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Hosted by Ben and Jamesa · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 2 episodes
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🎙️ The Ben & Jamesa Podcast Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage. Join Ben and Jamesa as they explore the experiences, perspectives, and challenges that shape who we are and how we relate to one another. Each episode invites you to notice difference, embrace complexity, and build deeper, more inclusive connections — all with warmth, humor, and heart. Start with Episode 163, the first episode in season 10!
Ben and Jamesa hosts The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage, a science show with 2 episodes published.
In this episode of the Ben & Jamesa Podcast, we’re joined by author Jill Damatac, whose book Dirty Kitchen beautifully examines home through the lens of food, identity, and lived experience—and was just nominated today f
In this episode, Ben and Jamesa take a close look at hope — not as a feeling to perform or a wish to hold onto, but as an active practice of staying engaged with life when outcomes are uncertain. They explore the real be
In this episode of the Ben and Jamesa Podcast, we're asking does marriage actually help or harm women? We kick things off with the Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma. We explore the gray divorce revolution, the "Living Apart
What is the secret to human connection? This week, Ben and Jamesa follow that question down a rabbit hole that takes them from a laboratory full of surprisingly affectionate octopuses, to the aging back streets of Japan
Ben and Jamesa are joined by author Derrick Barnes to discuss the growing challenges men face in forming deep friendships, the backlash against gentle parenting and what it means for raising children with empathy and cou
In this season opener of the Ben and Jamesa Podcast, we explore relationships, loneliness, and cultural moments like the Olympics through the lens of compassion, curiosity, and courage. We discuss interracial dating, the
In this short end-of-season episode, we share why we’re pausing The Ben and Jamesa Podcast for the rest of 2025—and what it means to winter . We explore the wisdom of slowing down, resting, and syncing with the natural w
What happens when gratitude becomes more than a feeling — when it turns into a shared responsibility? In this week’s episode, we explore gratitude as a community practice — how remembering what sustains us can become a g
Gratitude isn’t about counting blessings — it’s about remembering the people, systems, and histories that make our lives possible. In this opening episode of our Gratitude Series, Ben and Jamesa reclaim gratitude from in
In this fourth and final episode of our anger series, we explore what happens when emotions are treated as private property—and how that belief keeps us isolated, performative, and disconnected. We dive into the idea of
What happens in the brain when we rise up against injustice — and how can anger become a force for clarity, compassion, and creativity rather than destruction? In this episode, Ben and Jamesa explore the neurobiology of
In Part Two of our series on anger, we get honest about what happens when anger stops being a tool for truth and starts becoming a trap. From the self-righteous outrage that fuels online culture to the quiet, corrosive r
Season 10 opens with fire. 🔥 In this episode of The Ben and Jamesa Podcast , Ben and Jamesa dive headfirst into the theme of anger —how it shows up in our relationships, our communities, and even in our healing. What be
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is back on air—but what about the 300,000+ Black women who have lost jobs since January 2025 and haven’t been given theirs back? In Part 4 of our Open-Hearted Living series, we hold space for
What does it mean to truly feel with someone else? In this episode of The Ben and Jamesa Podcast, we explore empathy—not as a skill or a moral obligation, but as a living, sometimes fragile experience. We talk about how
Fear isn’t always what it seems. In this episode, we explore real vs. imagined fear, how it shows up in our nervous system, and how identity shapes the fears we live with. Stories from our life in Portugal, recent headli
In this episode, we explore why living with an open heart can feel impossible—especially for white folks—and what it might take to shift toward more connection, presence, and curiosity in daily life. We talk about: What
Love isn’t just desire, provision, or possession—yet too often that’s what men are taught to believe. In this episode, we dive into 5 Things Men Don’t Understand About Love , drawing from the wisdom of bell hooks, James
Control culture is everywhere—at work, in our relationships, even in how we treat ourselves. But what exactly is it, and how does it quietly shape the way we live, lead, and connect with others? In today’s episode, we un
We’re continuing our series on community with a focus on our very first one— family . We’ll dig into the growing trend of adult estrangement, explore 4 common causes that fracture connection within families, and share 6
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