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UPDATE: Reckonings is on indefinite hiatus. To pick up where the show left off, follow Stephanie Lepp on Twitter: @stephlepp

ABOUT THE SHOW
How do we change our hearts and minds?

What moves us to shift our political worldviews, transcend extremism, and make other kinds of transformative change?

​Reckonings is an exploration of how we look in the mirror, and grow from what we see.

​Stories have included that of a tough-on-crime prosecutor who revolutionized his understanding of our criminal justice system, a former Facebook executive who's since devoted his life to tackling technology addiction, and a perpetrator and survivor of sexual assault who managed to work through it using restorative justice.

If you're new to the show, start with this quick intro: bit.ly/1VypoeX

Then go for any of these episodes — Beyond Goliath, A Journalist Reckons With Truth, or A Survivor And Her Perpetrator Find Justice: reckonings.show/episodes

Reckonings is produced by Stephanie Lepp.

Reckonings Stephanie Lepp

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 137 Ratings

UPDATE: Reckonings is on indefinite hiatus. To pick up where the show left off, follow Stephanie Lepp on Twitter: @stephlepp

ABOUT THE SHOW
How do we change our hearts and minds?

What moves us to shift our political worldviews, transcend extremism, and make other kinds of transformative change?

​Reckonings is an exploration of how we look in the mirror, and grow from what we see.

​Stories have included that of a tough-on-crime prosecutor who revolutionized his understanding of our criminal justice system, a former Facebook executive who's since devoted his life to tackling technology addiction, and a perpetrator and survivor of sexual assault who managed to work through it using restorative justice.

If you're new to the show, start with this quick intro: bit.ly/1VypoeX

Then go for any of these episodes — Beyond Goliath, A Journalist Reckons With Truth, or A Survivor And Her Perpetrator Find Justice: reckonings.show/episodes

Reckonings is produced by Stephanie Lepp.

    Trump concedes. Fake news?

    Trump concedes. Fake news?

    For the last episode of Reckonings, none other than: Donald Trump.

    This episode is part of Deep Reckonings — a series of explicitly-marked deepfake videos that imagine Mark Zuckerberg, Brett Kavanaugh, and other public figures having a reckoning. Here, an imaginary Donald Trump concedes the 2020 election. Watch the video and access the transcript: www.deepreckonings.com/trump

    Want to see Trump give a real concession speech? Tweet: .@realDonaldTrump here's some actual fake news. Only you can make it real with @stephlepp: www.deepreckonings.com/trump

    Continue the journey beyond Reckonings: bit.ly/influnch

    • 5 min
    DEEP RECKONINGS

    DEEP RECKONINGS

    If Brett Kavanaugh, Alex Jones, and Mark Zuckerberg had a crisis of conscience, what would they say? Reckonings presents Deep Reckonings — a project that uses deepfakes to take Reckonings in a *fictional* direction, and imagine public figures having a reckoning. Watch the full series and learn more about the project: deepreckonings.com
    This is the last Reckonings episode for a while, and maybe...the last episode.

    • 6 min
    How To Tackle Trump's Lies

    How To Tackle Trump's Lies

    How do we cover the communications of a president who lies, especially when those lies can be fatal? The traditional rituals of journalism don't really work with a president who doesn't tell the truth, and so, what can we do instead? Reckonings presents Infinite Lunchbox on the topic of how to tackle Trump's lies — aka *post-truth jujitsu*.
    NOTE: Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — watch this episode on YouTube: bit.ly/posttruthjujitsu
    Show Notes:
    • Jay Rosen on switching to an emergency setting: https://pressthink.org/2020/03/today-we-switch-our-coverage-of-donald-trump-to-an-emergency-setting
    • Dan Froomkin on live fact-checking: https://presswatchers.org/2020/03/how-to-turn-trumps-daily-virus-misinformation-show-into-a-vector-for-the-truth
    • Matt Yglesias on Trump being a master showman: https://www.vox.com/2020/3/23/21190362/trump-daily-coronavirus-briefing-fox-cnn-msnbc
    • Jay Rosen on sending the interns: https://pressthink.org/2018/06/its-time-for-the-press-to-suspend-normal-relations-with-the-trump-presidency
    • Neighbors podcast: https://bit.ly/neighpod
    Connect:
    • Infinite Lunchbox: https://www.youtube.com/c/infinitelunchbox
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephlepp
    • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stephlepp

    • 17 min
    How do people change?

    How do people change?

    How do we change our hearts and minds? What moves us to shift our political worldviews, transcend extremism, and make other kinds of transformative change? That's the $64 million dollar question that gave birth to Reckonings. And that's the question I explore with lessons learned *from* Reckonings -- in this bonus episode with Inflection Point's Lauren Schiller.
    Check out additional interviews featuring yours truly: reckonings.show/press.html
    Connect:
    • Inflection Point — a show about how women rise up: https://www.inflectionpointradio.org
    • Neighbors — a podcast showcasing our common humanity: https://bit.ly/neighpod
    • Infinite Lunchbox — Reckonings’ sister show: https://www.youtube.com/c/infinitelunchbox
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephlepp
    • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stephlepp

    • 41 min
    Biden, #MeToo, and Growing in Public

    Biden, #MeToo, and Growing in Public

    Joe Biden stands accused of sexual assault. And the Democratic Party leadership, which had been loud in its support for #MeToo, is suddenly……..silent. But, is it possible to support Biden's candidacy without abandoning #MeToo? Can we take Tara Reade's allegation seriously while deeming Biden a worthy candidate for president??
    In this bonus episode of Reckonings -- alas, no -- we're not doing a restorative justice dialogue between Joe Biden and Tara Reade. What we're doing is being introduced to Reckonings' new sister show: Infinite Lunchbox! And we're going to hear an Infinite Lunchbox episode on Biden, #MeToo, and the prospect of growing in public.
    NOTE: Infinite Lunchbox is better *viewed* than heard — watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUoBYHx_cMs
    Show Notes:
    • Rebel Wisdom -- let them know you want Reckonings to LIVE on their platform: https://twitter.com/WisdomRebel
    • Reckonings episode #23 -- featuring restorative justice for clergy sex abuse: http://www.reckonings.show/episodes/23
    • Biden's 2019 not-quite-apology video: https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1113515882960052224
    • Michelle Goldberg's 2020 NYT opinion on Tara Reade's allegation: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/opinion/tara-reade-joe-biden.html
    • Strong Feelings podcast: https://www.strongfeelings.co
    Connect:
    • Infinite Lunchbox: https://www.youtube.com/c/infinitelunchbox
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephlepp
    • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stephlepp

    • 14 min
    Beyond Goliath

    Beyond Goliath

    He built Facebook’s business model. Then he went on to become the President of Pinterest. And then he realized: he was addicted to his phone. And later: he was complicit in his own — and all of our — addictive relationships with technology.
    How does an architect of Facebook’s business model grapple with the impact of what he built? What is he doing to help us renegotiate our relationship with technology? This is the odyssey of Moment CEO Tim Kendall.
    SF BAY AREANS: Tim Kendall and Stephanie Lepp will be speaking at the Institute for the Future on September 26th from 6:30-8pm. Check here for details.

    • 43 min

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4.7 out of 5
137 Ratings

137 Ratings

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A powerful hidden gem that everyone should listen to

The storytelling and production quality on this podcast rivals what I think are the best and most thought provoking podcasts available like This American Life and Revisionist History. This little podcast has opened my mind and heart on a number of issues and I hope it can find a home and continue to teach us how change and transformation happen.

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“AN UNCOMMON CONVERSATION ABOUT CLERGY SEX ABUSE” MAY 20, 2019

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