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The DEI Boogyman Part 2: Dog-Eating Myths and 401k Truths: How Fearmongering Shapes America
Send us a text What happens when we allow catchy slogans and fear-based rhetoric to shape our understanding of diversity and inclusion? Rauel and Anto...
April 10th, 2025 - Democracy's Breaking Point: Will We March Into Hell for a Heavenly Cause? - Democratic Representative Al Green stood up during Trump's congressional address and declared "no mandate" when Trump claimed a mandate to cut Medicaid. For this truth-telling, Green was escorted out and later censured—with even ten Democrats joining the rebuke. This incident exposes a disturbing double standard: when Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" at Obama, or when Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly interrupted Biden's addresses, they faced no similar consequences..
April 24, 2025 - The DEI Boogeyman: Myths, Facts, and Why It Matters The weaponization of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has become one of the most troubling developments in our current cultural and political landscape. We dive deep into how DEI—a framework designed to create more representative and equitable institutions—has been deliberately transformed into a divisive political issue through coordinated misinformation campaigns.
Our Recent Episodes
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Thursday, July 7, 2022SCIL'd Leadership PT2 - Morgan McArthur
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Thursday, June 16, 2022Amendment through Arts: Lindsey Giese
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I think the thing I enjoy so much about my conversations with Cathy is her hopefulness.? She is not one to talk about her own past traumas, but she ha...
Thursday, June 2, 2022Triumph over Trauma
Trauma is such an ugly word.? it immediately conjures up thoughts horrible, life changing events.? Catastrophes that fall upon us without warning.? si...
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Thursday, May 26, 2022Season 4 Promo
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Thursday, May 12, 2022The Expectations of Education: Jeff Wright PT 2
Part 2 of my interview with Jeff WrightJeff Wright is someone that I've known for almost 10 years and he happens to be one of those people that, ...