Episodes

  • VP Kamala Harris on Courageous Leadership and Winning in 2024

    VP Kamala Harris on Courageous Leadership and Winning in 2024
    Oct 28 2024
    A conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris about the strength and fragility of democracy, the power of strong coalitions and collaborations, and how a commitment to justice and fairness can both ground us and drive action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Grief, Laughter, and Sisterhood: Losing Our Mom and Holding On to Each Other

    Grief, Laughter, and Sisterhood: Losing Our Mom and Holding On to Each Other
    Oct 23 2024
    The sisters are back and we're talking about loss, dementia, grief, and how we try to choose laughter and therapy over a fist fight when things get really tough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 2 of 2

    Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 2 of 2
    Oct 16 2024
    In Part 2 of my conversation with historian Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, we unpack the history and mythology that's driving some of the biggest issues in our country. Leaning into the power of narrative and story, she explains how democracies die more often through the ballot box than with guns and tanks. It’s a hard and hopeful conversation and absolutely critical listening at this point in our history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 1 of 2

    Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 1 of 2
    Oct 9 2024
    In Part 1 of my conversation with historian Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, we talk about the current threats to American democracy, what's at stake in November, and how we can strengthen our country if we can find the political will. They say don’t meet your heroes, but I’m so glad I did — this is one of my all time favorite conversations. I love how Heather doesn’t just look at history as a sequence of failures — she also finds the possibilities, creativity, and hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the New Menopause

    Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the New Menopause
    Oct 2 2024
    Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified OB/GYN who has helped thousands of women through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. In this conversation, we discuss the power of unlearning and relearning and her ongoing fight for women’s health in every decade of their lives. We also talk about the growing “menoposse” — a group of thought leaders and clinicians who are using their platforms to change the outdated narrative around menopause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Roxane Gay on “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem”

    Roxane Gay on “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem”
    Sep 25 2024
    I talk with one of my favorite cultural critics, Roxane Gay, about her long-form essay on Black gun ownership. We discuss how the gun industry frames women as victims in waiting and the importance of dismantling the trope of the “good man with a gun." We also delve into the societal cost of our resisting, rejecting, and resenting nuance and the importance of holding the tension of competing ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Dr. Sarah Lewis on The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America

    Dr. Sarah Lewis on The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America
    Sep 18 2024
    In this episode, Dr. Sarah Lewis joins me again to talk about her new book, The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America. With examples from her historical research, she walks me through the power of visual culture in generating equity and justice. We talk about how what we see and what’s left unseen shapes everything we believe about ourselves and other people — and how we can start changing the narrative about who counts and who belongs in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Valarie Kaur on Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory

    Valarie Kaur on Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory
    Sep 11 2024
    Civil rights leader Valarie Kaur is building a movement to reclaim love as a force for justice, healing, and transformation in America. In this episode, we talk about what led Valarie to courageously explore Sikh ancestral wisdom, how her ancestors’ truths parallel what I’ve learned from the research, and how we need both the eyes of a sage and the heart of a warrior to live a fully meaningful life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins