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Updated 26/02/2020
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Updated 01/10/2020
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Updated 28/11/2018
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Updated 29/10/2018
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Updated 06/01/2019
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09/09/2018

A Tribute to Flo Kennedy

She helped start NOW, then left to start The Feminist Party, which got Shirley Chisholm elected to Congress. She was the first Black woman to graduate from Columbia law school. Yet, we hear precious little about Florynce "Flo" Kennedy. If you want more Flo, check out this amazing archive of her show: https://archive.org/details/flokennedyschlesingerlibraryThis episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to audible.com/bearcat to start a 30-day free trial and get your first audiobook free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19/04/2018

Masako Ishii-Kuntz Is Training Better Japanese Fathers

As a longtime fatherhood researcher, Masako Ishii-Kuntz was instrumental in the launch of the ikumen project, a nationwide campaign aimed at encouraging fathers to get more involved in home-making and childcare. Now she trains most of the home economics teachers in Tokyo, and has introduced gender-balanced labor and childcare as part of the class, which is required all through school in Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05/11/2019

The Half Truth About Lynching

New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones argues that all journalism is a form of activism. Host Lewis Raven Wallace talks to Hannah-Jones, plus historians David Mindich and Mia Bay, about the enduring influence of Ida B. Wells and the early Black press, who uncovered stories about lynching the white press was unwilling to tell. They explore how early “objective” news failed in its coverage of lynching, and how “objectivity” can fall short in coverage of racial violence now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/04/2019

Ep. 9 Stand By Me

In the final episode of Peace of Mind, Bhi shares a very personal story about how suicide has touched his life in recent years. How Meditation Can Reshape Our Brains (TEDx):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8rRzTtP7TcListen to Peace of Mind (the album):https://lnk.to/peaceofmindthealbumTour dates, etc:https://bhiman.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
03/10/2018

Independent Producer and Showrunner Justin Ching on Thinking Three Moves Ahead

Justin Ching is the founder of j-school, a production company specializing in stories about diverse communities. Most recently, he produced the Amazon Exclusive Series “Ritual.” Ching was previously an award-winning showrunner at FOX where he produced “Z Dream” & “The Fighter & The Kid”. He also led the company’s partnership with Facebook to create @TheBuzzer, which became the #1 social video program in sports. Justin started his career at YouTube, launching the VICE, AwesomenessTV a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22/02/2019

Ep. 4 Beyond the Border

Immigration policy and its human consequences. Our guests are Ahilan Arulanantham (attorney w/ the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project), Paola Mendoza (activist, artist & author), and Todd Schulte (President of FWD.US). Listen to Peace of Mind the album:https://lnk.to/peaceofmindalbumVinyl, tour dates & more:https://peaceofmindpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28/11/2018

Music Supervisor Rob Lowry on Music as a Character and Making Time to Listen

Rob Lowry is a music supervisor on The Bold Type, Future Man, and Ramy, and has music supervised dozens of films and documentaries as well. He talks us through what the job entails, how to get it, and the importance of continuing to love listening to music once it becomes your job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
02/11/2021

S1 Ep2 | Ye Olde Crisis Actor Myth

You could be forgiven for thinking the crisis actor myth was cooked up by Alex Jones to sell people on school shooting conspiracies, but in fact it's more than a century old. In this episode we meet the world's first publicist, the legendary Ivy Ledbetter Lee, and learn about his work crushing mine strikes for the Rockefellers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
01/08/2023

Herb, Ep 3: The Next Citizens United Will Be a Climate Case

In more than 30 climate cases making their way through U.S. courts today, oil companies are using an argument they've been laying the legal groundwork for since the 1970s: that since everything they've ever said about climate change was in the interest of shaping policy or blocking regulation, it's protected speech, even if it was misleading. In this episode we take a look at how those cases are playing out and the likelihood that this new take on "corporate free speech" could make it all the way to the Supreme Court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29/10/2018

Melissa Ludtke, the Woman Who Opened Up Baseball's Clubhouses and Locker Rooms to Women

In 1976 Melissa Ludtke was the only woman working as a full-time baseball reporter. She tried to nicely integrate herself into the institution of baseball, but when the commissioner banned her from a stadium for entering the locker room, she wound up the plaintiff in a discrimination suit that opened up the sport to women reporters forever.Episode Sponsor: LOLA -- monthly subscription for organic tampons, pads, and more. Save 40% off all subscriptions when you go to mylola.com & use BEARCAT at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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