Bare Truth w/ Candace Renee

Candace Renee Rice

In a world overflowing with opinions, Bare Truth cuts through the noise & features verified experts with 10+ years of real-world experience across industries like psychology, relationships, finance, spirituality, health, and pop culture — alongside everyday people whose stories hold equal weight. Together, they unpack the topics we all debate online but rarely explore in depth: love, loss, healing, identity, purpose, and truth. Candace guides these discussions with wit, empathy, and journalistic curiosity — creating a space where insight meets authenticity and every guest has earned the mic.

Episodes

  1. A National Emergency in Plain Sight: Our Children vs. Screens, Schools, and AI

    Jan 16

    A National Emergency in Plain Sight: Our Children vs. Screens, Schools, and AI

    We are watching a national emergency unfold in real time as children are continuing to master screens before they master reading. In Episode 2 of Bare Truth, Candace Renee sits down with Dr. Marie N. Feagins—an educator with deep urban-district leadership experience, 20+ years experience in education, and a 2026 candidate for Shelby County Mayor—for a no-fluff conversation about what’s happening to our kids inside (and outside) the classroom. This episode goes straight into the uncomfortable questions parents are thinking but rarely say out loud: Are we raising thinkers… or raising scrollers? Are schools educating… or managing behavior? And what happens when AI gets smarter while our kids’ attention spans get shorter? In this episode, we unpack: Why literacy and attention are becoming a crisis—and what parents can do now Phones in class, screen dependency, and the cost of “digital babysitting” The public school-to-prison pipeline conversation—and why it keeps resurfacing AI vs. intellectualism: when tools start replacing thinking Accountability: parents, systems, policy, and what “real solutions” actually look like About Dr. Marie Feagins: Dr. Feagins holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Samford University) and has served in senior leadership roles in large school systems, including Detroit Public Schools Community District where she led the district to the highest graduation rate in a decade.

    48 min
  2. A National Emergency in Plain Sight: Our Children vs. Screens, Schools, and AI

    Jan 16

    A National Emergency in Plain Sight: Our Children vs. Screens, Schools, and AI

    We are watching a national emergency unfold in real time as children are continuing to master screens before they master reading. In Episode 2 of Bare Truth, Candace Renee sits down with Dr. Marie N. Feagins—an educator with deep urban-district leadership experience, 20+ years experience in education, and a 2026 candidate for Shelby County Mayor—for a no-fluff conversation about what’s happening to our kids inside (and outside) the classroom. This episode goes straight into the uncomfortable questions parents are thinking but rarely say out loud: Are we raising thinkers… or raising scrollers? Are schools educating… or managing behavior? And what happens when AI gets smarter while our kids’ attention spans get shorter? In this episode, we unpack: Why literacy and attention are becoming a crisis—and what parents can do now Phones in class, screen dependency, and the cost of “digital babysitting” The public school-to-prison pipeline conversation—and why it keeps resurfacing AI vs. intellectualism: when tools start replacing thinking Accountability: parents, systems, policy, and what “real solutions” actually look like About Dr. Marie Feagins: Dr. Feagins holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Samford University) and has served in senior leadership roles in large school systems, including Detroit Public Schools Community District where she led the district to the highest graduation rate in a decade.

    48 min

About

In a world overflowing with opinions, Bare Truth cuts through the noise & features verified experts with 10+ years of real-world experience across industries like psychology, relationships, finance, spirituality, health, and pop culture — alongside everyday people whose stories hold equal weight. Together, they unpack the topics we all debate online but rarely explore in depth: love, loss, healing, identity, purpose, and truth. Candace guides these discussions with wit, empathy, and journalistic curiosity — creating a space where insight meets authenticity and every guest has earned the mic.