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Join Marpheen Chann, author, speaker, and writer, for a new podcast called "SoftSpoken". The concept of "Sunday Scaries" has come up recently during the pandemic, which raises a lot of questions about work/life balance, self-care, overworking and burnout as busy professionals across sectors. In SoftSpoken, let's challenge that notion of being loud and living loudly (up to interpretation) and explore what it means to be human and to live softly. Music by Marpheen Chann.
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We talk about queer placemaking and community in this podcast episode with special guest Dr. Theo Greene, associate professor of Sociology at Bowdoin College and author of an upcoming book titled Not in MY Gayborhood: Gay Neighborhoods and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen, which explores the persistence of iconic gay neighborhoods in Washington, D…
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Maya Williams, Portland's Poet Laureate and author of a recenlty published collection of poems called "Judas and Suicide," joins me on the podcast to talk about a whole range of topics, all orbiting around the big topics of life, death, and poetry. TW: There is discussion of suicide, suicidal thoughts, and ideation in this episode. If these topics …
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In this episode I welcome my new friend Alphanso, better known as @ForeverAlphanso on TikTok and Instagram where he's garnered hundreds of thousands of followers with his hot takes on housewives and popculture. We talk about social media, building an audience, creating content, how to take care of yourself and your mental health as a content creato…
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Here's part 2 of a fun and amazing conversation with my friend Shay Stewart-Bouley about dating apps and dating as people of color. We talk about our experiences on apps like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge (and Grindr for me), our best and worst experiences, and get into Shay's perspectives on how dating has changed and what it is like dating in a state lik…
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This was a fun and amazing conversation with my friend Shay Stewart-Bouley about dating apps and dating as people of color. We talk about our experiences on apps like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge (and Grindr for me), our best and worst experiences, and get into Shay's perspectives on how dating has changed and what it is like dating in a state like Maine.…
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In this episode podcast host Marpheen Chann interviews Randy Kim, host of The Bánh Mì Chronicles podcast, on the balance of visbility and social media presence with the need for self-care and preventing and managing burnout. About the GuestRandy Kim is a queer 2nd generation Viet-Khmer American from the Chicagoland area. He is the producer and host…
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It's been awhile since my last episode! Coming out of the holidays there was lots of work to catch up on but I'm glad to be updating the podcast now and to let you in on what I've been thinking about this week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/softspokenwmc/message…
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This holiday season, let's be intentional about celebrating with friends, neighbors, and family who are from different faith, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. I think it's too easy during the holiday season to only focus on just the holiday traditions and celebrations that we've grown up celebrating in America. When we dig deep into our history, h…
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Let's not overthink how we can find peace, serenity, and calm. It's something we can find if we commune with nature and something that is freely given by Mother Earth. So this episode is about the art of listening to nature, specifically the sound of fire, the wind in the trees and grass, and the sound of rain. We need not travel far (at least in M…
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In the third episode of SoftSpoken, I expand on a few themes and topics about modernity, work-life balance, and self-care by reading from an excerpt from my book Moon in Full: A Modern-Day Coming-of-Age Story. The excerpt reflects on my experience working as a grocery store cashier and how modern work and management strategies dehumanize workers an…
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Sorry folks for missing the episode last Sunday. I was just getting over having COVID and have been experiencing some longer lasting symptoms (fatigue and shortness of breath). In this week’s episode I’ll be talking about the need to slow down and to listen to your body and how the way we live in these modern times makes it so hard to do. Hope you …
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I went back and forth trying to figure out what topic to talk about in the first episode of SoftSpoken: A Podcast. But I landed on the topic of "Being You." As an openly gay, Cambodian American who was adopted by a white, evangelical family when I was 14 (you can read more in my memoir Moon in Full: A Modern-Day Coming-of-Age Story), identity and b…
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Join Marpheen Chann, author, speaker, and writer, for a new podcast called "SoftSpoken". If you're looking for something to help relax and deal with "Sunday Scaries", feel free to pop on some headphones and wind down as Marpheen reflects on the past week and periodically answers prompts. Music by Marpheen Chann. --- Send in a voice message: https:/…
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