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Q&A It’s the season 4 finale and we are having all the feelings. In this episode Noleca is in the hot seat and Blu, her oldest child, is asking all the questions. They cover everything from romance to chores, growth and legacy. Magic is created when these two humans get to share their stories.  Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.  Thank you for listening Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this very special episode, Noleca is joined by philosopher and writer, Bayo Akomolafe to dig deep into hopelessness.  What is possible when we abandon hope, what is gained?  What can our children teach us about the “Thickness of Now.” Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.  Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is your child apoplectic, overcome with rage about the state of the world?  How do they express that rage?  How does that rage trigger you?     Noleca is joined by loved ones, Resham Mantri, Carvell Wallace & Homero Radway to talk about their amazing apoplectic children.  We often experience our children’s expression of rage as chaos due to our programming and traumas.  Chaos is the property of a complex system whose behavior is so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.   In this episode of Raising Rebels, we hear stories of chaos, rage and love. Please be gentle with yourself as you listen. Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.  Thank you for listening! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Choosing Family In this very special episode, Noleca is talking about family with her sister and bonus sister, Siobhan Anderson and Latoya McFarlane.  What is the role of family?  How do we build chosen family with our children?   Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.  Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S4 E6 Big Big Energy (Vennylinzo Lugard) In this episode we are talking about SEX.  Noleca speaks with artist and dominatrix Vennylinzo Lugard about parenting as a sexually liberated person.  How do we claim, embrace and use our sexual energy?  How do we talk to our children about sensuality and sexuality without shame?   Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.  Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Noleca speaks with writer and journalist Dani Mcclain about archiving. What do we hold on to and preserve? What precious things will help tell our story? What of our history do we share with our children and what do you keep secret? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.    Thank you for listening! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yummy (with Noah Tucker) Welcome all foodies!  In this episode, Noleca connects with chef and resurntureur Noah Tucker about food as a way to connect with our children.  How do you teach our children about the importance of eating well while allowing them to shape their own relationships with food? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.  Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ethical Non-monogamy is on the rise, but how do we talk with our children about unconventional relationships.  On this episode of Raising Rebels, Noleca gets into it with writer and death doula Resham Mantri.  They discuss practicing non-monogamy as mothers of color.  What and how do you share being in open relationships with our children? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram  @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.    Facebook RaisingRebelsPod Thank you for listening! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Noleca talks with Carvell Wallace about “empty nest” and the complicated feelings that develop as we witness our children growing past us. What is our role as parents once our children no longer need parenting? How do we mourn the loss? What comes next? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co  Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.   Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.  Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season IV! What keeps us from sharing our whole truth with our children? On this episode of Raising Rebels Noleca connects with Andrea of the Cheat Code podcast about sharing our secrets, shames, and hidden places with our children. What do we risk by telling our truth and what can we gain? Produced by Queer Media QUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.   You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod  raisingrebels@queermedia.co.  Facebook RaisingRebelsPod  Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing #TRIGGERED a media review podcast about all things that made us feel something and why! Join sister friends Andrea, host of the Cheat Code Podcast and Noleca, host of the Raising Rebels Podcast as they get into all of their feelings. A Domino Sound production. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ask for more. That's the lesson, and it's one our host Noleca applied when she and her life partner, Homero, moved their family out of the United States. But they didn't do it alone, and in this episode she chats with the woman responsible for their safe passage to Amsterdam. Together, Noleca and Ayra discuss their decision to raise their children in the Netherlands, share stories about Blackness, and detail the ways they intend to show up more for their people. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To move is to survive, at least that's often the case for Black people. In this episode our host Noleca chats with Qianna and Andre about movement and their collective decision to choose safety and peace. Together they reveal the affect moving has had on their children and discuss what they have learned, struggled with, and appreciated about their travels. This conversation begs the question, if you could move to a place that suited your family and valued your life, where would you go and what's stopping you? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vote or die? Propaganda or facts? In this episode, Noleca chats with her life partner Homero and friends of the pod, Allegra and Keith White about the high stakes of the upcoming Nov. 2020 presidential elections and the obligation to go vote. Together they discuss if there's any difference between an overt and covert racist, how they are prepping their families for election day, and if staying in the U.S. is worth it--no matter who sits in the White House. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every decision has a consequence and trade-off, especially when it involves attending or working at a predominately white institution. In this week's episode, Noleca and her Woe, Shalewa discuss what it's like to be a guide. They also speak on the gains they get from working with students, but also the trauma of having to compartmentalize racism and micro-aggressions from white colleagues, children, and parents at PWIs. It's not cute. It's a lot to confront and it makes one wonder . . . is all hope lost? Are compromises inevitable or is there a better way? What if, instead of squishing ourselves and conforming, Black and other people of color showed up as their full selves at these institutions? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ancestors are speaking. Are you listening? Are you open? This week our host Noleca chats with mystic Timil Jones about all things divination. Together the two discuss alters, tarot cards, divine knowing, and giving our children the space and guidance to engage with the astral plane. Perhaps our grandmas, big mamas, and aunties were on to something? And maybe our bodies have always known that time is not real and we already have everything we need to fly. Tune in for a treat and some otherworldy video game and television show recommendations to spark the imagination and bring you closer to yourself. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're talking parenting when we are physically apart from our children. We discuss surrendering control, confronting our ego, and how to remain present--no matter the distance. Our guest is a friend of the pod and Noleca's god brother, Asad. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The relationship between black families and the great outdoors, with Gillianne Roberts educator, activist and mother. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re talking about beauty: what makes us feel beautiful, how to make our children feel beautiful. We get into all the complications of living in a world where our black and brown children often aren’t celebrated for their beauty and are made to feel other. Our  guest is friend of the pod (and Noleca’s Friend Crush!) Ola Ronke, artist, set designer and founder of The Free Black Women’s Library.  Find her on Patreon HERE and support her work! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, our dear dear friend Carvell Wallace joins us for another conversation about the future. Check out his episode from last season, if you haven't already! Carvell is a New York Times Bestselling author, memoirist, and award-winning podcaster who covers race, arts, culture, film and music for a wide variety of news outlets. He has a new podcast out right now called "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America." Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.