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This Beautiful Shot is Not an Accident

Feb 14, 2022

“This is what I am, do you read me?” Cleopatra Kambugu is a biologist, activist and transgender film personality. Her wish to understand her gender expression led her to study genetics and molecular biology in university and later undergo surgery to help others decode what she felt she already was. In today’s...


Jan 20, 2022

Can books from one culture bring empathy to people from very different backgrounds and experiences? Post-doctoral research Tom Kellner is researching the translatability of Israeli literature being published in Germany. In this episode we speak about the process of understanding what books sell, why they sell, and...


Nov 21, 2021

Biases in search engines are not only an issue of algorithms, our bias is built into the beliefs we have about the world. And our beliefs are influenced by the stories we absorb through our culture and more and more the information we find online. Today I’m speaking with Michelle M. Wright, distinguished professor...


Oct 25, 2021

This season I’m in conversation with academics, artists and changemakers about empathy, storytelling and bridging divides. We will be talking about storytelling as it relates to economics, design, literature and beyond. We are all in the process of re-imaging our world. Can empathy help us be more inclusive,...


Oct 21, 2021

Inclusion and equity don’t just happen because it is part of your mission statement. Creating a space where all members feel a sense of belonging is a process. And today I am in conversation with Dori Tunstall who has been working in the area of diversity, equity, inclusion and decolonization. Dori Tunstall is Dean...