Dear Reader, Ever since the publication of “Black and Blue and Blond” by Thomas Chatterton Williams in the Virginia Quarterly Review, we have thought…
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May 2022

Ep. 81: 360 Degrees of America | Roifield BrownListen now (67 min) | This conversation ends this podcast where it started off… A progressive and a conservative walk into a bar… and have a drink…
Ep. 80: Diversity, Inclusion & Stoicism | Kai WhitingListen now (68 min) | We like to add words into our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) lexicon. In some places they’ve added belonging to the mix – DEI…
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Ep. 79: The Politics of Bones | Elizabeth WeissListen now (51 min) | In a world where politics becomes more and more like our new religion, everything is politicized, even bones. Dr. Elizabeth Weiss…
Ep. 78: The Language of KlingonsListen now (75 min) | The prejudices people feel about each other disappear when they get to know each other. -Captain Kirk A lot of lessons on how to…

April 2022

Ep. 77: Coffee with a Black Guy | James Joyce IIIListen now | I’ve learned something so simple, and yet so groundbreaking, that it has literally changed how I engage. Well, when I remember to do it…
Ep. 76: A New Kind of Conversion | James EssesListen now (57 min) | By Neil Barnes The complexity and controversy surrounding transgender rights, and in particular the right to self-identification…
Ep. 75: United Notions? | Carlos HoytListen now (60 min) | By Jennifer Richmond & Carlos Hoyt Well, it happened again. Folks who might seem to be on opposite sides of a subject got together…

March 2022

Ep. 74: Truth, Power & Gender | Debbie HaytonListen now | by Jennifer Richmond & Debbie Hayton The debate over transgender issues has energized both the authoritarian right and left, exacerbating…
Ep. 73: Archeological Decolonization: Burying the Past | Elizabeth WeissListen now (61 min) | What difference does a bone make? What if a skeleton is the key to unlock mysteries that lead to medical breakthroughs and…
Ep. 72: Ukraine & CSJ in the USA | Brandy ShufutinskyListen now (58 min) | by Brandy Shufutinsky Critical Social Justice relies on a few factors being accepted as canon without question. First, that CSJ…
Ep. 71: Critical Social Justice: A View from Norway | Trygve TarangerListen now (59 min) | by Trygve Taranger (reprinted with permission) “Why do people think hierarchy is bad and equality is good?” The short answer is…