Best Futuristic Feminists Podcasts (2024)

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Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 2 of 2 43:45

1h ago43:45

43:45

In Part 2 of my conversation with historian Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, we unpack the history and mythology that's driving some of the biggest issues in our country. Leaning into the power of narrative and story, she explains how democracies die more often through the ballot box than with guns and tanks. It’s a hard and hopeful conversation and abs…

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Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 1 of 2 1:06:25

7d ago1:06:25

1:06:25

In Part 1 of my conversation with historian Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, we talk about the current threats to American democracy, what's at stake in November, and how we can strengthen our country if we can find the political will. They say don’t meet your heroes, but I’m so glad I did — this is one of my all time favorite conversations. I love how …

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Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the New Menopause 1:01:47

7d ago1:01:47

1:01:47

Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified OB/GYN who has helped thousands of women through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. In this conversation, we discuss the power of unlearning and relearning and her ongoing fight for women’s health in every decade of their lives. We also talk about the growing “menoposse” — a group of thought leaders and…

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Roxane Gay on “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem” 1:11:38

14d ago1:11:38

1:11:38

I talk with one of my favorite cultural critics, Roxane Gay, about her long-form essay on Black gun ownership. We discuss how the gun industry frames women as victims in waiting and the importance of dismantling the trope of the “good man with a gun." We also delve into the societal cost of our resisting, rejecting, and resenting nuance and the imp…

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Dr. Sarah Lewis on The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America 54:55

29d ago54:55

54:55

In this episode, Dr. Sarah Lewis joins me again to talk about her new book, The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America. With examples from her historical research, she walks me through the power of visual culture in generating equity and justice. We talk about how what we see and what’s left unseen shapes everything we believe about ourse…

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Valarie Kaur on Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory 1:12:13

1M ago1:12:13

1:12:13

Civil rights leader Valarie Kaur is building a movement to reclaim love as a force for justice, healing, and transformation in America. In this episode, we talk about what led Valarie to courageously explore Sikh ancestral wisdom, how her ancestors’ truths parallel what I’ve learned from the research, and how we need both the eyes of a sage and the…

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Brené and Barrett reflect on the "Living Beyond Human Scale" Podcast Series 44:14

5M ago44:14

44:14

In this episode Brené and Barrett discuss their learnings on AI and social media and some of their favorite nuggets from each of the guests in the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Vox Media Podcast Network

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Futurist Amy Webb on What's Coming (and What's Here) 1:13:43

6M ago1:13:43

1:13:43

Quantitative futurist Amy Webb talks to us about the three technologies that make up the "super cycle" that we're all living through right now: artificial intelligence, wearable devices, and biotechnology, and why, despite the unnerving change, we still need to do some serious future planning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.…

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New York Times Journalists Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller on "A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men" 1:10:37

6M ago1:10:37

1:10:37

Brené interviews New York Times journalists Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller, who talk about their investigation into girl influencers and what's driving the larger influencer culture across social media. This is the fourth episode in our series on the possibilities and costs of living beyond human scale. Please note: As part of thi…

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Dr. S. Craig Watkins on Why AI’s Potential to Combat or Scale Systemic Injustice Still Comes Down to Humans 1:13:45

7M ago1:13:45

1:13:45

In this episode, Brené and Craig discuss what is known in the AI community as the “alignment problem” — who needs to be at the table in order to build systems that are aligned with our values as a democratic society? And, when we start unleashing these systems in high stakes environments like education, healthcare, and criminal justice, what guardr…

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Dr. William Brady on Social Media, Moral Outrage and Polarization 1:05:30

7M ago1:05:30

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This is the second episode in our series on the possibilities and costs of living beyond human scale. In this episode, Brené and William discuss group behavior on social media and how we show up with each other online versus offline. We’ll also learn about the specific types of content that fuel algorithms to amplify moral outrage and how they tie …

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Esther Perel on New AI – Artificial Intimacy 1:05:40

7M ago1:05:40

1:05:40

In this first episode in a series on the possibilities and costs of living beyond human scale, Brené and Esther Perel discuss how we manage the paradox of exploring the world of social media and emerging technologies while staying tethered to our humanness. How do we create IRL relationships where we see and value others and feel seen and valued in…

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Khaled Elgindy on his book: Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump 1:03:35

8M ago1:03:35

1:03:35

Khaled Elgindy is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute where he also directs MEI’s Program on Palestine and Israeli-Palestinian Affairs. He is the author of the book, Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump. In this episode we talk about the internal political struggles among Palestinian leadership and the US’s invol…

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Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green on Standing Together 1:05:44

8M ago1:05:44

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Standing Together is a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, social, and climate justice. In this podcast, we talk to National co-director Rula Daood and Founding National co-director Alon-Lee Green on what it means to build a movement, to organize people, and what it means to build …

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Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin on Nonviolence as The Path to Freedom for Palestinians and Israelis 1:11:18

8M ago1:11:18

1:11:18

The Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF) is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization of over 600 families, all of whom have lost an immediate family member to the ongoing conflict. In this podcast, we talk to their spokesperson and bereaved mother, Robi Damelin, and Ali Abu Awwad. Ali was imprisoned by Israel for his resistance, bereaved of his b…

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Unlocking Us is Back 1:44

8M ago1:44

1:44

We're coming back with new episodes starting February 28th. Get episodes as soon as they're published by following Unlocking Us on your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Vox Media Podcast Network

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Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 2 of 2 30:00

2y ago30:00

30:00

In this second of a two-parter on Living BIG, Ashley and I take on the topics of generosity, resentment, boundaries and grief. And we explore this critical question: What boundaries need to be in place for me to be in my integrity and to be generous in my assumptions about others? I’m grateful to rumble on this — and so many other questions — with …

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Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 1 of 2 48:29

2y ago48:29

48:29

In this first of a two-parter with Ashley, I tell a story from Rising Strong that kicked off our Living BIG strategy. Spoiler alert: I am very, very, very pissed-off in this story. But I eventually come around to finding and seeing the connection between boundaries, integrity, and generosity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c…

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Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 2 of 2 26:42

2y ago26:42

26:42

In Part 2 of my conversation with Father Richard Rohr, we talk about facing our shadows and living and loving through the second half of life, and we laugh. A lot. What a gift to be with him at the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque. A deep and true blessing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 1 of 2 42:45

2y ago42:45

42:45

I flew to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to spend the day with Father Richard Rohr. We laughed, I cried a little, we laughed some more, and I told him why his work pisses me off sometimes. He thoroughly delighted in that last part. In Part 1 of this special two-part series recorded at the Center for Action and Contemplation, we focus on his writing in Br…

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Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 2 of 2 30:18

2y ago30:18

30:18

We’re back with Part 2 of my conversation with Chris Germer, a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and we’re talking about fierce compassion, which is something so many of us are trying to figure out right now. When there’s so much pain and hurt in the world, we want to be a voice. We want to speak up and spe…

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Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 1 of 2 41:53

2y ago41:53

41:53

I’ve been waiting my whole life to talk to Chris Germer. He is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and he co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion program with Kristin Neff, which has been taught to 200,000 people worldwide. I recently read an article written by Chris called “The Near and Far Enemies of Fie…

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Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 2 of 2 40:50

2y ago40:50

40:50

We’re back with Part 2 of my conversation with Bono, recorded live at the historic Paramount Theatre and presented by Austin City Limits Festival’s Bonus Tracks. In this episode, we take it back to Bono’s early days in Ireland — most notably the school where he’d meet his future bandmates, his future wife, and a headmaster who modeled what it was t…

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Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 1 of 2 52:23

2y ago52:23

52:23

Welcome to Part 1 of my conversation with Bono, recorded live at the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas. I have been a U2 fan since the very beginning, and this event, presented by Austin City Limits Festival’s Bonus Tracks, was sheer magic. I don’t know what happened, but we got mentally in sync, spiritually locked in together, and we tal…

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Brené with Attica Locke and Tembi Locke on Life, Loss, and All Kinds of Love, Part 2 of 2 39:33

2y ago39:33

39:33

It’s Part 2 of my conversation with Attica and Tembi Locke, writers, showrunners, executive producers, and the creative sister duo behind the Netflix series From Scratch, based on Tembi’s 2019 memoir of the same name, about love, Sicily, and finding home. In Part 1, we talked about the series and their story, and as we jump back into our conversati…

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Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 2 of 2 43:45

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Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 1 of 2 1:06:25

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Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the New Menopause 1:01:47

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Roxane Gay on “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem” 1:11:38

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Dr. Sarah Lewis on The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America 54:55

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Valarie Kaur on Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory 1:12:13

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Brené and Barrett reflect on the "Living Beyond Human Scale" Podcast Series 44:14

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Futurist Amy Webb on What's Coming (and What's Here) 1:13:43

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New York Times Journalists Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller on "A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men" 1:10:37

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Dr. S. Craig Watkins on Why AI’s Potential to Combat or Scale Systemic Injustice Still Comes Down to Humans 1:13:45

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Dr. William Brady on Social Media, Moral Outrage and Polarization 1:05:30

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Esther Perel on New AI – Artificial Intimacy 1:05:40

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Khaled Elgindy on his book: Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump 1:03:35

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Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green on Standing Together 1:05:44

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Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin on Nonviolence as The Path to Freedom for Palestinians and Israelis 1:11:18

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Unlocking Us is Back 1:44

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Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 2 of 2 30:00

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Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 1 of 2 48:29

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Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 2 of 2 26:42

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Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 1 of 2 42:45

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Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 2 of 2 30:18

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Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 1 of 2 41:53

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Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 2 of 2 40:50

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Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 1 of 2 52:23

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Brené with Attica Locke and Tembi Locke on Life, Loss, and All Kinds of Love, Part 2 of 2 39:33

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