Best Social Jewish Warriors Podcasts (2024)

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Ep310: Antisemitism and Yom HaShoah: Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day, with Alice Henry 38:19

2+ y ago38:19

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The Shoah is the Hebrew term for the Holocaust, and the full name of Yom Hashoah VeHagevurah literally means the “day of remembrance of the Catastrophe and the Heroism.” How much do you know about Yom HaShoah, and what happens on this day? What’s the difference between Yom HaShaoah and the United Nations’ International Holocaust Remembrance Day? Al…

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Ep309: White Supremacy Culture from a White Man’s Perspective, with Jeff Akin 40:34

2+ y ago40:34

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If you were emotionally OK enough with the episode title to click on the link, thanks for making it this far! I’m only partly kidding. The words “white supremacy culture” are definitely triggering, and not just for white people. What that phrase even means is hard to explain. So when fellow podcaster and white American male Jeff Akin told me he was…

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Ep308: What Ramadan Means to Me, with Saleha Khan 37:08

2+ y ago37:08

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Ramadan Mubarak! This special episode of the Changing Lenses podcast is being released just before the holy month of Ramadan, an incredibly significant time in the Islamic faith. Before I met Saleha Khan, the only thing I really knew about Ramadan was that people fasted for the whole month between sunrise and sunset. In order to truly appreciate wh…

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Ep307: Going Resume-Free to Hire More Inclusively, with Allie Knull 44:15

2+ y ago44:15

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Have you ever felt in your job hunt that you’re being judged on something that doesn’t even represent who are you? Or at best, it only represents a very small part of the whole you. And yet “woke” companies are claiming to want employees to bring their “whole selves” to work. I’m saying it out loud: resumes are a terrible tool for hiring, on both t…

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Ep306 Real Talk with Rosie: In the War for Talent, Candidates Become Casualties 45:56

2+ y ago45:56

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This episode is all about the experiences of racialized people looking for work. Job hunting is hard enough as it is; but add on to that being Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and any other racialized identity that isn’t white – and it’s even harder. This is the 3rd in the series of 4 LinkedIn Lives that I’m re-sharing as podcast episodes, so you …

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Ep305: We Need to Talk About Period Pain. Period. With Lux Perry 46:03

2+ y ago46:03

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Endometriosis affects more people than prostate cancer, breast cancer and heart disease combined. It's in the top 20 most painful diseases in the world, and there’s no cure. It affects 1 in 10 people with a uterus. And it is so undiagnosed, so misunderstood, that patients get threatened with expulsion from school, or fired from work. Today is Inter…

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Ep304: Building Walls against Immigrants: Systemic Barriers to Employment, with Xin Yi Yap 42:56

2+ y ago42:56

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When you’re job hunting, does it sometimes feel like you’re trying to breach an impenetrable fortress? Recruiters and hiring managers talk about attracting top talent, but when it comes down to it, they act more like an immigration department trying to keep undesirable people out, than warmly welcoming people in. And if we’re going to compare recru…

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Ep303: Culturally Relevant Career Tips to Empower You, with Oscar Garcia 44:33

2+ y ago44:33

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Almost all the career counselling, mentorship, corporate training etc. I’ve received have been almost exclusively from white people. Nothing wrong with that – I’ve been blessed to receive great advice and support from many white leaders over the years. But I’m not white. And I had to filter a lot of the info I got through my cultural lens. So when …

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Ep302: Loc'd Out at Work: Black Hair Discrimination, with Walter Gainer II 43:47

2+ y ago43:47

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If you’re Black, you’re probably well aware of what Walter Gainer II is going to share in this episode. (Trigger warning, the content may be traumatizing or upsetting to you – please take care of yourself and stop listening at any point.) . . If you’re not Black – you NEED to hear what Walt has to say. I thought I knew about the issue from the gene…

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Ep301: Who Decides When You’re Good Enough? 18:44

2+ y ago18:44

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Have you ever tried to do something for the very first time? If so, what did you hear more often: . ❌ “Who do you think you are?” or ✅ “I believe in you!” . . When I started my first ever podcast from scratch with no experience, I had to believe in myself before others believed in me. It’s natural to want validation from others before we actually t…

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Ep214: Season Two Finale – Celebrating JEDI Visionaries! 6:32

2+ y ago6:32

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It’s the final episode for Season Two! It’s been an incredible year since the Changing Lenses podcast first launched, and with the support of amazing listeners like YOU, we’ve become a community of JEDI Visionaries with over 2,500 podcast listens so far! We’ll be taking a break before Season Three, and in this episode I share three key ways you can…

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Bonus Ep213: Talking Allyship and Solidarity on the Know Nonsense Anti-Racism Podcast 42:39

2+ y ago42:39

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Anti-Racism. Black Lives Matter. Allyship and Solidarity between equity-seeking groups. We’ve touched a bit on these with Changing Lenses podcast guests over the last year, but haven’t dived as deeply into these topics as my friend and fellow podcaster Nura Yunus has. She created the Know Nonsense Podcast to educate listeners about the experiences …

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Ep212: Everybody Knows Somebody with an Episodic Disability, with Melissa Egan 41:53

3y ago41:53

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You may be aware of ways to accommodate physical and mental disabilities. But what about episodic disabilities? If you don’t know what an episodic disability is, you’re not alone. Once you hear Melissa Egan describe it, you’ll probably realize that you, or someone you know, has one. Melissa is the National Lead of Episodic Disabilities at Realize, …

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Ep211: Combatting Poverty with Neuroscience, not Financial Literacy, with Emily Heath 40:33

3y ago40:33

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If we see poverty as the result of financial illiteracy, irresponsibility or a lack of self-control, then the blame falls on the person living in poverty, and the answer is to find a job, spend less, and get financial training. Financial literacy education is definitely important, and these programs have their benefits. But knowledge alone does not…

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Ep210: All the Single Ladies (are invisible minorities), with Jaime Ho 42:12

3y ago42:12

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We’re single, but we’re not alone. The population of singles are growing in North America – but we’re still a minority group. And like any minority group, we face discrimination and marginalization purely because we don’t have the power of the majority – even more so for single women. If you’re wondering how that could be, you’re probably married. …

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Ep209: Breaking the Bamboo Mold: How One “Model Minority” Did It (and we can too), with Carissa Begonia 36:40

3y ago36:40

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Carissa Begonia is a Filipina-American who left a safe corporate job to start her own business. Until I met her, the only examples I had of entrepreneurs or people following their passions were completely unrelatable for me. Because they were almost all white folks who didn’t have the same immigrant, survival-based, play-it-safe mentality that defi…

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Ep208: Why Police Record Checks Are More Harmful Than Helpful, with Safiyah Husein 45:09

3y ago45:09

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Many employers are asking where to find and hire “diverse talent”. What they SHOULD be asking is how their recruitment process might discriminate against these candidates once they apply. In this episode, Safiyah Husein, a lawyer and Senior Policy Analyst at the John Howard Society, shines a light on the hidden dangers behind a widely accepted hiri…

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Ep207: So You Say You Want Decolonization? with Jessica Dumas 42:31

3y ago42:31

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If you’re wondering what you can do in bringing reconciliation and decolonization to Canada – this episode is for you. First, we learn what colonization actually looks like. Jessica Dumas of Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation shares personal stories about her family, life experiences, and tragic interaction with police that demonstrate just how ef…

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Ep206: Awakening her Indigenous Spirit - Fighting Academic Racism, with Jill Featherstone 44:00

3y ago44:00

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“I started learning about residential schools. I started learning about generational trauma and that's when I realized like, okay, there's nothing wrong with us. I'm not broken. There's things that happened that caused us to be living this way. And once I realized that there was nothing wrong with me and with my people, that's when I really started…

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Ep205: An Indigenous Worldview on Wealth - No One Left Behind, with Thomas Benjoe 42:36

3y ago42:36

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Lots of companies have been asking, “What’s the business case for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI)?” Thomas Benjoe turns that around and asks us to think about how JEDI benefits our community and economy, not just ourselves. Thomas is a member of Muscowpetung First Nation, Chair of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, and President …

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Ep204: "I Can't Achieve My Way Out of This" - Workplace Racism in Switzerland and Canada, with Miriam Njoku 39:14

3y ago39:14

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“I will always be the Black girl first, before Miriam Njoku. I cannot achieve my way out of being seen with prejudice. That's how they view people like me.” In this episode, Miriam Njoku changes our lens to reveal the racism she experienced working and living in Canada and Switzerland. Does that surprise you? These two countries are probably not th…

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Ep203: Breaking the Chains of Trauma, with Miriam Njoku 42:46

3y ago42:46

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Have you ever been told you can’t do it, or you’re not good enough for something you really wanted? What if you got that message in your whole life starting from childhood? What if abuse or racism you’ve endured created trauma that affects your work or relationships? How do you heal wounds that you can’t see? Miriam Njoku knows the struggle all too…

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Ep202: What Kind of Person is Your Corporation? – The Case for Equity Diversity & Inclusion – Ali Interviews Rosie 34:30

3y ago34:30

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What do you think is the business case for equity, diversity and inclusion? In business, or even not for profit, should morality or humanitarian reasons play a role? Or should it strictly be about profit and shareholder value? I have some opinions on this, which I apply in my work as an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategist. But as a podcaster…

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Ep201: Immigrants Need Not Apply, with Ali Ahmed 34:10

3y ago34:10

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Ali Ahmed is a professional designated accountant who worked for one of the Big Four international accounting firms before immigrating from Pakistan to Canada. But despite having that professional experience, he couldn't get an accounting job in Canada until he got some "Canadian experience" under his belt. As a former recruiter myself, I can verif…

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Ep110: Season Finale – Are We Ready For Real Change? 10:59

3+ y ago10:59

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As I reflect back on the first season of the podcast, it’s become clear to me that systemic change starts with personal change. I believe true inclusion and equity requires sacrificing some of our self-interests, like power, position, even profit. The question is – are we willing to make change happen, if it means changing and sacrificing ourselves…

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Ep109: Diversity Isn’t Just Skin Colour, with Rev. Dr. Timothy Tang 41:10

3+ y ago41:10

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“I think our greatest fear is that people are jumping into it just because it's good opportunity, or it's good PR. As opposed to knowing, and thinking, and believing that this could actually make us all better as a people.” Rev. Dr. Timothy Tang, Director of Tyndale Intercultural Ministries, shares with us what cultural competency means, how it ben…

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Ep108: “Otherwise Good People” in Workplace Discrimination, with Shanaaz Gokool 45:35

3+ y ago45:35

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“First, in order for racism and discrimination to continue, you need silence. And the second is the 'Otherwise Good People' who won't stand up and support the target of the discriminatory behavior.” Shanaaz Gokool, human rights activist and former CEO, is fighting for freedom from workplace discrimination – for herself, and countless others whose s…

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Ep107: Financialization: When Housing is a Commodity vs. a Human Right, with Alyssa Brierley 43:34

3+ y ago43:34

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What happens when capital markets and individual landlords control access to a fundamental human right? A house or condo has changed from being a place to live, and a shelter for families, into a profit-making business – something to help us retire earlier. Join us as Alyssa Brierley, human rights lawyer, explains the reasons for the global housing…

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Ep106: It’s not Healthcare without Pharmacare, with Doret Cheng 36:32

3+ y ago36:32

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Did you know that if you don’t have private health insurance, you likely have to pay for life-saving drugs out of your own pocket? Did you know that Canada’s healthcare ranks second last out of 10 countries? Without pharmacare, Canada’s “healthcare” system is NOT universal. In part 2 of our healthcare series, Doret Cheng, a practicing pharmacist an…

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Ep105: Not-So-Universal Healthcare: Caring for the Uncared-For, with Doret Cheng 31:09

3+ y ago31:09

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In this two-part series on healthcare in Canada, we explore (and dismantle) some myths about our “free, universal” system which is so lauded by Americans. Join us for part one, as pharmacist Doret Cheng takes us behind the scenes of a Toronto Family Medicine Clinic, putting a human face to stigmatized patients. If you think that the problems of hom…

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Ep104: Hope Amid Darkness, with Dave Addison 52:52

4y ago52:52

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Do you feel overwhelmed, lost, and alone? Are you engaging in unhealthy behaviours to avoid the things you can’t face? Are you struggling to find the energy and motivation to make it through the day? Or maybe, you’re too “on” and can’t switch “off”? Dave Addison and I have both been there in different ways. You are definitely not alone, and most im…

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Ep103: I Am Canadian Part 2, with Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman 40:53

4y ago40:53

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“Research actually demonstrates that the two most targeted groups or communities in Canada that face discrimination are Muslims and Indigenous people. Polls in the United States have found that…even communities of colour, including Black people and Latino people…have negative views of Muslims or have Islamophobia.” Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman, a psychol…

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Ep102: I Am Canadian Part 1, with Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman 25:00

4y ago25:00

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Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman, a psychologist specializing in diversity and inclusion, shares his personal experiences of racism and discrimination – as a child, and as professional. We also chat about explaining privilege to White people; being accepted as Canadians; and the “false truth” of multiculturalism in Canada. In this episode: Find out about: [0…

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Ep101: Speak and Be Heard, with Katie Gore 55:38

4y ago55:38

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"One of the things that is interesting with speech and voice is, it's not - it's not like race, right? You can change the way you talk, and you can change it to varying degrees. But just because you can, should you?" In our first-ever episode, Katie Gore, a speech-language pathologist, talks about diversity and inclusion when communicating at work.…

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Welcome to Changing Lenses for Justice, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusion (JEDI) 10:35

4y ago10:35

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Welcome! My name is Rosie Yeung, and I’m here to help people with privilege dismantle systemic inequity, while helping people without privilege survive it. This isn’t just a podcast about JEDI, which stands for Justice, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusion. Changing Lenses was inspired by Rene August, a decolonization educator from South Africa. Sh…