Podcast
SEEN with Miranda Wylie
Hosted by Miranda Wylie · EN
SEEN is a show about identity that asks: How are you seen? Labels are complicated, communication is challenging, identity is nuanced. None of us are exactly as we appear to strangers, friends, or even ourselves. And yet, now more than ever we are all trying to be SEEN.
Feeling seen is powerful. To honor that power, the SEEN podcast asks guests to prepare a list recounting the ways they been viewed, judged, rendered invisible, or wholly seen by themselves, their loved ones, and strangers. With the SEEN List as our guide, a conversation about experienced and presumed identities unfolds with one central question asked: How are you seen?
Host Miranda Wylie's SEEN List ranges from her childhood label of "preacher's daughter," to her adult persona of "sexpert." Her desire to create a platform for others' rich and complicated stories lead to the creation of BedPost Confessions, an award-winning live storytelling show that “stuns audiences with the power of story” (The Austin Chronicle). The ex-New Yorker turned Austinite is a storyteller who advocates for sexual literacy and emotional justice, and whose feminist lens serves her in raising two young boys in Texas.
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Update and BedPost Confessions #117: Jenna Valentine “Sexed Back to Life”
Jul 26, 201900:24:48Tap to summarizeAn update about the Seen with Miranda Podcast. Plus an episode of the BedPost Confession Podcast. Subscribe to BedPost Confessions Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bedpost-confessions/id1023823130Rebuilding your identity, let alone your sexual identity, after an unexpected divorce is no easy feat. Jenna Valentine shares how she did in "Sexed Back to Life.”Learn more about Bedpost Confessionshttps://bedpostconfessions.com/https://www.instagram.com/bedpostconfessions/https://bedpostconfessions.com/swagLearn more about Jenna Valentinehttps://valentinecare.squarespace.com/https://www.instagram.com/valentinecarewellness/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →#7 Shelby Hadden: I had a pelvic floor condition
May 26, 201800:39:28Tap to summarizeWith a Seen List that includes “I only want one thing and you’re not that kind of girl,” documentary filmmaker Shelby Hadden explains that although she wanted to have sex, a pelvic floor condition limited her ability to. Seen as unworthy of investment by doctors, Shelby regales how she went from being “the woman who can’t have sex” to someone “worth a little patience.”Be seen with us on Instagram and Facebook.See Shelby and her film "Tightly Wound" on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Why Waiting Until 25 To Lose My Virginity Was The Best Decision I Could’ve MadeGuest: Shelby HaddenHost: Miranda WylieProducer: Myrriah GossettMusic by: Solid State Dream Suit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →#6 Jae Graham: Making change in our community
May 19, 201800:35:51Tap to summarizeSeen as “just a girl” in a male driven industry, Jae Graham, co-owner of MaryJae Smoke Culture, is shifting the identity of the smoker by elevating the cannabis retail experience and promoting the benefits of CBD. With the motto “ask questions, discover new things, enjoy,” Jae mothers her customers much like she mothered the alcoholic family she was adopted into.Be seen with us on Instagram and Facebook.See Jae and her shop MaryJae Smoke Culture on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.Guest: Jae GrahamHost: Miranda WylieProducer: Myrriah GossettMusic by: Solid State Dream Suit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →#5 Ebony Stewart: With fewer questions
May 12, 201800:42:00Tap to summarizeEbony Stewart, a touring poet, playwright, and sexual health advocate, discusses a Seen List centered around the roles of artist and audience. What if part of the performance is the illusion of not falling apart? With “depression the star of every poem,” Ebony’s struggles with fans’ curiosity, feeling “the artwork should be enough. What I shared should be enough.”Be seen with us on Instagram and Facebook.See Ebony on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Merch and books like HOME.GIRL.HOOD.Guest: Ebony StewartHost: Miranda WylieProducer: Myrriah GossettMusic by: Solid State Dream Suit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →#4 Carina Magyar: They call me Mom
May 5, 201800:39:10Tap to summarizeAs a comedian, Carina Magyar has a mission to be visible as a trans woman. That doesn’t mean she has given up her right to “shed personal identities to get day-to-day work done.” Owning a Seen List of identities that have been assigned to her, Carina discusses her journey to motherhood, bathroom politics, and meanness as a political tool.Be seen with us on Instagram and Facebook.See Carina on Instagram and Twitter. Guest: Carina Magyar Host: Miranda WylieProducer: Myrriah GossettMusic by: Solid State Dream Suit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →#3 Whitney Stafford: I'm the solution
Apr 28, 201800:34:24Tap to summarizeTwo words repeatedly used during 2016 election coverage stung Whitney Stafford with truth and clarity: “gaslighting” and “bully.” Whitney’s Seen List reveals a history of being bullied by her brother, ignored by her family, and only recently having a conversation with her Trump-supporting father in which she felt acknowledged and seen. As Whitney describes it: “the scoreboard was gone.”Be seen with us on Instagram and Facebook.Guest: Whitney Stafford Host: Miranda WylieProducer: Myrriah GossettMusic by: Solid State Dream Suit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →#2 Justin Simien: A storyteller with questions, not answers
Apr 21, 201800:26:48Tap to summarizeJustin Simien is a writer and storyteller. He wishes his Seen List ended there. Instead, Justin recalls a youth of isolation as “the only black kid” in grade school and his later role as a “blaxpert” in workplaces. Justin and Miranda discuss race in the workplace and how snap judgements limit our ability to see the intricacies of one another’s lives. “People think they know who I am based on the title of my work” explains the creator of “Dear White People,” a movie turned Netflix show. Because of the controversial nature of his work, Justin is perceived as a cultural commentator with answers, but he prefers to been seen as a storyteller with questions."Dear White People" returns to Netflix May 4th, 2018Justin's Spotify PlaylistsSee Justin on Instagram and Facebook. Be seen with us on Instagram and Facebook. Guest: Justin Simien Host: Miranda WylieProducer: Myrriah GossettEditing by: Sarah Kaye MohammadMixing by: Andrew MohammadMusic by: Solid State Dream Suit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →#1 Nikki DaVaughn: #fatandblackinTexas
Mar 10, 201800:39:53Tap to summarizeSeen as a sassy singer because of her size and race, Nikki DaVaughn shares what it is like to deal with stereotypes on an ongoing basis. Nikki postulates on the reasons why she is unseen by men of the same race. And it is with boastful pride that Nikki uses the hashtag #fatandblackinTexas.Fat Bottom CabaretGuest: Nikki DaVaughnHost: Miranda WylieProducer: Myrriah GossettEditing by: Sarah Kaye MohammadMixing by: Andrew MohammadMusic by: Solid State Dream Suit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Introducing: The SEEN Podcast
Feb 27, 201800:06:28Tap to summarizeWelcome to The SEEN Podcast. In this season one preview, host Miranda Wylie takes you through her Seen List as she works to fulfill her desire to answer the questions: How do others see me? How do I want to be seen?Hosted by: Miranda WylieProduced by: Myrriah GossettMusic by: Solid State Dream Suit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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