Triple Consciousness
Per W.E.B. DuBois' work, The Souls of Black Folk (1903), the notion of double consciousness was used to describe psychological challenges of African Americans looking at oneself through the eyes of a white and racist society. Feeling one's "two-ness" was and is the challenge for Black folks. In today's episode, Dr. Shaunna and Dr. Lisa invite you into triple consciousness -- self as a bystander, upstander, or othered.
Don’t be Cruel
Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna tag team on the Word of the Week and then move into a lively conversation about CEOs speaking out on DEI topics, the UK's new law sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, and finally the DEI iceberg.
The Hopeful Pragmatist
This week on the show, Dr. Shaunna and Dr. Lisa discuss a whole host of issues ranging from renaming monuments and federal landmarks to criminalizing the unhoused in Oregon. Tying it all together is hope - who has greater access to hope that things will change?
Wake Up! Stay Woke
Dap Dunlap, Spike Lee's character in the movie School Daze, screams into the camera, "Wake Up!" as he attempts to get Black people to come together for a common cause. Waking up and staying woke are vastly different and not knowing the history of the term can unfortunately warp its original meaning beyond recognition. Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna talk about staying "woke" as a phrase, staying woke to exploitation, and staying woke to gender inequity in sport.
Oversimplification
This week, Dr. Shaunna and Dr. Lisa pull together three seemingly disparate topics using the thread of "oversimplification". As a podcast that rests upon critical thinking, this episode challenges listeners with a new definition, thoughts on voter registration, Coach Dawn Staley's allyship, and Scotland's new hate crimes law plus Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's historically challenging behavior.
Read the Room
This week Dr. Shaunna and Dr. Lisa cover the globe from California to Rome. Workplace policies, how the small steps can still have a profound impact, and what it means to have the space to self-identify your race rather than be given only a few mismatched categories on the Census.
Ridiculousness
This is not a "Ridiculist" with Anderson Cooper, but it may be close. On this episode, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna provide a snippet about the developing story of the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and what it means for socioeconomic status and transportation. From there, they get into their own ridiculous list: the SCOTUS hearing on mifepristone, questioning "white" as a slur, and the Kate Middleton frenzy over her photoshopping images of her family.
Unfriendly Skies?
After the disappointment of the Crown Act failing in yet another state, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna move into more recent events that get messier and messier by the episode. Listen in as they talk about the outcry against anti-DEI legislation in Florida, neuroinclusive workplaces, and sexism on display against a Delta pilot.
Groundhog Day
During this week's episode, we revisit new iterations of old challenges in equity and inclusion. Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna examine a recent college women's basketball brawl, take a look at even more Oscar night nuances, and end on a lighter note with a small and simple win in women's ice hockey equity.
Doubling Down
After giving some final updates on Black History Month, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna transition into Women's History Month topics, where injustice continues to abound.
No win situations
Drs. Shaunna and Lisa discuss how value is communicated and expressed whether through the theft of Jackie Robinson’s statue in Kansas City, the failure of the school day to adapt to changing times, or the tone policing Fani Willis’ experienced in defending her professional reputation.
Extremely Athletic
During this episode, we harken back to our podcast roots with an equal focus on DEI and sport. Check out Dr. Shaunna and Dr. Lisa's latest thoughts at the intersection of both.
Planning Ahead
During this week's episode, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna grapple with three phases addressing planning ahead and how we should encourage others to do the same. Listen in:
Hostile Humanity
This week the discussion returns to the sinister side of AI, DEI training efficacy, and we ask where the ethical line is for how states carry out executions given the recent use of a new method in Alabama.
Kinda Crowned?
Current events never slow down. Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna had no shortage of topics to cover this week. Their ten-minute-or-so dives in to each topic just skim the surface.
Today’s phases include the Crown Act in Texas, Oscar Nods or lack thereof, and Trans Panic - a legal defense that is used to justify the murder of trans people.
Bumper Cars
Bumper Cars. Today’s episode come to you from San Juan, Puerto Rico where Dr. Shaunna and Dr. Lisa attended the ROI Millionaire’s Summit for women, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs. They share some key learning from their experience, as well as their key takeaways. Topics include networking, being good before doing good, and taking time to think.
CEO & Founder of Culture With Us
Join us for a bonus episode and interview with CEO & Founder of Culture With Us, Alex Schrecengost
Scorpion
In this week's podcast, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna address some current events that have made recent headlines including law enforcement special units like the now disbanded Memphis Scorpion unit, the Iowa caucuses, and the Divine 9 and Founder's Days for historically Black Greek-lettered fraternities and sororities.
Who Gets to Rest?
In this week's episode, Dr. Shaunna and Dr. Lisa address various aspects of rest, who gets to take it, and why it should be conceived as an act of resistance.