We Can Be podcast - The Heinz Endowments
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Episodes: 97
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Those working for a more just world share their stories of community and possibility to host - and The Heinz Endowments President - Chris DeCardy. Episodes take you behind the scenes of in-the-news individuals and topics, revealing honesty, humanity and hope at every turn.
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Center for Media Innovation founding Exec. Dir. Andy Conte: why tech & collaboration is the futre of journalism (S06EP10)
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Building futures where economic reinvention doesn't mean displacement w/ Sonya Tilghman Exec. Dir. Hazelwood Iinitiative (S06EP09)
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Fearless conviction: Environmental health advocate Gillian Graber empowers communities to stand up to fossil fuel industries (SO6EP08)
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Kendra Whitlock Ingram one of nation's largest downtown cultural districts w/ vision & authenticity (S0607)
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Independent journalism innovator Spotlight PA CEO/Pres. Chris Baxter is holding those in power accountable (S06EP06)
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis on Women for a Healthy Environment's trailblazing & transformative action (S06EP05)
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Riverlife's Matt Galluzzo raises the bar for riverfront preservation & community connection (S06EP04)
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Breathe Project's Matt Mehalik leads clean air advocacy w/ tech, tenacity & community (S06EP03)
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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125 years of groundbreaking, life-changing work of Sarah Heinz House w/ CEO Demeshia Seals (S06EP02)
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Tim Kaulen brings our industrial past into the future in a bold, beautiful & meaningful way (S06EP01)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Uplifting voices of those facing health effects of fracking w/ environmental health advocate Tammy Murphy
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Rainbow Serpent co-founder Marques Redd is reviving ancient traditions to create the future of art
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Heinz Award winner & Taproot Earth's Colette Pichon Battle stands up to climate change inequities (S05E08)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Bringing solar's massive savings & workforce potential to light w/ Sharon Pillar, founder & exec dir Pennsylvania Solar Center (SE05EP07)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Strengthening democracy by lessening voter suppression w/ VoterRiders CEO Lauren Kunis (S05E06)
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Narrowing the maternal & infant health gap w/ health equity expert Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew (S05EP05)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Community Kitchen Pittburgh founder Jen Flanagan is changing lives at intersection of food insecurity & living wage jobs (S05EP04)
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Leah Penniman “Farming While Black” author, Soul Fire Farm cofounder & Heinz Award honoree (S05E03)
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Fearless champion for cleaner air Dr. George Thurston NYU Grossman School of Medicine (S05E02)
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Uplifting Black artists' beauty, depth & vision w/ Kilolo Luckett of art platform ALMA I LEWIS (S05E01)
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Breaking down the hydrogen hub hype w/ Joanne Kilgour, exec. dir. Ohio River Valley Institute (We Can Be S04EP16)
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Groundbreaking Post-9/11 veterans data w/ Dr. Daniel Perkins, founder Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness @ Penn State Uni.(S04EP15)
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Black Urban Gardeners’ Raqueeb Bey is growing food, minds & leaders (S04EP14)
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown: Yes, the arts are essential & here’s why (S4E13)
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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”Your dreams are possible” w/ Dr. Kathy Humphrey, trailblazing pres. of Carlow University (S4E12)
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Grant Oliphant on gratitude, speaking truth to power & making room for everyone (We Can Be S4EP11)
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Facing America‘s crisis of connection w/ Jenn Hoos Rothberg, Einhorn Collaborative Exec. Dir. (We Can Be S04EP10)
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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The New Climate War author Michael Mann & the fight to take back our planet (We Can Be S04EP09)
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Appalachia‘s battle b/w wish & hope w/ energy industry researcher Sean O’Leary (We Can Be S04EP08)
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Environmental Health News investigative reporter Kristina Marusic uncovers hard truths & arms public w/ facts (We Can Be S04EP07)
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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The true cost of military service w/ War Horse founder/journalist Thomas Brennan (We Can Be S04EP06)
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Reinventing Social Change author Nell Edgington on embracing abundance, joy & power of “yet” (We Can Be S04EP05)
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Dr. Barry Kerzin, personal physician to Dalai Lama & Altruism in Medicine Institute founder on power of compassion (We Can Be S04EP04)
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Rebuilding Appalachia for a new energy economy w/ Coalfield Development CEO Brandon Dennison (We Can Be S04EP03)
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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How & why radical generosity works w/ GivingTuesday co-founder Asha Curran (We Can Be S04EP02)
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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“Diversity Explosion” author/demographer William Frey on where America is headed & why it's good for us (S04EP01)
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Bridging gap between university & community: The Center for Shared Prosperity (WeCanBeSpecEp)
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Designing cities for justice w/ Toni Griffin, “Patterned Justice” co-editor & Harvard’s Just City Lab lead innovator (We Can Be S03EP12)
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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“Reach” author & BMe co-founder Trabian Shorters on the astounding power of asset framing (We Can Be S03EP11)
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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"White Fragility" author Robin DiAngelo: why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism (S03EP10)
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Artist & cultural agitator D.S. Kinsel protests w/art & leads w/heart (SE0309)
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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The radical imagination of PolicyLink founder Angela Glover Blackwell is building a more equitable world (S03EP08)
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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The fight against climate racism w/ NAACP Environmental Justice program dir. Jacqueline Patterson (S03EP07)
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Election safety & equity in algorithms w/ cybersecurity expert David Hickton (S03EP06)
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Justice, poetry, race & activism in education w/ Dr. Valerie Kinloch (WeCanBeS03EP05)
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Why tackling climate change is absolutely doable w/ Jonathan Foley, Ex. Dir. Project Drawdown (S0EP04)
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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How Indigenous wisdom can help heal inequities w/ Decolonizing Wealth author Edgar Villanueva (S03EP3)
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Columnist Tony Norman & the "revolution in attitudes" fueling social change (S03EP02)
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Artist Mikael Owunna reveals inherent beauty, power & dignity of Black & LGBTQ+ bodies (S03EP01)
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Truth in science advocate Dr. Todd Woylnn on a COVID-19 vaccine & what it unveils about our society (Stronger than This series EP8)
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Emmai Alaquiva on using art to expose truths in historically trying times (Stronger than This series EP7)
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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What COVID-19 reveals about food insecurity w/ 412 Food Rescue’s Leah Lizarondo (Stronger than This series #6)
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May 21, 2020 |
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Air quality & COVID-19 w/ Clean Air Task Force’s John Graham (Stronger than This series EP5)
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May 08, 2020 |
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Kids & COVID-19 w/ Patrick Dowd, Exec. Dir. Allies for Children (Stronger than This series EP4)
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May 01, 2020 |
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Redirecting anger into action w/ Monica Ruiz, ED of Latino advocacy entity Casa San Jose (Stronger than This series EP3)
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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The moral lessons of COVID-19 w/ Dr. Andre Perry, Brookings Institution scholar & Know Your Price author. (Stronger than This series EP2)
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Art in times of crisis w/ 1Hood Media Co-Founder/CEO Jasiri X (Stronger than This series EP1)
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson: “Protest is speaking the truth out loud.” S02EP20
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Andre Perry’s genius blend of information & inspiration is helping individuals realize their value & worth. S02EP19
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Outdoor Afro founder Rue Mapp: "Nature is a refuge from all the '-isms'" S02EP18
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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The joy & complexity of giving w/ Giving Done Right author Phil Buchanan S02EP17
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Poet, soldier, author & father Tim O’Brien on the extraordinary, beautiful power of maybe S02EP16
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Building an army of support for refugees: Hello Neighbor’s Sloane Davidson S02EP15
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Blindsided by the Taliban: Journalist & Postindustrial media co-founder Carmen Gentile S02EP14
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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From homelessness to Emmy Award winning composer & director: the shining light of Emmai Alaquiva S02EP13
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Dr. Cornel West & Bikari Kitwana 2: the revolution in priorities our society needs S02EP12
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Dr. Cornel West & Bikari Kitwana on the joy & struggle of today’s freedom fighters S02EP11
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Different but united: the palpable positivity of 24-hours-a-day bridge-builder Wasi Mohamed S2EP10
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May 29, 2019 |
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From Parkland to Pittsburgh, student activists are forever altering the social change landscape S2E9
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May 22, 2019 |
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From Air Force plane nosedive to university president: Dr. Chris Howard & the power of mentoring S2EP8
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May 15, 2019 |
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Art is making souls soar in this rapidly changing neighborhood S02EP07
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May 08, 2019 |
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As environmental stakes rise, Emily Collins helps the underserved get a fair shake S02EP06
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May 01, 2019 |
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Trayvon Martin's activism legacy: mother Sybrina Fulton, Jasiri X & Black Lives Matter stand strong S2E5
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Very Smart Brothas' Damon Young: the hyper-cognizance & beauty of being black in America S2E04
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Archeology, family & fantasy: the fantastic Afrofuturist art of Alisha Wormsley S2E03
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Tree of Life leaders: "We didn't think about courage; we thought about doing the right thing" S2E02
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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In aftermath of tragedy at Tree of Life synagogue, random acts of beauty & unity are the new normal (S02EP01)
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Lifting the arc: Hazelwood’s Tim Smith & grassroots energy bring a new future to this riverfront community S01EP20
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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San Juan, PR Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz: speaking truth to power, green energy & her grandmother’s enduring impact. (S01EP19)
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Truthful Art: Jasiri X on Trayvon Martin, Antwon Rose Jr. & the cross-section of unity that gives him hope. (S01EP18)
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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Love Canal’s accidental environmentalist Lois Gibbs on the movement she sparked & what today’s activists need to know to save our world (S01EP17)
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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What the Eyes Don't See: Mona Hanna-Attisha & Flint’s lead water crisis. (S01EP16)
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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The 45 Words that Define Us: Max King on a First Amendment under fire, why we let rights slip away & how we can save them (S01E15)
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Environmental justice superhero Mustafa Santiago Ali and the Hip Hop Caucus are shifting minds and votes one community at a time. (S01EP14)
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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Born for Storms: Angela Blanchard was a rock during Houston’s Hurricane Harvey & now she’s out to change the world for good (S01EP13)
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May 30, 2018 |
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New Power: Author Henry Timms explains what it is, how to get it & why it’s changing our hyper-connected world. (S01EP12)
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May 23, 2018 |
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Brick by brick: Steve Shelton got his second chance & now he makes certain others have a shot at their own redemption (S01EP11)
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May 16, 2018 |
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Spinning our moral compass: Rabbi Ron Symons on why centuries-old traditions may be the secret to navigating race, wage & immigrant issues. SE01E10
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May 09, 2018 |
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R2-D2, Illah & Ethics: How robotics & AI genius Illah Nourbakhsh was inspired to use his superpowers for good SE01E09
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May 02, 2018 |
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Circles of love: Tammy Thompson draws on her own remarkable journey in her work to break poverty trauma cycles (S01EP08)
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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Humor, Rap, Poetry & Love: the New Muslim Cool of Hamza Perez (S01E07)
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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A Story of Two Wilsons: Janis Burley Wilson grew up in an arts-loving family in playwright August Wilson’s hometown, and now she leads his namesake Center for African American Culture. (S01E06)
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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From Miami to the Midwest: Change Agency’s Betty Cruz has made it her life’s work to make her city a welcoming place for immigrants. (S01E05)
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Center for Coalfield Justice’s Veronica Coptis and her fight for one rural America county’s environmental justice (S01EP04)
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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Actor/writer David Conrad’s long journey home, identity of place, and the key role artists play in shaping our future (S01 EP03)
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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Kazakhstan candy, a Wisconsin dairy farm, PBS and innovative investigative news: the fantastic journey of PublicSource Exec. Director Mila Sanina (S01EP02)
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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Post-9/11 vets' unique role in a more perfect union w/ Nick Grimes of Veterans Breakfast Club (S01EP01)
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Feb 28, 2018 |