VocalizED: Let Me Talk is a seasonal podcast produced by the VOICE Lab in the English department at Stony Brook University. VocalizED: Let Me Talk explores the narratives of immigrants and scholars who work on immigrant-related issues. The goal of the podcast is to amplify immigrant narratives by sharing their lived experiences with a diverse audience.
Part 2: The VOICE Research Lab and the All Things Are Possible Foundation
This episode was recorded as Part 2 of a special episode for Podcastathon 2026. The VOICE Research Lab, housed in the English department at Stony Brook University, sat down with Dr. Tiffani Worthy, co-founder of the All Things Are Possible foundation, based in Willingboro Township, New Jersey.
10 Jun 2026
Gina Halstead: How Education and Identity Shape One Another
In this episode, Gina talks to us about what happens when schools make room for minority students and stories, and what is lost when the humanities and the creatives who carry that work are undervalued for doing exactly that.
5 Jun 2026
Gina Halstead: Becoming Yourself When You Feel Like the Only One in the Room
In this episode, Gina talks to us about what it means to grow up feeling different, and how the right people, whether they're the Black women who showed her how to take up space or the fictional characters who showed her she belonged, can teach you to fake confidence until it becomes real. We explore how support for people of color reaches far beyond policy and law, living just as powerfully in the media, stories, and faces we see reflected back at us.
30 May 2026
Yolanda Reshemah: Why Community as an Immigrant is so Important in the First Place
In this episode, Yolanda talks to us about what can happen not only to the individual who neglects community, but to the generations that are impacted by that negligence.
21 May 2026
Yolanda Reshemah: Why Acceptance Can Feel Unattainable—and How to Obtain it
In this episode, we continue our discussion with Yolanda Reshemah and talk about how to avoid loneliness as an expat/immigrant in a new place--because you belong wherever you are.
6 May 2026
An Introduction to This Season's Theme of Women of Color: Navigating Identity, Representation, and Passion
In this episode, Dr. Neisha Terry Young interviews Laiba Siddiqi, this season's cohost, in a discussion of life, learning, and the value of literary studies in supporting peace with oneself.
21 Mar 2026
The VOICE Research Lab and the All Things Are Possible Foundation
This episode was recorded as a special episode for Podcasthon 2026. The VOICE Research Lab, housed in the English department at Stony Brook Universiy, sat down with Dr. Tiffani Worthy, co-founder of the All Things Are Possible foundation, based in Willingboro Township, New Jersey.
4 Mar 2026
Yolanda Reshemah: Navigating Belonging Through Immigrant Transitions
In this episode, we discuss with Yolanda Reshemah her upbringing and experiences as a three-time expat moving among the Caribbean, the U.K., and France. Yolanda reflects on her growth throughout each stage in her life and what those stages have taught her.
28 Nov 2025
Purposeful Advocacy with Odalis Hernandez
In this the final episode of our season, Odalis Hernandez explores her 'why'.
13 Nov 2025
Finding Home with Odalis Hernandez
This episode is the second part in a three part series. In this episode we talk to Odalis about the meaning of home and safety.
30 Oct 2025
The Many Hats of Odalis Hernandez
This episode is the first in a three part series. In this episode university administrator and PhD student, Odalis Hernandez is joined in conversation with lab members Dr. Neisha Terry (Young), Tanya, and Angela. We discuss Odalis' identities and her professional and personal roles.
15 Oct 2025
Finding Direction through Research and Advocacy: Kamala and Francesca
Kamala and Francesca, research interns in the VOICE Lab, discuss how their work in the lab has helped to clarify their passions.
1 Oct 2025
Feeling Seen in Immigrant Stories
In this episode, Tanya and Angela discuss how their identities have led them to connect to immigrant stories and communities in college.
17 Sept 2025
Finding Authenticity in Our Immigrant Narratives
In this episode of Let Me Talk, lab members Tunazzina and Madison discuss the power of authentic immigrant narratives and their drive to expand their reach.
3 Sept 2025
Being and Becoming: The Genesis of the VOICE Lab
In this episode we join Angela Ochoa as she interviews Dr. Neisha Terry (Young) to examine the genesis of the VOICE Lab and what drives Dr. Young's work.
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