Ep. 4: "Influencer Syndrome and Words to Unlearn" - A call to the community

Today we bring back Ashleigh Palinkas (@Smash_Fishy_Fishy), whom I've officially made my new co-host. Ashleigh and I will be moderating/facilitating further conversations in each episode as well as continuing efforts to bring guest stars into the podcasts who might have expertise in the topic. Today's episode is about the infectious "influencer syndrome" that has spread throughout our community. We shed light on words that we should remove from our vocabulary, such as "resurgence" or "trendy", that may be harmful to the community. We also will bring light to the destruction company sponsorships can have, if used incorrectly, causing an immense amount of whitewashing on our feeds.
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*This episode, like past episodes, was recorded outside with approximately 8 feet of space between each participant. We take COVID-19 very seriously, please wear your mask in public spaces.

Resources Mentioned:
https://www.freeborderskate.org/
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/apr/08/city-council-votes-against-sale-skateworld-propert/
https://www.makelifeskatelife.org/

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