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  • How Big Tech silences dissent: Timnit Gebru’s insider account

    Gebru was hired to audit unethical practices in Google’s artificial intelligence. She did. And then, she says, Google fired her for it.

    Feb 10, 2022 read more
    Listen — 46:50
  • LISTEN: Olympic champion Allyson Felix in her own shoes … literally

    She’s the most decorated Olympian in U.S. track and field history. But in her toughest race, she takes on a corporate goliath.

    Feb 3, 2022 read more
    Listen — 46:22
  • Journalism is not a ‘neutral profession’: Nikole Hannah-Jones on ‘The 1619 Project’

    Hannah-Jones wants readers of her work to feel disturbed and even guilty so that they “feel the desire to do something differently.”

    Nov 18, 2021 read more
    Listen — 46:00
  • How will you fix this broken world?

    In this season finale, host Aarti Shahani challenges you to commit: How will you fix our broken world? Our guests can help.

    Oct 14, 2021 read more
    Listen — 32:38
  • LISTEN: ‘You cannot take from me what is mine’: Tarana Burke, founder of the ‘Me Too’ movement

    Tarana Burke started “Me Too” because the civil rights movement failed to address sexual violence. When #MeToo went viral, she got scared.

    Oct 7, 2021 read more
    Listen — 47:41
  • LISTEN: ‘You Don’t Even Know You’re Invisible’: Margaret Cho Forces A Generation To Be Seen

    Comedian Margaret Cho led a movement to bring diversity to network TV. She reflects on the benefits and costs of being an early mover.

    Sept 30, 2021 read more
    Listen — 48:31
  • LISTEN: ‘I Was Dimming My Light.’ Common On Music, Love And Change From Within

    The Grammy and Oscar-winning hip hop artist tells ‘Art of Power’ about his activism, his relationships, and his unusual ability to forgive.

    Sept 23, 2021 read more
    Listen — 45:48
  • LISTEN: Want To Change Careers? A 7 Step Guide With Peloton’s Robin Arzón

    She was an aspiring lawyer when she was held hostage at gunpoint. She survived, pivoted, and now she’s the head instructor at Peloton.

    Sept 16, 2021 read more
    Listen — 46:13
  • LISTEN: Do Black People Wear Belts? Kemp Powers On Creativity And Tackling Stereotypes At Pixar

    Powers became the first Black director in Pixar history with “Soul,” and found himself pushing for culture change at a very white company.

    Sept 9, 2021 read more
    Listen — 47:38
  • LISTEN: The Director Who Breaks Silence

    Raised in Apartheid-era South Africa, director and playwright Yaël Farber explains the power and pitfalls of documenting injustice on stage.

    Sept 2, 2021 read more
    Listen — 53:41
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