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GraysMatter Podcast - Season 2, Episode 03

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 2, Episode 03

Last season, I started to take some time to sit down and talk to fellow POC folx in the geek community about our experiences. Now that we’re in season 2, the discussions continue. Today we have a returning special guest - writer and cosplayer, Sonni de Soto (she/her). You can find Sonni with the following links:

Content Warning - Mentions or Discussions of:

  • COVID-19

  • Eyes

  • Religion

Spoiler Warning:

  • The Good Place

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Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 08

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 08

The adventure of cleaning up audio and improving show notes from previous panels continues in today’s episode of Justin on Panels. We are still working through MarsCon 2018, with the panel “Race and Culture in the Honorverse”. Please note: MarsCon 2018 was seven months before the release of Uncompromising Honor (HH14). Shadow of Victory (SI4) was the most recent novel in the current timeline.

Content Warning: Slavery does get discussed in this panel, and there are white men trying to whitesplain it away.

David Weber's Honor Harrington series presents a very diverse gambit of humans in a far future when race does not seem to matter as much as politics. Juxtaposed against our own realities, how does this fundamentally affect our perception of the Honorverse?

With: Justin Grays, Stephanie Stensland

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 2, Episode 02

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 2, Episode 02

Season 2, Episode 02: Religion & Monster Fuckers

In this episode, we discuss topics ranging from Religion and Vampires to Transformers and Star Trek.

Hosted By:
Justin (xe/xem) - https://www.justingrays.org/
Nat MN (they/them)
Sarah (she/her)

Content Warning - Mentions of:

  • Dysmorphia

  • Religion

  • Sex

  • Vampires

  • Werecreatures

Books/Comics/Series Referenced:

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 07

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 07

The adventure of cleaning up audio and improving show notes from previous panels continues in today’s episode of Justin on Panels. We are still working through MarsCon 2018, with the panel “Cleavage Optional: Gender, Cosplay, and Genderbending Cosplay”.

Content Warning: Blackface does get mentioned during this panel.

How is the cosplay experience different for women and men? Why is genderbent cosplay so popular? What fans aren't doing it and what characters aren't being genderbent? What does this mean for trans and non-binary characters and fans?
With: Bridget Landry, Justin Grays, Kris Heding

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 2, Episode 01

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 2, Episode 01

The Season Premiere! In this episode, we discuss what we did over the break and the history of the Post Office, and Justin has a new Discord Server.

Hosted By:
Justin (xe/xem) - https://www.justingrays.org/
Nat MN (they/them)
Sarah (she/her)

Content Warning - Mentions of:

  • Blood Pressure | Medical Issues

  • Economy

  • Obesity

  • Ronald Reagan

  • Richard Nixon

  • Student Debt

Books Referenced:

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 06

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 06

The adventure of cleaning up audio and improving show notes from previous panels continues in today’s episode of Justin on Panels. We are still working through MarsCon 2018, with the panel “Star Trek”. Please note: at the time of recording, only season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery had been released.

A talk about the last 52 years of Star Trek, 6 Shows, and the 13 movies. Yes there will be spoilers for Star Trek Discovery.

With: Tony Artym, Elizabeth Erickson, Justin Grays, Joan Marie Verba, Stephanie Stensland

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 05

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 05

The adventure of cleaning up audio and improving show notes from previous panels continues in today’s episode of Justin on Panels. We are still working through MarsCon 2018, with the panel “Gem Watch”.

Discussion of the recent episodes of Steven Universe. What are your theories about events on Homeworld? What will this bring to Beach City?

With: Kathryn Sullivan, mod.; Justin Grays

Content Warning - mentions of:

  • Death

  • PTSD

  • Stress

  • Toxic Masculinity

  • Toxic Relationships

  • Trauma

Spoiler Warning: Steven Universe

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 17

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 17

The Season Finale! In this episode, we discuss topics ranging from theater to anime to World War II.

This episode is not sponsored.

Hosted By:
Justin (xe/xem) - https://www.justingrays.org/
Nat MN (they/them)
Sarah (she/her)

Content Warning - Mentions of:

  • Chronic Pain (Migraines / Sciatica)

  • COVID-19

  • H. P. Lovecraft

  • Louis C.K.

  • Holocaust / Nazis

  • Robert A. Heinlein

  • Student Debt

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 04

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 04

Over the last four years, I have been promising to finish cleaning up the audio from the various panels that I have been on and improve the show notes. Now that GraysMatter Podcast is up and running, I have taken the time to also revisit these panels. Please join me in experiencing Justin on Panels.

MarsCon 2018

Starfleet's Prime Directive is evidence that Borg, Dominion, & Klingons are not the only ethnocentric civilizations in Star Trek. Let's talk about how and why deciding what's best for another culture is problematic regardless of intentions, even in space.
With: Justin Grays, Stephanie Stensland

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 15

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 15

As longtime listeners may be aware, the usual format of this podcast is for me and two or three of my co-hosts to talk about society and current events from a perspective other than your stereotypical podcaster - that is, not from a cishet white male. But another thing that I’ve been meaning to do is to sit down and talk to fellow POC folx in the geek community about our experiences.

Our special guest this week is local geek Kareem Abdelrahman.

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 03

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 03

Over the last four years, I have been promising to finish cleaning up the audio from the various panels that I have been on and improve the show notes. Now that GraysMatter Podcast is up and running, I have taken the time to also revisit these panels. Please join me in experiencing Justin on Panels.

MarsCon 2018

In society and in the media, a number of myths have revolved around polyamory. Though polyamory is becoming more generally accepted, the media shows it as a white phenomenon. Explore and discuss how the polyamorous experience is portrayed and how it differs from reality.
With: Kyle Andrew, Justin Grays

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 14

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 14

As longtime listeners may be aware, the usual format of this podcast is for me and two or three of my co-hosts to talk about society and current events from a perspective other than your stereotypical podcaster - that is, not from a cishet white male. But another thing that I’ve been meaning to do is to sit down and talk to fellow POC folx in the geek community about our experiences.

Our guest today is an accomplished performer, choreographer, and director with Fandazzi Fire Circus, Katy Solko. You can find Fandazzi Fire Circus here:

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 13

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 13

Welcome to Part 2 of my conversion with Sonni de Soto. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, I suggest you listen to it first. Sonni and I had a lot to talk about, and this is starting right where we left off.

You can find Sonni with the following links:

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 12

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 12

So, as longtime listeners may be aware, the usual format of this podcast is for me and two or three of my co-hosts to talk about society and current events from a perspective other than your stereotypical podcaster - that is, not from a cishet white male. But another thing that I’ve been meaning to do is to sit down and talk to fellow POC folx in the geek community about our experiences.

And so with that in mind, today we have a special guest - writer and cosplayer, Sonni de Soto (she/her). You can find Sonni with the following links:

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 11

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 11

In this episode, we are picking up from where we left off last week about policing.

This episode is not sponsored.

Hosted By:
Justin (xe/xem) - https://www.justingrays.org/
Nat MN (they/them)
Sarah (she/her)

Content Warning - Mentions of:

  • Burglary

  • Edina

  • Military

  • Penal System

  • Police

  • Pregnancy | C-Section

  • Slavery

  • Student Debt

  • Violence

  • War

Resources that Sarah gives:

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 02

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 02

Over the last four years, I have been promising to finish cleaning up the audio from the various panels that I have been on and improve the show notes. Now that GraysMatter Podcast is up and running, I have taken the time to also revisit these panels. Please join me in experiencing Justin on Panels.

MarsCon 2018

The panel from CVG 2017 is back! Everybody makes mistakes sometimes. Maybe you've worded something poorly or were misinformed on a topic. Maybe you just didn't think a decision through and something went the wrong way. It happens. But how we react in these situations is what matters most.

With: Rachel Cleveland, Kyle Andrew, Michelle Chmura, Jennifer Jones, Justin Grays

Content Warning: Mentions of:

  • Abuse

  • Anxiety

  • Divorce

  • Imposter Syndrome

  • Inappropriate Touching

  • Mental Health / Mental Illness

  • Racism

  • Sexism

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 10

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 10

In this episode, we discuss topics ranging from city councils and the military to The Muppets and Animaniacs.

This episode is not sponsored.

Hosted By:
Justin (xe/xem) - https://www.justingrays.org/
Nat MN (they/them)
Sarah (she/her)

Content Warning - Mentions of:

  • Alcohol

  • Anti-maskers

  • Death

  • Medical Appointments

  • Medical Procedures

  • Mental Illness

  • Military

  • Police

  • Psychological Abuse

  • Racism

  • Slavery

  • Starship Troopers

Spoiler Warning: Disney’s Gargoyles

Please vote Yes For Minneapolis on Tuesday, November 02, 2021!

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 09

GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 09

In this episode, we discuss topics ranging from police at PRIDE to the near-future and Star Trek.

This episode is not sponsored.

Hosted By:
Justin (xe/xem) - https://www.justingrays.org/
Nat MN (they/them)
Sarah (she/her)

Content Warning - Mentions of:

  • Bob Kroll

  • Jason Van Dyke

  • Justine Damond

  • Mohamed Noor

  • Police | Police Shootings

  • Slave Patrols

Please vote Yes For Minneapolis on Tuesday, November 02, 2021!

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 01

Justin on Panels - Season 2, Episode 01

Over the last four years, I have been promising to finish cleaning up the audio from the various panels that I have been on and improve the show notes. Now that GraysMatter Podcast is up and running, I have taken the time to also revisit these panels. Please join me in experiencing Justin on Panels.

MarsCon 2018

Creating actual diversity requires a great effort to avoiding unintentionally tokenizing your characters. Tokenism, even when unintentional, is what leads to adding "diversity” for the sake of diversity. How do we engender true diversity in sci fi and comics?

With: Justin Grays, Rob Callahan, S.N. Arly, Tyler Tork, mod.

Content Warning:

  • Mention of the slur for Romani people

  • Transracial/Transcultural adoption