Ree Speaks

About Ree Speaks

I'm Rianna Raymond-Williams. I'm a first-year doctoral researcher at the beginning of my PhD journey. This podcast aims to shine a light on all the amazing & inspirational activists, researchers, practitioners & more that exist in & outside of the academy. Here I will engage in a variety of conversations discussing race, education, health and so much more. Join me on this journey! For more information or to feature contact me via Rianna.RaymondWilliams@gcu.ac.uk This podcast has been sound designed by Hannah Ward, host of Aftergrad who can be contacted via helloaftergrad@gmail.com

Publisher

Ree Speaks

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 May 2021

Latest episode

10 May 2022

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 May 2022

   Ree Speaks - In Conversation with Marc Thompson - Sexual Health Activism

   *Part of this season's content was recorded at the end of 2021, but due to unforeseen circumstances publishing of the content has been delayed. With that being said there may be some references to New Year Plans and Christmas festivities. Welcome to season 2 of Ree Speaks, hosted by me Rianna. If you’ve journeyed with me through to this episode - Episode 15 - THANK YOU! I hope you're enjoying the content so far because there are loads more yet to come. If this is the first episode you're about to listen to check the content from Season 1 afterwards As someone who’s worked in sexual and reproductive health for over 12 years, I’m very much aware of the benefits and challenges of working in the sector. Thankfully there are many activists, educators and practitioners like me who recognise the sector's value but are also committed to improving the sexual and reproductive health outcomes of people who experience inequalities. In this episode, I speak with Marc Thompson (https://twitter.com/marct_01?lang=en) a dear friend and force within the sector who continues to inspire me and challenge the ways sexual and reproductive health care services have been designed, delivered and accessed. In this conversation, I speak with Marc about how and why he developed his community interest company The Love Tank his sexual and reproductive health activism His HIV awareness podcast series We were always here and his thoughts on utilising digital media as a tool for behaviour change and information sharing within sexual and reproductive health. The intro and outro of this episode is taken from Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Official Music Video) (https://youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg ) The short clip on PrEP is taken from Date PrEP (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-gDMt8QCw4&t=19s ) The Short clip on the HIV awareness podcast is taken from They Weren't Us | We Were Always Here (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1587035513?i=1000538392332 )

2. 

   13 Apr 2022

   Ree Speaks - In Conversation with Joy White - Exploring Grime music in an academic capacity

   *Part of this season's content was recorded at the end of 2021, but due to unforeseen circumstances publishing of the content has been delayed. With that being said there may be some references to New Year Plans and Christmas festivities. Welcome to season 2 of Ree Speaks, hosted by me Rianna. If you’ve journeyed with me through to this episode - Episode 14 - THANK YOU! I hope you're enjoying the content so far because there are loads more yet to come. If this is the first episode you're about to listen to check the content from Season 1 afterwards. As a young east Londoner in my early teens, Grime music meant everything to me. Like many inner-city young people of that era I was consumed by the culture, I embraced the music and the artists and devoted hours of my day glued to radio sets and Channel U in an attempt to keep up with all the new music. In this episode, I speak with Dr Joy White (https://www.joywhite.co.uk/), an author, and lecturer from East London who has devoted part of her academic career to researching Grime music, effectively leading her to publish her second book in 2020 titled Terraformed - Young Black Lives in the Inner City (https://repeaterbooks.com/product/terraformed-young-black-lives-in-the-inner-city/). In this conversation, we discuss - Terraformed - The dynamics that sparked Joy’s interest in Grime - and the impact of the genre both nationally and internationally. The intro of this episode is taken from Kamikaze - Ghetto Kyote (Instrumental) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9qwCDbfjFE) The short clip about grime is taken from From Pirate Radio to Mainstream - Grime Story! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2pQPVAavKA&t=1129s) The short clip from Mind is taken from - What are mental health problems? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUWhdmKyOE8)

3. 

   22 Mar 2022

   Ree Speaks - In Conversation with Richard Etienne - Media, Introversion and Filmmaking

   *Part of this season's content was recorded at the end of 2021, but due to unforeseen circumstances publishing of the content has been delayed. With that being said there may be some references to New Year Plans and Christmas festivities. Welcome to season 2 of Ree Speaks, hosted by me Rianna. If you’ve journeyed with me through to this episode - Episode 13 - THANK YOU! I hope you're enjoying the content so far because there are loads more yet to come. If this is the first episode you're about to listen to check the content from Season 1 afterwards. The growth of social media over the last decade has encouraged many of us to develop a range of skills in media and communication. Some of us have grown up with the technology, whilst others are still getting to grips with its many possibilities, either way, engaging with media and communications have become a function of daily life. In this episode, I speak with Richard Ettienne (https://www.richardetienne.co.uk/), former official videographer to British Prime Minister Theresa Maya about his journey to date, from working as a self-shooting videographer to becoming a renowned media consultant. We also speak about the skills he’s acquired along the way, some of the amazing projects he’s developed and his future creative plans. Richard currently holds senior communications positions within the private and third sectors and has aided the online promotion of global brands in academia, art and politics for over 17 years. He is a personal branding consultant and teaches a Guardian Masterclass series (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fguardian-masterclasses%2F2021%2Fmar%2F15%2Fself-promotion-for-introverts-with-richard-etienne&data=04%7C01%7C%7C8a677488b1a349900aa408d9ae1c1253%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637732257849023121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=BtWMqfpJkcgMJYdJKuMiq8aJY7w1gfthhjemP7FwBkU%3D&reserved=0), Self-promotion for introverts, and is also the founder of Black Introvert Week UK. Follow Richard’s brand awareness blog (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.richardetienne.co.uk%2Fread-my-words&data=04%7C01%7C%7C8a677488b1a349900aa408d9ae1c1253%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637732257849023121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=vE0a4fuuv7s8N1nBhtApto3NUClzHO6X2A5N8b9WO7Q%3D&reserved=0), where you can download free ebooks on introversion empowerment. The intro and outro for this episode are taken from Che Lingo - Bobbing For Apples (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8foWmYYW_Q ). The short clip about Richard's documentary is taken from The iD Project (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFc_Sb9OJCw ) via YouTube. The short clip about Introversion is taken from The quiet power of introverts (//www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Y4Z0oh1GE ) via YouTube.

4. 

   28 Feb 2022

   Ree Speaks - In Conversation with Michael Hamilton - Leading Change

   *Part of this season's content was recorded at the end of 2021, but due to unforeseen circumstances publishing of the content has been delayed. With that being said there may be some references to New Year Plans and Christmas festivities. *This episode features language that some listeners might find offensive. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, The Ubele Initiative (https://www.ubele.org/) commissioned a report to understand how voluntary Black and minority ethnic organisations within the voluntary sector were experiencing the pandemic. Although many organisations had pivoted to respond to the growing need of the communities they served, many were on the brink of closing. Depleted reserves, staff shortages and growing demands for service provision created challenges for many organisations up and down the country. In this conversation, I speak with Michael Hamilton (https://www.ubele.org/team), Co-director of The Ubele Initiative about his role in stepping up to lead the response to Black and minority ethnic communities in a time of crisis. The We Need Answer Campaign which called for an Independent Public Inquiry into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s BAME communities (https://gal-dem.com/why-were-fighting-for-an-independent-public-inquiry-into-the-covid-19-deaths-of-people-of-colour/) Young people’s sexual and reproductive health needs and motivations for the work he does today. The intro and outro for this episode are taken from Ide Were Were - Aguas Doces (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO-pi3hsmgg) The short clip on transactional sex was taken from Transactional Sex: What it is and why it matters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFW2HHgn-Ao). The BBC news clip on was taken from Why did the first wave of COVID 19 disproportionately affect people of colour? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2iB6UXFDlk) The production and sound design of this episode was by Veronique Belinga

5. 

   24 Feb 2022

   Ree Speaks - 10 Top Tips for The PhD Journey

   *Part of this season's content was recorded at the end of 2021, but due to unforeseen circumstances publishing of the content has been delayed. With that being said there may be some references to New Year Plans and Christmas festivities. Welcome to season 2 of Ree Speaks, hosted by me Rianna. If you’ve journeyed with me through to this episode - Episode 11 - THANK YOU! I hope you're enjoying the content so far because there are loads more yet to come. If this is the first episode you're about to listen to check the content from Season 1 afterwards. For the first episode of this season, I’ll be sharing with you 10 Top Tips for the PhD. Over the last 12 months of my PhD journey, I have gained and embraced a range of skills that I thought would be useful to share. In this episode, I'll be speaking about: 10 Top tips for journeying through the PhD process Insights on what a PhD is and why someone may choose to pursue a PhD Gaining transferable skills for personal, professional and academic Although these tips relate to studying for a PhD, I believe they are transferable and I hope that whilst listening they can and will help you with tools for any new project you are pursuing. The intro and outro for this episode are taken from The Lean & Bop (Extended Mix) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkO70BsG9QQ) The short clip titled 'What is a PhD? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyYMLESCiUY) is taken from Loughborough University YouTube channel. The production and sound design of this episode was by Veronique Belinga

6. 

   4 Aug 2021

   Ree Speaks - In Conversation with Dr Jenny Douglas - Black Women's Health and Scholar Activsim

   Welcome to the sixth episode of Ree Speaks, hosted by me Rianna. *Trigger warning - This episode contains audio on racial violence and discrimination. In this episode, I'll be speaking with Dr Jenny Douglas (https://www.open.ac.uk/people/jd422) who is a Senior Lecturer in Health Promotion in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at the Open University in the UK. Here Dr Douglas established and chairs the Black Women’s Health and Wellbeing Research Network, which aims to promote the health and wellbeing of black women through research and knowledge exchange. In this conversation, we’ll be speaking about Researching and advocating for Black Women’s Health The New Cross House Fire, Scholar Activism and community organising Lecturing at the Open University and celebrating Black Feminist epistemology The intro and outro for this episode are taken from Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z66wVo7uNw) This is a short clip about the New Cross House Fire is taken from Blood Ah Go Run - Black British Film ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWh6xo8zoyo) This is a short clip taken from a conversation between Farrukh Dhondy and Leila Hassan Howe about why they both became activists in Britain's Black Power movement is taken from The story of Britain's Black Power movement - BBC News (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qeMgSVViHc&t=200s) The short clip that discusses factors that impact maternal health is taken from BBC Stories Why are black women 'five times more likely to die in childbirth'? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twBQtqoPKvQ)

7. 

   23 Jul 2021

   Ree Speaks - In Conversation with Ayesha "Amazon" Raymond - The Black Female Professional Wrestler

   Welcome to the fifth episode of Ree Speaks, hosted by me Rianna. In this episode, I'll be speaking with my sister Ayesha “Amazon” Raymond (https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=10520) who is a professional wrestler, sports coach and Co-owner of Fierce Females. Here we speak about: Ayesha’s entry into wrestling how she's navigated the business nationally and internationally to build a successful wrestling career how her trip to Japan changed her outlook on the profession the messages she’s passionate about conveying inside and outside of the ring and her recent venture Fierce Females. The intro and outro for this episode are taken from Sticky Ft Kele Le Roc - Things We Do (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u-ey-sU9QI). This short clip from Chris Bournea (https://twitter.com/chrisbournea?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) is taken from Lady Wrestler: The Unknown Story of African-American Women in the Ring (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHHRzoodVtY). The poem read by Britta B is from Dear Young Woman: a poem of empowerment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adUToRtRkaY).

8. 

   7 Jul 2021

   Ree Speaks - In Conversation with Chantal Victoria Bright - Finding Community on the PhD Journey

   Welcome to the fourth episode of Ree Speaks, hosted by me Rianna. In this episode, I'll be speaking with Chantal Victoria Bright (https://www.chantalvictoria.com/about-chantalvictoria) a who is a colleague and now friend I’ve recently made on my PhD journey. She is first year PhD student at the University of Manchester. Chantal’s research sits at the nexus of water security, peace and fragility in Liberia from an African ecofeminist perspective. Chantal is also the author of Jan Jay (https://www.chantalvictoria.com/janjay) a children’s book inspired by clean water issues in Liberia. Jan Jay has recently capture the attention of the U.S. State Department-Africa Regional Services Nouveaux Horizons, and as a result, Jan Jay will be translated to French and marketed in French-speaking communities in Africa and Haiti, and distributed to American embassies to support education programmes. Chantal and I are both members of the Black Health and Humanities Network (https://www.blackhealthandhumanities.org/), which is an interdisciplinary training network and collaborative research initiative funded by the Wellcome Trust (https://wellcome.org/) that explores the role of the arts and humanities in understanding and improving the health of Black people in twenty-first century Britain. In this conversation - we reflect on our learning from the first workshops - our aims and motivations for our research - how we’ve incorporated storytelling as a methodology in our work - and our hopes and wants for the future as early career researchers The intro and outro for this episode are taken from Nas - I Can (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvVfgvHucRY ) The short clip of the conversation between Liv Little, Dr Nicola Rollock, Professor Tracey Reynolds and Professor Funmi Olonisakin who share their early experiences in academia as Black women is taken from Phenomenal Women: Black Female Professors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUozX-Iz4jg ).

9. 

   5 May 2021

   Ree Speaks - Hannah Ward in Conversation with Rianna Raymond-Williams - The Introduction

   Welcome to the first episode of Ree Speaks, hosted by me Rianna. As the host of this podcast, I invite you to get to know me and my journey a little better. In this episode, I'll be speaking about: - my motivations for creating and growing Shine ALOUD UK (//www.shinealoud.co.uk). - my experience of navigating academia as a Black student. - and life at the beginning of my PhD journey. The intro and outro for this episode are taken from Nina Simone: To Be Young, Gifted and Black. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdVFiANBTk) The recording of Dr Chandra-Mouli Venkatraman is taken from Adolescent health and the importance of sexuality education (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp99Cn2xqK8).

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