BIAS BENDER BAC EPISODE

Bias Bender is a podcast dedicated to telling the stories of Black women through weekly episodes. Host, Kayla Stokes, explores a variety of topics including: racial disparities, civil justice, representation, education and more. Each story and interview is meant to broaden the perspective of what a Black woman can be by telling the multiple stories/biographies of Black women from history and the present. By learning from the past and the present, the podcast is working to dream of a fuller future for Black women.

MEET THE ARTIST:

KAYLA STOKES is a writer, producer, director and, most importantly, a storyteller. She is passionate about investigating and telling the stories of people from all walks of life. Most recently she launched a podcast called “Bias Bender.” As producer and host, she explores the lives of Black women from the past and the present in order to imagine the future. Her directing credits include Dutchman (Carnegie Mellon), pato, pato, maricón (Ars Nova ANT Fest) andSix Left Feet (The Black Box Project). Selected assisting/interning projects include We’re Gonna Die (2nd Stage), Daddy (The New Group/Vineyard), OSCAR at the Crown (The Neon Coven) and Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (NYTW). Kayla is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where she earned a BFA in directing.