Community Spread

Latest Episodes:

Understanding Homelessness With Van Aston Aug 18, 2020

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Van Aston is a Physicians Assistant at the homeless shelter in Ogden, UT. As such he is the day to day primary care provider of people experiencing homelessness. Van helps us understand why homelessness exists. How a person gets into a homeless situation, many times at no fault of their own. And how our community fails them along the way. He also gives us hope for the future and talks about positive changes that are happening.

Systemic Racism With Michael Williams Aug 13, 2020

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Michael and I talk about the origins of systemic racism and how the racist past and present of America can be seen all around our communities.

Transracial Adoption With Ben Meszaros Aug 06, 2020

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Ben and I discuss the complexities of the adoption experience. And Ben discusses the challenges of being a white parent trying to preserve black culture and a black experience for his son.

Police Reform In Ogden With Jacarri Kelly Jul 31, 2020

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Special thanks to Awegust The Great for our theme music check out his stuff on social media.

https://m.facebook.com/awegustthegreat/

https://Instagram.com/awegustthegreat?igshid=1gjae8yflaesr

http://soundcloud.com/awegustthegreat-music

A Conversation With Joan And Jazzy About Race Jul 21, 2020

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Our friends Jazzy and Joan share their experience, anxieties, and fears around raising black kids. They have some great practical advice for white parents about how we can raise children with less bias, prejudice, and racism. Recommended kids books - https://www.amazon.com/Am-Mixed-Book/dp/0578110873/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=I+am+mixed&qid=1595297769&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism/dp/0807047414/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=white+fragility&qid=1595297814&sr=8-1

A Conversation With Michael Daniels Jul 18, 2020

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"I'm a 63 year old black man and I'm tired but I have hope in this movement."

Introducing 'Community Spread' Jul 18, 2020

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Kevin shares a formative experience while living in Bay Area CA during Prop 8 in 2008. 12 years later it's still the spark that ignited this podcast.