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Together, we research and break down complex, and even controversial, topics facing our society. Our goal isn’t to convince you to see things our way. We want to build a foundational understanding of these complicated topics so that we can address them together. We talk about some pretty heavy stuff on this show, and we tackle topics that might feel polarizing. But we do that because we have an important goal in mind: We want to change the way people have hard conversations. And, we think we can do that using research and discussion to create common understanding. And, since you’re here, we hope you want the same thing. So we suggest getting comfortable, and maybe having a good drink on hand as we work through this stuff. Welcome to our fireside.
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Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
We’re going to take an educated guess here, and assume that you’ve probably heard of tonight’s topic - Critical Race Theory. And that you’ve been hearing about it almost constantly for more than a year. It’s a deep and nuanced subject, and everyone from former President Trump, to the leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, to your uncle Pete at the 4th of July BBQ has an opinion on it. And, just about every issues-focused podcast, social media channel, or even news channel has their own explanation of what it is.
That’s why tonight, we’re taking a different approach. Yes, we want to make sure we give you a good enough understanding of what CRT is that you can have informed, reasonable conversations. But when it comes to something as… experiential… as CRT is for many people, just spitting names, dates, and statistics at you isn’t going to help you really absorb the idea. This is one of those topics that you have to feel to know, and to make decisions about. So we’re going to try to teach you about CRT the good old fashioned way - through storytelling.
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