Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Let’s Talk! is a podcast storytelling project created by and for students at PCC. We explore culture and social justice issues from the lens of people experiencing disabilities.

Find us on KBOO Community Radio, XRAY FM and Spotify. YouTube updates coming soon!

We are on the DCA Calendar! Find us this Fall on Tuesdays at 3 PM for drop in meetings, no invite required. Perfect for asking questions about the collective, meeting friends, and sharing stories. Add the calendar to your google account and never miss out on another accessible student event hosted by AEDR.

News Bulletins

• We’re hiring!  We have two open positions to join our team of amazing creators. We offer flexible semi remote scheduling to not interfere with classes or life responsibilities, and provide an accessible and equitable work environment. Apply by sending resume and letter of interest to: LetsTalkPodcast-group@pcc.edu. Media samples will be requested in second stage of selection process.
  • Podcast Tech – Casual position, involving audio production, accessible media creation, storytelling, interviewing, research, and other assignments as-assigned. Teamwork and task-oriented. Part time, 6-12 hours. Starting at $16 per hour, negotiable DOE.
  • Production Assistant – casual position, involving responsibilities in audio and video production, task execution, as well as leadership, production oversight, accessible content production and mission-oriented engagement with the collective in line with long-term goals. Comprehension of digital UX design and integration necessary for project implementation, as well as elements of scheduling, training, and workplace communication standards. (Ideally this role would be filled after completion of an internship, and those who complete the internship will have consideration when applying). Part time, 16-20 hours per week. Starting at $17 per hour, negotiable DOE.
• Faculty and staff are invited to join us for PCC’s 2024 Culture of Care In-Service sessions.
  • Let’s Talk! will be tabling with many others from AEDR in the morning at Sylvania campus cafeteria. Come on by and say hi, pick up a sticker, and learn more!
  • We will also be hosting a talk in HT 306, at 3pm, on September 16.  The name of the talk is Multi-Modal Communication and Community Impact – PCC’s Let’s Talk! Digital Storytelling Project. Here is the Zoom link for the session for those who will not be able to make it in person.
• Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective is hosted on KBOO Community Radio on International Women’s Day 2024. Tune in to 90.7 FM every first and fourth Friday of the month to hear the Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective on live FM radio. 

Mission

The Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective is an open forum for centering and elevating the lived experiences of people with disabilities. We build community bridges within and outside of PCC operations to advance community-centered journalism through broadcast, civic engagement, and open-source digital media content creation. 

Our foundational guiding principle is to provide a space which promotes social inclusion and cultural visibility, provides a platform for lived experiences, and creates a community that celebrates diversity. 

Community Guidelines

This is a space where participants are welcome to bring all of their identities into the conversation. We enter this environment with accountability for ourselves and our community in order to discuss how our intersecting identities, privileges, and experiences affect how we perceive and navigate the world. 

We endeavor to apply an anti-racist, anti-ableist, queer-accepting, and decolonial thought process to our conversation and growth as a community.

Additionally, we oppose ideas or actions that support racism, classism, ableism, ageism, sexism, homophobia, misogyny, and transphobia, and will consistently and adamantly seek to interrupt these behaviors as we encounter them for the safety and health of our community members.

Core Values

• Disability is a natural part of human variation and vital to the development of communities.
• Disability is a social/political category that encompasses individuals and communities from diverse backgrounds whose perspectives are invaluable towards social dialogue and the pursuit of democracy through journalism.
• We recognize that current media industry standards are inaccessible to the vast majority of people who experience various disabilities. Our goal is to remedy that through inclusive and accessible digital design strategies, and promote inclusion as a matter of social justice and civil rights.
• We endeavor to expand our outreach through cross collaboration with other communities. 
• We are constantly open to innovation, experimentation, and discovery of new media strategies and / or methods that support our mission and values.
• We stand on the shoulders of giants, and extend gratitude for historical advancements and the opportunity to platform our cause while recognizing moving into the future we dream of requires us to embrace change as an inter-connected community.

Free-use Resources, Tools, and Documents

• The  Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective handbook

Contact

Send us your questions, comments, interview requests, or show proposals! Email lets-talk-media-group@pcc.edu.

Do you have content you want to submit for us to include on our website? Use this folder to upload your material! Art and Content Submissions for Let’s Talk!  

Be sure and sign our Let’s Talk! Media Release Form if you are a contributor or guest of the show 🙂

Codes and Policies Surrounding Behavior

Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective is a space created as programming by PCC’s Accessible Education and Disability Resources Department, in standing with Portland Community College’s mission and values. This project adheres to all college and departmental policies regarding Non-Discrimination, Non-harassment, Ethical Conduct, Alcohol And Controlled Substances, The Americans with Disabilities Act 1991, and Political Activities. We operate according to the definitions outlined in the Standards for Professional Behavior for PCC Employees and the Student Code of Conduct.