Best Darrien Podcasts (2024)

Guest: Keyssh Datts Founder and Coordinator of DecolonizePhilly [ Keyssh._ website] In this episode of Making Love & Designing the Future, we delve into the inspiring journey of Keyssh Datts, a passionate, 22-year-old social justice activist from Southwest Philly and the founder of DecolonizePhilly. Keyssh shares her evolution from a high school st…

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Jill Roberts: Building Inclusive Wealth 43:44

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Guest Jill Roberts ( @weclarifi/website) In Episode 9 of Making Love & Designing the Future, host Jos Duncan Asé and guest Jill Roberts, Director of Advocacy at Clarifi, explore the urgent need to disrupt existing financial systems. Jill Roberts, a passionate advocate for financial reform, brings a wealth of knowledge to the intersection of finance…

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Darrien Johnson: Curating Positive Impact 27:23

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Guest Darrien Johnson [website/Instagram @thecommunitycurator ] In this episode of Making Love & Designing the Future, host Jos Duncan Asé sits down with Darrien Johnson, founder of The Community Curator. They explore Darrien's journey from growing up in Philadelphia to launching a social impact company focused on empowering grassroots organization…

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Danya Henninger: Breaking News and Building Love 31:36

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Guest: Danya Henninger [Technical.ly] In this episode of "Making Love & Designing the Future," Jos Duncan Asé interviews Danya Henninger, the editorial director at local newsroom Technical.ly, focusing on tech and innovation in the Mid-Atlantic region. Danya traces her journey into journalism, initially owning a digital and visual imaging business …

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Sam Katz: The Future of History 29:01

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Sam Katz [ website/social handles] Founder & Executive Producer at History Making Productions In this episode of Making Love & Designing the Future, host Jos Duncan Asé engages in a fascinating conversation with Sam Katz, a former politician turned filmmaker, about his transition from public service to the world of film. Sam reflects on his early a…

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Shawn Mooring: Philanthropy Reimagined 41:43

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Guest: Shawn Mooring [ The Lenfest Institute for Journalism] In this episode of Making Love & Designing the Future, host Jos Duncan Asé talks with Shawn Mooring, Head of Programs at the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, to explore the evolving landscape of philanthropy and its critical role in building equitable change. Shawn shares his journey sta…

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Bioeutectics: Transforming the Solvents Industry with Sustainable solutions in Tulsa with Founder Tomas Silicaro 23:26

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In this episode of the BeAtento Podcast, we welcome Tomas Silicaro, the Co-founder and CEO of Bioeutectics, who is leading a green revolution in the solvents industry. Bioeutectics is making a space for themselves in the development of sustainable solutions that replace traditional, environmentally harmful solvents.Tomas shares his journey from con…

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Michael O'Bryan: Human-Centered Design 45:18

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Guest: Michael O'Bryan [humanature website] In this episode, Jos Duncan Asé and Michael O'Bryan, founder of humanature, discuss human-centered design principles and community development. They explore the integration of love and care in both personal and professional contexts, while Michael emphasizes the significance of active listening, self-love…

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Diane Cornman-Levy & Kelly Sheard: Disruptors for Change 42:33

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Guests: Kelly Sheard & Diane Cornman-Levy In this episode of Making Love & Designing the Future, host Jos Duncan Asé interviews Kelly Sheard, Director of the Gender Wealth Institute, and Diane Cornman-Levy, Chief Disruptor at Women's Way. They discuss their personal journeys in nonprofit work, the innovative initiatives at Women's Way to close the …

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Christopher Norris: Committing Acts of Journalism 49:24

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Guest: Christopher Norris [website/Twitter] In this episode, Christopher Norris, Chief Strategy Officer and Strategic Advisor to the CEO at StoryCorps, discusses the potential of AI in storytelling and journalism, emphasizing creativity and ethical considerations. Christopher also shares his inspiring journey from professional drummer to influentia…

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Will Toms: Building REC & Future Proofing the Creative Economy 34:01

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Guest: Will Toms [website/Instagram/twitter] In this premier episode of Making Love & Designing the Future, Jos Duncan Asé invites listeners into a rich conversation with visionary entrepreneur and Forbes 30 Under 30 member Will Toms. The Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer of REC Philly shares his insights into building communities and empowering …

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Boddle Learning: The Future of Gamified Education with Founder Edna Martinson 23:23

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Join us on the BeAtento Podcast as we sit down with Edna Martinson, the decorated co-founder of Boddle Learning, to showcase the next educational game app helping K-6 kids be engaged towards education. Lean into Edna's entrepreneurial journey to Tulsa and underscoring the importance of representation in the startup world. Get ready for an insightfu…

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Venture Voices: Venture Studios, Global Living, and VC Tactics with Dallas Price of Forum Ventures 21:41

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Welcome to the Be Atento Podcast series, Venture Voices! Join us as we delve into the dynamic world of venture capital and entrepreneurship by sitting with leaders in venture capital who are sharing insights on VC Trends experiences and lessons learned. In this episode, our host and Community Outreach Manager Brentom Todd sits down with Venture Bui…

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Tulsa-based Sneakerhead turned Tech Revolutionary: Venita Cooper shapes an honest marketplace through AI start-up, Arbit 17:52

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Dive into the journey of one of Tulsa’s, Venita “Coop” Cooper. Hear how a passion to create a space for sneakers on Historic Black Wall Street turned into a startup called Arbit that is bringing honest transparency in the world of sneaker valuation. Learn more about Coop's climb, her impact and love for Tulsa, and the future for Atento Capital’s po…

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SquadTrip: The Future of Group Travel Management with Founder Darrien Watson 20:12

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In this episode of the Be Atento Podcast, we sit down with Darrien Watson, the visionary founder of SquadTrip, a SaaS platform revolutionizing group travel. Explore how SquadTrip simplifies booking and payments, making group trip planning a seamless experience. Get to know Darrien's journey, from his early days in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the creation …

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UTSA Football AAC Expectations | Season Tickets Sales | Content Plans 13:52

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UTSA Football AAC Expectations | Season Tickets Sales | Content Plans by Darrien StarlingBy Darrien Starling

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Payfactory: Pivoting Through the Advancement of the Payment Revolution 22:11

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In this podcast episode, Michael Basch, Founder and Managing Partner at Atento Capital, interviews Ruston Miles, CEO of Payfactory, and Marvin Jones, Head of Strategic Partnerships / Co-Founder of Payfactory, a company that empowers leading platforms with immediate onboarding, payment acceptance, and payouts through a suite of restful APIs. Ruston …

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Top 5 UTSA Offensive Players 29:30

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We cover the top 5 UTSA Football Players in program history thus far!By Darrien Starling

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The Journey to Making a Tulsa-Based Start-Up a "Boardroom-Name" 13:36

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Host: Adele Weaver, Managing Partner of Pre-Seed Investments at Atento Capital. Guest: Jamie Ostroe, Co-Founder & Head of Content at B2B Reviews. She/Her/Hers Pronouns. In this podcast episode, Adele Weaver, Managing Partner of Pre-Seed Investments at Atento Capital, welcomes Jamie Ostroe, Co-Founder & Head of Content at B2B Reviews. Jamie shares w…

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UTSA Top 5 Defensive Players of All Time 28:18

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In this podcast we discuss the top 5 UTSA defensive players of all time.By Darrien Starling

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Offseason Pod 1 23:54

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In this episode we discuss the following:-What happened in 2022 (UTSA and the Pod)-Recap of UTSA's conference winning season-Jeff Traylor's leadership-UTSA 2023 Schedule -UTSA incoming recruitsBy Darrien Starling

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First-Time Founders Solve for the Future of Compliant Texting 31:55

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Matt Morfopoulos and Martin Langelo Lien recognized the demand for compliant SMS text messaging for businesses to engage with their consumers effectively. To meet this need, they founded Volt, an innovative platform that is revolutionizing business-to-consumer communication. Volt not only enables businesses to maintain regulatory compliance but als…

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Launching a Female-Founded Relationship App 19:11

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Founder and licensed therapist Jordan Green shares her story about founding Remble, a relationship and mental health app that allows users to master their mental health, improve their relationships, and become their best selves with hundreds of therapist-created courses, activities, and tips.By Rant9 Productions

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Creating a Venture Studio in Tulsa 22:58

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Tulsa’s newest Venture Studio, 19 Days, identifies problems and builds businesses to solve them! Atento’s founder and General Partner, Michael Basch, interviews Joey Wignarajah about their first year and first business.By Rant9 Productions

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Athletes to Entreperneurs: Their Route to Building a Start-Up (Part 2) 27:08

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We're back with part 2 of Athletes to Entrepreneurs: Their Route to Building a Start-Up. In this episode, Fansub founders Brandon King and Chris Davis give voice to their experience in the ACT House accelerator program. They also give insight into their Tulsa experience and how their company has evolved since relocating to the heartland.Want to lea…

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UTSA vs Rice Pregame Pod - LA Tech Recap 21:54

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UTSA vs Rice Pregame Pod - LA Tech Recap by Darrien StarlingBy Darrien Starling

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Athletes to Entreperneurs: Their Route to Building a Start-Up (Part 1) 24:17

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oin us this month's episode of "Be Atento" as Will Gray, Managing Director, has a conversation with Brandon King and Chris Davis, a couple of the founders of Fansub. Fansub is an online platform enabling live stream events, discovering, booking and marketing for creatives. Here in part one the founders talk about their backgrounds and what it was l…

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UTSA vs LA Tech Preview - UAB Recap 26:12

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UTSA vs LA Tech Preview - UAB Recap by Darrien StarlingBy Darrien Starling

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UTSA vs UAB Preview - UNT Recap 25:41

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UTSA vs UAB Preview - UNT Recap by Darrien StarlingBy Darrien Starling

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From Operations to Investments with Jordy Albert 29:11

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This month on the “Be Atento” podcast Susan Spears, Investment Partner, will be interviewing Jordy Albert, co-founder and General Partner of Walkabout Ventures. Walkabout Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that focuses on FinTech. Take a listen as Jordy walks through his journey from operator to investor and how that experience has helped h…

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PatchRX on Building a Startup 24:30

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This month Atento’s Managing Partner, Michael Basch, hosts one of the founders from Patch RX! PatchRx is improving prescription adherence and helping their users remember to take their medication through data-driven technology. Their universal smart pill bottle device, patient-facing app, and web app help patients take medications on time, allows f…

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Unlearning Shame Around Marijuana w/ Darrien Divinity 36:27

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Darrien Divinity (she/her) is changing the world by guiding people through conscious cannabis consumption! Her business Marijuana Meditations helps people release old stereotypes, negative connotations, and limiting beliefs to create a new standard of what it means to be "high." In this episode, we discuss our relationship with weed, the racist his…

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How to Literally Change the World w/ Andre Henry 56:03

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Andre Henry (he/him) is changing the world by advocating for nonviolent civil resistance in a society built upon white supremacy. His newest book All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep is a thought-provoking page turner that sheds light on the next stage of fighting for Black lives and- ultimately- collective liberation. In this episode, we discuss …

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The Shit That Made Poet Farida D. A Feminist 1:00:43

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Farida D. (she/her) is changing the world by dismantling the shame women have been taught by the patriarchy. She is an Arab gender researcher and poet who has been studying women's oppression for over 10 years, and she has written numerous books including the poetry series The List of Shit That Made Me a Feminist. In this episode, we discuss a man …

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DéVon Christopher Johnson and BleuLife Media Group 43:00

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This week, DéVon Christopher Johnson, the founder and CEO BleuLife Media, joins Aaron Whigham in an inspirational discussion. They talk about their shared history of being entrepreneurs since they were young, why DéVon founded BleuLife Media, and their upcoming event, Black-Owned Media Weekend, on June 16 - 19, 2022, in Tulsa, OK. Subscribe to the …

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Children Know If They’re Trans w/ Lana Patel (Part 3) 46:30

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Lana Patel (she/her) is changing the world by sharing her story as an Afro-Indian Caribbean trans woman and first-generation American! In this episode, we discuss how children know if they are trans very early on. Lana shares her stories from her childhood and how she knew she was a girl by the time she was three years old. This is a very timely co…

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Dating As A Trans Woman w/ Lana Patel (Part 2) 1:01:59

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Lana Patel (she/her) is changing the world by sharing her story as an Afro-Indian Caribbean trans woman and first-generation American. In this episode, we discuss dating as a trans woman. Lana shares her stories about her first kiss, losing her virginity, and the heartbreaking, sometimes scary situations she's faced while navigating love. This is p…

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Victor Hwang and Right to Start 36:29

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In this episode of the Be Atento podcast, Aaron is joined by Victor Hwang, CEO of Right to Start. Victor is an economic growth expert. His ideas have shaped the economic lives of millions of people worldwide. His work has helped over 300 communities, cities, states, companies, and even entire countries in creating greater economic prosperity. Subsc…

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Gender Affirming Healthcare is LIFE SAVING w/ Lana Patel (Part 1) 48:27

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Lana Patel (she/her) is changing the world by sharing her story as an Afro-Indian Caribbean trans woman and first-generation American. Currently, she is the Community Partnerships Manager of Plume, an organisation that offers quality, accessible, and convenient gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy for the transgender community. In this epis…

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Abortion is Sacred w/ Rachael Lorenzo 1:08:19

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Rachael Lorenzo (she/her) is changing the world by advocating for indigenous rights and reproductive health and justice. She's the founder of Indigenous Women Rising- a native-led organisation that focuses on abortion access, midwifery care, traditional doula care, and community-centred sex education. In this episode, we discuss why abortion isn't …

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Reclaiming the Word "Slut" w/ Michelle Hy 55:47

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Michelle Hy (she/her) is changing the world by teaching people about intersectional non-monogamy. Her Instagram account @polyamorouswhileasian is 25,000 people strong showing that people need a non-judgemental place to explore relationship orientations. Monogamy is a relationship with only one partner at a time while polyamory is having more than o…

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Please Judge Your Therapist w/ Hayley Caddes 54:43

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Hayley Caddes is changing the world by destigmatizing mental health. She's the creator of Chill Pill, a mental health app for Gen Zers, that will launch later this year. In this episode, we talk about where I've been the past six months and how it's impacted my mental health as well as Hayley's mental health journey, how white supremacy affects the…

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Growing with InTulsa 47:48

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Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron is joined by Aaron Miller, Head of Strategic Partnerships, and Louie Napoleone, Director, Partner Operations of InTulsa to talk about how to recruit both people and businesses and mostly importantly how to retain them. They also speak on their journeys to Tulsa and back again. Looking for …

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Build In Tulsa with Ashli Sims 27:31

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Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron speaks with Ashli Sims, Managing Director of Build in Tulsa. They discuss how Build in Tulsa is working to create a scalable, replicable tech-forward ecosystem in Tulsa to catalyze the creation of generational wealth. They talk about how Black Entrepreneurs across America have been histori…

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Devon Laney and 36 Degrees North 59:23

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Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron and special co-host and producer Jesse talk with Devon Laney, President & CEO at 36 Degrees North. Aaron and Jess talk with Devon about his entrepreneurial journey, his time in Alabama and the growth of 36 Degrees North over the past few years. Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywhere p…

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I Dislike Children and Cooking. Let's Talk about It. 14:38

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Womb or penis or whatever anatomy you have, you are valuable. You are important, and I’m so happy you exist. In today’s episode, I talk about not liking children or cooking and how I struggle to see my value in my romantic relationship- especially because I don’t want to have kids for a long time. I hope this episode serves you! CONNECT WITH ME FUR…

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Is It Anti-Feminist to Be Rich? 25:41

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In this episode I talk about wealth privilege, what growing up without wealth privilege looked like for me as a white child, and if it is anti-feminist to be rich. I've decided that I need to start establishing myself as an authority on feminism by sharing my personal stories, so if you loved this episode, please drop me a line on Instagram so I kn…

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Having Hard Conversations with Family About Social Issues 16:21

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In this episode I talk about how my Thanksgiving went. I'm proud to announce I didn't fight and argue about important political issues with my conservative family! How did you Thanksgiving go? Did you have difficult conversations? Did you get angry? Did you chicken out? Now is the time to get real with yourself and reflect so that next year you can…

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