Rev. Esau McCaulley, associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the deep work that led him to seeing his father in a new light and how his father’s struggles are echoed in the experiences of many Black Americans.
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Kevin Woodson, a law professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss the barriers to success for Black workers in white collar industries.
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James E. Causey, Ideas Lab reporter, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the hate mail he’s gotten through the years, why he initially hid his pain from his readers and colleagues, and why he feels it’s time to confront hate head on.
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Samantha Riedel, contributing writer for Them magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the discovery of a CD-Rom with four years of content from the late 1990s, which shows a burgeoning trans community being born online.
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Comedian and musician Reggie Watts joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his memoir about growing up mixed race in a small town, and how he embraced his differences to find what’s cool.
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Helena de Bres, a philosophy professor at Wellesley College and a twin herself, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the endless questions she’s asked about her and her sister – and to reflect upon what being a multiple is really like.
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Doug Melville joins guest host John McCaa to discuss his family’s patriarchs – how they were unfairly compensated and faced racism among the ranks, and his quest to bring these extraordinary men’s stories to light.
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Daniel Finkelstein, a political columnist for The Times of London, joins guest host John McCaa to discuss his family’s history – a mother who fled Nazi Germany only to be sent to a concentration camp and a father whose family was sent to Siberia.
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Clinical psychologist Orna Guralnik talks about what she’s seen in her practice, where couples are bringing to the table issues of race and privilege and trauma like she hasn’t seen before.
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Juliet Hooker, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how white supremacy creates an expectation of winning while Black Americans are so often expected to suffer in exchange for any social or political gains.
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Peniel Joseph, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the contentious but essential relationship between the president and Civil Rights leader.
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Angel Ellis, a journalist within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her fight for a free press on tribal lands, where Federal rules don’t apply.
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