The Joyous Justice Podcast is a podcast, a show, and an invitation.
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April N. Baskin and Tracie Guy-Decker are two friends, both Jewish communal professionals, who think and care deeply about racial justice. In the Spring of 2020 we started meeting weekly over Zoom as we planned an event. Our conversations ranged far afield from the event we were planning, and a friendship was born.
Once the event was over, we both decided we wanted to keep talking. Then April had the idea of recording the conversations to share them with others, and Jews Talk Racial Justice was born. It really is recordings of our conversations, which means they are organic and unscripted.
Keep scrolling to read our answers to frequently asked questions, as well as find links to submit your ideas and suggestions for future Jews Talk Racial Justice episodes!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Jews Talk Racial Justice with April and Tracie?
Jews Talk Racial Justice is all of the following: a podcast, a video series, a conversation between two friends, a resource for thinking and talking about race and racism, a community of like-minded people finding ways to understand race and racism, especially with a Jewish lens or in Jewish spaces.
Why did you choose that name?
We liked the double meaning of “Jews Talk Racial Justice.” It both describes what we’re doing with this experiment (i.e. we are two Jews talking about racial justice), and gives our listeners and viewers permission to have conversations that aren’t always easy (i.e. talking racial justice is a thing that Jews do).
How often do you release new episodes?
New episodes are released on Thursdays.
How are you experts?
April is a full-time liberation and diversity, equity, and inclusion leader who has been building her body of work for nearly two decades. Tracie has an advanced degree in Modern Jewish Thought and is a voracious reader and auto-didact.
We have each done extensive reading and/or training on different aspects of DEI, antiracism, sociology, religion, philosophy, and psychology. We are also both experts on our own life experiences. We both know we are still and will always be learning, and we do not claim to be the only nor the authoritative voices in this area.
How do you record episodes?
Since April is in Senegal and Tracie is in the U.S., even before the Coronavirus introduced the world to Zoom, we were connecting that way. We use Zoom to record our conversations and then work with partners to edit the video and audio recording into a digestible podcast.
Do you ever host guests?
Yes, sometimes we welcome guests into our conversation. Stay tuned for those conversations with thinkers and writers from related fields. If you think you might be a good fit for a future episode, fill out the contact form here, and let us know.
I want to use one of your episodes for my class/book club/workshop. What do I need to do?
That’s really cool! We’re kvelling. Please drop us a line and let us know. Use of our episodes for educational purposes is totally kosher and “fair use” under US copyright. If you are using them for commercial purposes, that changes things. Either way, we’d love to know how you’re using our conversations and how it turns out.
You can also find curated discussion questions for many of our episodes on our blog here!