MNDFCK Podcast
By MNDFCK Podcast
MNDFCK PodcastMay 22, 2019
S2,E12 - 6/4/19 - Desiree Dik, The Modern State of Drag Queens
S2,E11 - 5/28/19 - Meg Metcalf, Library of Congress' LGBTQ+ Librarian
S2,E10 - 5/14/19 - Best of DC
S2,E9 - 5/7/19 - Overwhelmed by Everything!
S2,E8 - 4/30/19 - Why Aren't Teenagers Having Sex Anymore?
S2,E7 - 4/24/19 - Observe the Ocean, Shatter Your Life's Glass Ceiling
S2,E6 - 4/16/19 - BDSM 101
S2,E5 - 4/9/19 - Progressive Politics with Shahid Buttar
S2,E4 - 4/2/19 - Amazon's World Domination
S2,E2 - 3/19/19 - Burnout and Self-Care
S2,E3 - 3/26/19 - The Wammie Awards, with The MusicianShip's Director, Jeff Tribble, Jr.
S2,E1 - 3/12/2019 - Vaginas and Vaginal Health
S1,E13 - 3/5/2019 - Washington, DC Gentrification 2020
S1,E12 - 2/26/2019 - The State of Black Excellence in America
Not but two weeks after Marcus K. Dowling and Domina Vontana discussed the state of "white excellence" in America, this week's MNDFCK Podcast addresses one of the strangest weeks ever for black men and black people in recent American history. From Jussie Smollett and R. Kelly to Green Book and Spike Lee, it was a sad, confusing, bittersweet, and (potentially) awkwardly angry week.
S1,E11 - 2/19/19 - Women's Combat Sports
S1,E10 - 2/12/2019 - The State of White Excellence in America
S1,E9 - 2/5/2019 - Capitol Wrestling
S1,E8 - 1/29/2019 - Shelly Bell, Founder, Black Girl Vision
S1,E7 - 1/22/2019 - Kenton Johnston, Funkit Toys
S1,E6 - 1/15/2019 - Aaron Abernathy, Soulful Singer/Songwriter
S1,E5 - 1/8/2019 - Cyndee Clay, HIPS Executive Director
The latest episode of MNDFCK finds Domina Vontana and Marcus K. Dowling sitting with HIPS' (http://hips.org) Executive Director Cyndee Clay and discussing the future of work, sex work, being informed and using information to improve the future for humanity at-large. If you didn't listen live, shame on you, lol. From harm reduction and politics to academia and being kind to each other, this is a heartwarming and comprehensive conversation.
SPECIAL EPISODE 001 - Candid Perspectives re: #survivingrkelly
MNDFCK Podcast co-host Marcus K. Dowling discusses the #survivingrkelly documentary and offers thoughts and feedback regarding R. Kelly's career, his allegations, and the nature of how we proceed with this man and his legacy moving forward. As well, co-host Domina Vontana breaks down the saga of R. Kelly from a BDSM perspective regarding his relationship with that community's contextual norms surrounding consent, protocol, and harm.
S4,E4 - 1/1/2019 - Mansplaining
Marcus K. Dowling flies solo for the fourth installment of MNDFCK live from yes, his bedroom in Washington, DC. The topic, an open and frank conversation regarding mansplaining in his life, your life, the podcast, and more. He offers tips for moving forward like humbling oneself to the power of listening, learning the strength of being a good listener, and moreover potentially using yoga as a practice to balance and center one's mindset moving forward.
SHOW NOTES: More information about Author and Linguist Deborah Tannen: http://www.deborahtannen.com/
Rebecca Solnit's TomDispatch article that gave birth to the term mansplaining: http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/17558...
Lily Rothman's The Atlantic piece, "A Cultural History of Mansplaining: https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/arc...
Jim Cornette on the art and importance of listening in pro wrestling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJHBz...
Diamond Dallas Page's DDPYoga, "The Most Complete Fitness System on the Planet": https://ddpyoga.com/