Welcome to Verde's Folding Chair! A podcast about making space at the table for Black, womxn, indpendent writers, queer folk, and marginalized people. Verde's Folding Chair is about making space for our voices, existence and lived experiences. Zora Neale Hurston said, "If you're silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it." This podcast is the opposite of silent. Come on and bring your folding chairs and pull up at the table! I promise to make space for you, Rainbow Peeps & Friends!

Verde's Folding Chair
Claim This Podcastby The Writer Verde Arzu
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Welcome to Verde's Folding Chair! A podcast about making space at the table for Black, womxn, indpendent writers, queer folk, and marginalized people. Verde's Folding Chair is about making space for our voices, existence and lived experiences. Zora Neale Hurston said, "If you're silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it." This podcast is the opposite of silent. Come on and bring your folding chairs and pull up at the table! I promise to make space for you, Rainbow Peeps & Friends!
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6/11/2022
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Recent Episodes

June 20, 2026
All of Us or None: Happy Juneteenth!
<p>In this special Juneteenth episode of Verde's Folding Chair, we pull up to listen to members of All of Us or None, a grassroots civil rights organization working to restore rights, dignity, and opportunities for formerly and currently incarcerated people.</p><p>Through powerful conversations with organizers, advocates, and directly impacted community members, we explore what freedom truly means in a nation where millions continue to be shackled within the confines of modern-day slavery. From voting rights and civic engagement to healing, community building, and the fight to end mass incarceration, this episode highlights the people doing the work and the vision driving the movement forward.</p><p>Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is an ongoing fight. Pull up a folding chair and join us for a conversation about justice, liberation, and the collective power of people coming together to free us all.</p><p>Because ain't none of us free until all of us are free!</p>

June 4, 2026
Hustle & Motivate: A Year in Review
<p>Most independent Black womxn authors face a relentless hustle, but Verde Arzu's journey proves the power of determination, community support, and living your truth. Celebrating her one-year bookiversary, Verde shares raw insights into her creative hustle, rejections, wins, and the unshakeable belief that your voice deserves space.<br></p>

March 20, 2026
The State of Black Womxn & Education
<p>Verde opens Season 4 by grounding us in the urgent realities impacting Black womxn and educators. She breaks down key insights from The 2025 State of Black Women in California Report by the California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Institute, and makes it clear: this is a report we all need to read.</p><p>In solidarity with teacher strikes across Northern California, Verde Arzu is on the ground, interviewing protesters calling for stable, safe schools for students and educators. Voices include lead organizer of the We Can't Wait campaign, Denisha Jordan, TRUE Secretary Anna Aguilar, and CTA President David Goldberg.</p><p>Missed her? She’s back—tapping into the conversations we can’t afford to ignore. Don’t miss this one.<br></p>
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