The Guardian's Token

Starting in Australia and now in the UK, Token is a podcast about marginalised identities. But it's fun - we promise. We talk about race, gender, sexuality, culture, politics and whatever else makes you feel like a token in today's world. The only constants are fun, frank discussion and the freedom to politely ask awkward questions

https://www.theguardian.com/society/series/token

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 30m. Bisher sind 35 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 16 hours 27 minutes

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The ups and downs of strength – Token Podcast


Comedian Tom Ballard joins Leah Green and Freddy McConnell to talk about strength in all its forms: women’s strength and Hillary Clinton; male strength and the pressures of the gym; and the potentially patronising ‘super-humans’ coming out of the Paralympics


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 September 21, 2016  33m
 
 

How far should an ally go? - Token podcast


This week we’re talking about allies: white allies, straight allies, male allies - all the allies


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 September 14, 2016  30m
 
 

Positive stereotyping and can you ever avoid being on dodgy ground? – Token podcast


Women relate better to gay people. Is there any truth in complimentary generalisations? And is it ok to have the conversation?


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 September 6, 2016  24m
 
 

Offensive questions – Token podcast


When curiosity oversteps the mark – trans man Freddy and black Jew Leah create an ‘offence-free’ zone to discuss. Prepared to be shocked


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 August 26, 2016  28m
 
 

Misogyny and homophobia at Rio 2016 - Token podcast


Hosts Leah Green and Freddy McConnell discuss the misogyny and homophobia that have hit the headlines, or rather have been the headlines, at Rio 2016. Should we be more forgiving and are these instances being dealt with properly?


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 August 19, 2016  19m
 
 

Do anti-racism protests do more harm than good? - Token Podcast


Monica Tan and Michael Safi talk over recent unrest in Melbourne and why an anti-halal app has become a smash-hit with Muslim shoppers. Plus: what happened when a famous writer asked Monica if she was ‘from mainland China’?


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 June 2, 2016  25m
 
 

Why Beyoncé can never leave her blackness at the door - Token podcast


Token host Monica Tan talks to Ijeoma Oluo about Beyoncé’s magnum opus, Lemonade, and why she is proof ‘you cannot be rich enough to escape your blackness’


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 May 3, 2016  31m
 
 

Token podcast: is Alan Jones holding Australia back?


Podcast regulars Monica Tan and Michael Safi are joined this week by the Egyptian-born Australian musician Joseph Tawadros, one of the world’s top oud players. They talk racism, multiculturalism and morning television – and if you hang on to the end, you can hear Tawadros play


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 April 13, 2016  31m
 
 

Token podcast: Hollywood is racist, but will Chris Rock's speech be a turning point?


‘You’re damn right Hollywood’s racist,’ said Chris Rock as he opened the Oscars. He went on to describe an exclusive club of very nice people who just don’t hire many African Americans ... So will things change now? Today’s hosts – Monica Tan and Miles Martignoni – are joined by Lanre Bakare from the Guardian’s New York office. Plus: special mentions for all the people of colour you may have missed in those Oscar-winning movies ...


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 March 1, 2016  27m
 
 

Token podcast: am I taking advantage of my ethnicity?


Did our producer use his ethnicity to secure a lease? A survey has found minorities can be at a disadvantage when house-hunting but he may have found the exception


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 February 7, 2016  30m