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Scene On Radio - Seeing White
Just what is going on with white people? Police shootings of unarmed African Americans. Acts of domestic terrorism by white supremacists. The renewed embrace of raw, undisguised white-identity politics. Unending racial inequity in schools, housing, criminal justice, and hiring. Some of this feels new, but in truth it’s an old story…
Unlocking us - Brené brown
Brené Brown spent over 20 years studying the emotions and experiences that bring meaning and purpose to our lives, and if there’s one thing she's learned it’s this: We are hardwired for connection, and connecting requires courage, vulnerability, and conversation. She wants this to be a podcast that’s real, unpolished, honest, and reflects both the magic and the messiness of what it means to be human.
New York Times - 1619
Nikole Hannah-Jones hosts this audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.
NPR - Hidden Brain
Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices, and direct our relationships.
ten percent happier with dan harris
Dan Harris is a fidgety, skeptical ABC newsman who had a panic attack live on Good Morning America, which led him to something he always thought was ridiculous: meditation. Can you be an ambitious person and still strive for enlightenment (whatever that means)?
Bliss & Grit
“Long time friends Vanessa Scotto and Brooke Thomas are having conversations about being on a spiritual path in the modern world. What does that even mean? What is a real evolution of our lives? How do we embrace everything- all the beauty and crazy, the joys and the messes, the bliss and the grit that is a human life? We explore more questions than answers each week on the Bliss and Grit podcast.”
History of Philosophy without any gaps
“Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, ‘without any gaps.’ The series looks at the ideas, lives, and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.”