In light of the uprisings of the past weeks, it is not enough to perform wokeness. We need true solidarity. True solidarity requires an understanding of the historical and cultural roots and current-day patterns of white women’s betrayals of people of color. It will also require repair. This is a raw, honest, informative, solidarity-building conversation wit ... Show More
Oct 8
Lights on a Similar Path: ‘Awake’ Readers Reflect On Finding Their Way
Description: In this moving episode, listeners share their own tender and personal stories inspired by Jen's bestselling book, "Awake," which debuted at number three on the New York Times bestseller list. The touching and heartrending voicemails coming in from readers of “Awake” ... Show More
1h 17m
Oct 1
[Encore] Turning Pain Into Possibility: The Beauty That Comes After Loss with Poet Maggie Smith
Description: Sometimes the deepest growth comes from the hardest seasons. An untreatable diagnosis, a painful divorce, the loss of hard-earned savings—when life tears apart the script we imagined for ourselves, we’re left to wrestle with who we are, what we value, and how to begi ... Show More
1h 2m
Nov 2020
To future generations of women, you are the roots of change | Gloria Steinem and Pat Mitchell
Activist and author Gloria Steinem is an icon of the global feminist movement. She's spent her life defying stereotypes, breaking social barriers and fighting for equality. In conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Steinem reflects on the revolutionary roots of the femi ... Show More
13 m
Dec 2023
266. How to Love Family When You’re Divided On Beliefs with adrienne maree brown & Autumn Brown
Just in time for the holidays: adrienne maree brown and Autumn Brown join us for a heart-opening, mind-bending conversation about sisterhood, justice, family, and how to love ourselves and people with different values simultaneously.
Why their family holidays used to end in expl ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 2023
Whiteness and Capitalism with Eleanor Hancock
In order to understand the disconnection, alienation, and immiseration wrought upon us by capitalism, it’s imperative to understand this social and economic system’s reliance on separation — separation from nature, from each other, from ourselves, and, crucially, from our histori ... Show More
58m 18s
Jun 2020
Into an American Uprising: White Accountability
One thing feels different about the current protests we are seeing following the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery: the composition of the crowds.In some parts of the country, white Americans are showing up. They are protesting, taking the knee, and ... Show More
27m 40s
Dec 2020
#58 - On ne naît pas Blanc·he, on le devient
Aux racines de l’esclavage, la colonisation et la discrimination raciale, il y a l’idéologie blanche. Pendant des siècles, l’Europe occidentale a fondé son hégémonie sur une doctrine racialiste et raciste, pour justifier ses exactions et son exploitation des peuples non-blancs. A ... Show More
46m 51s
Jun 2020
From Allies To Accomplices: Fighting Racism Within Our Own Communities with Remaz Khalaleyal
As Muslims, we have no other choice but to stand alongside our Black brothers and sisters. In Ep. 18 of Season 2, we sit down with Remaz Khalaleyal to discuss the recent murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, stereotypes and racism that exist within our ow ... Show More
1h 13m
May 2022
Speak it Simple (with Topeka Sam)
DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a national poll on racism, first two Black women in White House press corps honored with lifetime achievement awards, and New Yorkers who helped identify Brooklyn shooter in danger of being deported. DeRa ... Show More
55m 17s
Jun 2020
E82. Coach Tea Says Black Lives Matter is a White Cult
Coach Tea is back for a frank conversation with Bridget about George Floyd, the protests, the riots, the looting, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the concept of white privilege. They discuss the frustration that a real issue has become a Trojan horse for all sorts of other a ... Show More
2h 20m