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Principal Dancer
From Felix Poon | 18:34
John Lam is the first Vietnamese American male principal dancer, and the most senior dancer with the Boston Ballet. He has a loving husband and two sons, and gushes about life. So what does this successful family man struggle with the most? His family—the one back home in California who don’t quite get him or the life he lives.
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John Lam is the first Vietnamese American male principal dancer, and the most senior dancer with the Boston Ballet. He has a loving husband and two sons, and gushes about life. So what does this successful family man struggle with the most? His family—the one back home in California who don’t quite get him or the life he lives.
Life in the Age of Coronavirus
From Felix Poon | 18:01
What’s changed because of the pandemic? And how is it different for different people? In this first episode of the Felixity podcast, I talk to a few people to find out—a musician who loses his gig income, a school nurse who is spat at and called a racial slur, and a high school teacher dating in a lockdown.
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What’s changed because of the pandemic? And how is it different for different people? In this first episode of the Felixity podcast, I talk to a few people to find out—a musician who loses his gig income, a school nurse who is spat at and called a racial slur, and a high school teacher dating in a lockdown.
A Return to Roots
From Felix Poon | 04:21
Kathy Peterson quit her job as a political science lecturer to return to grassroots social justice work. But she never expected the place she’d end up—inside a freight farm.
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Kathy Peterson quit her job as a political science lecturer to return to grassroots social justice work. But she never expected the place she’d end up—inside a freight farm.
The Feminist Case for Joining a Men's Group
From Felix Poon | 13:11
What is an anti-sexist men’s group? And, if I’m a man who identifies as progressive with feminist values, isn’t that enough? What do I need a group for?
I explore these questions by talking to a few members of a men's anti-sexism group in Boston, MA.
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When Matthew tells people that he’s in a men’s group, apprehension usually follows. What kind of men’s group is this? An alt right men’s rights group? What are a bunch of men doing together with only men? When he clarifies that it’s an anti sexist men’s group, he's met with a sigh of relief.
But what is an anti-sexist men’s group? And, if I’m a man who identifies as progressive with feminist values, isn’t that enough? What do I need a group for?
This 13 minute audio segment, “The Feminist Case for Joining a Men’s Group” tells the story of a men’s group in Boston, MA that came together in 2015, and has met regularly ever since to address issues as wide ranging as gender equity in emotional labor, to the #metoo movement.