Self-care and Combatting Fear
Sounds Like Impact: A newsletter for audio and action
Welcome to Sounds Like Impact!
This intro will be a little longer than usual, and for that reason, I won’t link to too much else before we dive into this week’s guest curation, sponsor and spotlight.
Last week I decided not to send out a newsletter because I knew that many people that are part of this community would be grieving, and frankly, inundated with a lot.
I started Sounds Like Impact because I believe that there are so many incredible networks and independent podcasters creating important work that can help us move towards a more inclusive society, and ultimately, a better world.
In the initial iteration of the newsletter, I spent a lot of time putting together Calls-to-Actions so that folks could activate on the information that was being shared with them through the podcasts that were featured. Data wise, it didn’t seem like these CTAs were getting much traction, and the few (comparatively to the community size) who responded to surveys I sent, didn’t rank CTAs as being that important to them.
Ultimately, I want Sounds Like Impact to be a part of your social change toolkit. So, what does that look like to you? I genuinely want to know, and would appreciate folks leaving comments, messaging or emailing soundslikeimpact@unofficialsocialchair.com.
Please tell me about topics you want to see covered. Resources you would like provided. Virtual events you think we should do. Podcasts you think we should feature / collaborate with (and if it is your show, you can pitch here). Anything on your mind, I want to know, even what you are scared about or hopeful for.
As much as I enjoy doing the newsletter, I try to dedicate my energy to things that have value to others and in a digital world, sometimes it is hard to know that when I don’t receive any feedback. I would like to make it to a year 3 (in April), so can you help me by engaging with this newsletter a little more? By sharing this newsletter with your community? Donating or subscribing if that is possible for you so I can do more? I do this for you, and I hope you believe that too.
Please take care of yourself and one another. We are all we got 💜
Your Publisher,
Ayo
ICYMI: Last edition I interviewed David Sirota from Master Plan podcast.
This is an extremely important, timely, relevant conversation that I recommend checking out if you missed. If you are a U.S. citizen, after you read and listened, contact your congressperson to support the We the People Amendment to reverse Citizens United, introduced by Representative Jayapal (her announcement here).
🎧 #AudioForAction Guest Curators: Dr. Partha Nandi & Kali Nandi
The Science of Building a Healthier Future
With rapid advances in technology and medicine, it’s more important than ever to understand the science behind building a healthier future. This list of podcasts dives into the latest research, explores the hidden links between the brain, body, and environment, and gives us the tools to create a better, healthier tomorrow.
-Dr. Partha Nandi & Kali Nandi
Reminder: To guest curate, be interviewed, advertise and more, click here.
Heal Your Gut, Save Your Brain, Understanding Gut Health
With neurodegenerative diseases on the rise, our show shines a light on the often-overlooked gut-brain connection as a promising path to prevention—offering listeners a clear and hopeful roadmap to better cognitive health.
Untangle, Do Hormones Affect Your Brains, Emotions, Body?
Learn how small shifts in hormones can have a big impact on emotions, cognition, and overall health.
The Doctor’s Farmacy, The Dr. Appointments and Lab Tests That Could Save Your Life
Curious about the tests and screenings you can’t afford to skip? This episode is for you.
Climate Vision 2050, From Future to Fork
This episode explores how controlled-environment agriculture is revolutionizing farming, from vertical farms in cities to greenhouses on Mars.
The Doctor’s Kitchen Podcast, How Understanding Your Genetics Could Improve Your Health
This episode breaks down how genetic testing and other health tools can shape your long-term well-being, offering insights into your future health and what might come next.
This edition of Sounds Like Impact is sponsored by Happy Forgetting from journalist Ruxandra Guidi.
Happy Forgetting is an anthology podcast about racial justice in America. What we remember and forget, what we deny and bury. And why those stories must be retold. Check out the podcast at Happyforgetting.com.
📣 Spotlight
Maren Machles (she/her) is an investigative producer at the Project On Government Oversight, where she hosts and produces the organization’s first-ever investigative podcast, Bad Watchdog. Before joining POGO, Maren was an investigative journalist with the Scripps Washington Bureau where she covered the U.S. immigration system, criminal justice, tribal justice issues, gender violence, and influential political figures. She has spent her career digging into the finances and backgrounds of powerful political figures, and into the systemic oppression of marginalized communities. Maren’s work has received several awards and has appeared on NPR, PBS NewsHour, Twin Cities PBS, USA Today, Newsy/Scripps News, DecodeDC, Long Beach Post, and across Scripps’ local television stations.
I’ve always been curious to learn how and why the systems we’ve created and rely on ignore or even harm people. Sometimes it can be as simple as a statute or law needs to be changed, sometimes it’s a bad apple abusing the system, but what interests me most is when we, as a society, have a misunderstanding or a misframing about a system. That’s why season 2 of Bad Watchdog is one of my favorite projects I’ve ever worked on, because this season we really question the way we address and think about terrorism in our country and how we might be getting it wrong, over and over again.
Learn more about what Maren and the team at Project for Government Oversight (POGO) have uncovered and what’s at stake, in our interview.
🌟 Classifieds
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