We’re launching Season 5 of Don’t Call Me Resilient, our podcast that takes on systemic racism and the ways it permeates so many aspects of our everyday lives. Listen to our new trailer here.

For this season, which we launch next week on March 30, we’ll be getting a little newsier, recording in real time. We’ll be talking about both big news stories and those more under-reported from an anti-racist lens. We’ll be getting into everything from breaking news events, to the aftermath of large political shifts in our social landscape (think the human fallout of Roe v. Wade overturning). One thing will remain the same: the crucial role of storytelling in surviving our current world and building a better one.

As we live through historic overlapping and interrelated crises, we’ll focus on imagining a better future together.

Listen in and stay tuned. And if you have ideas that you would love to see covered, we’d especially love to hear from you. Email us at theculturedesk@theconversation.com.  

This season, Vinita will continue to host and produce and also welcomes new producer, Boké Saisi. Boké is a PhD candidate in Ethnic Studies at UC San Diego and holds a degree in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. She most recently worked on Chloe Across America, a weekly news and comedy podcast out of New York City. Others on the team include: Jennifer Moroz, consulting producer, Ateqah Khaki, audience development, Ollie Nicholas, journalism student/assistant producer, Rehmatullah Sheikh, audio editor and Ibrahim Daair, our Culture and Society liaison.

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Vinita Srivastava

Host + Producer, Don't Call Me Resilient | Senior Editor, Culture + Society

In its new season, Don’t Call Me Resilient brings you the news — through an anti-racist lens 🎧

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Boké Saisi, The Conversation

Host Vinita Srivastava goes deep with academic experts and those with lived experience to bring you your weekly dose of news, from an anti-racist perspective.

Catch up on Season 4

The unfairness of the climate crisis — Podcast

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Ollie Nicholas, The Conversation; Dannielle Piper, The Conversation

Does the Global North have a moral responsibility to protect and compensate those in the Global South that disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change devastation?

Why isn’t anyone talking about who gets long COVID? — Podcast

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Lygia Navarro, The Conversation

Long COVID impacts one in every five people who’ve had the virus. In the U.S., early research shows people of colour are most likely to develop long COVID. It has been called a mass-disabling event.

How to decolonize journalism — Podcast

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

Canadian journalist institutions have failed to address their ongoing colonialism and that has meant that urgent Indigenous issues have been ignored or sensationalized.

Why corporate diversity statements are backfiring — Podcast

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Dannielle Piper, The Conversation

Corporations may have amped up their diversity statements, but their promises to promote anti-racist cultures without action plans can lead to greater blocks to success for racialized employees.

How can we slow down youth gun violence? — Podcast

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Dannielle Piper, The Conversation

Youth violence hasn’t let up in Toronto. In fact, it’s getting worse. Community members say it’s a major problem that needs a more holistic solution.

What’s so funny about race? — Podcast

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Ollie Nicholas, The Conversation; Rithika Shenoy, The Conversation

Some comedians put race at the centre of their comedy, giving audiences a chance to release some tension. But how far is too far? Where is the line between a lighthearted joke and deep-rooted racism?