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🎙️ DON’T BE A D!CK

Hosted by Lindsay Matthes & Ivie Van Lent

Welcome to DON’T BE A D!CK, the podcast that proves kindness isn’t just soft—it's strategic, powerful, and absolutely necessary in today’s homes, workplaces, and communities.

Hosted by Lindsay Matthes, award-winning HR strategist, international speaker, TEDx powerhouse, and author of Don’t Be A D!ck: HR Advice for a Kinder, Healthier, More Successful Workplace, and her daughter Ivie Van Lent, a fierce queer leftist, community organizer, activist, and cat-mom extraordinaire—this show brings real talk, real stories, and real solutions to the messy places where humanity and leadership collide.

Every episode, Lindsay and Ivie pull back the curtain on what it actually means to lead and live with kindness—beyond the buzzwords and corporate posters. From toxic workplace behaviors to outdated leadership habits, from bias to burnout, from unkind choices to unconscious “Dick moves,” they tackle it all through two generations, two worldviews, and one shared mission:

👉 Make the world less d!cky, one conversation at a time.

Expect:
✨ candid mother-daughter banter
✨ spicy takes on work, culture, activism, and humanity
✨ stories from HR trenches and grassroots organizing
✨ the courage to call out the hard stuff
✨ practical tools to lead, parent, love, manage, and show up better
✨ a safe, inclusive space where authenticity isn’t optional—it’s the whole point

Whether you’re an HR pro, a leader, an activist, a parent, or just a human trying to stop being (or dealing with) a d!ck… this podcast gives you the insight, laughs, and kick-in-the-pants inspiration to do better.

Because kindness isn’t weakness.
Kindness is change in action.
And it starts with us.

Hit play, grow some courage, and let’s build a kinder world—together. 🙌