Episodes

  • Episode 161 | Season 5 Finale: Buskers in the Street

    Episode 161 | Season 5 Finale: Buskers in the Street
    Aug 24 2022
    Join us for the season 5 finale. We talk about street buskers and mutual aid. Daana is in need of funds to build a wheelchair ramp at her new home. Beauty, disability and accessibility are not mutually exclusive. Donate: https://gofund.me/c85579b0 -- Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.

    Join us as we Raise the Temp!

    Connect with us.

    Instagram:

    Daana @retrosoul__

    Carlos @elcaballonegrito

    Podcast Socials:

    Instagram: @myelinmelanin

    Twitter: @myelinmelanin

    Facebook: @myelinandmelanin

    Website: http://myelinandmelanin.com
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    44 mins
  • Episode 160 | Carlos is Elton John's Illegitimate Child: Censorship, Social Media and Other Musings

    Episode 160 | Carlos is Elton John's Illegitimate Child: Censorship, Social Media and Other Musings
    Aug 10 2022

    Join us as we chat about Daana's newest adventure, Carlos being called Elton John's "illegitimate child" by randos on the internet, being banned on Instagram, Greg Abbott being a waste of disabled representation, and more.

    -- Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.

    Join us as we Raise the Temp!

    Connect with us.

    Instagram:

    Daana @retrosoul__

    Carlos @elcaballonegrito

    Podcast Socials:

    Instagram: @myelinmelanin

    Twitter: @myelinmelanin

    Facebook: @myelinandmelanin

    Website: http://myelinandmelanin.com
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    45 mins
  • Episode 159 | You're a Unique Flower: Joy, Radical Self-Love & the Three's Company Apartment

    Episode 159 | You're a Unique Flower: Joy, Radical Self-Love & the Three's Company Apartment
    Jul 27 2022

    Join us us for a conversation about radical self love, the importance of creating a luscious, beautiful and peaceful space, the joy and simplicity of the Three's Company apartment and other thoughts about tending your prooverbial gardens.

    -- Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.

    Join us as we Raise the Temp!

    Connect with us.

    Instagram:

    Daana @retrosoul__

    Carlos @elcaballonegrito

    Podcast Socials:

    Instagram: @myelinmelanin

    Twitter: @myelinmelanin

    Facebook: @myelinandmelanin

    Website: http://myelinandmelanin.com
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    55 mins
  • Episode 158 | Disability, Pride and Radical Self Love

    Episode 158 | Disability, Pride and Radical Self Love
    Jul 13 2022

    Join us us for a conversation about the nuance and complexity of disability pride, the power of radical self love, and a problematic e-mail that Daana received from a well-known doctor with MS.

    Oh yeah, Terry Wahls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxXJH2jZm0w

    -- Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.

    Join us as we Raise the Temp!

    Connect with us.

    Instagram:

    Daana @retrosoul__

    Carlos @elcaballonegrito

    Podcast Socials:

    Instagram: @myelinmelanin

    Twitter: @myelinmelanin

    Facebook: @myelinandmelanin

    Website: http://myelinandmelanin.com
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    1 hr
  • Episode 157 | Halting, Reversing, and Freezing Progress in Amber: Reflections (Part I)

    Episode 157 | Halting, Reversing, and Freezing Progress in Amber: Reflections (Part I)
    Jun 29 2022

    Join us as we share our silver linings and our horrified reflections on the recent diabolical decisions of SCOTUS. We also discuss how we use our voices and bodies to be "extra" in the face of erasure.

    -- Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.

    Join us as we Raise the Temp!

    Connect with us.

    Instagram:

    Daana @retrosoul__

    Carlos @elcaballonegrito

    Podcast Socials:

    Instagram: @myelinmelanin

    Twitter: @myelinmelanin

    Facebook: @myelinandmelanin

    Website: http://myelinandmelanin.com
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    30 mins
  • Episode 156 | The Rachel Dolezal of the Cherokee Nation and Other Distractions

    Episode 156 | The Rachel Dolezal of the Cherokee Nation and Other Distractions
    Jun 15 2022

    Join us as we share our silver linings and lament about the disorienting and uncomfortable satisfaction in hearing evil folks tell the truth. Oh, and Carlos refers to Johnny Depp as "the Rachel Dolezal of the Cherokee Nation", and it was everything.

    -- Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.

    Join us as we Raise the Temp!

    Connect with us.

    Instagram:

    • Daana @retrosoul__
    • Carlos @elcaballonegrito

    Podcast Socials:

    • Instagram: @myelinmelanin
    • Twitter: @myelinmelanin
    • Facebook: @myelinandmelanin
    • Website: http://myelinandmelanin.com
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    19 mins
  • Episode 155 | The Dangerous Minds of Temps: Privilege,Optics & Ableism

    Episode 155 | The Dangerous Minds of Temps: Privilege,Optics & Ableism
    Jun 1 2022

    Join us as we explore the dangerous minds of temps, and the privilege that informs their delusional thinking -- from outlandish optics to complete disability erasure.

    Our hearts are with the victims and families impacted by the massacre in Uvalde.

    -- Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.

    Join us as we Raise the Temp!

    Connect with us.

    Instagram:

    • Daana @retrosoul__
    • Carlos @elcaballonegrito

    Podcast Socials:

    • Instagram: @myelinmelanin
    • Twitter: @myelinmelanin
    • Facebook: @myelinandmelanin
    • Website: http://myelinandmelanin.com
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    58 mins
  • Episode 154 |It's Not Abortion, The Real Issue is Ableism

    Episode 154 |It's Not Abortion, The Real Issue is Ableism
    May 18 2022

    This weekend, we experienced several mass shootings, more specifically, mass murders -- terrorist, white supremacist hate crimes, at that. We grieve for those we lost at the hands of a white supremacist, terrorist in Buffalo, New York. Join us as we gather our thoughts about the collective white supremacist nightmare we're living through. We also chat about white supremacy, abortion, body autonomy, reproductive freedom, ableism and more.

    Forgive our technical hiccups (5 min, 32 sec). We're tired, and technology can be weird and unpredictable.

    Corrections/Notes:

    • At about 12 min, 9 sec, Carlos references Dylanf Roof -- he meant Kyle Rittenhouse
    • We discuss the following article: https://19thnews.org/2022/05/how-people-with-disabilities-feel-abortion/ at about 19 min, 26 sec. At aprox. 23 min, 40 sec #BecauseMS, Carlos misconstrued anti-abortion activist, Melissa Ortiz's sentiments about spina bifida, disability and abortion (she was advocating against abortion); Daana's personal sentiments, remain unchanged, though (she said what she said)
    -- Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.

    Join us as we Raise the Temp!

    Connect with us.

    Instagram:

    • Daana @retrosoul__
    • Carlos @elcaballonegrito

    Podcast Socials:

    • Instagram: @myelinmelanin
    • Twitter: @myelinmelanin
    • Facebook: @myelinandmelanin
    • Website: http://myelinandmelanin.com
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    40 mins