Jul 9

A Skirt Caught on Fire

In our extraordinary season finale, Mary Afsari shows us how our unknowable pasts—the tragedies, traumas, and truths—can shape a future and change a life. Many lives, in fact.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

54m 30s

Jul 2

I Think You Should Stop Talking

When Emily returns from a family trip, she tells people she has a “crazy story” but it’s more than that. It’s always more than that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 3m

Jun 25

Have You Seen Her?

Casey’s biological mother doesn’t want to be found. But still, Casey seeks to find her. Needs to. And when she does, a deluge of truth pours forth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

52m 30s

May 2022

This Is America Jack!

It only takes one drop. Critical race theory causes a stir in the mind of a bi-racial male's white mother.Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4m 55s

Jan 2022

A whiteness that's only skin deep

We use words related to color to describe different racial categories all the time — Black, white, brown. But how much of race and identity actually has to do with the color of your skin? What if what appears to be "whiteness" is only skin deep? Today we're sharing stories from p ... Show More

24m 57s

Nov 2022

Notes from America: 'Blackness (Un)interrupted'

So many of our perceptions of race have to do with color. How does that change if you've lived in both Black and white skin? Our Executive Producer Veralyn Williams, explores this question in conversation with her sister, Lovis. Lovis has vitiligo, a skin disease that causes loss ... Show More

29m 45s

Jul 2022

Black Sheep

We hear what it's like to grow up as the only person of colour in an English village from author and ultra marathon runner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys.

33m 8s

Aug 2022

What does it mean to "inherit whiteness?"

In Baynard Woods' new memoir, Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness, Woods reflects on how growing up white in South Carolina impacted his life. He argues that it is crucial for white people in the U.S. to reckon with their personal histories.See pcm.adswizz.com for informat ... Show More

26m 44s

Jun 2020

157: What if you couldn't tell anyone?

“The idea that they had plucked me from this terrible life…and it was all going to be sunflowers and rainbows and shit…I just view that as a fantasy.” Producer: Whit Missildine Episode Summary: A young black g ... Show More

51m 5s

Aug 2023

Concrete Rose with Elsy Guevara

On this episode of the Overcomfort podcast, I sit down with Elsy and go back in time where times were extra rough for her and her family. She gets vulnerable and shares unheard stories and where her life is now with her baby. After growing up in South Central LA, foster care, get ... Show More

1h 5m

Oct 2021

Painting By Numbers

The 2020 census data is finally here! At first glance, it paints a surprising portrait of a changing United States: The number of people who identify as white and no other race is smaller; the share of multiracial people has shot up; and the country's second-largest racial group ... Show More

29m 22s

Aug 2020

America's Caste System

"Race" is often used as a fundamental way to understand American history. But what if "caste" is the more appropriate lens? In conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, we examine the hidden system that has shaped our country.See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab ... Show More

40m 26s

Apr 2021

One Drop: A Conversation with Yaba Blay

Autumn and adrienne continue their deep dive on blackness and mixed race identity, begun in Season 4 with the episode “Tip of the Iceberg”. In this episode the Brown sisters interview author and scholar-activist<a href="https://www.instagram.com/yabablay/"> Yaba Blay</a>, who ... Show More

1h 18m