Episodes

  • Nonviolent Communication

    Nonviolent Communication
    Jul 25 2024
    It’s been said that we’ve learned how to speak but not necessarily how to communicate. Rarely are we taught the art of deep listening or how to respond to someone without accusation or blame or the ability to articulate our own needs without putting others on the defensive. To see additional resources and our other […]
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    29 mins
  • Harlem Renaissance with Geoffrey Canada

    Harlem Renaissance with Geoffrey Canada
    Jul 18 2024
    Geoffrey Canada designated a crime-ridden 24-block area of New York as the Harlem Children’s Zone and works tirelessly to provide a healthier community for kids who are otherwise vulnerable to developmental and social ills. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in association […]
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    29 mins
  • Tracy Gary

    Tracy Gary
    Jul 11 2024
    Tracy Gary, Pillsbury heiress and noted philanthropist, calls charity the “new American dream” because it is uniquely able to create change in our world. A founder of over a dozen charities herself, Gary has given nearly all of her inheritance away. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard […]
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    29 mins
  • Libraries Reimagined, Pt 2

    Libraries Reimagined, Pt 2
    Mar 13 2023
    Sociologist Eric Klinenberg treats libraries as hallowed spaces. “We are sitting here today in an incredible public library solely because you and I have inherited from the generations that came before us an institution born of a principled commitment to advance the public good…because everyone should be able to make something better of themselves.”
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    27 mins
  • The Meaning of America, Pt 2

    The Meaning of America, Pt 2
    Jul 8 2024
    “The Meaning of America”. Filmmaker Ken Burns, philsopher Jacob Needleman and others take us on a journey through the ideas and beliefs of America’s founders to understand their social and spiritual vision for the United States. Includes historic readings and the sounds of Independence Hall, Monticello and elsewhere. To see additional resources and our other […]
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    29 mins