30 JUN 2023 · This episode is existential in nature with Sedrik Cannady of Comparative reasoning and myself briefly discussing the nature of the human existence. Whether we are energy living one life after another because there are lessons that we still long to learn. Please take a listen as wel discuss and branch off into other topics.

23 MAY 2022 · Take a listen to the second installment of The Arthropod Chronicles, and gain another glimpse into humanity from the creepy crawly side.

23 MAY 2022 · In this episode I discuss education, and how the focus seems to has shifted away from education, as a necessity for success and survival.

8 JAN 2022 · On the first episode of 2022, I discuss Black Excellence and how it fails to include those who strive for excellence in educational pursuits; the difficulty in achieving black excellence for every day people and the effect it can have on mental health. For the fiction portion of the podcast, I read one of my short, short stories entitled "Saturday Afternoon." https://www.amazon.com/Haven-Amidst-Perdition-Sidra-Owens/dp/147878668X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1637584297&sr=8-1 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-haven-amidst-perdition-sidra-owens/1126303853?ean=9781478786689 https://outskirtspress.com/sidraowens Check out my blog: https://sidraowens.medium.com/

22 NOV 2021 · In this episode, I define Intersectionality, and go one to explain how this concept is integral to many of the ills that face us, as a society. I, then, go one step further and introduce the concept of grace, and how having grace could help solve many of society's problems. A Haven Amidst Perdition: Available on Amazon & Barnes and Noble https://www.amazon.com/Haven-Amidst-Perdition-Sidra-Owens/dp/147878668X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1637584297&sr=8-1 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-haven-amidst-perdition-sidra-owens/1126303853?ean=9781478786689 Check out my blog: https://sidraowens.medium.com/

30 OCT 2021 · Work ethic is an issue that comes up in every household, every political party and every presidential campaign. But is it really an issue among the working class. Listen to origins of work ethic and my take on where the future of the working class is headed. A Haven Amidst Perdition--Available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Haven-Amidst-Perdition-Sidra-Owens/dp/147878668X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1635554498&sr=1-1

13 OCT 2021 · In this episode of Reality and Fiction, I walk you through some anecdotal history demonstrating how Black women often go unseen, unheard and ignored. But not just Black women, as a group, the pains, their emotions, the accomplishments and the lives. Catch up with Blog here: https://sidraowens.medium.com/

20 SEP 2021 · In this week's episode of Reality and Fiction, I discuss the origins of vaccinations. I break down the history of vaccines in the United States, the impact they've had on humanity, the origins of the vaccination/autism myth and the impact that anti-vaxxers have had on society, especially as we navigate through ONE of the first major pandemics of the modern age, Covid - 19. Once again, I wrap up the episode with a reading of chapter two from "A Haven Amidst Perdition." "A Haven Amidst Perdition" available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Haven-Amidst-Perdition-Sidra-Owens/dp/147878668X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1632113751&sr=1-1 Resources https://www.vaccinestoday.eu/stories/history-of-vaccines-part-1/ https://rotaryottawa.com/sitepage/covid-19-a-deeper-look/edward-jenner-and-the-milk-maid-the-story-of https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/diseases/forgot-14-diseases.html https://www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/understanding-vaccines/vaccine-myths-debunked/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789217/

10 SEP 2021 · This is the inaugural episode of Reality and Fiction begins with a discussion on Critical Race Theory. I delve into the roots that brought CRT to fruition, as well as the imagined fear associated with it being taught in public schools. Next, we take a stroll down memory lane, recounting the history of why it has been said that the United States was founded on racism; and then I finish with a reading of chapter one from my first published novel, “A Haven Amidst Perdition.” "A Haven Amidst Perdition" available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Haven-Amidst-Perdition-Sidra-Owens/dp/147878668X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Sidra+Owens+A+Haven+Amidst+Perdition&qid=1631484305&sr=8-3 Resources https://pa01001022.schoolwires.net/cms/lib6/PA01001022/Centricity/ModuleInstance/2040/Compromise%20of%201877.pdf https://onlinellm.usc.edu/a-brief-history-of-jim-crow-laws/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Civil-Rights-Act-United-States-1875 https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act https://immigrationhistory.org/item/1943-repeal-of-chinese-exclusion/