Given the recent leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision which could overturn Roe v. Wade, we did a special episode with a focus on abortion access, law and lived experience. I began by talking with best-selling author of Nomadland, investigative journalist Jessica...
What does it mean to age with purpose? In this week’s show, I invited listeners to hear a past conversation between me and author of Sign My Name to Freedom Betty Reid Soskin, who recently retired at age 100 from her work as a National Park Ranger and community...
This week Boston Globe senior op-ed writer Kimberly Atkins Stohr joins Farai to discuss the latest findings – and potential government involvement – in the January 6 insurrection investigation. Our host then speaks candidly with OBP senior producer Bianca...
How do you harness the power of money for the greater good? This week, I spoke to philanthropist Mona Sinha, founder and CEO of the Insight Circle Fund, about what it means to make an impact as a woman of color in the worlds of finance and of giving. In the series...
This week, I spoke with Bridget Todd, technology guru and creator and host of the podcast, “There Are No Girls on the Internet.” In addition to spotlighting Bridget’s fascinating career as a digital creator and futurist, in our series, “Our Body Politic Presents…” we...
This week, I spoke to Carmen Yulín Cruz, former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico about what it took to guide her people through the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, as well as to create a compass for women leaders to understand their own power. In “Our Body Politic...
