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“[Moonstruck] represents a part of our culture that doesn’t always get the spotlight.” – Dom Nero

Today I interviewed Dom Nero.

Dom Nero is a staff video editor at Esquire Magazine, where he also wri…

“They do change and that’s what these messages mean. People do change .” – Sammy Rangel

Today I interviewed Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate

In this episode we speak about how:

• The far right exploite…

This bonus episode gets us ready for the election in 2020 — and beyond! The lessons in this episode apply to the Democratic process overall.

Danielle Holtz is a historian of US political culture, int…

“We think about [Democracy] happening someplace else … and how I think about it and encourage students to think about it: it’s there yes … but it’s also in you.” – Timothy Shaffer, PhD

Today I interv…

“The fundamental principle of a testing desert is: you’re in a county and there’s not a single test site. … About 40% of rural counties in the United States are testing deserts.” – Dr. Sema Sgaier of…

“To me what movement work means is creativity.” – Jeannine Cook

Today I interviewed Jeannine Cook,

For the last 10 years Jeannine Cook has worked as a trusted writer for several startups, corporation…

“You’re not a rockstar and I’m not an angel either, and that’s why we need each other, and that’s why we need empathy, actually.” – Fritz Breithaupt

Today I interviewed Fritz Breithaupt.

Fritz Breith…

“We get into this weird thing, that if politicians don’t get made fun of

“Somebody described our comedy shows as going to Chippendales because it’s so rowdy. These women don’t want to leave.” – Mona Shaikh

Today I interviewed Mona Shaikh.

Mona Shaikh is a stand-up comedia…

“I’ve been asked over the years a lot for the potential of humor to bridge these divides and I have not figured out a way it work. …. Unless you’re someone who is willing to targets the machinery tha…

“Call-out culture impoverishes our pools of meaning because we don’t get to share what everybody is thinking. Because some people are intimidated by the brutality with which an unfolding thought is r…

“I have choices. I’m responsible for my happiness.” — Mary Goggin

Today I interviewed Mary Goggin, the creator of the solo show Runaway Princess.

In this episode we speak about:
Mary’s journey throug…

“Everyone has a story to tell and when its your personal story you’re selling yourself, too. And that, to me, is a very easy sell.” — Rick Kaempfer

Today I interviewed Rick Kaempfer and David Stern o…

“Restorative justice is about healing. And healing in communities.” — Gina Hill

Today I interviewed Gina Hill.

Gina M. Hill is currently the Lead Administrator at the Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street A…

“Everybody has a uniqueness to them and I try to celebrate that.” — Richard W. Gretzinger

Today I interviewed Richard W. Gretzinger

Here’s more about him and his project The Vulnerability Project in …

“It’s quite possible that TikTok is the Nintendo of this generation.” – Jesse Sneddon

Today I chatted with Jesse Sneddon, standup comedian and co-writer and producer of The Melania Trump Road Show: G…

“People are being groomed and don’t realize that they’re being groomed or that they have been groomed.” — Sammy Rangel

Today I interviewed Sammy Rangel from Life After Hate. This is part two of that …

“You can fix a lot of things. That’s why erasers were made. But the one thing you can not fix is stupid.” — Charles LoGiudice, Jr.

Today I interviewed Charles LoGiudice, Jr. My Dad.

Charles LoGiudice…