Best Justice O Connor Podcasts (2024)

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Talking Revolution, with Nathan Perl-Rosenthal 49:17

16d ago49:17

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There is broad scholarly agreement that our current political world owes much to what Thomas Paine was the first to call the "age of revolutions"—that is, the several late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century decades during which revolutions rocked the globe. But what gave rise to the age of revolutions? Why, suddenly, were era-spanning monarch…

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An Interview with Steven Yeates: “Patient Selection for the Psychotherapy Written Case" 31:15

22d ago31:15

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This episode of The Thought Broadcast considers the Psychotherapy Written Case; a centrally administered assessment task that can be daunting for trainees. The panel speaks to Dr Steven Yeates, an experienced psychodynamic psychiatrist and supervisor, on the important and often-vexed topic of patient suitability. This discussion follows on from Dr …

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Ep 49. Dianne Calvi, President & CEO Village Enterprise: Full bellies and big dreams! 58:17

2M ago58:17

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With an audacious goal to lift 20m people in Africa out of extreme poverty by 2030, Dianne Calvi, President and CEO of Village Enterprise, joins us to share how they plan to make this happen. Centred around their core value of ‘Ubuntu’, a South African term, which means ‘humanity’ or ‘I am because we are’, Village Enterprise seeks to transform live…

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What's the Deal with the Electoral College? 49:37

2M ago49:37

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Perhaps no extant product of the U.S. Constitution has received more bipartisan animus than the Electoral College. Since 1800 there have been more than 700 proposals introduced in Congress to amend or eliminate the way in which America chooses its presidents. Yet the Electoral College lives on. Why do we have this system? Why does it inspire such c…

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How to critique a paper 33:17

2M ago33:17

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In this episode of The Thought Broadcast, Australasian Psychiatry's Dr Ed Miller, Dr Andrew Amos and Dr Michael Weightman discuss the relevance of psychiatric journal clubs and the importance that psychiatric professionals of all stages should place on knowing how to critique scientific papers. They discuss the history of journal clubs in medicine …

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The Importance of psychiatric journal clubs 29:24

3M ago29:24

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In this episode of The Thought Broadcast, Australasian Psychiatry's Dr Ed Miller, Dr Andrew Amos and Dr Michael Weightman discuss the relevance of psychiatric journal clubs and the importance that psychiatric professionals of all stages should place on knowing how to critique scientific papers. They discuss the history of journal clubs in medicine …

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Ep 48. Cherie Blair CBE KC, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women: Enabling economic gender justice 55:58

4M ago55:58

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“There is a problem! Business has a problem, the world has a problem, because we are just not utilising the talents, the ambitions, the drive of half the world’s population (the female half)... Economic gender justice is essential both for women’s freedom and equality, but also for the development of the world.” We are honoured to have on the podca…

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Truth telling and voices of justice - personal reflections by Dr Mark Lawrence 37:09

4M ago37:09

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In this episode, Australasian Psychiatry's Trainee Editor Dr Ed Miller of the Thought Broadcast interviews Dr Mark Lawrence who shares his personal experiences of racism and challenges growing up as a Māori in New Zealand. He discusses the impact of colonization on indigenous communities and the need for open conversations about racism. Mark also h…

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States Rights, Legal Wrongs: A Recurring Page from the Segregationist Playbook 18:34

4M ago18:34

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In this episode, the hosts discuss the history of invoking some form of States’ Rights theory to limit the efforts of the federal government to expand or protect the rights of persons within the United States Southern Manifesto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Manifesto Mississippi State Sovereign Commission https://web.archive.org/web/201912…

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Claudine Gay: The Latest Victim in the Debate over DEI, Affirmative Action, and Meritocracy 19:33

6M ago19:33

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In this episode, the hosts discuss the controversy concerning the Resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay.Is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion undermining merit or does it address a history of Discrimination, Exclusion, and Inequality. Claudine Gay's Resignation The Claudine Gay Debacle Was Never about Merit Claudine Gay and the Limits of Soci…

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From Jamestown to Charlottesville: Virginia and America’s racial divide 25:38

6M ago25:38

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In this episode, the hosts discuss the leading role that Virginia has played in the racial divide in America’s history. Home to the Founding Fathers and Capital of the Confederacy, the state has been the crucible of the ideals which built this country and the ideas which would tear it apart. Washington, DC History https://washington.org/DC-informat…

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Interviewing Ava Carter Part 2 16:41

6M ago16:41

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In this two-part episode, the Thought Broadcast interviews the RANZCP’s Appointed Trainee Board Director, Dr Ava Carter. Dr Carter is dual qualified in dentistry and medicine, and is currently the consultation liaison advanced trainee and senior psychiatric registrar at Canberra Health Services in the Australian Capital Territory. She’s been involv…

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Interviewing Ava Carter Part 1 15:55

6M ago15:55

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In this two-part episode, the Thought Broadcast interviews the RANZCP’s Appointed Trainee Board Director, Dr Ava Carter. Dr Carter is dual qualified in dentistry and medicine, and is currently the consultation liaison advanced trainee and senior psychiatric registrar at Canberra Health Services in the Australian Capital Territory. She’s been involv…

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Holding the Line: Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy of bringing stability to the Supreme Court by protecting its established precedents. 18:04

7M ago18:04

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In this episode, the hosts discuss Justice O’Connor’s role as the “swing vote” as the Court addressed major fault lines in our society on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and gender equality. Planned Parenthood v. Casey https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/505/833/ Grutter v. Bollinger https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/…

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Ep 47. Karen Burgess, Founder & CEO Petals, with Alice Bailey: Life after Baby Loss 1:00:15

8M ago1:00:15

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Trigger warning: This episode explores and talks about miscarriage, stillbirth and baby loss. Baby loss and miscarriage is something that many parents face and yet it is still something that is not openly talked about in today’s society. In this very special episode, I speak with Karen Burgess, Founder & CEO of the charity Petals, that provides cou…

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Water and the West 49:45

9M ago49:45

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Some 40 million people in the American West rely on water from the Colorado River. But the river’s flow has diminished, and those decreases will likely continue. What does this mean for the American West in general and California and Arizona in particular? Will booming metro areas—Maricopa County, for example—have to halt their growth? Will vast ex…

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Thought Broadcast Takes Congress 2023 13:37

9M ago13:37

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The 2023 RANZCP Congress was held in Perth in May this year, on the theme New Horizons, Connected Futures. With almost 1800 delegates in Perth and over 450 online, it was the biggest Congress yet! Ashna Basu and Andrew Amos chatted to delegates with a roving mic, covering their stories, thoughts on the talks, and even the experience of bringing a c…

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Ep 46. Nisha Anand, CEO Dream.Org: Finding common ground with unlikely allies 49:57

9M ago49:57

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“The humanity that connects us is stronger than what has been created to divide us”. Nisha Anand is the CEO of Dream.Org, a nonprofit organization that brings people together across racial, social and partisan lines to solve society’s toughest problems. A born change-maker, Nisha was arrested in 1998 while handing out pro-democracy leaflets in the …

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Black History: Never Equal; Never Protected: Up North to Indiana 29:07

10M ago29:07

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In this episode, the hosts continue examining how specific states have addressed racial equality, Black history, and White Supremacy. In this episode, they travel outside the Deep South, and focus on the state of Indiana – Klan Capital and home of Sundown Towns. LINKS IN THIS EPISODE Links for podcast Violence in Jacksonville Florida https://www.cn…

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Ep 45. Laura Kyrke-Smith, Executive Director International Rescue Committee UK: Re-settlement for Success 41:29

10M ago41:29

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“It was thanks to this country that lots of those rights and protections that exist for refugees are in place … but now… you get that sense in lots of parts of the world, frankly, that the UK isn’t playing the active role that it has played historically.” The International Rescue Committee is a global organisation that helps people affected by huma…

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Discussing changes to the RANZCP’s centrally administered examinations with Nick O’Connor (part 2 of 2) 19:10

11M ago19:10

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The RANZCP has recently stopped conducting OSCE examinations in the hope of diversifying the examination and assessment pathway. In this two part episode, recorded at the RANCZP 2023 annual congress in Perth, Dr Nick O’Connor, RANZCP Board Director and head of the RANZCP Education Committee, discusses these changes with Australasian Psychiatry’s Tr…

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Black History: Never Equal; Never Protected - First Stop: Florida 34:07

11M ago34:07

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In this episode, the hosts begin a series of episodes examining how specific states have addressed the racial equality, Black history, and White Supremacy. First stop: Florida. LINKS IN THIS EPISODE Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-hundred-years-ago-four-day-race-riot-engulfed-washington-dc-180972666/ Florida Academic…

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Ep 44. Ruth Marvel, CEO The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: A vision for young people 47:16

11M ago47:16

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“Deceptively simple, but devastatingly effective” This is how Ruth Marvel, Chief Executive of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in the UK, describes the Award. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was started by His Royal Highness the late Prince Philip in 1956 to provide young men with development opportunities to acquire self-confidence, gain a sense of pur…

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Discussing changes to the RANZCP’s centrally administered examinations with Nick O’Connor (part 1 of 2) 19:25

11M ago19:25

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The RANZCP has recently stopped conducting OSCE examinations in the hope of diversifying the examination and assessment pathway. In this two part episode, recorded at the RANCZP 2023 annual congress in Perth, Dr Nick O’Connor, RANZCP Board Director and head of the RANZCP Education Committee, discusses these changes with Australasian Psychiatry’s Tr…

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Colorblind Remedies for Color-Conscious Wrongs 24:27

12M ago24:27

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Photo Credit : Encyclyopedia Britanica In this program, the hosts discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to forbid race-conscious affirmative action approaches to achieve diversity n higher education. The discussion contrasts Justice Roberts’ pronouncement that decisions should be color-blind with Justice Jackson’s reminder that the country has been …

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Ep 43. Mark Russell, CEO The Children’s Society: Fighting for Hope and Happiness 35:20

12M ago35:20

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“You change the world, when you change the lives of children… It is better for society to build stronger children, than fix broken adults.” The Children’s Society believes that every young person deserves a good childhood. Reflecting on the current context for young people in the UK today, is Mark Russell, CEO of The Children’s Society. Mark tells …

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Inflation at Home: The Regional Perspective, with George W. Hammond 23:19

1y ago23:19

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Episode three of the three-part series "The Economy: Inflation, the Fed, and You." Inflation in America is happening for the first time in forty years, but different parts of the country are experiencing inflation differently. How do the ways in which we measure price increases, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), contribute to regional varianc…

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Understanding the Federal Reserve, with Louise Sheiner 42:42

1y ago42:42

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Episode two of the three-part series "The Economy: Inflation, the Fed, and You." Inflation in America is happening for the first time in forty years, and the Federal Reserve has committed to fighting it. What tools can and does the Fed use to battle inflation, and what are its other economic duties beyond keeping prices stable? Who at the Federal R…

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Why Inflation Happens, with John Cochrane 47:13

1y ago47:13

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Episode one of the three-part series "The Economy: Inflation, the Fed, and You." Inflation in America is happening for the first time in forty years. Why have prices gone up and when might they come down? What role do monetary policy, the Federal Reserve, and legislators play? And what is the fiscal theory of inflation? Hoover Institution economist…

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Ep 42. Areeba Hamid and Will McCallum co-Executive Directors, Greenpeace UK: Co-leading for Change 51:25

1y ago51:25

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“We have won the war on climate denial… (but) we cannot underestimate what an enormous fight this is… the climate movement being mainstream doesn’t mean we have the power to make change happen yet.” In this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with not one, but two impressive non-profit leaders: Areeba Hamid and Will McCallum, co-Executive Dir…

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Senator Dennis DeConcini: Eyewitness to History 36:40

1y ago36:40

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In September 1981, Senator Dennis DeConcini, a Democrat from Arizona, supported President Ronald Reagan’s nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor as the first woman to take a seat seat on the United States Supreme Court. Hear an eyewitness to history from that unprecedented time, Senator Dennis DeConcini himself, in a moderated conversation with his long…

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Not in Our Stars, but in Ourselves: How The Supreme Court Undermined Its Own Reputation 36:22

1y ago36:22

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Image Credit: Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States In this episode, the hosts discuss the Roberts Court’s failure to adhere to precedent and the effect this is having on the public’s confidence in the Supreme Court. Respect for precedents and the application of the principle of stare desisis provide constancy and comfort and avoids …

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Ep 41. Anna Josse, Founder & CEO Prism the Gift Fund: The Joy of Giving, without the hassle of admin! 40:09

1y ago40:09

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“Gift Aid, yes people know about it (but) they still dont understand it… there is about £750m unclaimed in Gift Aid every year, split between smaller charities unable to claim or dont have the skills to do it and higher rate tax-payers not really understanding … how they could be claiming an additional 25% on the gross (donation) in their tax retur…

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Introducing New Voices Dr Ashna Basu and Dr Ed Miller: “Thought Insertions” 16:54

1y ago16:54

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In this episode, we welcome and introduce Australasian Psychiatry’s two new Associate Trainee Editors for 2023 - Dr Ashna Basu and Dr Ed Miller. Ashna is a stage two trainee working in Sydney. Ed is a stage two trainee originally from Adelaide but now living in Auckland. Ashna and Ed discuss their backgrounds, what the interview and appointment pro…

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Ep 40. Ella Gudwin, CEO VisionSpring: Enabling a billion people to see 48:52

1+ y ago48:52

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“Creating One VisionSpring is anchored in what we do, so our mission and our social enterprise models, and its anchored in how we do it, and that is in the values that are at the heart of our teamwork… I cant emphasise enough how much values are critical to our success.” There are over a billion people in the world who don’t have the eye-glasses th…

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An Interview with Zoe Kristensen and Theo McTigue: “A Case for Lived Experience” 17:31

1+ y ago17:31

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The second instalment from Dr Zoe Kristensen and Dr Theo McTigue shifts focus from training to treatment of trans and non-binary people. Treatment being discussed in the broadest sense of the word. With the authority of lived experience, Zoe and Theo offer a critique of psychiatry’s historical mistreatment of gender diversity, placing this in the s…

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The Fire This Time: Black History Surviving in the Time of Modern-Day Book Banning 29:53

1+ y ago29:53

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Photo credit: Afro.com EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, the hosts discuss Black History and the historical use of book burning, book banning, and other methods to suppress inconvenient truths. False narratives flourish when voices remain silent are have been removed from the discussion. To download the transcript, CLICK HERE A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS FRO…

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Ep 39. Siobhan McCarthy Morton, CEO Adventure Ashram: A small but mighty force against human trafficking 46:48

1+ y ago46:48

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There are 8 million people affected by human trafficking in India every year, and over 50 million globally. According to the UN, 79% of human trafficking is for sexual exploitation and 20% of all trafficking victims are children. Adventure Ashram is a small but mighty charity that is looking to change this! Driven by a spirit of adventure and freed…

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Martin Luther King: Waiting on His Dream 25:47

1+ y ago25:47

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EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, the hosts discuss why Martin Luther King should not be limited by a selection of words from the “I Have a Dream” speech delivered in 1963, and how he pointed out the failings of America, confronted those in power, and challenged them to make that dream a reality. A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE If you look at …

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They Don’t Dare Call It Treason: Our House is Under Attack. Where’s POTUS? 27:48

1+ y ago27:48

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EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, the hosts discuss the actions and inactions of Donald Trump during the January, 6 2021 attack on the Capitol and why letting it go unpunished is not a positive option. A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Where we stand on the Trump's actions (or lack thereof) from the January 6th, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.…

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Ep 38. Alex Day, Managing Director Big Give: The Generosity Multiplier! 37:26

1+ y ago37:26

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“What we have learned throughout the years of running the Big Give… is that Match Funding is a great way to get more people to give, and people to give more.” The Big Give is the UK’s leading online match funding platform. The Big Give Christmas Challenge took place from the 29th of November to the 6th of December 2022 and in that one week, raised …

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Whose Constitution Is It, Anyway?: Originalism vs. The Living Constitution 37:29

1+ y ago37:29

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Photo by Anthony Garand on Unsplash EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, the hosts discuss the Supreme Court’s upcoming decisions on the Constitutionality of Affirmative Action and the power of state legislatures to draw Congressional district lines without judicial review. Originalists say let’s figure out what the words used in the Constitution meant…

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Ep 37. Bejal Shah, CEO ReachOut and Verena Hefti MBE, CEO Leaders Plus: The Power of Mentoring! 46:09

1+ y ago46:09

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“In a way what we are doing, is we’re engineering social and cultural capital for those who don’t have it… that’s what mentoring is” In this episode we explore a new format for the show. Two charity CEOs having a panel discussion on the topic of mentoring: Bejal Shah, CEO of ReachOut and Verena Hefti, Founder and CEO of Leaders Plus. ReachOut is a …

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Ep 36. Jean-Michel Grand, CEO Action Against Hunger UK: No child should die of hunger! 58:24

1+ y ago58:24

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“No child should die from hunger… we have the treatment… this treatment has 95% cure rate… and (yet) only 20% of the severely malnourished children in the world have access to this (life-saving) treatment” In a world where enough food is produced to feed everyone on earth, how is it that nearly 3 billion people - over a third of the world’s populat…

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Ep 35. Chris Bird, CEO The Raheem Sterling Foundation: Mindset of a Champion! 44:32

1+ y ago44:32

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“Everybody’s got a talent, but not everybody gets the opportunity. And thats what we’re about; we’re about opening that door and getting people through that door… that’s what’s missing in a lot of communities and society today… There’s a lot of talented young people out there… The Raheem Sterling Foundation is about capturing that (talent) and maki…

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An Interview with Zoe Kristensen and Theo McTigue: “(In)Visible Me” 22:55

2y ago22:55

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Dr Zoe Kristensen and Dr Theo McTigue are pioneers. As trans and non-binary people respectively, they are living, working, and training openly in psychiatry. In years gone by, and indeed even now, there are risks associated with this visibility. Zoe and Theo explore these in depth; being pathologized, excluded, and othered. They also speak to signa…

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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; A new hope for Black communities that have been divided, deprived, and denied opportunities to accumulate wealth 25:38

2y ago25:38

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EPISODE SUMMARY The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: A new hope for Black communities that have been divided, deprived, and denied opportunities to accumulate wealth. In this episode, the hosts discuss various policies and practices which have adversely affected Black communities and hindered the ability to build wealth. Also in the podcast are rea…

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Ep 34. Mita Desai, CEO Young Trustees Movement: What is the role of charity Governance? (and what Boards must do to get it right!) 36:53

2y ago36:53

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“It’s not the role of a Trustee to know all the answers; it’s asking great questions. And if we only have a homogeneous group of people on (a) Board, it lowers your ability to ask really great questions from different perspectives, which lowers our ability to manage risk.” Mita Desai is the Chief Executive of the Young Trustees Movement. The Young …

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An Interview with Pramudie Gunaratne: “A Seat at The Table” 24:29

2y ago24:29

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Dr Pramudie Gunaratne is a newly appointed director of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP); the first ever from the trainee cohort. Representative of a new era in RANZCP governance, Pramudie has gone straight to work engaging stakeholders across the training region. Canvassing this trainee group has identified a d…

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Ep 33. Barbara-Anne Walker, CEO Ashgate Hospice: Changing the conversation about death and dying 56:48

2y ago56:48

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“Part of Ashgate’s ambition is to change the conversation about death and dying… to enable conversations to happen in daylight, in general conversation, about death and dying. We’re all going to die, its not something that any of us can avoid… ” Barbara-Anne Walker is the Chief Executive of Ashgate Hospice. Ashgate Hospice is a specialist hospice, …

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