“This podcast does so many things right. There’s some amazing storytelling, great sound effects and sound mixing, and the concept itself is really cool.
But what I can’t get over is how little diversity there seems to be among the interviewees. The overwhelming majority seem to be white, and that’s true even when they talk about things that have their origins in BIPOC communities (drag queens, graffiti, Indonesian martial arts). It isn’t that hard to find people to talk to who are more representative of humanity (or even the Oakland area) instead of telling every story through a white lens - especially when what they’re talking about is originally someone else’s culture. It’s disturbing and a bit unbelievable. How many amazing stories are being missed by not talking to Black and Indigenous people or people of colour?”
Listeningclosely88 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/04/20