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Just two (or more nerds) talking about about all things first-gen in pop culture and mass media. The title comes from La'Tonya's memoir, which is all about fandoms and finding your passion in education. Sam, her bestie, talked her into this podcast.
This podcast is brought to you by My Tribe Media.
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More about Smart Girl (the book):
https://www.smartgirlbook.com/
更新频率:
biweekly
平均音频长度:
50 minutes
嘉宾访谈
视频播客
英语
美国
27 集
自从 2025年8月1日
episodic
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In this milestone episode, LT and Sam sit down live with Dr. Amira Rose Davis to trace how a lifelong love of sports turns into a career in critical sports history and feminist sports media. We talk archives, adoption and the hidden curriculum, and what it takes to tell Black wom...
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We talk with Budo Accelerator founder Josh Gold and hear directly from University of California Irvine students Jasmine and Jesus about how martial arts training becomes leadership training, networking practice, and a real boost in confidence. We unpack how social capital gets bu...
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We talk with Kelly O’Neal of Texas A&M Universityabout getting drafted into minor league baseball and starting college later with almost no roadmap.
Kelley starting college at a community college as a non-traditional student while working full time. He talks to us about how...
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We sit down with Melissa Bordenave to unpack how work-study opened doors at LMU and how financial aid counseling becomes life-changing support for first gen and independent students.
This is Melissa’s origin story for her advocacy with first-generation college students and what ...
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We sit down with Hall of Fame athlete Anthony Ireland to trace his path from Waterbury, Connecticut to Loyola Marymount University to pro basketball in Europe and back home as a YMCA CEO. We talk honestly about being first-gen, getting mislabeled early, and turning adversity into...
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We talk with fellow UCLA Bruin Craig Young about the unseen work behind raising an elite athlete and why protecting the parent-child bond matters more than chasing a highlight reel. We also get real about bias against Black quarterbacks, NIL-era pressure, and the surprisingly pra...
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We use a new W.E.B. Du Bois documentary as a reason to rethink him as a Black first-gen student whose path runs through family responsibility, church support, Fisk College, and elite gatekeeping. We pull out what his story teaches about the hidden curriculum, non-deficit student ...
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Part 2 of the Virginia Humanities series about Alexandria, Virginia.
LT and Sam talk with Dr. Thea James about growing up in Alexandria and learning to lead by questioning rules, from winning a drum major audition to building a career in emergency medicine. Her stories connect ...
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What stories did Remember the Titans leave out? In part two of a special three-part Smart Girl series, La’Tonya “LT” Rease Miles and Sam Pinto sit down with William “Slinky” Patterson, a longtime family friend, T.C. Williams alum, and the school’s first Black drum major. Patterso...
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Think you know Remember the Titans? Think again. In this episode, Sam and LT unpack the real TC Williams story, the cheer squad’s role, and the hero Hollywood sidelined. Hear the music, rivalry, and truth that was missed in the 2000 movie. Listen now and tell us: what shocked you...
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