S1 E7: Michelle Cruz Gonzales

In this episode, I am talking with Michelle Cruz Gonzalez about discovering her identity, colour blindness, the self-confidence that her mother instilled in her, how her punk rock outlook on life feeds into her teaching and the importance of listening to young people. This is such a fantastic conversation.

Michelle is an extraordinary Xicana woman who emerged onto the 1990’s U.S. West Coast punk rock scene in the legendary hardcore punk band Spitboy. She is an author and educator who lives the values that punk rock taught.

Her memoir, The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band is an outstanding read about her time and experiences in Spitboy.

But it's much more than that: it is a story of identity and self discovery, colour blindness, misogyny, privilege, class and the internal and external tensions that these issues create. It’s written with empathy for everyone who has faced identity and discrimination issues.


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I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee is the music podcast that does music interviews differently.

Giles Sibbald talks to musicians, DJ’s and producers about how they use an experimental mindset in every part of their lives.

- brought to you from the mothership of the experimental mindset™
- cover art by Giles Sibbald
- doodle logo and art by Tide Adesanya, Coppie and Paste