Season 1

To close out the season, I’m delighted to have Dr Cara Heuser (@caraheuser) back on the show. As some listeners may remember, Cara was my guest on the pilot episode of the JNS in the spring, when we spoke about …

As the coronavirus has surged across the United States, so have racist attacks against Asian Americans. My guest this week is Jennifer Chen (@jchenwriter), a freelance journalist who has written two articles calling attention...

Middle school is pretty tough for most people at the best of times. During the coronavirus, being an adolescent can be really hard. Cut off from friends, school, activities, and routines, young people are finding themselves s...

How do the ways we get around intersect (har!) with ethics, politics, and equality? How does something as seemingly banal as transportation impact major issues like poverty, climate, development, and security? Why are transpo...

How does faith intersect with social justice? What is the role of churches, synogogues, mosques, and other religious organizations in times of crisis? To what extent has religion become politicized? As more people identify as...

Do human rights campaigns work? Does advocacy from activists in the US or UK actually help political prisoners overseas get released? In this episode, I’m delighted to be in conversation with Geoffrey Mock, the Egypt and Syri...

How might we have better conversations about tough topics like race, sexuality, religion, politics, and mental health? How can we reduce social stigma? Today my guest is Dr. Adrienne Williams (@AAWilliamsPhD), a clinical heal...

How do questions of race, justice, and equality transcend national borders? How is the past tied to the present? How do ideas that were once labelled ‘radical’ become mainstream? In light of the ongoing Black Lives Matter mov...

What does a process of institutional police reform look like? How do you build trust after years of distrust, resentment, and structural inequalities? This is a bonus episode that I’m running in light of the ongoing protests ...

Nearly 1 billion people around the world lack access to electricity. What does this mean for hospitals and clinics in low-income countries trying to treat patients during Covid-19? In this episode, I speak with Dr. James Knuc...

What makes community work different from charity? How can those seeking to ‘do good’ avoid creating unintentional dynamics of us and them, of givers and receivers? In this episode, I discuss these questions with Liz Griffith,...

What are our moral obligations in times of crisis? Are those who step up heroes, or simply human? In this pilot episode, we delve into these questions with Dr Cara Heuser, a medical doctor on the frontlines of the corona …