Slim and Thick WC Podcast

Season 2

Slim and Thick 2.0

The girls are back and we missed you all!

The Slim and Thick W.C. Podcast is a space for those in the community. Join two black femmes as they unapologetically take up space to provide knowledge, resources, and dialogue on current important topics. From politics to Tik Tok, two sisters provide an inclusive space for community organizers and marginalized populations to gather for a moment in a space made for them. It's a labor of love from us to the community that we love to serve.

Get ready for round two with COVID-19 updates, graduations, careers starting, new faces, interviews, and more things getting back to "normal". There is a lot to catch up on and talk about. So sit back, relax, and join the conversation with us... it's sure to be a good one.

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Toonami 101

Content curation is the process of gathering information relevant to a particular topic or area of interest, usually with the intention of adding value through the process of selecting, organizing, and looking after the items in a collection or exhibition ("Toonami Wiki | Fandom," 2009). Toonami was the curator of anime culture and content to an American audience, which was done in a tasteful and meaningful manner (kaptainkristian, 2017). Toonami is an animated programming block that formerly aired on Cartoon Network and currently airs on Adult Swim, the programming block is geared toward action animation, mostly consisting of American cartoons and Japanese anime. Toonami is notable mostly because of its Japanese anime content. The name is a combination of the words cartoon and tsunami, suggesting that the block is a "tidal wave" of animated shows ("Toonami Wiki | Fandom," 2009). Sit down with us as we discuss the amazing history and lasting legacy that Toonami has had not only on the generation before, but currently as it was revived by a dedicated fanbase who are still thriving today having made a home for Japenese Anime Culture in the United States for young and older millennials alike.

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References

Bonsai Pop. (2020, March 7). Toonami's Lasting Legacy [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4sNeFFkv0U

Channel Awesome. (2019, May 1). Toonami - Nostalgia Critic [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLuFS4XRRQU

Content curation. (2021, April 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_curation

Richie Branson. (2012, May 27). @richiebranson - #ToonamisBackBitches [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29MIkOROI0M

Get In The Robot. (2018, December 14). How Toonami Changed Anime Forever: Creating a New Generation of Anime Fans | Get In The Robot [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnjfzQRCYWQ

kaptainkristian. (2017, January 19). Toonami - A History of Broadcast Anime [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Et4vu4lpPI

SlimD716. (2013, April 2). Toonami - Tom Introduction [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Fp9ECthdY

SuperSaiyanGokuTV. (2012, April 13). Toonami- Tom's Farewell [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz9ju0GmMGs

Toonami Wiki | Fandom. (2009, November 8). In Toonami Wiki. https://toonami.fandom.com/wiki/Toonami_Wiki

ToonamiHDTV. (2012, April 1). Toonami Returns (April 1st, 2012) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjoFj8LHDgc

Mental Healthcare 101

What is Mental Healthcare and what does it look like? Sitting down with us is our first guest on the podcast, where Slim and Thick discuss many aspects of mental healthcare. We are so proud to have you join the conversation with Kaelyn Griffin, a graduate-level Psychology student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Agenda

Guest Introduction
Defining Mental Health
Social Determinants for Mental Health
Barriers to Mental Healthcare
Finding a Mental Health Provider and Challenges
Therapist vs. Psychologist vs. Counselor
Mental Health Literacy
Self-Care for professionals
Equality vs. Equity

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References

Carroll, H. (2015, December). Overlooked in the Undercounted. Treatment Advocacy Center. https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/overlooked-in-the-undercounted

Dockray, H. (2019, May 30). Self-care isn't enough. We need community care to thrive. Mashable. https://mashable.com/article/community-care-versus-self-care/?europe=true

McConaghie Counseling. (2020, December 21). What is LCSW, APC, LPC, LAPC, LAMFT, LMSW, RPT, RPT/S, NCC, CPCS, MMFC? https://mcconaghiecounseling.com/what-is-lcsw-apc-lpc-rpt-rpts-ncc-cpcs/ MSM Chapter 400 - Mental Health and Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services.

Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Retrieved 11 April 2021, from https://dhcfp.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/dhcfpnvgov/content/Resources/AdminSupport/Manuals/MSM/C400/MSM_400_21_03_31.pdf.

Parity. Medicaid.gov. (2021). Retrieved 11 April 2021, from https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/behavioral-health-services/parity/index.html.

Quandt, K. R., & Jones, A. (2021, May 13). Research Roundup: Incarceration can cause lasting damage to mental health. Prison Policy Initiative. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2021/05/13/mentalhealthimpacts/

Saling, J. (2010, January 29). Guide to Psychiatry and Counseling. WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/guide-to-psychiatry-and-counseling

Wilson, S. (2021, March 3). Counselor vs. Therapist vs. Psychologist | Human Services Edu. Human Services Guide. https://www.humanservicesedu.org/counselor-vs-psych-vs-therapist/

World Health Organization. (2014). Social determinants of mental health. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/112828/9789241506809_eng.pdf;jsessionid=9134336CACECBD61A15C0117321BF863?sequence=1

LGBTQIA+ 101

Slim and Thick are allies, this month is all about making space and giving the mic to the LGBTQIA+ community! We are so excited to have as our second guest on the show Christopher Brace who runs Prism Counseling, his own private practice that specializes in LGBTQIA affirmative care. He's smart, talented, and accepting new clients! We can't wait to have you join the conversation with us. Thank you Christopher for all you do in the community!

References

Ronan, W. (2021, April 22). 2021 Slated to Become Worst Year for LGBTQ State Legislative Attacks as Unprecedented Number of States Poised to Enact Record-Shattering Number of Anti-LGBTQ Measures Into Law. HRC. https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/2021-slated-to-become-worst-year-for-lgbtq-state-legislative-attacks

Rowan Ellis. (2019, August 21). Liberation vs Assimilation in Queer Cinema [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2KvWP5_Q9k

Tee Noir. (2021, June 14). Does the Media Have an Obsession With Queer Pain? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CEfhxN2gQs

Wamsley, L. (2021, June 2). NPR Cookie Consent and Choices. NPR. https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq

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Pandemic Fatigue 102

Disclaimer: We here at the Slim and Thick Podcast are fully vaccinated as are most of our family members. We respect all individuals autonomy and you do not have to take to heart any of the perspectives given in this episode. We are as speaking from personal experience combined with information from other sources and concern for our community. As always viewer discretion is advised we are discussing sensitive topics like vaccination, mental health, and issues related to discrimination.

It's that time of year again! Back to school and back to the grind of it all. Sit down with us as your girls cover the latest news in our usual bombastic way from Slim's Summer Class struggles to Thick's Pandemic Fatigue, is it 2022 yet? As always we would love to hear from you!

Back to School 113

It's that time of year again! The exams, the schedules, the notes, and the stress. Your girls are here to help impart some wisdom to hopefully help you survive another school year. As always we would love to hear from you!

Accompanying Episode Guide can be found here: Back to School 113

Nursing School: A Slim Experience

Nursing can be described as both an art and a science; a heart and a mind. At its heart, lies a fundamental respect for human dignity and an intuition for a patient's needs. This is supported by the mind, in the form of rigorous core learning. Due to the vast range of specialisms and complex skills in the nursing profession, each nurse will have specific strengths, passions, and expertise. Slim has been pursuing her Nursing Degree for awhile now and we finally had time to sit down and talk to her about her experience in school. This interview has been a long time in the works and we are so excited to share her perspective going through Nursing School. I wanted these types of sit downs since I started our Career Series where our Career Guides for students are housed. So check out the interview and the website for all the content!

WE appreciate and extend heartfelt gratitude for all the workers, professionals, and students in our community who have been working so hard through this time of the Pandemic. WE also hope to provide support and let you know that we see you as well as all the struggles that have gone on this past year. Be it student debt and day-to-day grind of just trying to motivate yourself to get through another anxiety filled class to the parents/caregivers who shoulder on at work while juggling their own financial and mental health needs. WE see you and we appreciate you, here's to hoping that more support is garnered for all who desperately need it. Until then we will try to do what we can on our end. Thank you again.

Episode Breakdown

8 mins - Slim's Mental Health Episode
14 mins - The Story
22 mins - The Cost of an Education
27 mins - Workplace Violence
37 mins - We Eat Our Young

The Helpers are going to need our HELP...

"About one in five healthcare workers has left their job since the pandemic started." (Yong 2021). When Slim and I saw this, we knew that we HAD to talk about it because we both are in the helping profession. Our helpers are NOT FINE and we really need to stop long enough to talk about it. Nurses, Social Workers, Doctors, Therapists, and the like are all burning out faster than can be replaced. Especially those just entering the field deciding to leave altogether after only a few months. Our healthcare system has always been in a precarious position, but just like how PPE was a finite resource so is the available amount of professionals that we have to do the life-saving work that goes down everyday in communities all across the United States. From physical illness to mental illness, we are battling pandemics on multiple fronts not to mention social issues that advocates work on diligently everyday. All these jobs are mentally, emotionally, and physically taxing which isn't surprising to us that so many professionals involved in these fields from the very top down to the grassroots are burning out. But what is alarming is that it's happening rapidly and to young, brand new professionals who drop out of the helping field all together.

Our healthcare system was not designed to operate at this capacity and as we head into another year of a pandemic with a rise in mental health issues as well as the social issues like housing getting harder to be addressed, we will need MORE professionals not less. So this time the helpers need help and we need to stop long enough come together as a community so we can have this discussion. Pull up a seat and lets start a discussion...

Reference

Yong, E. (2021, November 18). Why Health-Care Workers Are Quitting in Droves. The Atlantic. Retrieved December 17, 2021, from https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/11/the-mass-exodus-of-americas-health-care-workers/620713/

Tis the Season....for Pandemic Fatigue

Life is hard and the Holidays can be even harder. Your girls are back for a New Year, but same problems. Join us as we review our Holidays and how we survived another pandemic filled season. If you are out there tired and a little bit frustrated we understand, we are here for you, and most importantly we SEE you. From all those working 9 to 5 and advocating for workers' rights to those just trying to do your best to get your family through another holiday season safely. We appreciate you and your community is lucky to have you.

Nostalgia 101

Do you remember the time...sit down with Slim and Thick to reminisce about some of our favorite books from the past. It is a always a fun time and your girls are here to make it even more of an insightful conversation. Come join in on the fun. The Slim and Thick Podcast is a space for those in the community. Join two black femmes as they unapologetically take up space to provide knowledge, resources, and dialogue on current important topics. From politics to Tik Tok, two sisters provide an inclusive space for community organizers and marginalized populations to gather for a moment in a space made for them. It's a labor of love from us to the community that we love to serve.

New Year, Same Pandemic

On Tuesday, January 18 in the Clark County School District "the school district said its nurses had contacted 1,409 employees during the pause and cleared 1,068 to return to work. They also contacted 4,057 parents and cleared 2,324 students to return" (Wootton-Greener, 2022). The following day on Wednesday, January 19, "more than 300,000 Clark County School District students and 40,000 employees returned to class after a five-day "pause," but it was not clear how many didn't attend, either because of COVID-19 or for some other reason" (Wootton-Greener, 2022). Oy vey! If you are struggling mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally with this pandemic we completely understand. Thick sits down with Slim to discuss her Holiday Blues and her feelings about ANOTHER year in this panorama.

Those that have lost loved ones and have had a difficult time during this pandemic, our hearts go out to you and we hope to provide care in the knowledge that we are here for those in our community here in Vegas and all over the world. Thank you for listening, but more importantly take care of yourselves and each other this year. You deserve it. Also so all the parents, staff, frontline workers, and other caregivers who are still struggling through it, we again want you to know that you're not alone. We see you and we want to hear you too.

References

Wootton-Greener, J. (2022, January 20). Unclear whether CCSD's staffing situation improved during 5-day 'pause.' Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/education/unclear-whether-ccsds-staffing-situation-improved-during-5-day-pause-2515781/

Diversity Education 102: The Girls and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Book Bans

"The American Library Association said its Office for Intellectual Freedom reported 273 books were affected by censorship attempts in 2020, many with content that highlighted race, gender and sexuality. Since September alone, there have been at least 230 challenges, the organization said in an email."(Bellamy-Walker 2022). Happy Black History Month! To all our myelinated brothers and sisters, stay being awesome and to our nonmyelinated ones please pull up a seat so we can talk. Please join the conversation as your girls explore their perspectives on these book bans that are occurring in these school districts, these conversations are extremely important not just during Black History Month but just in general. You know your girls love a great book and representation matters so much, especially for kids in marginalized communities. From sexuality to gender to racial identity, our kids need us to ensure that the media they consume reflects them in some way. IT MATTERS to them and the future generations that will leave their own marks on the world.

References

Bellamy-Walker, T. (2022, January 21). Book bans in schools are catching fire. Black authors say uproar isn't about students. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/book-bans-schools-are-catching-fire-black-authors-say-uproar-isnt-stud-rcna10228