Speakers Forum Podcast
1) ‘More guns than people': America’s firearm culture
Author Thom Hartmann argues that the intent inherent in the concept of “a well regulated militia” was warped in relatively recent years, resulting in an epidemic of gun violence.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Local journalists reflect on racist media legacies, and paths forward
‘I got an email being called the N-word just last week as a matter of fact for some of our coverage. I think at the end of the day what we can do is just truly speak the truth.’ -Marcus Harrison Green
3) A wild literary ride from rural Vancouver Island to Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility
‘All anybody wanted to talk about was the pandemic, which I resisted for about a week, and then I realized we all need to talk about the pandemic. It's not even like it was the elephant in the room. I...Show More
4) ‘What will I carry forward?’ A journey through wilderness, dementia, and memory
‘It took her some time to find her voice, but when she did she said three careful words, it’s so beautiful.’
‘What will I carry forward?’ A journey through wilderness, dementia, and memory
58:08 | May 12th, 2022
5) One man’s story of the scourge of child sexual abuse
‘In the equation of institutional sexual abuse, the constant is the abuser. There's always going to be a certain percentage of child sex abusers in the population.’
6) Poet reflects on the intersection of Black art and a new generation of racial trauma
‘If black children belong to us, and we need not be mothers or fathers or even black for black children to belong to us, a part of us is always vigilant, and always exhausted.’
Poet reflects on the intersection of Black art and a new generation of racial trauma
57:27 | Apr 20th, 2022
7) Mayor Bruce Harrell looks back on his first 100 days and details his plans moving forward
‘When I talk about public safety, when I talk about I need more officers, I always lead with, but not in a racialized or militarized fashion.’
8) In honor of women: poetry and music of struggle and joy
One poet asks, ‘Will you not open this door for me? My hand is exhausted from knocking at your door.’
9) DEI ’R’ US: Setbacks and progress on the road to belonging at work
‘It’s not going to happen in my lifetime. We are working to a future that we will not live to see. That’s what this work is about, and the healing is knowing that we’re doing it together.’
10) Can INTOIT moments bridge our partisan divide? Perhaps, if we seek them out
‘It's a different kind of approach and different kind of exchange that I know that we can do because I've seen it, and it's growing. It begins with a different definition of listening. Listening is ab...Show More
Can INTOIT moments bridge our partisan divide? Perhaps, if we seek them out
1:04:19 | Mar 31st, 2022