Episode 192: Professional Community Engagement w/ Dr. Castel Sweet

For today’s episode, Tyrell and Daphne welcome Dr. Castel Sweet, an embedded sociologist and community engagement professional. During the conversation, they explore her motivation for pursuing a non-traditional academic career (40:30) as well as her research on how hip-hop artists engage with their communities (43:05). They also discuss the importance of bridging the gap between academic institutions and the communities in which they are embedded (56:00), her day-to-day work as a community engagement professional (1:05:21), and her recent article on community engaged learning (1:17:35). 

Other Topics: 

00:30 – Catch up with Tyrell and Daphne 

11:45 – BhD “Oh Lawd” News  

36:00  – Introduction of the Topic 

38:26 – Learn More about Dr.  Sweet 

50:40 – The Kanye, Drake, and Andre 3000 Controversy 

1:28:08 – Ty and Daphne Reflect on the Interview

Resources:

• BhD Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/bhdpodcast 
• Dr. Castel Sweet – http://castelsweet.com 
• Teacher took off her mask to read aloud and infected half her students – https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/570059-teacher-took-off-her-mask-to-read-aloud-and-infected 
• The August jobs numbers have economists worried. Here’s why – https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/economy/august-jobs-report/index.html 
• What The Texas Abortion Ban Does — And What It Means For Other States – https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1033202132/texas-abortion-ban-what-happens-next 
• Hate crime reports in US surge to the highest level in 12 years, FBI says – https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/us/fbi-report-hate-crimes-rose-2020/index.html 
• What we know about the mu variant and why Fauci is ‘keeping a very close eye on it’ – https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/09/03/covid-mu-variant-what-we-know/5716264001/