# Naj Austin

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White Men, Blue Suits

REFERENCES, in order: Mighty Networks mightynetworks.com/sign_in Naj Austin twitter.com/najjmahal somewheregood.com ethelsclub.com Wanda Sykes excellent twitter joke: twitter.com/iamwandasykes/status/1311168648216797184?s=20 Pema Chodron pemachodronfoundation.org Last week’s episode did not come …

That Time The Internet Wasn’t A Hellscape

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to pay tribute to this thing called Beyoncé’s internet. No, not today’s digital hellscape, but the one we first fell in love with way back in ye olde days of AOL, Napster, and LiveJournal. *dial up bings and gurgles* This week, Josh and Tracy reminisce on …

Your Life Is Not A Highlight Reel

If asked to DTR with social media, many of us would answer: it’s complicated. When Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp went down on October 4, 2021, it became impossible to ignore how complicated that relationship really is. On the one hand, we got a day to check back in with ourselves IRL, but on th…

[Greatest Hits] Creating a Safe Space: How Naj Austin’s Ethel’s Club was Designed for Intersectionality

In this episode, we sit down with Naj Austin, the founder of Ethel’s Club, to learn how she created a community for Black professionals after facing microaggression and racism in co-working spaces. Naj began her community just last year in January 2019, and after a month she already had journalists…

Cryin Over Straps and Fingers | Episode 103

This week we discuss the orgasm gap, Jussie's sentencing, Ty and Mimi calling it quits, and Alabama's new anti-trans legislation.  We share our thoughts on making new Black queer friends, dealing with a less ambitious partner, and being friends with queer work colleagues. Plus our Bad Queer opinion…

[Greatest Hits] Creating a Safe Space: How Naj Austin’s Ethel’s Club was Designed for Intersectionality

In this episode, we sit down with Naj Austin, the founder of Ethel’s Club, to learn how she created a community for Black professionals after facing microaggression and racism in co-working spaces. Naj began her community just last year in January 2019, and after a month she already had journalists…

Creating a Safe Space: How Naj Austin’s Ethel’s Club was Designed for Intersectionality

In this episode, we sit down with Naj Austin, the founder of Ethel’s Club, to learn how she created a community for Black professionals after facing microaggression and racism in co-working spaces. Naj began her community just last year in January 2019, and after a month she already had journalists…

67. Naj Austin (Founder & CEO, Somewhere Good & Ethel’s Club) won’t mince words about garlic

This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Naj Austin, the founder and CEO of Somewhere Good, an audio platform for community conversations and Ethel's Club, a wellness space for people of color. They talk about Dewey Decimal, going “full tilt” at EZoo, real life vs. Reddit, Big Grandma Vibes, movin…

Naj Austin — ”What does it mean to put ourselves on a platform that requires less of us?”

Think about the places you frequent most. What’s the experience like? How does it make you feel? How are you connecting? And who are you connecting with? Whether online or offline, Naj Austin has been exploring these questions through her visionary endeavors, which include Ethel’s Club and, most re…

104. Bringing Community to Life with Voice - Naj Austin & Somewhere Good

From developing a social media app that generates true connection to founding a community space where people can come and just be, Naj Austin creates products that combat isolation. “That was part of my pitch,” says the founder and CEO of Somewhere Good. “I led with, ‘I’m going to solve loneliness.…