25. Remaining Unbroken, with chris time steele
In their last episode of the season, Uli and carla share a wonderful talk-about with the always inspiring chris time steele! A dreamer, writer, and poetic historian, chris’ digs into many topics, from Hip Hop to basketball to community organising to breaking apart propaganda to the philosophy and beauty of anime. We also play a game, talk about the importance of curiosity, care, and listening alongside being fearless as we break open and let go. There’s also some impressive freestyle and a fabulous song.
24. The Struggle is Real, with Noleca Radway & Lily Mercogliano Easton
Uli and carla had a deep and vulnerable conversation with Lily and Noleca — two wonderful parents and educators — about the horrors of adult supremacy, the oppression of kids, and some pathways towards undoing adult supremacy and supporting youth freedom.
23. Queer Brilliance, with Lindz Amer
We had a pretty healing and joyful conversation with the fabulous writer, educator, and performer, Lindz Amer! We talked about the importance of creating queer affirming media for little Kids (and their adults), joyfully stitching back together intergenerational connections within the LGBTQ+ communities, and traversing non-affirming spaces. We also get into the muck and nuance of tough topics and realities, such as anti-trans, transmisogyny, the many genders, sexuality, gender performance, power & privilege, socialisation, smashing the cis-hetero-patriarchy, and so much more. Let’s join Lindz in Spreading Queer Joy!
22. Dreaming a Future, with carla and Uli
Uli and carla spend episode 22 delighting in pals, AKA celebrating awesome artists, storytellers, and musicians who range in ages 3 – 63. This is an uplifting episode where they share wonderful songs, swoon over friends, and weave in other musings — including how they each find thriving in the everyday
21. Sparks In-Between, with Scott Branson
The magical episode where carla and Uli receive some deep healing via their wonderful guest, the quantum communicator, storyteller, weaver, and creatrix, Shaunga Tagore. Shaunga talks about their paradigm shifting project: Otherworldly Giants, as well as embracing ancestral connections, grief as love, communing with the cosmos and land, and of course, some Buffy! Enter into this magical portal with us, and feel and hear so much more!
20. Alchemizing Futures, with Shaunga Tagore
The magical episode where carla and Uli receive some deep healing via their wonderful guest, the quantum communicator, storyteller, weaver, and creatrix, Shaunga Tagore. Shaunga talks about their paradigm shifting project: Otherworldly Giants, as well as embracing ancestral connections, grief as love, communing with the cosmos and land, and of course, some Buffy! Enter into this magical portal with us, and feel and hear so much more!
1. Workshopping Together: Transformation in Media Arts — with Ki Wight and Helena Krobath
In Episode 1, Mentorship in Motion show creators, and two of the Grounded Futures co-founders, Jamie-Leigh Gonzales and Melissa Sharp, invite their own technical mentors, Ki Wight and Helena Krobath, into a conversation about how they have been transforming the Media Arts industry. Together, they all trace their own roots in the industry, and bring together dreams of how the future of a more accessible Media Arts industry could look.