant transition and continuously be on the journey of becoming. Trans* breaks down the expectation of performance, this approach combats the stereotypical ideas of a transgender person.

For more information on gender performance, check out the work of Judith Butler.

Elevation of Native voices w/ Jackie Keliiaa

Shanti Charan — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Shanti talks with Jackie Keliiaa - discussing the silencing of Native voices, (re)matriarchy, blood quantum, fine ass islanders, dating the colonizer and more!

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Mouthful with Shanti - Trailer

Shanti Charan — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 03:38:00 -0700

Mouthful with Shanti is a smart and funny podcast that brings academia and comedy together in efforts to elevate marginalized communities and voices. Host, Comedian Shanti Charan, that’s me! and my guest(s) use an intersectional lens to unpack sex, race, power and more. Which means we can talk about capitalism, gender and farting all in the same conversation. So tune in every Tuesday for a new episode!

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