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That's All Folx is a podcast from the Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center used to increase critical consciousness of K-12 educators. Millions of people watch TV daily. Millions of teachers watch TV. By examining the inequities and tensions that TV raises and applying these situations to schools and education, we want to provide a lens through which teachers can reflect on the intersections of their identities, the lived experiences of their students, and how these shape classroom/school culture and learning. -- Learn more at: https://greatlakesequity.org/map-eac

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Finale

2022/06/27

In the finale episode of That’s All Folx Noelle, Katy, and Erin reflect on the process of creating the podcast, and the power of using pop culture TV shows as an entry point towards critical conversations to increase critical self-analysis and reflection.

Real World

2021/04/21

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of season one of Real World Paramount Plus launched a reunion bringing the seven cast members back together. Reacting to a confrontation between Becky and Kevin, Erin, Katy, and Noelle discuss how teachers can interrogate the creation and enactment of policies to ensure teachers are not reproducing a status quo that privileges some and marginalizes others. Learn more about the Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center and find resources related to this episode here.

Grand Army

2021/03/31

Grand Army is a Netflix Original Series that follows the story of five Brooklyn high schoolers. Noelle relates her experience as a transracial adoptee to one character in Grand Army, Leila. Erin, Katy, and Noelle discuss how colorism, racism, and the resulting trauma manifest in classrooms. Learn more about the Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center and find resources related to this episode here.

Pose

2021/03/17

Pose is an FX series about the transgender community of color in 1980s New York City. Katy, Erin, and Noelle share their process and acknowledge their room for growth in discussing the complex issues of intersectionality and inequity. Learn more about the Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center and find resources related to this episode here.

Insecure

2021/03/10

Katy brings Erin and Noelle a scene from her pandemic TV binge, Insecure. Insecure is an HBO series depicting the realistic, every day life of main character Issa Rae as she navigates adulthood as a Black woman. Katy, Erin, and Noelle chat through the scene and relate it to the dangers of assumptions teachers can make about their students. Learn more about the Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center and find resources related to this episode here.

Pilot

2021/03/03

In this episode, the That's All Folx hosts, Katy Rusnak, Erin Sanborn, and Noelle Broughton, prime you to listen to this mini-series. They'll lay the groundwork for how they think through each TV scene they watch by discussing their positionalities and why positionality is relevant to this podcast. They'll also discuss the origin story of That's All Folx. Learn more about the Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center and find resources related to this episode here.

Introducing 'That's All Folx'

2021/02/24

What you can expect from the That's All Folx mini-series.