Careening To Black Joy
What if joy isn't a destination—but something we keep careening toward?Welcome to Careening to Black Joy, a thoughtful, philosophical podcast about finding beauty, meaning, creativity, and joy in the middle of an imperfect life.Hosted by EJ, a lifelong reader and curious thinker, the podcast explores books, literature, philosophy, Black culture, creativity, reading, modern life, and the strange little questions that keep us thinking long after the conversation ends.Careening to Black Joy is for curious people who love books, thoughtful conversations, cultural commentary, philosophy, creativity, and finding joy in unexpected places.No perfect answers. No polished life pl...
Something To Think About...From Space, None of This Matters
Carl Sagan said "From space there are no national boundaries visible..."
We create those boundaries.
We create those systems.
But what does matter and should it matter to you?
Every so often I like to drop philosophical jewels to juice us up.
Happy Careening to Black Joy!
Topics: space, Carl Sagan, philosophy, politics
Reframe Your MIND For Hobbies + Tamon's B Side and Superfan Reviews
Last time we talked about creating joy through hobbies. Now you have the tools to reframe your mind to accept a new hobby and how to get started with a hobby for the first time...or first time again! Afterwards for my anime and bookish fans, we're going to discuss this Tamon's B Side situation and a book I read because I was inspired by the anime.
Let's Go!
Topics: Hobbies, crafting for joy, Blerds, book reviews, anime, lifestyle
Hobbies May Save Our Sanity | Why Adults Need Hobbies More Than Ever
Finding joy in a hobby as an adult can be hard because we center our careers first. We center bills first. We center our families first. We often neglect what sparked our joy before, and some of us want to find new sparks of joy but can't stop consuming media-seems we only have just enough energy to "doom scroll".
In this episode, I discuss the "too old to start something new" problem, how to discover your interest and my own personal story of how I got into crafting with yarn.
You won't want to miss...
Hood Books Aren't Bringing Black Joy?
A Black woman on Tik Tok said books centering Black people makes her feel "unsafe". Amidst the backlash , she has since doubled down saying, "Y'all are proving my point."
Are books that center Black people automatically 'hood' books? what makes them perceived in this way and should we simply accept her thoughts as Rage Bait?
Thank you for tuning in.
Music: Tom Hop for Intro and Outro of the Keep Calm Podcast series
These Used to Bring Me Joy, How About You? | From Church & Cartoons to Anime & Fitness
What happens when the things that once brought you joy no longer do?
In the first episode of Careening to Joy, I’m looking back at the things that made me happy at different stages of my life. Growing up, church, the Bible, and cartoons were some of my biggest sources of joy. But as I got older, my relationship with joy changed—and so did the things that made me feel most like myself.
Topics: finding joy, personal growth, adulthood, nostalgia, spirituality, church, creativity, poetry, anime, fitness, hobbies, self-discovery, happiness, and redefining joy.
Black Joy Is a Thing
If you have ever heard the expression Black Joy, then you may be wondering, "What is it? How can I find it?" I am here to introduce you to things that bring me joy, literature, philosophies and studies that show why we as Black people rarely experience it but how others are finding it.
