A conversation with Tania Israel, psychologist, professor, and social justice advocate, on dialoguing with people across political linesDo you find yourself afraid or angry when you think about the divide on our political and cultural lands

Episode 5. Women in a Boat: Team Sistership

Jun 2nd, 2017 1h 5m

What do we gain when people defy what society and tradition claim they should be and do? Where would we be today if women of the past hadn’t dared ignore the boundaries of the “norm”? How would things evolve if we embraced wherever we’re at—inc

Episode 4. From the Sky - Answer to Our Ancestors Prayers, Part I

May 25th, 2017 58m 32s

What lessons can we learn from the indigenous-led resistance at Standing Rock to the Dakota Access Pipeline? How can we ensure the stories those in power don’t want told are heard? If those stories aren’t shared and acknowledged and acted upon,

Episode 3. Please Release Me, Part II

May 16th, 2017 42m 18s

Can privilege inhibit the capacity to empathize? Can we entrust billionaires to make policies that serve us all—that promote equity? With voices from the April 15, 2017, Tax March and a review of social psychologist Paul Piff’s experiments on h

Episode 2. Please Release Me, Part I

May 7th, 2017 25m 59s

Are they like me? On April 15, 2017, communities across the globe marched to demand the release of US president Donald Trump's taxes and protest the emergent blatancy of the "ruling wealthy's" policymaking in terms of who it does and does

Episode 1. Farewell to the Big S

Apr 21st, 2017 1h 18m

Why story? Stories slow us down; minimize risk; connect us; help us feel less lonely or "abnormal"; bring light to shadowed places; make science accessible; help decision makers feel the real effects of their choices; and capture the truths of

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