• Culture Encounters Podcast: Special Episode: Aseye Gatty, Part One
    Jul 4 2025

    This week, We sit down with Aseye Gatty for an insightful conversation about the duality that comes from being a product of multiple cultures, as well as her appreciation for her Ghanian heritage and the experiences that shape her and her cultural identity. Part One of Two.


    Website: Culture Encounters – Experiences That Connect

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    15 mins
  • Culture Encounters Podcast: Special Episode: Pride Month
    Jun 26 2025

    Today, we sit down with the executive director of Diversity Richmond: the Rev. Dr. Lacette Cross. We discuss the history of Pride Month, Pride in Richmond, Virginia, and Pride across the world. conceptual ideas of those who may experience what we call cultural intersections. It is a powerful, honest conversation about how cultural curiosity, can lead to kindness and empathy for all.


    Website: Culture Encounters – Experiences That Connect

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    47 mins
  • Culture Encounters Podcast: Special Episode: "Barbie", Part Three
    Jun 12 2025

    Join Chad and special guest Liz Chassey as they dissect the film 2023 hit Barbie from multiple perspectives, such as film and gender studies as they look at analyze how the filmmaking and storytelling devices come together to both make fun or and commentate on consumerism and being a woman in the patriarchal society ever-present in western culture. Part three of three.



    Website: Cultureencounters.org.

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    26 mins
  • Culture Encounters Podcast: Special Episode: Barbie Part Two
    Jun 4 2025

    Join Chad and special guest Liz Chassey as they dissect the film 2023 hit Barbie from multiple perspectives, such as film and gender studies as they look at analyze how the filmmaking and storytelling devices come together to both make fun or and commentate on consumerism and being a woman in the patriarchal society ever-present in western culture. Part two of three.



    Website: Cultureencounters.org.

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    27 mins
  • Culture Encounters Podcast: Special Episode: Case Study, "Barbie" Part One
    May 27 2025

    Join Chad and special guest Liz Chassey as they dissect the film 2023 hit Barbie from multiple perspectives, such as film and gender studies as they look at analyze how the filmmaking and storytelling devices come together to both make fun or and commentate on consumerism and being a woman in the patriarchal society ever-present in western culture. Part one of three.



    Website: Cultureencounters.org.



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    31 mins
  • Culture Encounters Podcast: Special Episode: Anime Part Two
    May 12 2025

    Join me and my guest Eric Mitchell-Hattorff as we discuss the profound impact Japanese Anime had on us both and American culture as a whole in part two of this riveting two-part discussion on all things Anime!



    Website: Podcast – Culture Encounters

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    35 mins
  • Culture Encounters Podcast: Special Episode: Anime Part One
    May 4 2025

    Join me and my guest Eric Mitchell-Hattorff as we discuss the profound impact Japanese Anime had on us both and American culture as a whole in part one of this riveting two-part discussion on all things Anime!



    Website: Podcast – Culture Encounters

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    28 mins
  • Culture Encounters Podcast: Road Trip!: Toronto
    Apr 24 2025

    Join Us today for the return on our "Road trip" series. This time, join my friend Julia Springer as we discuss all things Toronto, Canada!



    Website: Culture Encounters – Experiences That Connect

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    19 mins