The Idea Of… Audacity, Anxiety, and Birkenstocks
New Podcast Episode of The Idea Of... Podcast
This week’s episode wasn’t supposed to go this way. But that’s the magic of The Idea Of… — we show up, hit record, and follow the thread wherever it takes us.
In The Idea Of… Audacity, Anxiety, and Birkenstocks, we unpack the deeply personal and wildly relatable experiences of aging in public, parenting in private, and holding onto Black creativity in a world that’s constantly trying to quiet it down.
What We Get Into:
Getting trolled on YouTube (and why it weirdly felt affirming)
TikTok’s beige takeover: is this the end of Black fashion’s flair?
The awkward, layered reality of raising Black sons at PWIs
Audacity: what our parents had, what we inherited, and what we fear
Birkenstocks as a metaphor (and also a cry for help)
The possibility of legacy clauses for Black creativity — yes, we said that
From laughing about our style evolutions to reflecting on the weight of parenting and identity, this episode is equal parts noise, nuance, and necessary.
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