Mind Your Margins

About Mind Your Margins

Feeling world weary? Disheartened by politics? Enraged by racism? In MIND YOUR MARGINS, Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses topics with a focus on marginalized identities. She also encourages healthy ways to manage anxiety and anger as well as emphasizes the importance of practicing daily affirmations of personal acceptance, healing, and compassion. As an Asian American woman, Michelle highlights the experiences of people of color, particularly people who identify as AAPI, immigrants/children of immigrants, and/or multiracial/multicultural.

Publisher

Michelle Myers

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Feb 2022

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

17 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   17: What 25 Years of Yellow Rage Has Taught Me About Anger - Part 7: Writing Healthy Anger for Kids”

   Part 7 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage. Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. In this episode, Michelle reflects on the question: What if we taught children that anger isn’t something to hide, but something to listen to? Throughout the episode, she talks about anger, finding your voice, and how her years of working with young people shaped her middle-grade novel, Talk Me a Story about Moon Rabbit! Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well: “The Truth Behind the Legend of Pocahontas,” PBS Origins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6mGap99iU) “Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend,” National Park Service (https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/pocahontas-her-life-and-legend.htm) You can find Mind Your Margins on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email suggestions for topics or share your thoughts at mindyourmargins@gmail.com (mailto:mindyourmargins@gmail.com) Instagram @mind_your_margins @mixed_asian_mama_ @blackandgoldartistsexchange Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mindyourmargins (https://www.facebook.com/mindyourmargins) https://www.facebook.com/MichelleMyersAuthorPoet/ (https://www.facebook.com/MichelleMyersAuthorPoet/) https://www.facebook.com/blackandgoldartistsexchange/ (https://www.facebook.com/blackandgoldartistsexchange/) TikTok @michelle.myers.au Host: Michelle Myers Producer: Myong McCloud

2. 

   12 Aug 2026

   16: What 25 Years of Yellow Rage Has Taught Me About Anger - Part 6: Fake Friends

   Part 6 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage. Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. In this episode, Michelle reflects on friendship and betrayal, and what she’s learned after twenty-five years of trying to understand what her anger and guardedness was really protecting. Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well: Ralph Burns, “Telling Place The Stone Mother at Pyramid Lake” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR9v9EAskmU&t=29s) You can find Mind Your Margins on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email suggestions for topics or share your thoughts at mindyourmargins@gmail.com (mailto:mindyourmargins@gmail.com) Instagram @mind_your_margins @mixed_asian_mama_ @blackandgoldartistsexchange Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mindyourmargins (https://www.facebook.com/mindyourmargins) https://www.facebook.com/MichelleMyersAuthorPoet/ (https://www.facebook.com/MichelleMyersAuthorPoet/) https://www.facebook.com/blackandgoldartistsexchange/ (https://www.facebook.com/blackandgoldartistsexchange/) TikTok @michelle.myers.au Host: Michelle Myers Producer: Myong McCloud

3. 

   8 Jul 2026

   15: What 25 Years of Yellow Rage Has Taught Me About Anger - Part 5: Striving for Asian-Black Solidarity

   Part 5 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage. Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. In this episode, Michelle reflects on the lives of Cyrus Carmack-Belton and Fong Lee, the history that connects Black and Asian communities, and why she believes our shared humanity must come before everything else—that listening to one another's stories is where healing begins. Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well: Indigenous America 250 (https://www.indigenousamerica250.com/) The US at 250: A Native Perspective (https://www.kalw.org/show/the-us-at-250-a-native-perspective) Elevating Native Voices During America 250 and Beyond (https://collegefund.org/blog/democracy/elevating-native-voices-during-america-250-and-beyond/) Store owner found not guilty of murder in 2023 killing of Black teen in South Carolina (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/chikei-rick-chow-found-not-guilty-murder-killing-cyrus-carmack-belton-rcna348008) Not guilty. Rick Chow absolved of accusation he wrongfully killed a 14-year-old. (https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article315962637.html) American Citizens for Justice (https://www.americancitizensforjustice.org/) George Floyd death: 'The same happened to my son' (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53023703) 'We need to help them': Asian Americans demand justice for George Floyd (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/09/we-need-to-help-them-asian-americans-demand-justice-for-george-floyd) Hmong family whose son was shot by white officer speaking out in solidarity (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/hmong-family-whose-son-was-shot-white-officer-speaking-out-n1222281) You can find Mind Your Margins on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email suggestions for topics or share your thoughts at mindyourmargins@gmail.com (mailto:mindyourmargins@gmail.com) Instagram @mind_your_margins @mixed_asian_mama_ @blackandgoldartistsexchange Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mindyourmargins (https://www.facebook.com/mindyourmargins) https://www.facebook.com/MichelleMyersAuthorPoet/ (https://www.facebook.com/MichelleMyersAuthorPoet/) https://www.facebook.com/blackandgoldartistsexchange/ (https://www.facebook.com/blackandgoldartistsexchange/) TikTok @michelle.myers.au Host: Michelle Myers Producer: Myong McCloud

4. 

   10 Jun 2026

   What 25 Years of Yellow Rage Has Taught Me About Anger - Part 4: To Be Fierce AAPI Women

   Part 4 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage. Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. In this episode, Michelle reflects on the women artists who influenced her, the backlash she and Catzie received as Yellow Rage, and why Yellow Rage’s anger was never simply about rage—it was about dignity, visibility, and refusing to make themselves smaller for other people’s comfort. Michelle also shares stories she’s never publicly spoken about before, including experiences from Def Poetry Jam, spoken word culture in the early 2000s, and the complicated reactions she and Catzie received as Asian American women performing poetry about racism, sexism, fetishization, and anger. Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well: National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (https://www.niwrc.org/mmiwr-awareness) You can find Mind Your Margins on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email suggestions for topics or share your thoughts at mindyourmargins@gmail.com Host: Michelle Myers Producer: Myong McCloud

5. 

   13 May 2026

   What 25 Years of Yellow Rage Has Taught Me About Anger - Part 3: Reclaiming Mixed Race Pride

   Part 3 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage. Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. In this episode, she’s reflecting on what it means to name her own identity and stand unapologetically as a mixed race Korean American. She also discusses, being misread and told “You’re Not…”, the anger behind “Listen Asshole”, and raising multiracial children in a world that doesn’t always make space for them. Reclaiming pride isn’t about recognition. It’s about refusing to be defined by anyone else. You can find Mind Your Margins on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email suggestions for topics or share your thoughts at mindyourmargins@gmail.com Host: Michelle Myers Producer: Myong McCloud

6. 

   8 Apr 2026

   12: What 25 Years of Yellow Rage Has Taught Me About Anger - Part 2: Wrestling with Mixed Race Identity

   Part 2 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage. Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. In this episode, she reflects on growing up as a mixed race Korean American—navigating racism, identity, and the pressure to prove who she is. This episode explores being questioned and misread, the impact of cultural disconnection, finding belonging in unexpected places, and uncovering the stories beneath anger. Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well: “What Is Blood Quantum?” by the Native Governance Center (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cl0MRPi62g) “What Makes Someone Native American?” by CrashCourse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxmD-Lone7A) “Who Can Identify as Native American?” by PBS Origins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBQPks1zb3A) You can find Mind Your Margins on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email suggestions for topics or share your thoughts at mindyourmargins@gmail.com Host: Michelle Myers Producer: Myong McCloud

7. 

   3 Mar 2026

   11: What 25 Years of Yellow Rage Has Taught Me About Anger

   Part 1: Anger Outright Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. In this episode, she shares the story of how Yellow Rage began, the tensions around how they used our voices, and what she’s still learning now about the difference between expressing anger and creating space for connection. For 25 years, Yellow Rage has been rooted in anger. Real anger. Necessary anger. The kind that comes from love. “I don’t regret the anger. But today, I’m asking: How do we speak our truth without closing the door to being heard?” Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well: CNN interview with Elaine Miles, “Native American Actress: ICE Called My Tribal ID ‘Fake’” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX4c1Ki_vSU) You can find Mind Your Margins on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email suggestions for topics or share your thoughts at mindyourmargins@gmail.com Host: Michelle Myers Producer: Myong McCloud

8. 

   20 Nov 2025

   10:The Fire and the Feed - Escaping the Digital Cave

   Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. In this episode, Michelle journeys from the shadows of Plato’s cave to the glow of our modern screens to ask a timeless question: What is real - and who decides?Michelle unpacks how platforms profit from emotion, how disinformation thrives in the chaos of “breaking news,” and how the pressure to perform—to “say something,” to “be seen reacting”—turns genuine communication into spectacle. Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well: Philip Deloria, “The Myth of Thanksgiving” (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/25/the-invention-of-thanksgiving) David Silverman, This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving (https://www.amazon.com/This-Land-Their-Wampanoag-Thanksgiving/dp/1632869241) Jon Stewart, The Weekly Show podcast, “How Social Media Exacerbates Disaster and Disinformation" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf0jS4M3cKg) Cambridge Analytica used personal data from Facebook to create psychological profiles of voters during the 2026 election (https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/595338116/what-did-cambridge-analytica-do-during-the-2016-election) Data showing that immigrants, including undocumented ones, are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born citizens: Cato Institute (https://www.cato.org/blog/new-cato-paper-immigrants-cut-victimization-rates-boost-crime-reporting) Congressional document (https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/117980/documents/HHRG-119-GO00-20250305-SD029.pdf) National Academy of Sciences (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/undocumented-immigrants-are-half-as-likely-to-be-arrested-for-violent-crimes-as-u-s-born-citizens/#:~:text=As%20Trump) You can find Mind Your Margins on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email suggestions for topics or share your thoughts at mindyourmargins@gmail.com Host: Michelle Myers Producer: Myong McCloud

9. 

   12 Aug 2025

   9: Who Gets to Learn? Insights on Trump’s Anti-Education Agenda

   Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. In this episode, Michelle breaks down Trump’s $6.8 billion education funding cuts, the political attacks on K–12 and higher education, and asks a fundamental question: Who gets to learn? From DEI rollbacks to threats against academic freedom, we explore how these policies harm vulnerable students—and why access to education must remain a human right. Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well: “Donald Trump loves the 'poorly educated' — and they love him” (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/02/24/donald-trump-nevada-poorly-educated/80860078/) By Josh Hafner, USA TODAY - February 24, 2016 “Trump loves the poorly educated” (https://chicagocrusader.com/trump-loves-the-poorly-educated/) By Julianne Malveaux, The Chicago Crusader - March 28, 2025 “‘It’s been chaos:’ WVU nears end of tumultuous academic year after jobs, programs unexpectedly cut” (https://westvirginiawatch.com/2024/04/23/its-been-chaos-wvu-nears-end-of-tumultuous-academic-year-after-jobs-programs-unexpectedly-cut/) By Amelia Ferrell Knisely, West Virginia Watch - April 23, 2024 “Trump Has Targeted These Universities. Why?” (https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-university-college.html) By Alan Blinder,  The New York Times - June 30, 2025 “A Look at the Universities with Federal Funding Targeted by the Trump Administration” (https://apnews.com/article/harvard-trump-federal-cuts-universities-protests-8fa92331b2780394ea171b0b32d5d243) By Makiya Seminera,  Associated Press - April 15, 2025 "Rural Schools Feel the Pinch from Trump administration's cuts to mental health grants" (https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2025/06/27/rural-schools-mental-health-grants-cut) By Associated Press - June 27, 2025 "Who Will Bear the Brunt of Trump's Hold on $6.8 Billion in School Funds?" (https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/who-will-bear-the-brunt-of-trumps-hold-on-6-8-billion-in-school-funds/2025/07#:~:text=12%20min%20read-,Education%20Funding%20Trump%20Tells%20States%20He%27s%20Holding%20Back%20%246.8%20Billion,4%20min%20read) By Mark Lieberman, Education Week - July 7, 2025 "See How Much School Funding Trump is Holding Back from Your State" (https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/see-how-much-school-funding-trump-is-holding-back-from-your-state/2025/07) By Mark Lieberman, Education Week - July 1, 2025 "Democrats are Too Educated for Our Own Good" (https://pols.sites.haverford.edu/studentvoices/democrats-are-too-educated-for-our-own-good/) By Chris Conrad,  Political Science at Haverford College - October 27, 2020 “School districts sue Trump administration over $6 billion funding freeze” (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/school-districts-sue-trump-administration-6-billion-funding/story?id=123944596) by Arthur Jones II, ABC News - July 21, 2025 “School Districts, Parents, Educators, and Advocates Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Unlawfully Blocking Billions in Funding” (https://democracyforward.org/updates/education-funding-withholding/) By Democracy Forward - July 21, 2025 “What Republican senators are now saying about Trump admin’s education funding freeze” (https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/murkowski-worries-trump-admins-6b-093201637.html) By Arthur Jones II, ABC News - July 23, 2025 “GOP senators urge Trump administration to reverse $6 billion education funding freeze” (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gop-senators-urge-trump-administration-reverse-6-billion/story?id=123818538) By Arthur Jones II, ABC News - July 16, 2025 “24 states sue Trump admin to unfreeze more than $6 billion in education grants” (https://www.npr.org/2025/07/14/nx-s1-5467251/trump-school-education-grants-lawsuit) By Sequoia Carrillo, NPR - July 14, 2025 “Columbia University to pay $200m in settlement with Trump administration” (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8zljpvyk0o) By Brandon Drenon, BBC News, Washington DC - July 24, 2025 You can find Mind Your Margins on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email suggestions for topics or share your thoughts at mindyourmargins@gmail.com Host: Michelle Myers Producer: Myong McCloud

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    11 Jun 2025

    8: Professors as the Enemy? Academic Repression and the Fight for Justice

    Host Michelle Myers explores the political attacks on higher education, fueled by authoritarian rhetoric and anti-intellectualism, questioning if professors are the enemy or defenders of truth in this episode.

11. 

    9 Apr 2025

    7: Translating the Untranslatable - Remembering and Honoring Ancestors Through Forgiveness

    Host Michelle Myers explores how self-acceptance and ancestral forgiveness can disrupt generational trauma cycles, creating space for healing and compassion in this episode.

12. 

    28 Sept 2023

    6: Wounds and Wonders - Finding Our Soul's Passion and Embracing Transformation

    Host Michelle Myers explores artistic expression, especially poetry, as a lifelong journey of self-reflection and personal transformation, encouraging listeners to embrace mindfulness and self-care.

13. 

    14 May 2023

    5: Breaking Generational Cycles - AAPI Mental Health Awareness in "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once"

    Host Michelle Myers explores mental health and generational trauma among AAPI women, drawing insights from the film *Everything Everywhere All at Once* in this interview episode.

14. 

    10 Oct 2022

    4: Women Supporting Women - The Fight for Reproductive Healthcare

    Michelle discusses the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and its widespread impact on women's access to reproductive healthcare.

15. 

    30 Apr 2022

    3: Resisting White Supremacy - Meaningful Allyship Between Communities of Color

    Michelle discusses allyship between communities of color, specifically examining the historical context between Black and Asian communities.

16. 

    15 Mar 2022

    2: Strong, Unapologetic, and Resilient - A Discussion of Violence Against AAPI Women

    Michelle discusses the alarming trend of violence against AAPI women and shares a powerful poem from students Gabby Lee and Haeun Lee, highlighting resilience.

17. 

    15 Feb 2022

    1: This Work is Too Important

    Michelle introduces herself and explores inequities in the educational system, explaining why she is starting the Mind Your Margins podcast.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 8 / 100

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