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Hardship As A Launch Pad

July 30, 2019 Health, Race/Identity

Science fiction fantasy author Nnedi Okorafor joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about her story about life after a paralyzing surgery.

A Muslim Doctor In Trump Country

July 29, 2019 Current Events, Politics, Race/Identity

Dr. Ayaz Virji talks with guest host Courtney Collins about racism and rejection in the age of Trump.

The Politics of Water

July 25, 2019 Current Events, Economics, Environment, Race/Identity

NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney Sparky Abraham joins guest host John McCaa to talk about how lack of water access contributes to the nation’s economic divide.

A Former Slave Tells His Story

July 23, 2019 History, Race/Identity

Author Deborah Plant joins guest host John McCaa about the story of about a former slave’s life in Africa and America.

‘Everyone Thinks I’m A Girl, Mama – And I’m Not’

July 18, 2019 Race/Identity

Jodie Patterson joins us to talk about what it took for her family to evolve to understand her transgender son’s place in it, which she writes about in “The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation.”

What Makes A Father?

July 9, 2019 Culture, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

Nara B. Milanich joins us to talk about how confirming biological fatherhood is only the beginning of establishing what it means to be a dad.

When Cops Join Hate Groups

July 2, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity

Will Carless joins us to talk about the online hate groups that active-duty police officers are part of.

Texans In Congress Talk Border and Immigration

June 27, 2019 Current Events, Economics, Politics, Race/Identity

Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Will Hurd join us to talk about immigration, national security and how it these topics intersect in the districts they represent.

The Meaning of Blood-Ties in Same Sex Families

June 7, 2019 Culture, Race/Identity

Jennifer Berney joins us to talk about how same-sex families are redefining our understanding of heredity and paternity.

‘Race Science’ Is Still a Thing

June 6, 2019 Culture, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

BBC science reporter Angela Saini joins us to talk about why some scientists cling to the idea that race is a biological characteristic instead of a social construct.

The Purpose Of Silence

May 30, 2019 Culture, Health, Language, Race/Identity

Harriet Shawcross joins us to talk about how traumatic experiences can interrupt our ability to communicate.

Fat Phobia’s Racist Origins

May 28, 2019 Culture, History, Race/Identity

University of California, Irvine sociologist Sabrina Strings joins us to talk about how societal attitudes towards fatness – particularly when it comes to black women – became increasingly negative in the years that followed.