On-location at the 2018 Twin Cities Pride Festival with Theresa Holl of the Kelly Nicole Foundation. We talk about the music and legacy of Theresa’s late wife, Kelly Nicole, and about how you can help support the important work being done by the foundation in her memory.
Twin Cities Pride Board Chair Darcie Baumann sits down with Ryan for a special extended interview to talk candidly about the issues and controversies that have surrounded the Festival and Parade over the past two years. We talk about what went wrong, what’s been done to correct it and what’s being done this year and beyond to ensure that the Festival continues to be a safe and inclusive space for everyone.
We dig past the headlines, soundbites, reactions and misinformation of the past two years. We get to the heart of the matter and speak directly to the LGBTQ+ community about who Twin Cities Pride really is and why we need your help to keep getting better.
We talk about Darcie’s 10-year rise through the organization from volunteer to Board Chair, we answer all of your questions about Police involvement with the Festival and Parade, we respond directly to the demands raised by last year’s protesters and much, much more.
This is an historic, unprecedented, in-depth, one-on-one conversation with the first female, first Person of Color Board Chair of Twin Cities Pride that you won’t hear anywhere else. Clear your schedule for the next hour and a half.
In Episode 8, we talk about the events taking place around immigration, Trump’s performance in North Korea, the trend of celebrities reinforcing polarization by responding to hate with hate, the media’s obsession with the Mueller investigation (to the exclusion of other news), the Right’s most recent attack on pre-existing conditions, the increasing radicalization of the Right at the Primary level, and more.
We also cover the annual “Night of a New Day” event at the Kaleo Center and talk about “The Opposite of Hate”, Beth’s most recent book recommendation.
On-location at the Minneapolis Central Library for a community conversation with the Minneapolis Police Department, featuring City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins.
For episode 100, we venture deep into the caverns below the University of Minnesota on an epic quest to officially archive the first 6 episodes of The Beth Zemsky Podcast. For our expedition, we bring along Beth’s longtime friend and colleague, Lisa Vecoli, Curator of The Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, to help us tell the story of how the U of M Archives came into being and how (with some good community organizing!) the Tretter GLBT History Collection found its place and cemented its legacy among them.
We also take the opportunity to set the stage for the next 6 episodes of the Beth Zemsky Podcast by talking a little about where we’ve been so far and about where all of the deep intersectional movement energy in our country right now might be leading us.
On-location at The They/Them Project Gallery Opening at LUSH with Councilman Phillipe Cunningham.
For an extensive background on this episode, including interviews with the artist and several of the individuals involved in the project early on, check out episodes 59-62 of The TC Pride Podcast by clicking the links below.
On-location at the 2018 Winter Beer Dabbler with John Garland from The Growler Magazine. We catch up with old friends from the Pride Dabbler, make some new ones and talk with John about The Dabbler, The Growler, and the new Twin Cities Pride Magazine.
For over an HOUR of bonus footage from the 2018 Winter Beer Dabbler, click the links below!
On-location at Twin Cities Pride Headquarters with Executive Director Dot Belstler. We talk with Dot about the 2017 Festival and about what’s coming up in 2018 and beyond.
In this episode, Beth talks about the recent Facilitating Cultural Change workshop, her experience at the 30th Annual Creating Change Conference sponsored by the LGBTQ Task Force, the truth behind Trump’s “booming” economy narrative, and other slight-of-hand tactics that the Right continues to engage in behind the smokescreen of the day-to-day distractions and trauma. In the curriculum segment, we talk about Beth’s recent trip to Northern Minnesota to speak with leaders of Rural Non-Profits about doing Equity work in this current polarized climate. We then discuss some concrete tips for building dialogue and relationships with others in a way that undermines the “Us vs. Them” ideology that leads to polarization.
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Beth and Phyllis talk about how organizations can work towards equity and make a difference in their communities through Intercultural Organizational Development. Along the way, we also briefly discuss Net Neutrality, the CDC’s list of newly banned words, the Alabama Senate race, and reacting to trauma in a polarized world. Beth and Phyllis also share about the importance of practitioners connecting with others in their space and how trainers can elevate their skill sets by taking part in the upcoming workshop Facilitating Cultural Change in January 2018.
Women’s Program Graduate Hirut shares her family’s story of healing from domestic violence, and about how DAP’s generous donors have helped make her family’s holidays brighter through DAP’s annual Holiday Family Program.
A special double-length episode with Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel. Beth and Rebecca reflect on lessons regarding values-based intersectional movement building that they gleaned from their history of faith-based organizing. They also talk about the implications of these lessons for secular organizers in this time of deep polarization, particularly the difference we each can make through Graceful Engagement.
Nick and Shelly talk about their second annual Bags and Beers for Nat event and their continued commitment to raising awareness around Domestic Violence.
Beth talks about how we can redirect our anxiety and our reactive energy into movement building actions that can help to reinforce and communicate our collective core values.
This is a special crossover edition of the TC Pride Podcast and The Domestic Abuse Project Podcast focusing on Domestic Abuse in the LGBTQ Community. We speak with Eva Wood, OutFront Minnesota’s Anti-Violence Program Director and Aaron Zimmerman, DAP’s new Director of Development and Communications.
This episode focuses on the concept of issues-based vs. values-based organizing. Beth also talks about her trip to Norway, the Philando Castille Verdict, the recent controversy at Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and other current events.
This is a special crossover edition of the TC Pride Podcast and The Domestic Abuse Project Podcast focusing on Domestic Abuse in the LGBTQ Community. We speak with Eva Wood, OutFront Minnesota’s Anti-Violence Program Director and Aaron Zimmerman, DAP’s new Director of Development and Communications.
On-location at Pride HQ with Dot Belstler, Executive Director of Twin Cities Pride. This episode also includes on-location coverage of the 2017 Grand Marshal Ceremony at Radisson Red Minneapolis.