Podcast: If Racism Was a Virus....Lessons from the Pandemic
Updated: Jun 9
Each episode will feature Dr. Shungu H. M’gadzah, Psychologist and Antiracism Expert and Raphael D. Aboyeji, biologist.
The podcast is produced by Gari Gono, producer of No Brown in Town.
Introduction to Podcast
Podcast Episode 1: Understanding How Racism is like a Virus
This podcast explores the concept If Racism was a virus and is based on an article by Dr Shungu H. M’gadzah.
It reflects and links to the key principles of Dr Shungu’s book Understanding and Dealing with Everyday Racism- The Six Stages Framework.
In this episode Dr Shungu, Gari and Raphael consider the following:
Introducing the concept of the racism virus as outlined in Dr Shungu’s article
Explore what viruses are and how this links to The Six Stages Framework
The analogy has greater utility when we focus on human biases and discriminations
Understanding biases and prejudices and how racist views are spread.
Expand on the analogy of racism as a virus and how it can spread silently throughout communities
Epidemic vs pandemic vs endemic and the means of transmission of viruses
Asymptomatic racism, low key racist language and why we should worry about this.
What causes the racism baseline to vary? And what are the dangers if the baseline lowers? (Six Stages and biological baseline)
Consider what we learnt from the COVID 19 virus, diseases of the brain vs the mind
What antigens are and how these markers can fit into the analogy
The Six Stages Framework as a psychological tool for mapping the development of the racism virus and antigens- its signs and symptoms
Follow the speakers on Linkedin
Dr Shungu M’gadzah, https://www.linkedin.com/in/shunguhildamgadzah/
Gari Gon, https://www.linkedin.com/in/garikaigono/
Dr Shungu’s websites
www.inclusionpsychologists.com
https://www.sixstagesframework.com
Book Dr Shungu's Services Online
https://www.inclusionpsychologists.com/book-online
THE PREJUDICE RACISM SPECTRUM BLOG
https://www.inclusionpsychologists.com/post/the-prejudice-racism-spectrum-3
Dr Shungu’s Eventbrite Collection
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-six-stages-framework-bridges-of-empathy-467339
Dr Shungu's Publications and Most Popular Blogs
Check out Dr Shungu’s book: Understanding and Dealing with Everyday Racism: The Six Stages Framework
THE PREJUDICE RACISM SPECTRUM BLOG
https://www.inclusionpsychologists.com/post/the-prejudice-racism-spectrum-3
If racism was a virus …
https://www.inclusionpsychologists.com/post/if-racism-was-a-virus
Links for the Six Stages Framework podcasts and videos: Spotify
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/3wchvGsekFQhoVflgj3bWE?si=46ee896cad264a53
Anchor
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/home
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFVPJVq95WXqPPtkorv4w2A
Social media profiles
Follow Dr Shungu on twitter
https://twitter.com/DrShunguM
https://twitter.com/Inclusionpsychs
https://twitter.com/6StagesFramewk
Linkedin profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shunguhildamgadzah/
Linkedin Groups:
Psychologists on Equality and Diversity Forum
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12368370/
https://www.instagram.com/dr_shungu_m
https://www.instagram.com/inclusion_psychologists/
https://www.instagram.com/six_stages_framework/
https://www.facebook.com/inclusionpsychs
Facebook Groups
https://www.facebook.com/groups/587984752153313/
Join me on Eventbrite on 7th July and 14th Sept 19:00hrs BST
To Discuss the If Racism Was a Virus Podcast
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/650068531477
Keeping Children Safe Blog
https://www.inclusionpsychologists.com/post/racism-and-adultification-bias-are-safeguarding-matters