Things They Don’t Teach Us

Being fired. Getting laid off. Made redundant. No matter what you call it, leaving a job involuntarily can range from an annoyance (if you’re planning to leave the job soon anyway) to a blow to one’s self esteem. Some...

Unlike in some cultures, aging in the United States is stigmatized as being an endless decline in quality of life until the end. Youth is revered while aging is feared. Despite the memory slips, graying hair, and...

As we all know, anyone can be rejected for anything at any time. But, despite the ubiquity of rejection in our lives, we're rarely - if ever - taught how to handle it in healthy and humane ways. Guest Christina "Tippi"...

Have you ever felt like a professional fraud? Despite your level of education, professional achievements, or job title, did you ever think that you didn’t belong there, shouldn’t belong there, and that everyone else...

What happens when the words we use and the platforms we employ for communication aren’t working in our favor? Languages evolve and methods of communication modernize, but are we reaching a point where technology is...

If you’ve never thought about leaving the 9-to-5 cycle early and embarking on something new, this episode may not be for you. However, if you’ve spent any time existing in the space between casually daydreaming and...

How does someone go from the corn fields of Illinois to becoming a businesswoman and a world traveler? What are the risks involved and how does one factor in the calculations needed to assess them? Meet Trina Mitchell...

Erin Anderson’s life has been one of learning, education, and service “at best.” She grew up in Montana and attended UMass Amherst studying sociology and history with a concentration on the Black Arts Movement. Her...

Vincent Jones is an innovative connector with a passion for building dynamic communities around common purpose and finding creative solutions to advance progressive change. His career spans the worlds of philanthropy...

Social media and all the apps are supposed to make connecting with people easier than it was in the past. But what do you do when you have the time and the opportunity to become acquainted with a stranger spontaneously...

sister sadada (she/they) is a student of liberatory practices: She lives in her body and vacations in her mind. She is Black Nipmuc and an embodied liberation teacher who works with individuals and groups who do the...

Meet Wendy and Derek, two friends who love travel. In this first episode of their podcast, they share tips and tidbits from their times abroad.

Derek and Wendy have been shooting the sh*t about arts, culture, education, history, politics, self care, travel, and other topics for over a decade. Many of their conversations drift into areas that they call the...