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The lies you’ve heard about fat people Feb 17, 2023

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In an era of increased sensitivity to everyone’s personal experience, anti-fat bias remains an openly pervasive form of discrimination. Aubrey Gordon writes under the pseudonym of “Your Fat Friend,” is co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and a columnist with Self magazine. She joins host Krys Boyd to debunk myths about fat people’s health and the ease of losing weight in order to further fat acceptance and fat justice in this country. Her book is “’You Just Need to Lose Weight’ and 19 Other Myths About Fat People.”

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If you needed asylum, who would believe you? Feb 16, 2023

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No matter how closely you stick to the truth, it only really matters if the person you’re talking to believes you. Dina Nayeri is on faculty at the University of St Andrews, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how trust is codified in boardrooms, hospitals, the asylum process and elsewhere – and the relationship between trust and privilege. Her book is “Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn’t Enough.”

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You have to work on platonic relationships, too Feb 15, 2023

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Forging and maintaining adult friendships requires a lot of self-reflection and work. Author Christie Tate joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a dear friendship she developed in recovery as she examined her hang-ups and deepest fears, leading her to personal breakthroughs. Her book is “B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found.”

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The early history of hip-hop Feb 14, 2023

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Fifty years ago, a DJ spun some records in an unconventional way at a back-to-school party and created an art form that dominates pop music today. Hasan Jeffries is associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss hip-hop’s birth in the Bronx and its dual identities of both protest music and party music. Hasan was a consultant for and is featured in the documentary series “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,” which airs this month on PBS.

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Why identity conversations are so uncomfortable Feb 13, 2023

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Conversations about race, gender and sexuality can be tricky—but they don’t have to be. Kenji Yoshino is Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law and the faculty director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss practical tools for approaching discussions about equity and identity, with ideas to help members of marginalized communities speak up. His book, co-written with David Glasgow, is “Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice.”

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You’ll probably get fooled—learn to live with it Feb 10, 2023

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P.T. Barnum said there’s a sucker born every minute — and we’re all worried we’ll be the next one. University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Tess Wilkinson-Ryan joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why our fear of being duped affects decision-making and how we can rethink our trust in one another. Her book is “Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Ourselves and the Social Order―and What We Can Do About It.”

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When you suspend students, they might not come back Feb 09, 2023

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Punishing kids for being late to school often means students won’t show up to school again at all. Tara García Mathewson is a reporter covering inequality and innovation in K-12 education and oversees coverage for Hechinger en Español as the languages editor. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how suspensions for missing class have resulted in higher dropout rates, lower college attendance, even involvement with the criminal justice system. Her report, “Education Suspended,” is a collaboration between The Hechinger Report and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.

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We’re closer to the end of the world than we’ve ever been Feb 08, 2023

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The Doomsday Clock, which counts down how close humanity is to total destruction, is now at 90 seconds to midnight. Rachel Bronson is president and CEO of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which recently updated the clock. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the factors that have ticked us closer to disaster – from the war in Ukraine to Covid and climate change – and the ways we can still intervene to stave off danger.

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What TV and books get wrong about women Feb 07, 2023

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Cultural expectations for women run deep and are highly controlled. Sophie Gilbert is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and she joins host Krys Boyd to Western beauty standards and how the portrayal of women characters in books, movies and television affects the lives of women in the real world. Her book is called “On Womanhood: Bodies, Literature, Choice.”

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Would you trust Elon Musk with your life? Feb 06, 2023

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What does the chaos surrounding Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter say about his approach to building cars at Tesla? Christopher Cox, an editor at New York magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the risks Musk is taking as Tesla develops self-driving technology and what his management approach means for the rest of us. Cox’s article for The New York Times Magazine is “Elon Musk’s Appetite for Destruction.”

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