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Social Media is the Worst Platform for Person to Person Dialogue ep. 132 with my guest Robert Gillan

Everyone sees the heated exchanges that occur daily on social media platforms such as Twitter or Facebook. There is often very little actual learning through sharing of ideas that occurs during those "discussions", and most often, people are misunderstood or their ideas are misinterpreted. We also see that legitimate, non-hostile disagreement is met with harshness, sarcasm and even threats of violence.
Robert Gillan and I had a few discussions on social media a few years back, and for the most part, we disagreed on the topics at hand. We recently talked about those disagreements after I became aware of some interesting discussions that Robert was having on YouTube, and I came to find out that Robert had a different recollection than I did concerning those disagreements. "No problem", I thought. "Let's talk about it." We did just that over the phone right before this episode, and here is the tail end of it all. I feel that if we had had a face to face/eye to eye conversation back then like we have on this episode of The Comin' Home Podcast With John Alan, then the misunderstandings would have been much less than they were. Robert and I still disagree on a few things, such as my credentials or "worthiness" to be profiled in the media, and that becomes apparent in our discussion here, as you will see.
In spite of any disagreements that Robert and I have, I believe that our discussion during this episode displays the positive point that black American men are not all the same. We can have the same goals, but our backgrounds and skill sets can and do differ, and we do not have to agree on the methods that are used to succeed on the path to reaching our goals.
Robert Gillan is the voice behind DaRealNordicBlack which you can find on YouTube. He has had some highly interesting guests on his channel, including Jane Elliott and Dr. Jacqueline Battalora.
According to Robert:
"The DaRealNordicBlack has two main objectives: First, is to educate all people of the injustices of racial discrimination and how it harms all of us in the larger context of humanity. I hope to achieve this through casual, open and accessible conversation with authors, historians and scholars who have inspired and educated me. Second, and arguably just as important, is to celebrate people of color. To highlight their achievements beyond classic stereotypes. Celebrating those who set aside limitations and simply express themselves in authentically and in unusual ways."
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Universal Design and Inclusive Innovation: Episode 131 with my guest Doctor Anthony Giannoumis

Universal Design is the design and composition of an environment in such a way that it can be accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all people regardless of their age, size, ability or disability. This is done in the interest of making things as equal as possible for as many people as possible.
Dr. Anthony Giannoumis is an action researcher, a social entrepreneur, an equality advocate, a podcaster, and a hamster dad. Follow him on TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook. Subscribe to his newsletter to learn about everything he listens to, reads, and watches, and his YouTube channel for all things universal design and inclusive innovation. In my opinion, Dr. Anthony Giannoumis is a man who truly makes a difference, and I admire his genuine and infectious enthusiasm. He is an advocate for justice and equal opportunity.
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Why Do I Podcast? It's Coffee Time with Snoopy during Episode 130

Why do I podcast? Recently, a lot of people and news media outlets have been asking me that. Snoopy sits with me here and we talk about my motivations, hopes and experiences over coffee and cappuccino.
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Episode 129 with my guest Fredrik Walmann: New Music For Us

Fredrik Walmann is a singer-songwriter. He streams solo concerts daily on Reddit, and routinely performs live for up to three thousand viewers on that platform. His new song STAY ON MY MIND (with guest Ana) will be released under the Cortado Records label on 28 May 2021. Get it on all music streaming services.
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Episode 128 with my guest Anthony Kalinde: People and Places

Anthony Kalinde grew up in Ethiopia, England, Switzerland and Kenya. He holds a Bachelor degree in Information Technology from Geneva Institute of Information Technology and Master degree in Information Systems, Management and Innovation from the Norwegian School of Information Technology (NITH). He is an entrepreneur, the son of a Malawian diplomat and a standup comedian.
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Episode 127 with my guest Dwayne Moorehead: Different Backgrounds, Same Host Country. How We See It

I think it is interesting how Dwayne and I have similar life experiences while we also have very different backgrounds. He is from New York City and I am from small-town Ohio. He is former U.S. Army and I am a U.S. Marine (See what I did there?). Dwayne and I see eye to eye on a lot, and that is reflected in this enjoyable conversation, which is at times funny and times serious. Settle in, and have a listen.
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