Oct 27

Who controls your money?

Most of us spend our lives thinking about money—how we’re earning it, how we’re spending it, how much we have and how to get more. But we rarely think about the bigger picture: What is money? How did we agree on the concept in the first place? How is it regulated, and who are tho ... Show More

2h 30m

Oct 20

Does the language you speak shape who you are?

We usually think of language as a tool to express who we are and what we believe. But what if it’s the other way around? What if language actually shapes us? In this episode, we explore whether the language(s) we speak can influence our culture, our values and even our perception ... Show More

1h 32m

Oct 13

Is modern work meaningful or just a means of survival?

Work has long been tied to social value and identity. We are told it builds character and is essential to a functional society. But in an age of hustle culture, economic insecurity and burnout, many are asking whether work is meaningful or just a means of survival. This episode e ... Show More

1h 59m

May 2023

Is Racism The TRUE Cause of Inequality?

Heather Mac Donald, author of When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives, joins us to discuss how the "race hustle" leads to declining standards within American institutions, how inner-city culture, which disincen ... Show More

17m 38s

Nov 2023

A case for color blindness | Coleman Hughes

Racial inequality provokes passionate opinions and varied ideas of how to build a fair, equitable society. One topic that's been contentiously debated for generations is color blindness: the concept that we should look beyond race when thinking about equity. In this talk, writer ... Show More

14 m

Sep 2025

(#6) Elise’s Top Ten: Racism has a cost for everyone | Heather C. McGhee

Racism makes our economy worse — and not just in ways that harm people of color, says public policy expert Heather C. McGhee. From her research and travels across the US, McGhee shares startling insights into how racism fuels bad policymaking and drains our economic potential -- ... Show More

16m 13s

Nov 2018

Race, power, privilege | ANTIDOTE 2018

Australian Legal scholar Megan Davis, American writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and South African writer Sisonke Msimang consider the bitter legacies of colonialism, which have played out across the histories of all of their countries. Host of the popular podcast It's Not A Race ... Show More

59m 18s

Sep 2020

#217 — The New Religion of Anti-Racism

Sam Harris speaks with John McWhorter about race, racism, and "anti-racism" in America. They discuss how conceptions of racism have changed, the ubiquitous threat of being branded a "racist," the contradictions within identity politics, recent e ... Show More

1h 11m

Jun 2020

Racial justice: Who are the allies?

Black protesters across the United States and the world have been joined by white people calling for lasting change in the way societies deal with systemic racism. But this isn’t the first time a cross-section of society has voiced its desire for radical action on race. In most i ... Show More

49m 5s

Oct 2020

"We Need to Stop TipToeing Around Race"

In the midst of a powerful social justice movement, Quita Highsmith, VP and Chief Diversity Officer at Genentech, and Simone Hill, MBA/MA ’14, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) strategist at Omidyar Network, work to steer their organizations toward a new definition of corpo ... Show More

34m 52s

Feb 2025

If DEI Programs Aren’t Effective, What Is?

Amid the backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the United States and elsewhere, leaders in both the public and private sectors are reevaluating their organizations' policies and goals. While many employers and employees still value and support DEI ... Show More

29m 23s

Do race-based policies create a more equ...