Humans Being
Former journalist and current college professor David Lacy interviews people who have lived unique experiences or challenges -- and who have remarkable stories to tell.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Surrogacy: Parts I and II
In our first two part episode, Humans Being explores the timely issue of surrogacy from multiple angles. We discuss domestic and international laws as well as the constantly changing political landsc…
"The Oldest Profession"
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS REAL-LIFE DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
Publication date of this episode (June 2, 2021) marks International Sex Workers' Day. For more informati…
Season 2 Episode One Trailer: "The Oldest Profession"
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS REAL-LIFE DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
Retired full-service Sex Worker Betty James (pseudonym) shares her story of five years as a successful a…
Episode 5: Quarantined At Sea
I interview Ken Welton and Carolyn Wyler, husband and wife passengers on the Princess Cruise ship that was quarantined in the San Francisco Bay, after a passenger on the previous trip had tested posi…
Episode 5 Trailer: Quarantined on a Cruise Ship
Sacramento residents Carolyn Wyler and Ken Welton discuss their anxious and surreal quarantine aboard the Carnival Grand Princess and later at Travis Air Force Base, just east of Northern California'…
Episode 4: Living With Sickle Cell
Members of the Ramsay family describe what life with sickle cell is like, as a means of raising awareness for the disease, as well as shining a spotlight on research progress to date. Sickle cell aff…
Episode 4 Trailer: Living with Sickle Cell Disease
Siblings Alana and Aaron Ramsay open up about living with sickle cell disease, hoping to shed light on such an important subject.
Credit: John Ramsay's speech hosted by the Children's Inn at NIH.
Episode 3: Kids and COVID
In episode 3 I take a back seat, while children of all ages articulate their thoughts, frustrations, fears, and hopes regarding this global pandemic. From online schooling to mask wearing to loss of …
Episode 3 Trailer: Kids and COVID
In the third episode of Humans Being, I ask parents to interview their children about what stressors, anxieties, fears, and hopes they have during this challenging and unprecedented time.
Episode 2: Sleep Paralysis & Night Terrors
We spend one-third of our lives sleeping. Five sufferers of sleep paralysis and night terrors share their stories of fear, shame, and strength, as they battle an unseen -- yet very real -- disorder. …
Episode 1: Pilot (Transgender in 2020)
Jenny Rihl discusses the secret she harbored for 36 years: she was a transgender woman. She shares her earliest memories feeling at odds with her body, some of the darkest moments of her life, and th…