Modern Figures Podcast

Modern Figures Podcast


Latest Episodes

Young, Gifted, and Black-ademic II – Episode 042
May 09, 2022

This episode is part of a series dedicated to giving the Modern Figures Podcast listeners the inside scoop of a career in academia directly from our hosts, Dr. Jeremy Waisome & Dr. Kyla McMullen. From

The Chic Geek – Episode 041
May 02, 2022

Guest: Dr. France Jackson

NoireSTEMinist – Episode 040
April 25, 2022

Guest: Dr. Carlotta Berry

Young, Gifted, and Black-ademic Part 1 – Episode 039
April 11, 2022

This episode is part of a series dedicated to giving the Modern Figures Podcast listeners the inside scoop of a career in academia directly from our hosts, Dr. Jeremy Waisome & Dr. Kyla McMullen. From

Big Brain Energy – Episode 038
April 04, 2022

One of our loyal listeners, Sayde King, joins us to share how the Modern Figures podcast changed her life. Sayde shares her career journey from being the IT person in high school to being a Phd studen

BlackComputeHER: Chicken Soup for the Soul – Episode 037
March 28, 2022

Dr. Jamika Burge joins us for her second appearance on the Modern Figures Podcast. She talks about the origin of the BlackComputeHER conference and how it focuses on the intersection of identity while

Not Your Average Computer Scientist (part 2) – Episode 036
March 21, 2022

In part two of this two-part episode, we hear what Christina has been up to in the AIforK12 space.

Not Your Average Computer Scientist – Episode 035
March 14, 2022

In part one of this two-part episode, we hear the origin story of someone who was not your average computer scientist growing up. Dr. Christina Gardner-McCune was not "sitting around building servers"

All the Resources – Episode 034
March 07, 2022

In this episode, Portia and Katherine delve into how they work with Karat to identify the factors that are keeping capable Black people out of tech jobs. They have launched the Brilliant Black Minds p

Securing the Technical Bag – Episode 033
February 28, 2022

In this episode, Portia and Katherine delve into how they work with Karat to identify the factors that are keeping capable Black people out of tech jobs. They have launched the Brilliant Black Minds p