Episodes

Feb. 10, 2021

021: What Racism? Part 2: Housing Discrimination

OMG WE HAVE A NEW FORMAT!! I'm really excited. I mean, it's possible that we COMPLETELY bombed it but at some point we'll get it under control and it'll be a good thing. Get ready to talk about housing discrimination (and ja…
Feb. 3, 2021

020: Medical Racism

Happy Black History Month! This week we're starting a new series! We're calling this one "Racism Doesn't Exist" since so many white Americans believe that racism ended with MLK. So we're diving into the data and examining th…
Jan. 27, 2021

019: Black Conservatism

Contrary to popular belief, Black Americans are more socially conservative on average, than their white peers. We are more likely to believe in God, attend church regularly, and most of us believe that hard work is it takes …
Jan. 21, 2021

018: Sex Work Is Real Work

Alice and Tori talk about how we are learning how respect sex workers and protect them from both dangerous people and dangerous policies. Executive Producers Jeffrey Martin Nate Frazier Producer Jillian Cohan Martin Audio Pr…
Jan. 13, 2021

017: Well That Was Easy (The Coup)

Alice Hamilton and I sat down to discuss the attempted takeover of the Capitol in DC. A note of caution: language is terribly important . Alice and I use the term "coup" as a catchall throughout this episode to refer to the …
Nov. 25, 2020

016: Let's Talk About Defunding The Police

Alice and I decided to tackle something that's become a huge part of the national narrative: why have cops at all? We have pretty clear data that policing does not work. Policing is a net negative for communities, but it's a…
Nov. 18, 2020

015: Black People & White Supremacy

Tori is joined by Alice Hamilton to discuss the reclamation of Black humanity in a country founded on white supremacist values. They discuss the ways that whiteness collides with Black bodies through assumptions, dehumanizat…
Oct. 28, 2020

014: Purity Culture & White Supremacy

Tori is joined by Alice Hamilton and Hailee Evelyn Greene to discuss the ways that purity culture plays out for Black girls in predominantly white spaces. Executive Producers Jeffrey Martin Nate Frazier Producer Jillian Coha…
Oct. 22, 2020

013: Trump Vs Black Women

Tori and Alice discuss Trump's executive orders targeting Black women's work. Executive Producers Jeffrey Martin Nate Frazier Producer Jillian Cohan Martin Audio Producer and Editor Nash Propst Artwork by Slade Sundar www.sl…
Sept. 24, 2020

012: America is NOT a Democracy

Tori and Alice dig into American history and the fact that the United States was never intended to be a democracy and can't operate as a functional democracy because of that. The article discussed in the episode Executive Pr…
Sept. 9, 2020

011: Re-Imaging Success with Dan Price

On this episode, Tori is joined by Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments. Dan Price took a million dollar pay cut in order to pay all of his employees $70,000. His attempt at creative imagination paid off. Antiracism requires n…
Sept. 2, 2020

010: Pro-Life Racism

Alice joins Tori to talk about the ways the pro-life movement has been fueled by racism. Last week at the RNC, Abby Johnson spoke. She released a video a few months ago where she claimed that police would justified racially …
July 23, 2020

009: Is White Privilege Even A Thing?

Tori is joined by Alice Hamilton to talk about what the heck white privilege really means and how privilege interacts with cancel culture. Executive Producers Jeffrey Martin Nate Frazier Producer Jillian Cohan Martin Audio P…
July 15, 2020

008: Shared Humanity with Propaganda

Tori is joined by hip hop artist Propaganda to talk about power dynamics, rejecting force and violence, and choosing collaborative problem solving within a white supremacist framework. Executive Producers Jeffrey Martin Nate…
July 8, 2020

007: Shared Value with Rev Lenny Duncan

Tori is joined by Rev Lenny to talk about the ways in which he (a Black pastor) and she (a Black atheist) share values and vision for creating a more just world. Ultimately wanting a world that protects the vulnerable is wha…
July 1, 2020

006: Black on Black Generosity with Steve Zakauni

This episode Tori talks to Steve Zakauni about Black generosity, anti-Black tropes, and all of the white assumptions that come up during national Black grief. Executive Producers Jeffrey Martin Nate Frazier Producer Jillian …
June 17, 2020

005: Respectability Politics

Tori is joined by Alice Hamilton to discuss the moving goal posts for Black and brown humanity. We break down the impossible tasks of achieving full humanity within the construct of whiteness through behavior modification an…
June 10, 2020

Black Lives Still Matter (Protest Thoughts)

Tori is joined by Alice Hamilton to discuss Black lives, the need for protest, and the different standards for white protesters compared to everyone else. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toriglass/message
June 3, 2020

But I Have A Black Friend!

In episode three, Alice Hamilton is back with Tori Williams Douglass to talk about how No, You Don't Actually Have A Black Friend. You have a Black colleague. Or a Black neighbor. Or a Black barista. "If I can't talk to you …
June 3, 2020

Why Can't I Say The N-Word?

"The solution to harm caused is not causing more harm. It's restoration." Let's get this one out of the way. You can't say the N-word. You can't wear a headdress. You can't have a spirit animal. In this episode Tori Williams…
June 3, 2020

Why Do We Still Need To Talk About Race?

Jeff and Nate asked me to start the this relaunch by covering the super basics. So here we go. Let's start at the very beginning. Why are we even talking about this? Isn't this issue over except for people who want to keep c…
March 10, 2020

Doing Your Own Work with Melissa Urban

Tori talks to Melissa Urban, co-founder and CEO of Whole30, about her commitment to inclusion and justice in her personal life and business. You can find Melissa on Instagram at @melissau, and be sure to check out her podcas…
March 2, 2020

Better Than Punishment

Within colonized spaces, members of a community are generally taught to expect punishment if they don’t comply with society’s demands. As people striving for antiracist policies and actions, this tool simply does not suffice…
Nov. 13, 2019

Black Anger

We live in a society (and, frankly, a world) where black anger is policed, silenced, and shut down. Black people are praised for forgiveness but are frequently told that anger has no place as a response to harm caused by whi…