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Guest: Daniel Brook, author/journalist Discussion: Daniel discusses the social and racial hierarchies in Charlston and New Orleans pre-Jim Crow and his latest work on German Jewish sexologist Dr. Magnus Hershfeld.

Description: After having transferred from Canada to Hawaii, playing for the University’s Water Polo team for three seasons, competing in many international competitions — including the 2020 Olympics — Elyse Lemay-Lavoie still isn’t quite ready to hang up her jersey. At 27, Elyse will be graduating from the University with a degree in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality studies. Her graduation marks the end of a chapter for her, but even then, Elyse still has huge aspirations that continue long after graduation, looking to 2024 where she hopes to compete at the international level again for the Summer Olympics in Paris. I had the opportunity to hear Elyse talk about her experiences and about her future plans for the next chapter in her life.

While many athletes from all around the country come to Hawaii to compete for the University, not many of them come from such a remote and isolated location as Utqiagvik, Alaska. However, that’s exactly where rising UH Basketball star Kamaka Hepa is from. And while he certainly still calls Alaska his home, the transition to Hawaii certainly means a lot to him, having familial ties not only to Alaska, but to here in Hawaii as well. I had the pleasure to sit down with Kamaka to talk a little bit about his ancestral heritage, what basketball means to him, his time here at the University, and about his plans for the near future.

After an abrupt and disappointing conclusion to the Spring 2020 season, interim beach volleyball head coach Evan Silberstein is ready to give it his all and push his team to become Big West Champions in 2022. For Evan, it’s been a long journey to come to this point, being the assistant coach for UH beforehand, and going through his own personal journey of discovery before that. From living in New York, to pursuing a cultural anthropology degree, to working as a lawyer, to becoming a massage therapist, and even playing as a professional beach volleyball player after college, Evan’s been through many twists and turns that made even his friends and family go dizzy. I had a chance to sit down and talk with Evan in order to better understand how he even got to the position he is in today.

Guests: Anita Diamant, Nikki-Ann Yee, Ryah Abang Discussion: Period poverty; Menstrual taboos and shame

Guest: Nina Louise, PhD student Department of English Discussion: Nina's new novella, African goddesses, growing up Black in Hawai‘i, mixed race relatives.

Guests: Machaela Ternasky-Holland, Dr. Jamaica Heolimelekalani Osorio Discussion: New VR documentary film centers Hawaii's 2018 Missile Threat as the base story to examine nuclear threats, militarism, and other violences.

Topic: What is Drag? Guest: Anthony Hudson Discussion: Confronting white supremacy, complacency, and confusion of mixed identities through drag

Guest: Carolyn Hadfield Topic: Abortion Rights Discussion: Reclaiming our bodies, Hawaii's abortion clinic history, how to be an activist

Guests: Adrian Alarilla, Phd Candidate in History, UH Mānoa Kenneth Cardenas, Phd Candidate in Geography, York University Discussion: Tensions of cultural expectations/duties; Filipino nationalism; political storytelling

Guest: Helen Zia, author, activist, Fulbright Scholar Discussion: Helen Zia shares experience resisting structures, quitting medical school, and finding voice through activism.

Guest: Sun Hui Discussion: A journey into Chinese history, Taiwanese culture, and family expectations through the erhu instrument.

Guest: Marvin Davis Discussion: Long-time resident of Augusta, Georgia, shares what it meant to be a black kid growing up during segregation, his relationship with the Chinese storekeepers, and being the only Black kid in class during desegregation.

Guest: Professor L. Ayu Saraswati, Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Discussion: Unpacking the dangers and power of social media; defining the neo-liberal self-gaze; silence in social media space; consuming social media responsibly

Topic: Toward an Archive of Radical Inclusion Speaker: Valery Etiene Atkinson, PhD candidate Department of Anthropology UH Manoa Discussion: Challenging the Ableist and Exclusionary Oral History Interview from Queer, Feminist, and Indigenous Perspectives

Guest: Professor J. Lorenzo Perillo, Department of Dance UH Manoa Discussion: Filipino dancing bodies and the relationship between the Philippines' colonial past, racialization, and migration to hip hop culture.

Guests: Daphne Desser, associate professor Department of English Hannah Pierson, graduate student Department of Psychology Discussion: Healing power of memoirs, cultural trauma, and collective memory; Anti-semitism in Hawai‘i and the link to COVID.

Guest: filmmaker Debbie Lum Discussion: High school seniors dealing with pressures to get into good Universities

Guests: Rick Quon, film director; Jack Cione, Nightclub owner Discussion: Jack CIone remembers the golden days of strippers and carefree nightclubs in 1950s Waikiki, documented in a new film by Rick Quon.

Guests: Leiana San Agustin Naholowa'a and Ha'ani Lucia Falo San Nicolas Discussion: History of colonization, influences in Guam; abortion rights and access; Chamorro culture and matrilineal traditions.