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This is Our Body Politics.

I'm Farai Chidea.

Building and growing Our Body Politics and our beloved community of listeners also means adapting and changing.

In January, we experimented with bringing you great podcast-only content from other

creators, each with their own distinct focus and voice. And now this week, we are relaunching

Our Body Politics presents as a regular part of our show. We are bringing you must-hear content

from women-of-color audio creators. After years of working for big media companies, I founded Our Body Politics to do journalism about women of color audio creators. After years of working for big media companies, I founded

our body politic to do journalism about women of color that I just didn't see being done on a

regular basis. And now more than a year into our broadcasts, we realize we are not only

creators of new content, but that we can curate and amplify other storytellers. First up, we've got

Tanya Mosley, journalist and host of the podcast Truth Be Told. Here's how she got revelations

about how she connected with audiences after being live on air, on public radio during the January

6th insurrection. I was drowning, and no one could see me.

Then, as quickly as I could, I began the ritual, hitting delete on every message until I came to one that said,

I see you, sis. That is the kind of message that can only come from another soul who understands what

it means to almost drown. I spoke with Tanya about what Truth Be Told's mission is and honed in on

their episode Unwavering Love, which you're going to hear parts of later in the show. I am so excited

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