Strange Fruit
Jaison Gardner and Dr. Kaila Story talk race, gender, and LGBTQ issues, from politics to pop culture. A new episode every week, from Louisville Public Media.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 350
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2020
Microaggressions On The Job
Because racist microaggressions can be unsettling, oppressive and emotionally exhausting, especially when they happen in the workplace. Accordingly, many people of color try to be intentional about t…
00:33:53 |
Thu 21 May 2020
Mass Incarceration And The Children Left Behind
This week we discuss the prison industrial complex and the far reaching impact mass incarceration has on the families, children and loved ones left behind by those who are behind bars. Journalist and…
00:25:14 |
Thu 14 May 2020
Finding Black Joy During A Global Pandemic
This week we're joined again by activist Amber Butts of Black Youth Project to discuss the innovative ways Black folks are finding joy and creating community during the COVID lockdown.
Later, we speak…
00:35:51 |
Thu 07 May 2020
You Talk Like A White Boy
This week we chat with sketch comedian and writer Brandon Anderson who explores the confusion of being Black but told, "you talk like a white boy."
In our Juicy Fruit segment, we discuss the Kenyan…
00:31:23 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
A Love Letter To Natural Hair
This week, social justice filmmaker and author St. Clair Detrick-Jules joins us to discuss her new book "Dear Khloe: Love Letters to my Little Sister," for which Detrick-Jules interviewed and photog…
00:52:59 |
Mon 20 Apr 2020
Living Fully And Dying Wisely
With recent reports that Black Americans are being disproportionately infected with and dying from COVID-19, on this week's show we reflect on the health and lives of ourselves, our loved ones, and o…
00:43:44 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
What Is Kwanzaa Crawl?
This week we talk with Kerry Coddett & Krystal Stark of Kwanzaa Crawl, an annual bar crawl for Black-owned businesses in Brooklyn and Harlem that covers 30 bars. Founded in 2016, Kwanzaa Crawl host o…
00:41:24 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
The Day My Mother Yelled Don't Shoot
This week we talk with writer and poet Miguel Machado about his compelling and vulnerable essay, "The Day My Mother Yelled Don’t Shoot," in which he recounts his startling interaction with police in …
00:34:53 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
Playwright And Poet Idris Goodwin
This week we talk with award-winning playwright and poet Idris Goodwin, who was recently named Director of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. Goodwin, former Producing Artisti…
00:41:15 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
Strange Fruit For Strange Times
Things may be shutting down and folks my be staying in because of COVID-19, but this new episode of Strange Fruit will help pass the time as you (hopefully) practice social distancing.
As the coron…
00:33:04 |
Wed 18 Mar 2020
Actors Theatre Leader Robert Barry Fleming
This week we're joined in the studio by Robert Barry Fleming, the newest Executive Artistic Director at Actors Theatre of Louisville. We chat about his robust career in theater and film and Fleming s…
00:30:22 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Let's Stay Together (But Sleep Apart)
We can all agree that a good night's rest is important to productivity, happiness and overall health. But have married and partnered couples been doing it wrong? This week writer Angela Lashbrook joi…
00:46:45 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
Teaching Black Students Within Racist School Systems
Our celebration of Black History Month continues and we begin by speaking with Baltimore-area educator Brittany Willis about the perilous plight of Black youth in the American education system - and …
00:59:07 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
Black Women And Girls Slayed The Decade
This week, we recognize Black History Month by reviewing all the ways Black women and girls have been dominating the last decade in fields including politics, entertainment and sports, with culture w…
00:35:55 |
Tue 18 Feb 2020
Polyamory Isn't Just For White People
This week we’re joined by writer and social media manager Sarah Thomas. In a recent think piece for Black Youth Project, Thomas says that despite well-received representation in popular films and tel…
00:34:29 |
Wed 12 Feb 2020
Why Colorblind Doesn't Cut It In Corporate America
As a Puerto Rican woman and member of the LGBTQ+ community, architect and design professional Yiselle Santos Rivera has always been drawn to firms and companies that advocate diversity. This week she…
00:58:50 |
Tue 04 Feb 2020
Confessions Of A White Liberal
This week Shya Scanlon, a self-described white liberal who penned the essay “I, Racist: Confessions of a White Liberal,” tells us how and why he began the hard work of acknowledging and unlearning th…
00:38:37 |
Tue 28 Jan 2020
Non-Binary Motherhood
Washington Post reporter Samantha Schmidt followed Braiden Schirtzinger, a non-binary person, through their pregnancy and early motherhood. Schmidt joins us to talk about the story.
00:32:17 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
The Magical Queer Love Interest Of Color In Fiction
This week on the show: Ashia Monet on queer love Interests of color and the white gaze (https://medium.com/@ashiamonetb/queer-love-interests-of-color-and-the-white-gaze-8928b7b5e6ad), and Sydney Ball…
00:59:01 |
Tue 14 Jan 2020
'You're Pretty, For A ______ Girl'
We’ve all heard the childhood rhyme about sticks and stones breaking bones, but in reality the seemingly-innocuous words and phrases we use to describe one another can hurt. Words can affect on our s…
00:40:32 |
Tue 24 Dec 2019
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