Leslie Jamison joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss her new memoir about the intense joy she felt watching her child grow coupled with the duality of sorrow as she faced divorce.
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From Charley Pride to Beyoncé: The Black roots of country music
Alice Randall, the first Black woman to write a No. 1 country hit, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the Black roots of country music.
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Is ‘less than lethal’ force by police actually safe?
Serginho Roosblad, video producer for the Associated Press’ Global Investigations team, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss an investigation into why “nonlethal” techniques still led to more than a thousand deaths over a 10-year period.
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For Asian Americans, affirmative action is complicated
OiYan Poon, co-director of the College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the diversity of feelings about the affirmative action ruling among Asian Americans.
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The unintended consequences of color-blind casting
Writer and filmmaker Kabir Chibber joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why colorblind casting still has roots in Euro-centric thinking, and how it often distracts us from actually confronting racism.
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She tried to abort her baby — it didn’t work
Amber Ferguson of The Washington Post joins host Krys Boyd to discuss two women, one who didn’t want to give birth and another who couldn’t, and how the fall of Roe changed their lives.
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Is there a cure for medical racism?
Uché Blackstock MD, founder of Advancing Health Equity, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her family how she’s devoted her career to understanding and addressing health inequities of different races.
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Medical science is still catching up on women’s health
Dr. Elizabeth Comen, an oncologist specializing in breast cancer, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the history of sexism in medicine and why lingering stereotypes still affect women’s medical care.
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Who has the right to choose their sex?
Andrea Long Chu, book critic for New York magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why she believes it is an inalienable right to choose one’s sex and why children need to have agency in their own lives.
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Femme Fatale: Why women kill
Anna Motz, a forensic psychologist, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the traumas that lead to unspeakable crimes committed by women, her work inside the prison system, and why denying female violence is denying female agency.
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Breaking up with romance
Sabrina Strings, professor at the University of California, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why she believes the relatively low numbers of Black women in relationships and marriages is a backlash to the Civil Rights movement..
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Why gay people deserve an apology
Jonathan Rauch, contributing writer to The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the lasting harms had on not only career diplomats but the broader LGBTQ community across the country – and why he says it’s time for a reckoning.
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