The Comin’ Home Podcast with John Alan

TATIANA WECHSLER Artist, Singer, Songwriter, Actor - episode 206

Tatiana Wechsler is an actor, singer, songwriter, and artist whom I have admired and respected since I first spoke with her over two years ago. Finally, I have had the honor of having Tatiana Wechsler as my guest in my home and studio.
As part of an African and Jewish household, Tatiana has lived a life filled with music and the arts. In this episode, we discuss her experiences and upcoming projects.
Tatiana Wechsler is @tatiwex on Instagram and Twitter.
Here is Tatiana's website: http://www.tatianawechsler.com/
 
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Being a Black American Man in Norway - episode 205

Norway is a great place to live, but is it better than the USA when it comes to racism? I talk about it in this clip with Snoopy.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Travel in Norway and Europe
3:04 Is there racism in Norway?
3:58 What happens when the stereotype is broken?

Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin Caught On Camera Beating Innocent Black Man - episode 204

An internal investigation of Kenosha, Wisconsin police officers is underway. Activists in Kenosha, Wisconsin are speaking out after a video that was shared on social media appears to show a Kenosha police officer repeatedly striking a black man the officer wrongly thought was involved in a serious hit-and-run crash.
Police were told that the suspects of the hit-and-run crash were in a nearby restaurant. When officers entered the premises, police say a staff member told them that 'suspicious people' with a baby were dining in the restaurant. 
The gentleman who was viciously victimized by these officers was sitting in the restaurant while peacefully eating with his wife and infant child.
In the video, we see officers mobbing the man while he is holding his baby. The baby falls out of his arms or is taken out of his arms, and an officer appears to immediately punch the innocent victim in or about the head eight times. When I play the video, you will hear the thud of each punch.
Police would later find their suspects inside a bathroom of a restaurant. Not only did they attack an innocent man, but they also enhanced their mistake and charged the man and his wife with obstruction, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.
WHO AMONG YOU WHO ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO ME NOW WOULD NOT RESIST if you were in this situation?
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How I See the USA (and how it sees me) - ep.203 with my guest Snoopy

How I see the USA... Does it match with how the USA sees me?
We returned from our family vacation a few days ago. I have lived here in Norway for 21 years now, and I don't get home to my home State of Ohio often enough. Every time I go back, I am made aware of how much things have changed in the USA. There is always a little more construction that has taken away some of the beautiful local nature, for example. The political landscape has changed and moved into an existence that is uglier, more paranoid, more aggressive, and more exclusionary. 
The other side of that coin, though, is this: I also saw many reminders of what is still beautiful about the people and places in America, and more specifically, all the beauty of the places and people back home in my area of rural and suburban Ohio. For example, I was often charmed by the laughter-filled, short conversations with strangers while shopping or while walking around. The wildlife was just as amazing as I remember it to have been during my childhood.
Of course, my family is still there back home. I enjoyed sitting back and watching my kids get to know family members with whom they previously had only known through telephone conversations.
Beautiful... 
In this episode, Snoopy and I talk about some of these experiences, both good and bad, from our (roughly) three-week vacation to Ohio.
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Here are some sources for one or more of my comments on this episode: 
I messed up on the age of the child who was involved, but the essence of my presentation and opinion of this incident remain. https://pridepublishinggroup.com/2023/08/04/texas-police-mistakenly-hold-black-family-at-gunpoint-in-traffic-stop-mishap/
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Affirmative Action & Equal Education... GONE FOR GOOD? - episode 202

The Supreme Court has banned a policy that was enacted in order to partially right the wrong of hundreds of years of racism. Now what? What does the removal of affirmative action do to black students and their opportunity to get accepted to colleges and universities in the United States?
 
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Here are some sources for some of my comments on this episode: 
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-affirmative-action-legacy-college-admissions-5d6f34a13045752c6a37db67c66c7d63
https://thegrio.com/2023/06/30/theres-no-such-thing-as-race-neutral/
https://www.nber.org/papers/w26316
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/historical-foundations-race
https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2023-01-26/yale-study-shows-black-boys-are-more-likely-to-be-disciplined-than-their-white-classmates
https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-black-white-divide-in-suspensions-what-is-the-role-of-family
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Your Guide to Better Health and Awareness - ep. 201 with Lena Kralicek

Lena Kralicek is the owner and General Manager of House of Mindful Movement in Mo I Rana in Norway. I have known Lena for close to fifteen years now. She was an instructor in a health coach class in which I participated many years ago, and she is instrumental in my awareness of the importance of incorporating the aspects of physical mobility with physical strength, which are then blended with a clear mental awareness and joy of movement. She showed all of us who participated in that class how those combined areas of focus play a unified role in health awareness and training.
I get a new and lasting dose of encouragement every time I speak with Lena. It’s who she is and what she does.
Follow Lena Kralicek at her Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/lena_kralicek/
 
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