Genius Teatime

JOIN US FOR GENIUS TEATIME!

A white cup of tea on a white saucer with a lemon on the left of the cup. In the background are green jasmine leaves, and the whole picture floats on top of a picture of a sky at sunset with pink and orange clouds.

Pamela Samuelson of Embodywork LA and A. Laura Brody of Opulent Mobility have teamed up to co-host Genius Teatime, a Saturday Zoomcast where you can share your genius! It’s a series of talks from our community that help fund charities, our speakers, and accessibility features. Scroll down for the current speaker list and sign up for some wonderful talks and Q and A sessions.

Suggested donation of $10-30 USD, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. The money will benefit our speakers, their charity of choice, and the Opulent Mobility accessibility fund.

Signup forms use PayPal only. To use Venmo or Zelle instead, contact me!

What can you give a 40 minute lecture on with no prep or notes? Schedule your speaking date here. It's a 40 minute talk or interview with a 20 minute Q and A.
We'd love to share your genius!

Coming up next on Genius Teatime...

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So many wonderful speakers and topics!!!

June 3 Olivia Pepper
To Become Living Poetry- An Oral History of Occultist Ritual Theater from 1870s-current
Your donation will benefit the original custodians of the land on which Olivia resides: https://www.chihenendenationofnewmexico.org/make-a-donation.
It will also benefit our speaker and the Opulent Mobility accessibility fund.
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June 10 Noel Molloy
Art From Trash- How repurposing helps us, our relationships, and our environment
Your donation will benefit Greenpeace, our speaker and the Opulent Mobility accessibility fund.
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June 17 Joan Stevens
Plants save the world:
Action strategies for a resilient future
Your donation will benefit Amigos de los Rios, our speaker, and the Opulent Mobility accessibility fund.
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June 24 Miry Whitehill
Welcome, Neighbor
Refugee resettlement in the United States: How it works, how it feels, and how we can support our resettling neighbors.
Your donation this week will fund Miry's List, our speaker, and the Opulent Mobility accessibility fund.
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July 1 Jenny Jeski
On Polyamory (a personal story)
Your donation this week will fund Black Trans Lives Thrive,
our speaker, and the Opulent Mobility accessibility fund.
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July 8 Johanna Siegmann
50 Is Just the Beginning:
Starting a career when your peers are retiring.
Your donation this week will fund the Apex Protection Project, our speaker, and the Opulent Mobility accessibility fund.
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After July 8 we'll take a break until August 12, and then offer talks every other Saturday. Thanks so much for joining us!

Genius Teatime Suggested Donation

PAST GENIUS TEATIME SPEAKERS

Julia Cordero-Lamb:
What is, and what can be: what the plants teach us about adapting to climate disruption.

Kate Conklin:
Wildness & Precision: The Creative Process

Rebecca Niederlander:
Chronically Gifted, Chronically Ill

Rachel Ungerer:
Celebrating Disabled Sexuality through BDSM

David Resnick:
They did WHAT with their MOUTHS?–and how technology radically accelerated the evolution of beatboxing

Laura Young:
Debunking the Myth of the Starving Artist

Susan Ruth:
Following the Unseen Road
How to keep going even when you're not sure where you're going, because you don't know how to not keep going.

Abbe Dotson:
Understanding Real Estate
A Casual Conversation about How to Buy, What To Buy and When To Buy

Socks Whitmore:
Trans Inclusion in Artistic Spaces

Archived videos of the talks are online at https://www.youtube.com/@opulentmobility