Permission to Speak

Latest Episodes:

How to Give a Speech Like Michelle Obama with Sarah Hurwitz Jun 24, 2020

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Samara chats with one of the all-time greatest speechwriters (she wrote for Barack and then Michelle all eight years they were in the White House, and before that Hillary!) and gets loads of delicious tips on world-changing speechwriting and room-changing delivery: what it really means to show not tell, how to start and how to structure the damn thing, and Sarah’s best advice for sounding like a real person up there and not “disembodied authority voice.” Plus they discuss her latest book on Judaism and how to be a good human.

Anne Deavere Smith’s book Talk to Me: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/168772/talk-to-me-by-anna-deavere-smith/

Sarah Hurwitz’s book Here All Along: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/572627/here-all-along-by-sarah-hurwitz/

More on Martin Buber: brainpickings.org/2018/03/18/i-and-thou-martin-buber/

More info on honoring native lands: usdac.us/nativeland

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How to Make Art in a Pandemic with Liz Climo Jun 17, 2020

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Samara chats with the internationally beloved cartoonist and The Simpsons artist about how to be creative when the world is a mess and we’re not in the mood to make things that are optimistic or silly or beautiful. They discuss where ideas come from, how to overcome a work culture that doesn’t take you seriously, the surprise impact Dungeons & Dragons had on her career, and how to become your own best cheerleader after a lifetime of playing small.

Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

Follow Liz at @lizclimo on IG and thelittleworldofliz.com

Follow @nayyirah.waheed & #nayyirahwaheed

Follow @lizzobeating (duh)

Liz’s shop is at society6.com/lizclimo

For more info on honoring native lands go to usdac.us/nativeland

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Neelamjit Dhaliwal Jun 10, 2020

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Samara gets real real with the National SEED Project trainer, who facilitates the types of difficult conversations many of us have been in since the Black Lives Matter protests erupted, if not before—with allies, with potential allies, with ourselves. For non-Black listeners, she offers advice on getting it wrong and doing it anyway, on the choice between shame and love, and on what to do when you don’t know what you don’t know (and how you got that way). Plus, below is a boatload of excellent resources for the long haul.

Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

Black Lives Matter Allyship and Action Guide: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/?fbclid=IwAR3jS07-It67G_Fpj9xNU5nUOd0sEXjE2ycpclN0qbhYKZpUw97JTShBGBY#donate

Lauryn Whitney’s video “Ask Yourself”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDqwacSe7O0

Neelamjit references:

National SEED Project: nationalseedproject.org/

Feminists in Action: fia-la.com/

The Jane Club: janeclub.com/

EXTREMELY useful resources to begin allyship work:

White Supremacy Culture doc: https://collectiveliberation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/White_Supremacy_Culture_Okun.pdf

Unpacking The Invisible Knapsack: https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf

Casey Gerard’s TED talk: ted.com/talks/casey_gerald_the_gospel_of_doubt

Books:

Stamped From the Beginning: eyeseeme.com/products/stamped-from-the-beginning-the-definitive-history-of-racist-ideas-in-america?_pos=1&_sid=ccab0502c&_ss=r

White Rage: indiebound.org/book/9781632864123

How to Be an AntiRacist: indiebound.org/search/book?keys=how+to+be+an+antiracist

So You Want To Talk About Race: indiebound.org/search/book?keys=how%20to%20be%20an%20antiracist

Me and White Supremacy: indiebound.org/search/book?keys=me%20and%20white

White Fragility: indiebound.org/search/book?keys=white+fragility

To follow on IG:

Mireille Charper (Ten Steps to Non-Optical Allyship): @mireillecharper

Rachel Cargle: @Rachel.Cargle

The Great Unlearn: @thegreatunlearn

Candice Sanchez-McFarlane: @candicesanchezmcfarlane

Rachel Rodgers: @rachelrodgersesq

The Conscious Kid (resources for parenting): @theconsciouskid

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Sarah Jones May 27, 2020

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Samara chats with the Tony Award-winning performer and TED talk star known for chameleoning into characters, about how each of us invents and reinvents our voice—to stand out, to fit in, to stay safe, to take risks. She shares the secret to public speaking, how to overcome perfectionism (which is “a form of self-abuse and abuse of the art”), and brings with her about a dozen extra pod guests to drop their own mind-blowing wisdom.

Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

Find Sarah Jones: @yesimsarahjones on IG and sarahjonesonline.com

For Sarah’s first TED talk: youtube.com/watch?v=sucza6EOIf0

For Viv Groskop's book “Lift As You Climb”: penguin.co.uk/books/111/1118966/lift-as-you-climb/9781787633049.html

For Sonya Renee Taylor’s TED talk: youtube.com/watch?v=MWI9AZkuPVg

For Sonya Renee Taylor’s book “The Body is Not An Apology”: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565139/the-body-is-not-an-apology-by-sonya-renee-taylor/

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Adele Cabot May 20, 2020

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Samara chats with the expert voice coach about how to find your real and true voice under the layers of socialization that’s gotten in its way, and what stress does to all of us... which includes, among other things, literally making it harder to speak. This is the episode about feeling our feelings and saying what we really want to say, especially during pandemic times.

Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

For the article about women’s voices in groups, by Brittany Karford Rogers: magazine.byu.edu/article/when-women-dont-speak/

For more on Adele Cabot: adelecabot.com/la-voice-joy/welcome/

To download Adele’s voice warmups: adelecabot.com/la-voice-joy/actors/buy-voice-warm-up/

For more on Kristin Linklater: linklatervoice.com/linklater-voice/about-linklater-voice

For more on the chakras: blog.mindvalley.com/7-chakras/

For Oprah’s Golden Globes speech: youtube.com/watch?v=TTyiq-JpM-0

For more on honoring native lands: usdac.us/nativeland

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Meena Harris Apr 29, 2020

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Samara chats with the founder and CEO of The Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign about the power of wearing your values on a shirt, speaking up (and not) when you don’t know enough, why Shine Theory is the answer to everything, and how we can center our own stories and teach it to the next generation, like today.

Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

For Stacey Abrams’ book: indiebound.org/book/9781250214805

For more about Families Belong Together: familiesbelongtogether.org

For more about Higher Heights: higherheightsforamerica.org

For Meena’s book pre-sale: phenomenalgirl.com

In the meanwhile, here are some kids books we love that do centering well:

The Day You Begin: indiebound.org/book/9780399246531

What If…: indiebound.org/book/9780316390965

Fairy Science: indiebound.org/book/9780525581390

The Proudest Blue: indiebound.org/book/9780316519007

Julian is a Mermaid: indiebound.org/book/9780763690458

For Alicia Garza’s conversation at UChicago: youtube.com/watch?v=e9-mACdR2Cw

For more on Black Lives Matter: blacklivesmatter.com

For more on Black Futures Lab: blackfutureslab.org

For more about the Crown Act: thecrownact.com

For more about Shine Theory: shinetheory.com

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Amy Landon Apr 22, 2020

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Samara chats with the acclaimed audiobook narrator about how to lift words from a page and turn them into something that feels alive, what sexy actually sounds like (she miiiight also narrate erotica under a pseudonym), some handy over-the-counter cure-alls when you wake up with a sore throat, and the holy grail: how to actually *like* the sound of your own voice.

Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

To check out the books Amy's narrated: audible.com/search?keywords=Amy+landon&ref=a_hp_t1_header_searchGlennon Doyle’s book “Untamed”: indiebound.org/book/9781984801258

Jane Goodall’s 2002 TED talk: ted.com/talks/jane_goodall_what_separates_us_from_chimpanzees?language=en

More on Jane Goodall (recent article about coronavirus): thehill.com/homenews/coronavirus-report/492357-jane-goodall-blames-disregard-for-nature-for-coronavirus-pandemic

More on ASMR: vox.com/2015/7/15/8965393/asmr-video-youtube-autonomous-sensory-meridian-response

More on quercetin: verywellhealth.com/the-benefits-of-quercetin-89071

To read more about the study suggesting we like the sound of our own voice: sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130912112733.htm

To read more about the messages we get when we’re small that can influence our voices in the long term, check out Carol Gilligan’s “Joining the Resistance”: indiebound.org/book/9780745651705

To read Tara Westover’s book “Educated”: indiebound.org/book/9780399590504

More info on honoring native lands: usdac.us/nativeland

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Mailbag Apr 15, 2020

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Samara and her pod producer Cat take listener questions on: how to communicate through a mask, what to do about thinking you're too soft or too loud, how to have difficult conversations with sexist coworkers or pitch old guys who don’t take you seriously, and how to use your voice to get what you want… when you’re crafting the perfect opening line on a dating app.

Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

Rebecca Solnit’s essay on heroism: lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-when-the-hero-is-the-problem/

For more on code switching: thoughtco.com/code-switching-language-1689858

More about Feminist Business School: sister.is/

More about "White Fragility": robindiangelo.com/publications/

More about International Phonetic Alphabet: internationalphoneticalphabet.org/ipa-sounds/ipa-chart-with-sounds/

More about Young Entertainment Activists: youngentertainmentactivists.com/

More on strength & warmth: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/311040/compelling-people-by-john-neffinger/

More on honoring native lands: usdac.us/nativeland

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Steph Green Apr 08, 2020

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Samara chats with the television and film director about what leadership on set looks and sounds like, how to use your voice to make decisions that will not please everyone, the secret to good pitching, and who Hollywood actually *is* these days.

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Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

For Steph Green on social: @stephanngreen

For Maya Angelou in conversation: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-book-club/id263658343?i=1000353657039

For Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise performance: youtube.com/watch?v=qviM_GnJbOM

For more on Rebecca Solnit: rebeccasolnit.net/book/the-mother-of-all-questions/

For more on Lindy West: lindywest.net/the-witches-are-coming-1

For more info on honoring native lands: usdac.us/nativeland

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Dr. Reena Gupta Apr 01, 2020

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Samara chats with the internationally renowned voice doc about how to speak in our natural pitch (and all the drama that comes with that), what vocal fry is really doing to us, and our biases against women’s voice--and what we can all do to listen with more generous ears.

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Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

For Dr. Gupta on social: @reenagupta & @centerforvocalhealth

For more of Julia Gillard's interview on The Guilty Feminist podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=F4LikYajJOE

For the AOC link: youtube.com/watch?v=TJlpS4vhKP0

For more info on honoring native lands: usdac.us/nativeland

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