November: get and Stay curious Resources
01. Podcast:
Imperfect Paradise: Part 1
Imperfect Paradise is a narrative podcast showcasing California stories. Each season tackles an essential aspect of California, from housing issues to activism, while breaking it down into 20-40 minute episodes. Season 4 explores the story of a former yoga star's descent into far-right conspiracy theories. Premieres on January 3rd, 2023.
02. Podcast:
Imperfect Paradise: Part 2
Imperfect Paradise is a narrative podcast showcasing California stories. Each season tackles an essential aspect of California, from housing issues to activism, while breaking it down into 20-40 minute episodes. Season 4 explores the story of a former yoga star's descent into far-right conspiracy theories. Premieres on January 3rd, 2023.
03. TV Show:
Black-ish TV Show
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
04. Book:
Buffalo is The New Buffalo Book
Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel is a collection of eight short stories that combine classic and contemporary speculative fiction with a Metis perspective. The stories feature a Two-Spirit rougarou (shapeshifter) solving a murder, a Metis man gaining super strength from a radioactive bison, nanites communicating with babies in Cree, and more. The book explores the themes of Indigenous survival, adaptation, and recovering ancestral traditions. Buffalo Is the New Buffalo offers a thought-provoking and exciting exploration of Indigenous existence and resistance.
BONUS:
Poor Things
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.