America@250

About America@250

If we can see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others and then, inspired by that experience, take action, America can and will be truly great....

Publisher

Kevin Caldwell

Category

education · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jun 2026

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Episode 18 Greatness Reparation & Correction #makeamericagreatagain #america #reparations #empathy

   The final Episode of the America@250 Podcast...I am Kevin Caldwell and I devoted this project to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great. In order to pursue the purpose of this project, throughout the podcast I invited a very diverse set of guests to share how they would answer “what would make America Great?” This only seemed fitting to me during the year in which America turns 250. What will it take to make America great at the age of 250, and beyond?In this final Episode, I take up 8 themes related to what I think they may offer as wisdom for enabling America to be truly great:1-Empathy and Compassion2-Listen3-Admit and acknowledge4-Apologize5-Reparation6-Correction7-Refuse to "flatten"8-Empathy and Compassion

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   23 Sept 2026

   Episode 17 Religion in America #makeamericagreatagain #religiousfreedom #christiannationalism #usa

   “What if Christian Nationalism is to Communism what religious freedom is to Capitalism?”I ask that as a precursor to asking some bigger questions:Is America a Christian Nation? Should it be? Was it ever intended to be?And what place might religion play in making America great?This is another Episode of the America @ 250 Podcast, devoted to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great. Although in this Episode it is just me, in order to pursue the purpose of this project, throughout the podcast I have been inviting a very diverse set of guests to share how they would answer “what would make America Great?” This only seems fitting, during the year in which America turns 250. What will it take to make America great at the age of 250, and beyond?

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   16 Sept 2026

   Episode 16: 9/11 and America #nineeleven #palestine #gaza #Israel @america #muslims #immigration

   250 years since America’s first 4th of July.26 years since the Twin Towers.This Episode explores the way American and Christian rhetoric has been shaped since 9/11, our tendencies to pain “others” with broad mono-chromatic brushes in which “we” are the good guys and “they” are the bad guys.I explore the hypocrisy inherent in much of our anti-Muslim rhetoric and by extension, our anti-immigrant rhetoric more generally.I touch on Israel and Palestine, Hamas and Gaza and October 7th…And while it may seem simple, and I make the suggestion that the cure for this is real human connection, with real people, who have real stories.

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   9 Sept 2026

   Episode 15 Muslim in America #america250 #makeamericagreatagain #america #immigration #muslim #usa

   My guest in this interview is Salman Ghani...a family man, a professional, and a devout Muslim from Pakistan. Salman arrived in the United States to work in Silicon Valley, and not long after his arrival... 9/11 happened. We talk about his experiences during that time, his friendships with Americans, and his experiences since then. In particular we talk about what it is like to be a Muslim living in America, and loving America, at a time when the rhetoric about Muslims is grown increasingly dark. In the America @ 250 Podcast I am seeking to enable us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great. In order to pursue the purpose of this project, throughout the podcast I will invite a very diverse set of guests to share how they would answer “what would make America Great?” This only seems fitting, during the year in which America turns 250. What will it take to make America great at the age of 250, and beyond?

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   3 Sept 2026

   Episode 14 “Artivism” #america #indigenous #border #immigration #slavery #lgbtq #women #asian #usa

   This is a special Episode, an exercise in what is termed “artivism”...an intentional expression of the inherent connection between art and activism.Art enables us to see and feel through the eyes and hearts of othersAnd Artivism can do so in ways that lead us to take concrete steps towards change.Combined I believe artivism is a way to express the fact that deep change arises from true empathy and compassion, and deep empathy has to take expression in action of some sort.Thus, artivism is natural to include in a podcast devoted to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great.In the course of exploring what it is like for indigenous people, Latinx and Chicanx people, descendants of enslaved people, LGBTQ+ people, women, and descendants of Chinese immigrants, I have sought to cultivate empathy and compassion through the sharing of stories, and the sharing of information…both absolutely necessary.This Episode is focused on doing so through creative expression, art.With the exception of sharing (again) a song by Joseph Tseng (Foreign in the 4th), the other songs shared here are my own original compositions, selected to connect with the various themes covered in the prior Episodes.You can find Joseph’s work here:- josephtseng.bandcamp.comAnd…- www.josephtseng.com (Joseph's Patreon page which doubles as a landing site)And my work is streaming on Spotify and Apple, just look for Kevin Cadlwell…

6. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Episode 13 Sand & Pearls #america #makeamericagreatagain #immigration #chinese #art #activism #music

   In this Episode Joseph Tseng returns as my guest as we continue to explore Joseph’s project, “Shanghai: An American Story.” For more about Joseph and where to find his work, see below.One of the themes we explore together in this conversation is the idea of grains of sand as “irritants” which, in an oyster shell, create pearls!Another topic which surfaced is what Joseph calls “artivism.” We referred to a hero of Joseph’s, an American folk singer, songwriter, author, and activist named Nobuko Miyamoto.She was a member of the band Yellow Pearl, best known perhaps known for the 1973 folk album “A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by Asians in America.” That album is considered the first Asian-American music album in history. In 2021, Miyamoto released an album titled, “120,000 Stories.” That number represents the number of Japanese Americans, Miyamoto included, who were incarcerated by the U.S. government during World War II. You can follow Miyamoto, who is still active in her 80’s, on Instagram, @nobukomiyamoto_Check out “A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by Asians in AmericaChris Kando Iijima, Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto, "Charlie" Chin.” It is available through the normal streaming apps, and I found it on web at Smithsonian’s “Folkways Recordings” site.Joseph is an American “artivist,” a singer/songwriter, community-weaver, and educator working to expand the American story. He is a devoted husband, a father of three school-aged children, and an only son of immigrant parents. He is from San Francisco, CA and his mother-city of Shanghai, China.Links:- www.josephtseng.com (this actually just goes to my Patreon page which doubles as a landing site)- josephtseng.bandcamp.com

7. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Episode 12 Shanghai: An American Story #america #america250 #makeamericagreatagain #shanghai #china

   Welcome to the America @ 250 Podcast, devoted to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great. This Episode is titled, “Shanghai: An American Story” and my guest is Joseph Tseng.Joseph is an American “artivist,” a singer/songwriter, community-weaver, and educator working to expand the American story. He is a devoted husband, a father of three school-aged children, and an only son of immigrant parents. He is from San Francisco, CA and his mother-city of Shanghai, China.Links:- www.josephtseng.com (this actually just goes to my Patreon page which doubles as a landing site)- josephtseng.bandcamp.comIntentionally, Joseph’s music is not available on major streaming platforms. His art offerings are best received in contexts that are spacious and present enough for the listener to engage rather than transactionally or passively “consume” music. In addition, he relishes those sacred, direct, and reciprocal exchanges between artist and audience. As such, his music is currently only available via bandcamp where people can preview the record and decide if they want to own it. You can discover Joseph’s music and explore it further here:- josephtseng.bandcamp.comAnd…- www.josephtseng.com (Joseph's Patreon page which doubles as a landing site)Here are the full lyrics to Foreign in the 4th:Wakin’ up the sun for a stroll on Wuyi road, a Luckin coffee and a bing in my handblue and yellow bikes spinning sweat out of all types it makes me wonder where I’m going and if I’m gonna get there hey neighbor that’s a lot of watermelons if your hometown saw you nowhe laughed and he said brother we’re in China where they say it's got a cooling effect so I’m just sayin’ it’s hot as a motherI had never been more american when I was foreign on the 4th of Julyin Shanghai, blending border lines, into a place that only lives in my mindno I had never been more American, like I was born on the 4th of Julyin Shanghai, I was American I grew up living on the West Coast, where you’re the part of me that I miss mostanother side of myself just seems to jump of the shelf when I’m around with youIs it the language of my childhood that’s running through the streets to tell me I’m never alone?is it the hunger of my eyes to see that people just like me can be anything, even ordinary I had never been more american when i was foreign on the 4th of Julyin Shanghai, blending border lines, into a place that only lives in my mindno I had never been more American, like I was born on the 4th of Julyin Shanghai (China), independent of the White Gaze on my life (I was) in Shanghai, I was americanOh… say, can you see… I was american! Like the Star Spangled Banner, it hit me like a hammer all the colors within our red white and blue / in the dawning early light I found freedom from the fighting over stories that erase me and you I had never been more american, when i was foreign on the 4 of July in Shanghai, blending border lines, into a place that only lives in my mindno I had never been more american, like I was born on the 4th of July in Shanghai (China)… independent of the White Gaze (I was) on my life In Shanghai… I was american

8. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Episode 11 Women in America Pt 2 #america #america250 #makeamericagreatagain #women #equal #equality

   Welcome to the America @ 250 Podcast, devoted to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great.This is my second interview with Kali Spicer. Throughout the podcast I have been inviting a diverse set of guests to share how they would answer “what would make America Great?” This only seems fitting, during the year in which America turns 250. What will it take to make America great at the age of 250, and beyond?In the first interview Kali and I talked about her experiences as a younger woman serving in several “C-Suite” positions and began to delve into topics such as toxic masculinity, including types of Christian influence of that, as well as the ways that some women internalize views of themselves that are promoted by men, especially in the context of an administration that is minimizing and erasing references to the historical legacies of women in our country.This time we begin to ask, “ok, so now what?” The conversation takes us into both micro and macro level responses to the question how to make America great for women as we turn 250.Following our recording, I came across this quote from the author James Gray which connects with some of the points Kali raised in our conversation: "If you focus on an idea, for example, as simple as a negotiation, in any business, negotiation rewards the person who cares less, which means a kind of cruelty, a viciousness, a coldness is built into the system. And women, being oppressed in that way in that realm, have been able nonetheless to engage with the more emotional maturity. So I think this is a strange and difficult scenario where you have men not able to express themselves in that way, but also women not allowed to participate in the marketplace."Kali lives with her husband, Steven, and dog, Winston in the Los Angeles area. Kali has an MDiv and is currently working on an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy. Kali has a variety of professional experiences from healthcare, pastoral ministry, education, and nonprofit leadership. She enjoys standup paddle boarding, baking and cooking, watching soccer, and eating the amazing food LA has to offer! In our conversations, Kali mentioned two books which we recommend you take a look at:“Jesus and John Wayne”How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a NationBy Kristin Kobes Du Mez And, a more recent work by the same author:"Live Laugh Love”The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They MadeBoth are published by Liveright Publishing Corporation

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   5 Aug 2026

   Episode 10 Women in America @ 250 #america250 #america #equalrights #equalpay #makeamericagreatagain

   Welcome to the America @ 250 Podcast, devoted to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great.In order to pursue the purpose of this project, throughout the podcast I will be inviting a very diverse set of guests to share how they would answer “what would make America Great?” This only seems fitting, during the year in which America turns 250. What will it take to make America great at the age of 250, and beyond?My guest this episode is Kali Spicer. Kali lives with her husband, Steven, and dog, Winston in the Los Angeles area. Kali has an MDiv and is currently working on an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy. Kali has a variety of professional experiences from healthcare, pastoral ministry, education, and nonprofit leadership. She enjoys standup paddle boarding, baking and cooking, watching soccer, and eating the amazing food LA has to offer! Kali and I will be exploring what it is like to be a woman in today’s America, as our nation turns 250. In some ways this is a natural segue from the prior two Episodes which explored the experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community in today’s America, for we are continuing to explore issues surrounding gender.In this conversation, Kali mentioned two books. I said I would include information about them in the Episode Description, so here you go:“Jesus and John Wayne”How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a NationBy Kristin Kobes Du Mez Published by Liveright Publishing CorporationAnd, a more recent work by the same author and available through the same publisher:"Live Laugh Love”The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made

10. 

    29 Jul 2026

    Episode 9 Gender Sex & Allies #america250 #makeamericagreatagain #gender #sexuality #lgbtq #lgbtqia

    This is my second interview with Robbie McDonald. We cover questions of gender and sexuality, what makes a good "ally," and other topics as we explore what can help America become great...Robbie is a native Angeleno, born in Los Angeles to Irish immigrant parents. Robbie found early success in what were knownas “hair bands” then gracing L.A.’s iconic Sunset Strip. At the same time his inner songwriter soul was forever deepened by his time living in Ireland, where he absorbed centuries of timeless poetry and song. His 2006 release, Mighty Quiet, documented the end of his eleven-year relationship when hispartner joined a religious order to become a monk. The album was beloved in Ireland especially, where it received widespread critical acclaim, and especially among its LGBTQ publications. Robbie is working on re-releasing that album, and you will be able to find it and his other work wherever you stream your music, just search for him under the artists name Robbie McDonald…his body of work includes;Two albums: Mighty Quiet (originally released in 2006) and Say Yes (2015)As well as four singles: They Were You, Morningtime, and I Needed You Here (all released in 2025), and his latest release, He4Him-Something (2026).

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    22 Jul 2026

    Episode 8 Red Handbag #america #makeamericagreatagain #america250 #lgbtq #lgbtqia #singersongwriter

    My guest for this Episode is Robbie McDonald. Robbie is a native Angeleno, born in Los Angeles to Irish immigrant parents. Robbie found early success in what were known as “hair bands” then gracing L.A.’s iconic Sunset Strip. At the same time his inner songwriter soul was forever deepened by his time living in Ireland, where he absorbed centuries of timeless poetry and song. His 2006 release, Mighty Quiet, documented the end of his eleven-year relationship when his partner joined a religious order to become a monk. The album was beloved in Ireland especially, where it received widespread critical acclaim, and especially among its LGBTQ publications. Robbie is working on re-releasing that album, and you will be able to find it and his other work wherever you stream your music, just search for him under the artists name Robbie McDonald…his body of work includes;Two albums: Mighty Quiet (originally released in 2006) and Say Yes (2015)As well as four singles: They Were You, Morningtime, and I Needed You Here (all released in 2025), and his latest release, He4Him-Something (2026).Here are the lyrics to the unreleased song we discuss in our first conversation:Red HandbagRobbie McDonaldHand-written verse, a Barbie doll, my extra firm-hold aerosol, my Tiger Beat collection... Were swept away, in God we trust, they hoovered up my fairy dust My red handbag went missing So I combed through my blonde curls pasted up my dreams from magazines with diamonds and furs And decided in some gentle way that the lesson that day was: Save another world They didn’t want to make a fuss, they didn’t talk about it much you don’t when you’re just guessing) And I was left to to toe the line, invented my own paradigm, My red handbag was missing So I searched throughout the land, then I took a beat, caressed my feet and porcelain hands, And decided in some gentle way that the lesson that day was: Save another world So I handled me with care, when I found that all these precious things had vanished in thin air, I decided in my gentle way that the lesson that day was: Save another world

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    15 Jul 2026

    Episode 7 From These Roots Pt 2 #america #slavery #make americagreat #justice #reparation #history

    Welcome to the America @ 250 Podcast, devoted to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great. This Episode is my second interview with Tamara Lanier, author of the book, ‘From These Roots.” In this conversation we explore recovery, restitution, reconciliation, and the difficult topic of reparation. I believe we land on a sense of hope, but it is hope grounded in the reality of the fact that making America great will require hard work, focused wills, and a willingness to tell and hear difficult truths.Tamara grew up listening to her mother’s stories about her ancestors. As her mother’s health declined, she "commissioned" her daughter: "Tell them about Papa Renty." Her mother’s last wish turned into Tamara’s remarkable commitment to document that story. Her discovery of a nineteenth-century daguerreotype at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, one of the first-ever photos of enslaved people from Africa, reveals a dark-skinned man with short-cropped silver hair and chiseled cheekbones. The information read “Renty, Congo.” All at once, Lanier knew she was staring at the ancestor her mother told her so much about—Papa Renty.After more than a decade of her own research, Tamara battled with Harvard to prove her genealogical bloodline to Papa Renty’s. The story centers around a fundamental question:“Who ‘owns’ the stories, artifacts, and remnants of America’s stained history? Is it the institutions who acquired and housed them for generations, or the descendants who have survived?Tamara’s story is a call to justice that fights for all those demanding to reclaim, honor, and lay to rest the remains of mishandled lives and memories. This story is profoundly necessary during a period of history in which we are witnessing attempts to erase the history of slavery, remove people of color from official websites, and scrub America’s communal memory from the terrible truths of our past, a past still very much alive in the present. These interviews with Tamara Lanier are especially fitting in 2026, the year in which America turns 250. What will it take to make America great at the age of 250, and beyond?Please purchase “From These Roots,” by Tamara Lanier, wherever you purchase your books.

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    8 Jul 2026

    Episode 6 From These Roots Pt 1 #america #makeamericagreat #america250 #slavery #reparation #harvard

    Welcome to the America @ 250 Podcast, devoted to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great. My guest for this Episode is Tamara Lanier, author of the book, ‘From These Roots.” Tamara grew up listening to her mother’s stories about her ancestors. As her mother’s health declined, she "commissioned" her daughter: "Tell them about Papa Renty." Her mother’s last wish turned into Tamara’s remarkable commitment to document that story. Her discovery of a nineteenth-century daguerreotype at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, one of the first-ever photos of enslaved people from Africa, reveals a dark-skinned man with short-cropped silver hair and chiseled cheekbones. The information read “Renty, Congo.” All at once, Lanier knew she was staring at the ancestor her mother told her so much about—Papa Renty.After more than a decade of her own research, Tamara battled with Harvard to prove her genealogical bloodline to Papa Renty’s. The story centers around a fundamental question:“Who ‘owns’ the stories, artifacts, and remnants of America’s stained history? Is it the institutions who acquired and housed them for generations, or the descendants who have survived?Tamara’s story is a call to justice that fights for all those demanding to reclaim, honor, and lay to rest the remains of mishandled lives and memories. This story is profoundly necessary during a period of history in which we are witnessing attempts to erase the history of slavery, remove people of color from official websites, and scrub America’s communal memory from the terrible truths of our past, a past still very much alive in the present. These interviews with Tamara Lanier are especially fitting in 2026, the year in which America turns 250. What will it take to make America great at the age of 250, and beyond?Please purchase “From These Roots,” by Tamara Lanier, wherever you purchase your books.

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    1 Jul 2026

    Episode 5 There Are Many Borders #america #america250 #makeamericagreat #makeamericagreatagain #maga

    Borders are not just geo-political…they are linguistic and cultural…and psychological. This Episode explores some aspects of these other borders and suggests that at least one avenue to greatness in America is more diversity, not less. More languages and cultures, not in isolated pockets, but embraced and welcomed and celebrated.This is my second interview with Gabriella Gutierrez y Muhs.Please see some of the titles to her work as a poet and scholar below.Professor Gutierrez y Muhs is a renowned poet whose work has been published in numerous journals and collections in the U.S., France, Spain, and Chile. She is a full professor of Modern Languages and Cultures, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the Seattle University. She received a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2000 in Spanish, Latin American Studies, and U.S. Latinx/Chicanx. She is a well-known scholar in the fields of Chicana and Latin American literature, cultural studies, and feminist theory. Gutiérrez y Muhs received two B.A.s from Occidental College, in Spanish and French, as well as two minors in Anthropology and Sociology and a Latin American Studies minor. She has worked as Director of Women's Crisis Support and Shelter Services, South County Commission on Alcoholism, Youth Services and as a High School Counselor art Watsonville High School, where she also taught French. After being tenured in March 2006, Gutiérrez y Muhs was named the 2007-2009 Wismer Professor for Gender and Diversity Studies at Seattle University. She was appointed as the Theiline Pigott-McCone Chair at the university for the period 2018–2020. In 2011, she represented the United States at the Kritya International Poetry Festival held in Nagpur, India, along with two other American poets.She gained attention for her work as First Editor of the 2012 book Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia, which discussed the experiences of various women of color in academia and later for her 2013 book Rebozos de Palabras. Dr. Gutiérrez y Muhs speaks five languages fluently: Spanish, English, French, Italian, and Portuguese. She has taught and presented internationally in Spanish, English and French. Gabriella grew up in Mexico and was named after the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral.Works to explore, in chronological order, from most recent:Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2022). ¿How Many Indians Can We Be? Flowersong Press. ISBN 9781953447555.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2017). Word Images New Perspectives on Canícula and Other Works by Norma Elia Cantú. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816534098.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2013). Rebozos de palabras: an Helena María Viramontes critical reader. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816521364.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y; Harris, Angela P.; Flores Niemann, Yolanda; González, Carmen G. (2012). Presumed incompetent: the intersections of race and class for women in academia. Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado. ISBN 9780874219227.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2010). Communal feminisms: Chicanas, Chilenas, and cultural exile: theorizing the space of exile, class, and identity. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739144596.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2002). A most improbable life: poems. Georgetown, Kentucky: Finishing Line Press. ISBN 9780972613668.

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    24 Jun 2026

    Episode 4 Before There Were Borders #america #america250 #makeamericagreat #makeamericagreatagain

    Imagine looking at AMerica as we know it, not as if there were a map, not as oif we are looking down from the sky, but as if we are on our backs looking up…from ancient land, before SPain and Russia, and the rest of Europe. Before Mexico. Before America.How would things look?That is just one topic I will talk about with my guest in this interview, Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs. Please see some of the titles to her work as a poet and scholar below.Professor Gutierrez y Muhs is a renowned poet whose work has been published in numerous journals and collections in the U.S., France, Spain, and Chile. She is a full professor of Modern Languages and Cultures, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the Seattle University. She received a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2000 in Spanish, Latin American Studies, and U.S. Latinx/Chicanx. She is a well-known scholar in the fields of Chicana and Latin American literature, cultural studies, and feminist theory. Gutiérrez y Muhs received two B.A.s from Occidental College, in Spanish and French, as well as two minors in Anthropology and Sociology and a Latin American Studies minor. She has worked as Director of Women's Crisis Support and Shelter Services, South County Commission on Alcoholism, Youth Services and as a High School Counselor art Watsonville High School, where she also taught French. After being tenured in March 2006, Gutiérrez y Muhs was named the 2007-2009 Wismer Professor for Gender and Diversity Studies at Seattle University. She was appointed as the Theiline Pigott-McCone Chair at the university for the period 2018–2020. In 2011, she represented the United States at the Kritya International Poetry Festival held in Nagpur, India, along with two other American poets.She gained attention for her work as First Editor of the 2012 book Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia, which discussed the experiences of various women of color in academia and later for her 2013 book Rebozos de Palabras. Dr. Gutiérrez y Muhs speaks five languages fluently: Spanish, English, French, Italian, and Portuguese. She has taught and presented internationally in Spanish, English and French. Gabriella grew up in Mexico and was named after the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral.Works to explore, in chronological order, from most recent:Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2022). ¿How Many Indians Can We Be? Flowersong Press. ISBN 9781953447555.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2017). Word Images New Perspectives on Canícula and Other Works by Norma Elia Cantú. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816534098.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2013). Rebozos de palabras: an Helena María Viramontes critical reader. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816521364.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y; Harris, Angela P.; Flores Niemann, Yolanda; González, Carmen G. (2012). Presumed incompetent: the intersections of race and class for women in academia. Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado. ISBN 9780874219227.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2010). Communal feminisms: Chicanas, Chilenas, and cultural exile: theorizing the space of exile, class, and identity. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739144596.Muhs, Gabriella Gutiérrez y (2002). A most improbable life: poems. Georgetown, Kentucky: Finishing Line Press. ISBN 9780972613668.

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    17 Jun 2026

    Episode 3 This Land Was Your Land Pt 2 #makeamericagreatagain #indigenouspeople #america #landrights

    In this second interview with Joey Williams (see below for more about him) we explore more tangible ideas about what might make America Great.There are a number of things Joey talks about that we could have learned, and should have learned, and still CAN learn, from indigenous peoples. These are things that, had we learned them, would have helped to make us great. Things which, if we do learn them, still can help to make us America Great.+Listen for a different way to differ when we face political divides. +More egalitarian relationships between mean and women.+A different relationship to the earth and natural resources.+What we can learn about being indigenous, respecting the things that are unique in each peoples' histories and cultures and DNA, but also how those of us who can no longer trace our indigenous roots can still apply what it means to be truly indigenous as human beings.To learn more about the work Joey does, check out the Coalition of California State Tribes. More about Joey Williams:My guest for Episodes 2 and 3 is Joey Williams. Mr Williams is a member of the Nuwa (Kawaiisu) people from the Kern Valley Indian Community. He is President of the Coalition of California State Tribes and Vice Chair of the Kern Valley Indian Community. Joey began organizing over 17 years ago as a youth pastor, working to dismantle the school-to-jail-and-prison pipeline in Bakersfield. He has been a product of the foster care, jail, and probation systems since age 7, and went on to earn his AA at Santa Barbara City College, and his BA and MA at Cal State Bakersfield (History, Sociology, and Political Science). Joey has committed his life to bringing people of color, young people, and disenfranchised communities off the sidelines and into the fight for good jobs, quality education, and the end of mass incarceration and police brutality. Joey served as the Co-Vice Chair of the LA County Cares First Community Investment Advisory Board (CFCI, Measure J) in 2021–22, representing the Native American community. The board is allocating $100 million from the LA County Sheriff's Department and investing it back into the communities it has harmed.Joey is formerly the Director of Organizing at the CA Native Vote Project and a former Senior Program Manager at The California Endowment (Native Power Building)..He is committed to dismantling white supremacy and building Native power, sovereignty, self-determination, and collective liberation.

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    10 Jun 2026

    Episode 2 This Land Was Your Land #firstnations #america #americanhistory #declarationofindependence

    The America @ 250 Podcast is devoted to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great. That seems like a fitting question during the year in which America turns 250.I am Kevin Caldwell, and in order to pursue the purpose of this project, throughout the podcast I will be inviting a very diverse set of guests to share how they experience America, and how they would answer “what would make America Great?” In this Episode, I sit down with Joey Williams to try to see and feel the experience of America through his eyes and heart as a a descendant of the original inhabitantsMr Williams is a member of the Nuwa (Kawaiisu) people from the Kern Valley Indian Community. He is President of the Coalition of California State Tribes and Vice Chair of the Kern Valley Indian Community. Joey began organizing over 17 years ago as a youth pastor, working to dismantle the school-to-jail-and-prison pipeline in Bakersfield. He has been a product of the foster care, jail, and probation systems since age 7, and went on to earn his AA at Santa Barbara City College, and his BA and MA at Cal State Bakersfield (History, Sociology, and Political Science). Joey has committed his life to bringing people of color, young people, and disenfranchised communities off the sidelines and into the fight for good jobs, quality education, and the end of mass incarceration and police brutality. Joey served as the Co-Vice Chair of the LA County Cares First Community Investment Advisory Board (CFCI, Measure J) in 2021–22, representing the Native American community. The board is allocating $100 million from the LA County Sheriff's Department and investing it back into the communities it has harmed.Joey is formerly the Director of Organizing at the CA Native Vote Project and a former Senior Program Manager at The California Endowment (Native Power Building)..He is committed to dismantling white supremacy and building Native power, sovereignty, self-determination, and collective liberation.

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    2 Jun 2026

    Episode 1: The Beginning #america #declarationofindependence #americanhistory #america250

    Welcome to the America @ 250 Podcast, devoted to enabling us to see and feel America through the eyes and hearts of others, and as a result take concrete steps to make America truly great. That seems like a fitting question during the year in which America turns 250.I am Kevin Caldwell, and in order to pursue the purpose of this project, throughout the podcast I will be inviting a very diverse set of guests to share how they experience America, and how they would answer “what would make America Great?” In this first Episode however, it is just me! I will give some background about how this got started and an overview of what to expect...and why.

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