Host
Charlie Ocean, MSW
they/them
A neuroqueer speaker, trainer, and consultant, Charlie hosts Allyship Is a Verb, an award winning, four time nominated podcast. For more than two decades, they've helped nonprofits, campuses, libraries, tech companies, and healthcare organizations turn good intentions into everyday practice. Proudly queer, nonbinary, ADHD, and autistic, Charlie brings lived experience and professional expertise to their work.
Appears in 72 episodes
S3 E21 The Gender Swap feat. Molly Rix
The giveaway is over, but you can still head to the merch shop ! This week, Molly Rix (she/her) steps out from behind the scenes as our audio enginee…
S3 E20 Ed Carratalà is the infiltrated bisexual
Podcast merch !!! Book a free discovery call for programming for Pride Month (and beyooooond!). This week, Ed Carratalà (he/him/él) updates us on…
S3 E19 Trisha Wallis isn't recruiting anything except for people to stay alive
Book a free discovery call for programming for Pride Month (and beyoooond!). Bring Allyship Is a Verb to your workplace at a special rate. This week,…
S3 E18 The Magic of LGBTQ+ Summer Camps feat. Rebecca Kling (Replay)
Please note: This is another replay due to a super busy past few weeks. 💜 This episode is from Season 2, so you'll hear my previous name. All replay…
S3 E17 I'm just, like, a little dude feat. Ashabi Owagboriaye
Take the Ace Flag Revision Survey This week, Ashabi Owagboriaye (she/they) shares the meaning behind the white stripe in the ace flag and why she’s l…
S3 E16 So, you are queer feat. Sarah Gilbert
Sign up for the AIAV newsletter ! This week, Sarah Gilbert (she/her) shares the story of how a random question Charlie asked a few years ago sparke…
S3 E15 Listen to minorities and thank them feat. Ra Ra Rollins (Replay)
Please note: This is another replay to help with my mental health break. A new episode is coming on Tuesday, March 26th. Thanks for your continued pa…
S3 E14 Do you check in on your relationships? feat. Trystan Reese (Replay)
Check out the wearable merch ! You can also help me close the gap on my $757 goal . I'm 76% of the way there at the time of writing this! Ple…
S3 E13 Candace Rucker on being angry and eloquent
Check out the wearable merch ! This week, Candace Rucker (she/her) challenges the thought that we are only one type of ally, advocate, or activist— i…