The Discourse with Dr. Shea

The Discourse with Dr. Shea is a podcast where storytelling meets scholarship, bridging knowledge, culture, and lived experience. Hosted by Dr. Shea, the show offers honest conversations and critical reflection at the intersections of race, power, identity, and institutions, with a particular focus on higher education. This podcast examines higher education not as it is marketed, but as it is lived, especially by Black professionals navigating systems that were never built to protect them, yet continue to depend on their labor. Drawing from Critical Race Theory, institutional analysis, and lived experience, The Discourse names patterns of power, silence, and control while creating space for clarity, reflection, and truth-telling. Episodes include solo reflections and guided conversations that connect scholarship to everyday realities, inviting listeners to move beyond survival toward understanding and transformation.