Headscarves and Good Yarns

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Recently Matty Healy, lead singer of the band 1975, spoke out at the Good Vibes festival about the anti-LGBTQ laws in Malaysia. It has sparked a wave of conversation around the world about social change and speaking up. Amal unpacks what safe allyship looks like and how to avoid savourism. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This episode Amal unpacks rage and the tensions between black rage and white rage. The role rage plays in maintaining the status quo and how we should respond to it. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Us vs them - the damaging affects of dividing people. Amal unpacks how it relates to 'ism and why we need to talk about it more. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

It's been 3 years since George Floyd's death and Amal unpacks what has happened since then, and what has and hasn't changed in the race & diversity space since then. **Spoiler alert** There is still so much work to be done! One of the ways that we need to work is calling out dog whistle politics which Amal unpacks. The episode finishes on going through an prejudice busting intervention, backed up by science too! This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Taylor Swift has triggered a lot of conversation around her brand of feminism recently. This episode, Amal unpacks her pattern of behaviour and explains why this type of feminism is harmful. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Amal unpacks her therapy journey and talks about how counselling has made her a better ally! She makes the links between personal growth and allyship with her golden nuggets from her journey. She talks about change, growth, asking questions and getting through 'ugly' emotions. She also unpacks what it means to look at the world through the lens of objectivity and race and how that changes how we should talk about representation. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

A TikTok video went viral where someone called out their taxi driver for being 'racist'. Amal unpacks this moment and talks about how this moment wasn't the best example of calling someone out and true allyship. Racism, calling someone out, disagreements, apologies and cancel culture are all bought to the table and unpacked. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

We love talking about things that have given us food for thought and Amal loves on her recent favourites. Not only talking about WHAT she's been loving but WHY which leads onto discussion around mental health, representation, investment levels when being an ally, and story telling. Amal then unpacks the hard reality behind 'reality' TV. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Marama Davidson recently said “I am a violence prevention minister and I know who causes violence in the world, it is white, cis men.” The push back in the media was quick and not as kind or understanding. In this episode Amal unpacks what the reaction to Marama's comments says about systemic power, freedom of speech, who will be heard in our soceity and confronting uncomfortable truths. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Aotearoa rallied together over the weekend in solidarity to protest against Posie Parkers' presence here. It ended up in 2 very successful rallies and a very short trip for Posie. Amal unpacks thoughts and feelings around the protest including freedom of speech, human rights and critical discussion. Amal then unpacks really interesting research that highlighted the ideal traits of an ally. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark used the n word at a public event. This is no way a cancel attempt on the man, instead a trigger for a wider conversation around his actions, freedom of speech, social norms and reverse racism. There has recently been a pull and push tension between freedom of speech and preventing hate speech. There is space for both but how do we navigate that? Amal explores and unpacks this episode. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

These days it seems like you've gotta pick which camp you're in - are you a raging right-wing or a rampant woke leftist? This binary, black and white thinking is very dangerous and Amal unpacks what we're missing out by encouraging this polarisation. Amal then talks about how this all links up with social cohesion. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Allyship is an ever evolving journey and a kaupapa that one has to re-dedicate themselves to all the time. Amal unpacks some thinks about white allyship that aren't discussed enough from active listening, invalidating/validating trauma, and fetishes just to name a few! This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Last part of the kōrero with Dani dives into the relationships around the Te Tiriti movement and how that has shaped the movement over the generations. We then talk about the 'formula' around social movements. Dani frames the key aspects to any movement in a transformational way. The episode finishes on distinguishing self interest vs selfishness and Dani offers a life changing moment for them to help illuminate the difference. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz