53 episodes
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5.0 • 17 Ratings
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Host Leah Farish interviews experts and friends about all things generational.
No matter your age or stage, whether you're growing or growing old, you wonder at, fume at, or love someone in another generation. It might be workplace issues, raising kids, or caring for an elder--We're here to bring understanding, solutions, empathy, and a little fun to intergenerational relationships. Our conversation balloons hover over thorny social problems and pop with insight about how to handle them. Some of our guests are scholarly, some faith-based, some rich only in lived experience.
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53. A Trauma-Informed Dad Finds Hope
A professional counselor faced his own tragedy as the father of young children. Josh Burdette courageously tells the kind of personal narrative no one wants, and Leah hurts in harmony.
Additional resources: Goodshepherdsoulcare.com -
52. Innovative Schools in a Struggling Neighborhood
Single-sex prep schools in a predominantly-Black part of town? These two principals are educating and leading in groundbreaking ways. Leah relished how candid, creative, and confident they were in this refreshing conversation. Free enrollment is opening soon for next fall--just sayin'...
Additional resources:
Crossoverprep.org -
51. Kids on Social Media: Positivity or Poison? w/ Laura Tierney
The Social Institute teaches kids in 46 states how to use their social media power for good through its program, #WinAtSocial. Founder Laura Tierney used her social media expertise pioneering ESPN-W and representing companies like Nike, Disney, and Coca-Cola to create a gamified, student-led curriculum that empowers students to use social media wisely, in concert with their families' core values. And Leah holds forth on related topics because Laura is such a good listener....
Additional resources: thesocialinstitute.com and its many resources
#WinAtSocial
Conversation Balloons Episode 30: Juvie
Conversation Balloons Episode 36: Educating for the Ages -
50. Religious Reproduction w/ Eric Kaufmann
Demographer Eric Kaufmann lays out the causes and implications of religious people having more babies than non-religious people. A frisky and informative conversation.
Contact for Eric Kaufmann:
On Twitter / X @epkaufm
His website
Additional resources:
Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth (Profile Books 2010)
The Rise and Fall of Anglo-America (Harvard 2004)
The Orange Order (Oxford, 2007)
Edited by Dr. Kaufmann: Political Demography (Oxford 2012)
Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (Routledge 2004) -
49. Dating, Purity Culture, and Red Flags w/ Crystal Renaud Day
Counselor and former p*rn addict Crystal Day is here in a very honest and practical chat about dating and finding the right spouse.
Additional resources:
Websites:
livingonpurposekc.com
sherecovery.com
thefreedomfight.org
Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sherecovery-podcast-with-crystal-renaud-day/id1562758962
Books:
90 Days to Wholeness
Dirty Girls Come Clean
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48. The Pain of Porn- for Women w/ Crystal Renaud Day
Crystal Renaud Day was exposed to porn as a little girl, leading to a dark path of addiction. She reveals ways of escape from the isolation and dependence created by pornography, and how she helps other women who struggle in similar ways. Parents--be aware there is frank (though not explicit) discussion of troubling issues in this interview.
Additional resources:
Websites:
livingonpurposekc.com
sherecovery.com
thefreedomfight.org
Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sherecovery-podcast-with-crystal-renaud-day/id1562758962
Books:
90 Days to Wholeness
Dirty Girls Come Clean
Dating Done Right: Pursuing Relationships on Purpose
Customer Reviews
Great Range of Topics
Leah draws in experts on a broad range of relevant topics and conducts stimulating interviews. Regardless of which generation you belong to, there’s relevant content.
Fascinating topics presented by experts in their fields
Leah does a great job of ferreting out a broad range of topics that captivate my attention. Her guests are articulate and informative on issues of cultural relevance. I often forward an episode to a friend or family member, which provides fodder for a lively discussion!
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These are such great interviews about topics that don’t get enough attention in the current polarized discourse. Leah has such knowledgeable and compassionate guests, and draws them out with clear and respectful questions and discussion.