The one in which we continue to revisit things we learned about voting and how our democracy works as we head into a very big election.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we try to explore the growing phenomenon of Angry White Men - who are they and what are they so angy about?By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we review all the things we learned about Super PACs, finding that it's all relevant to the times in which we now find ourselves... again.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we look back at the mansplaining and white male takeover situation, and realize so much of this is even more true now than it was then (in 2020).By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we revisit the meaning and history of Labor Day and the importance of the Labor movement for many of the advances in humane working conditions.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we shine the light into the dark places from where money flows into creating more darkness in our world. Let there be light!By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we revisit the many ways slavery persists, even today in 2024.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we take a closer look at the many ways the rich get richer, and richer, and the rest of us tread water at best.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we discuss healthcare in prison. Is there healthcare in prison?By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we explore(d) the current state of systemic racism as it plays out in our healthcare system even today.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we explore the seemingly all too popular term of gaslighting. It is often confused with lying, though it is a form of lying and manipulation. It is also a form of abuse. Listen in.By Shrinks on Third

Listen again to the shameful and amazing history of the Underground Railroad and those who escaped to save their own lives and that of many others.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we talk about how people grow into racism.By Shrinks on Third

Revisting our spontaneous chat with Joyce E. Russell, RN, the mother of Assata Thomas, Director of the Institute for Community Justice. Assata’s mom accompanied her to our planned podcast session and sat in the waiting room while we talked to Assata about the social activism and justice work she is passionate about (you can hear the convo on our Pr…

Another podcast we're running again because it means so much to us. From their website: "LifeLines is a media and cultural project conducted in extensive, long-term collaboration with people serving Life Death By Incarceration (also known as Life Without Parole) sentences in Pennsylvania. The project uses interviews, visual art, creative media inte…

Learning about Juneteenth, which we should have known about all along, is so important that we're rerunning this one in advance of the upcoming holiday.By Shrinks on Third

Originally aired in October 2020 to begin uncovering as much as we could about our truthful past with RedLining – a practice that purposely maintained segregation through discrimination in lending. We discuss its racist history, how it promoted both segregation and the wealth gap, and the continued forms it takes even today. A couple of books we me…

The session (originally from Feb 2020) with L’Oréal McCollum in which we learn about Art with Impact (AWI), a nonprofit that uses film and theatre to encourage young people to explore mental health and wellness through art. L’Oreal is a Philadelphia based sexuality and mental health educator, a consultant, and an actress. www.artwithimpact.org…

The session, originally from February 2020, in which we talk to Norberto ‘Rob’ Rosa, who at the time was Associate Vice President of Operations at New Leash on Life USA. New Leash is a nonprofit prison-dog training program improving the lives of people in prison and saving the lives of dogs. In this program, incarcerated people are paired with reje…

Surprise episode outlining some of the changes we'll be making for the rest of this season! Listen to find out.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we learn about the implications of the doctrine of Chevron Deference that came out of the case of Chevron v the Natural Resources Defense Council of 1984. This is relevant because of recent cases heard by the Supreme Court that seek to make changes or weaken Chevron Deference, and some of the important protections it offers.…

The one in which we talk about things that encourage and motivate people to take part in our democratic system by voting. Also, why some may choose not to vote and what might inspire them to want to be involved.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we review some of the many things we have to look forward to If Trump Wins in November 2024.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we try to figure out why so many people would vote for a presidential candidate with many charges and indictments surrounding them.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we explore the complex relationship between women and soy and also, soy's many health benefits for most women.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we take a look at the falling (and failing) status of our democracy and what it means for our standing as a democratic superpower.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we try to figure out, just what kind of country are we?!By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we explore the critical issue of our disappearing ground water and what we can do about it.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we discuss, once again, serious reasons for our deep disappointment with the Supreme Court.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we explore the ways we women are treated as second class and the need for women to support each other in the varying needs of all women (not just white women).By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we discuss the serious disadvantages of what is called "Medicare Advantage." People think they have Medicare when they choose this option, but instead they are insured by private companies and can be at great disadvantage in their hours of need.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we discuss the choices we have in the final season of life ... when care becomes for comfort rather than for a cure.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we explore ethical non-monogamy, most specifically - polyamory the practice of engaging in multiple romantic (and typically sexual) relationships, with the consent of all the people involved - (from the Oxford dictionary)By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we talk about all the talk about prounouns.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we try to understand and explain why it's important to consider the effects of having our homes full of gas appliances and all the talk about our gas stoves needing to go.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we follow our curiosity to learn why and how it was that prisons came to be in the first place, and why it's so hard to influence change within the prison system.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we take a look, once again, at the many ways the supremely not supreme court has let us down, Supremely.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we try to answer the common question about whether children should be given gender affirming care at young ages. After reveiwing a lot of information on the subject we offer you a critical perspective on the importance of gender affirming care at any age.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we take a minute to acknowledge the people and their family members who spend their special holidays separated by prison bars, guards and strict rules.By Shrinks on Third

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The one in which we explore the trauma and challenges of raising a child born of sexual assaultBy Shrinks on Third

The one in which we talk about how important water is to life. We cannot live without it. We have to protect it with our lives because in reality ... Water is Life.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we discover the hidden languages people have used for resistance and other important things throughout the ages (and even today).By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we discuss how important it is to find common ground in order to get along, and potentially or possibly, even influence others in positive ways.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we talk about ways to connect with others and have a possible chance therefore to influence them in important ways.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we rant about the laws and restrictions, and even Supreme Court decisions that are not even thinly veiled attacks on women and women's rights.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we talk about witch hunts; the real searches for people labeled witches or accused of dabbling in witchcraft.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we tackle the pros and cons of gentrification. Revitalizing neighborhoods can be a positive thing but most of the time it is done without regard for its long term residents, which is very harmful both for them and for the rest of us.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we look in to some of the secrets of this society that is working (somewhat successfully) to take us back to a time we can never return to.By Shrinks on Third

The one in which we try to determine the potential of artificial intelligence to use emotion programming to take over our jobs as psychologists. We conclude that it's not likely any time soon, though there's a lot of potential in emotion AI.By Shrinks on Third