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Let's Give A Damn

Let's Give A Damn

By Nick Laparra

Let's Give A Damn is a weekly podcast hosted by Nick Laparra featuring inspiring and challenging conversations with activists, nonprofit leaders, authors, entrepreneurs, artists, and so many other kinds of damn-givers. You'll hear from exceptional humans like Matthew McConaughey, Chelsea Clinton, Noor Tagouri, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Colman Domingo, Rainn Wilson, and hundreds of others.
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Let's Give A DamnJan 18, 2022

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Katie Bogen Gives A Damn!

Katie Bogen Gives A Damn!

It’s been a few weeks but we’re back! My guest this week is the brilliant Katie Bogen. In her own words, Katie is a clinical psychology PhD student, a trauma therapist, a sex researcher, a rad Jewess, a queer activist, and a cottagecore rabble-rouser.

Katie is truly a wonderful soul. Over the past few months, ever since this horrific genocide began, she has been one of the most helpful voices on social media. She has made loads of content to share the truth about Zionism at its goals, to give a clear headed picture about what’s actually going on in Gaza, to debunk bullshit lies floating around on the internet, and so much more. And she does it with such clarity, intelligence, passion, and grace! If this is your first time encountering Katie and her work, I hope you’ll begin following her on Instagram and TikTok immediately.

Also, if you want to read more about her professional work and to read her dozens of published papers, click here. Katie is a certified badass. 

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Feb 06, 202401:26:36
Simran Jeet Singh, Rachelle Lefevre, Megha Desai, Rainn Wilson, Patricia Velázquez, and Noor Tagouri Give A Damn! Best of 2023!
Jan 09, 202455:48
Noor Tagouri Gives A Damn! Round Two!

Noor Tagouri Gives A Damn! Round Two!

Noor Tagouri’s name literally  means “Guiding Light.” And a guiding light she is! Noor is back for a second time. Her first appearance was for episode 19 of the podcast in the summer of 2017! 

At 29, Noor is an award-winning journalist and producer, a touring speaker for over 15 years, and has told stories in every medium from radio and print, to documentaries and brand campaigns.

In 2019 Noor founded At Your Service Media, a consulting and production company telling representative stories as a form of service.

In 2022 Noor launched her investigative series “REP”, in partnership with iHeartMedia. The series explores the concepts of representation and objectivity in media, and received a Webby Award Nomination: Best Limited Series.

With a finger on the pulse of people’s concerns, Noor’s storytelling is recognized for her innovative approach to fostering relationships across lines of difference.

Visit Noor’s website to learn more about her work. 

Listen to the REP investigative series. It’s so good!

Follow Noor on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. 

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Dec 12, 202301:01:03
Meike Ziervogel Gives A Damn!
Nov 28, 202301:28:14
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Gives A Damn! Round Two!
Nov 14, 202352:59
Tim Wise Gives A Damn!

Tim Wise Gives A Damn!

My guest this week is the esteemed Tim Wise. Tim is among the most prominent anti-racist educators and authors in the United States. He has spoken to audiences in all 50 states and internationally about systemic racism, inequality, and methods for dismantling racism in institutions from workplaces to schools to law enforcement. 

He is the author of nine books including his most recent essay collection, Dispatches from the Race War, and his highly acclaimed memoir, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

He tweets (or Xes, pardon how that sounds) here and posts regular commentary on Instagram here.

During our chat, we talk about being a Jewish person raising in the South, how he got into anti-racist work, the horrific war happening in Palestine and Israel currently, Zionism, where we go from here, and so much more.

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Oct 24, 202301:23:29
Sophia Kianni & Patricia Velásquez Give A Damn!

Sophia Kianni & Patricia Velásquez Give A Damn!

My guests this week are two truly remarkable women. I met Sophia and Patricia at the Clinton Global Initiative 2023 meetings a few weeks ago. 

Read more about Sophia Kianni’s work here. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter. And make sure to check out Climate Cardinals! 

Follow Patricia Velásquez on Twitter and Instagram. Consider getting involved with the Wayuu Taya Foundation.

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Oct 03, 202358:34
Barbara Jo Jenkins Gives A Damn!

Barbara Jo Jenkins Gives A Damn!

“All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild.” — John Muir

Barbara Jo Jenkins co-authored The Walk West (William Morrow), which became an international bestseller and part of the permanent White House Library. A nonfiction blockbuster, it sold 15 million copies, became a Reader's Digest condensed book, and was chosen as one of the most influential bestsellers related to American culture in the last 100 years. Jenkins' three-year, 3,000-mile walk across America with her former husband became one of the most popular stories in the National Geographic Magazine, (Cover story, August, 1979).  She co-authored The Road Unseen, (Fawcett) a number one mass paperback bestseller and winner of The Gold Medallion Book Award. Jenkins wrote I Once Knew A Woman (Wolgemuth and Hyatt) and Wit and Wisdom for Women (Thomas Nelson).

40 years later, Barbara is ready to tell her side of the story. And, believe me, it’s a damn good story. Her brand new book, So Long As It’s Wild, is out today and you need to purchase a copy as soon as you possibly can! 

Learn more about Barbara Jo (including upcoming book tour dates!) by visiting her website. Also, you should definitely follow her on Instagram. Lots and lots of wholesome words and photos.

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Sep 12, 202301:07:28
Rachelle Lefevre & Alexis Paulson Give A Damn!

Rachelle Lefevre & Alexis Paulson Give A Damn!

From their website: “Rise & Shine TN believes every Tennessean should enjoy a free, safe, and vibrant life. Rise & Shine was started as a home for those who want to harness their hope, anger, sadness and fear and use it to build change. This is more than meetings with legislators who won’t hear us. This is more than calls that won’t be answered. This is more than business-as-usual. We draw from our training and experiences as parents, organizers, entrepreneurs, educators, healthcare providers, artists, non-profit experts, small business owners, corporate managers, musicians, native Tennesseans and new transplants who all agree that more must be done to protect our communities.” Donate online and follow them on Instagram and Twitter/X.

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Aug 29, 202301:32:43
Flamy Grant Gives A Damn!

Flamy Grant Gives A Damn!

Flamy Grant is a shame-slaying, hip-swaying, singing-songwriting drag queen from western North Carolina. Her 2022 debut record, Bible Belt Baby, was nominated for Best Pop Album at the San Diego Music Awards, and she is a winner of the 2023 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition. Both a powerhouse vocalist and an intrepid songwriter, Flamy blends the art of drag with her iconic folk/rock sound to create a memorable musical experience.

Flamy has collaborated with Adeem the Artist, Jennifer Knapp, Semler, and Derek Webb. In addition to playing the New Folk winner's showcase at the 2023 Kerrville Folk Festival, she has played Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina, San Diego Pride's SheFest, and is headlining Blount County Pride in East Tennessee this September.

Much of Flamy’s music centers on the queer spiritual journey, telling stories of resilience and recovery from religious trauma in a world where LGBTQ+ people are frequently ignored by, harmed in, or ejected from religious spaces.


NEXT STEPS:

- Check out Flamy’s website for tour dates and so much more!

- Follow Flamy on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter.

- Listen to Flamy’s music on Apple Music and Spotify.

- Is Flamy doing a show near you? If so, go see her!

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Aug 15, 202301:11:45
Natalia Antelava Gives A Damn!

Natalia Antelava Gives A Damn!

I met my Natalia Antelava about a month ago in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the storytelling festival she co-founded that I spoke at. At this festival, I spoke alongside Sean Penn, Armando Iannucci, Aaron Rasmussen, Joe Sabia, Sarah Natochenny, and 70 others. I was impressed by her then and I am much more impressed with her now! She’s an incredible human that has gone through so much, been to so many places, and continues to give a damn in very beautiful and meaningful ways. 

A co-founder of Coda, Natalia is an Emmy-nominee and award winning journalist. Originally from Tbilisi, Georgia she started her career freelancing in West Africa. Since then, she had been BBC’s resident correspondent in the Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East, Washington DC and India. She has covered the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008, the war in Eastern Ukraine and reported undercover from Burma, Yemen and Uzbekistan. Her investigations into human rights abuses in Central Asia, Iraq and the United States have won her a number of awards. In addition to a career in broadcast journalism, Natalia has also written for the Guardian, Forbes magazine and the New Yorker among others. 

Over the past few years, Natalie co-founded two incredible organizations we talk about at length in today’s conversation—Coda Story and ZEG Storytelling Festival


NEXT STEPS:

- Follow Natalia on Twitter.

- Follow Coda Story on Instagram and Twitter and consider supporting them on a monthly basis.

- Check out what happened at ZEG Storytelling Festival last month and consider joining us next year! You most definitely must add Tbilisi to your travel plans.

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Jul 11, 202301:31:51
Megha Desai Gives A Damn!

Megha Desai Gives A Damn!

It's Megha Desai Day is on the podcast! Megha is a corporate advertising powerhouse turned President of The Desai Foundation. After years working at some of the top advertising agencies—like BBH, Anomaly, and Wieden & Kennedy—Megha decided to join her family's foundation to help them grow and increase their reach in meaningful ways.

The Desai Foundation is an organization that empowers women and children through community programming to elevate health, livelihood and menstrual equity in rural India. They inspire women and children to dream beyond!

NEXT STEPS:

— Follow Megha on Instagram.

— Follow The Desai Foundation on Instagram.

— Learn more about The Desai Foundation on Youtube.

— Watch the Heroes for Humanity Film.

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on FacebookInstagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!1

Jun 14, 202301:21:19
Matt Bernstein Gives A Damn!
Jun 06, 202301:13:42
Rainn Wilson Gives A Damn! Round Two!

Rainn Wilson Gives A Damn! Round Two!

I don’t need to tell you about Rainn Wilson. You know about Rainn Wilson. He’s one of the best fucking humans out there. I’m so glad he’s a friend of mine and a friend of the show. His words and wisdom are needed so badly right now and I’m pumped that we get to hear from him again right here on the podcast. Soul Boom! Spirituality! Happiness! And so much more!


NEXT STEPS:

— Follow Rainn on Instagram and Twitter.

— Buy Soul Boom!

— Watch The Geography of Bliss on Peacock!

— Support Rainn and Holiday’s nonprofit, Lidé Haiti!

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on FacebookInstagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

May 23, 202301:07:01
Benjamin Perry Gives A Damn!
May 16, 202301:17:53
Black History Month!
Feb 07, 202356:05
Simran Jeet Singh Gives A Damn!

Simran Jeet Singh Gives A Damn!

Simran Jeet Singh, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life.

Simran's thought leadership on bias, empathy, and justice extends across corporate, university, and government settings. He is an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity with Columbia University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, a Soros Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foundations, a Visiting Lecturer at Union Seminary, and a Senior Advisor on Equity and Inclusion for YSC Consulting, part of Accenture.

Simran is the author of an award-winning children's book titled Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon (Kokila, Penguin Random House). He earned graduate degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University. Simran is a recipient of the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Award from Harvard University and, in 2020, TIME Magazine recognized him as one of sixteen people fighting for a more equal America. He writes regularly for major outlets, including The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, CNN and TIME Magazine, and he writes a monthly column for Religion News Service.

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Simran now lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters, where he enjoys running, writing and chasing his kids.

NEXT STEPS:

— Follow Simran on Twitter, Facebook, and Instragram.

— Check out Simran’s website.

— Order your copy of The Light We Give today!

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Jan 24, 202301:05:16
Nazanin Ash Gives A Damn!

Nazanin Ash Gives A Damn!

Welcome to the first episode of 2023! We have an incredible year ahead for you. We're just getting started!

This week's guest is the incredible Nazazin Ash. Nazanin is the CEO of Welcome.US—a new national initiative built to inspire, mobilize, and empower Americans from all corners of the country to welcome and support those seeking refuge here. This organization is led by a truly incredible team and is co-chaired by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, President Clinton and First Lady and Secretary Hillary Clinton, and President Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter. 

Welcome.US is only 16 months old but they have already accomplished so much:

— 800 organizations and 221 leaders make up the welcome coalition and council

— The Welcome Fund, in partnership with GoFundMe.org, has raised more than $20M, supporting resettlement agencies and 180 frontline organizations, nearly 70% of which are refugee, diaspora, veteran, or faith-led.

— Welcome.US CEO Council members contributed $179,074,000 in goods, services and funds to resettlement efforts in the U.S. over the past year.

— More than 58,000 Afghans and Ukrainians Welcomed by American Sponsors. Over 130,000 Americans have signed up to sponsor, and Welcome.US is powering Americans’ desire to help.

— 68,000 jobs posted by 224 companies on the Welcome.US Employment Exchange. Plus, nationwide hiring fairs for newcomers.

— 29 organizations are on the Welcome Exchange, and $18.8M in-kind donations have been made to resettlement organizations.

NEXT STEPS:

— Follow Nazanin on Twitter.

— Follow Welcome.US on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Become a sponsor! It's such an incredible opportunity. 

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Jan 17, 202301:23:23
#248 - Best of 2022!
Dec 20, 202201:14:20
#247 - Detra Denise

#247 - Detra Denise

Detra Denise is a woman determined to tell her heartbreaking and hopeful story to as many people as possible in as many ways as possible.

NEXT STEPS:

— Follow Detra on Instagram and Facebook.

— Follow Detra’s Story on Instagram.

— Visit the brand new Detra’s Story website.

— Buy her limited edition, 5-pack cigar sampler!

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Dec 06, 202201:36:09
#246 - Tom Fishman

#246 - Tom Fishman

Tom Fishman is the CEO of Starts With Us. Starts With Us is a movement to foster curiosity, compassion, and courage as daily habits to overcome the polarization, blind tribalism, and dehumanization threatening the social fabric of our communities.

NEXT STEPS:

— Follow Starts With Us on Twitter and Instagram.

— Visit their website and join the Starts With Us movement today!

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Nov 29, 202201:34:44
#245 - Jessica Seinfeld & Katherine Snider

#245 - Jessica Seinfeld & Katherine Snider

Good+Foundation is a leading national nonprofit that works to dismantle multi-generational poverty by pairing tangible goods with innovative services for low-income fathers, mothers and caregivers, creating an upward trajectory for the whole family.

NEXT STEPS:

— Follow Good+ Foundation on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

— Visit Good+ Foundation’s website to learn more and to donate.

— Follow Jessica Seinfeld on Instagram.

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Nov 15, 202201:05:15
#244 - Jolly Good Ginger

#244 - Jolly Good Ginger

Russell (aka Jolly Good Ginger) was raised by racist and bigoted parents and now educates white people to eradicate bigotry in all of its ugly forms. He shares his message with almost 2,000,000 people on social media. Russell is a damn good human and I can’t wait for you to meet him and learn from him today!

NEXT STEPS:

— Follow Jolly Good Ginger on Tiktok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitch.

Watch his TEDx talk on breaking the cycle of white supremacy.

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Nov 08, 202201:36:41
#243 - Anand Giridharadas

#243 - Anand Giridharadas

Anand Giridharadas is a writer.

He is the author of The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy (2022), Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (2018), The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas (2014), and India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking (2011). A former foreign correspondent and columnist for The New York Times for more than a decade, he has also written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Time, and he is the publisher of the newsletter The Ink.

He has spoken on stages around the world and taught narrative journalism at New York University. He is a regular on-air political analyst for MSNBC.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was raised there, in Paris, France, and in Maryland, and educated at the University of Michigan, Oxford, and Harvard.

He has received the Radcliffe Fellowship, the Porchlight Business Book of the Year Award, Harvard University’s Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award for Humanism in Culture, and the New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism.

He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Priya Parker, and their two children.

NEXT STEPS:

— Follow Anand on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

— Buy The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy.

— Buy Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World.

— Watch Anand’s fantastic TEDx talk — A tale of two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided.

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Nov 01, 202201:13:58
#242 - Josh Tetrick

#242 - Josh Tetrick

Early on, Josh Tetrick worked with the United Nations, President Clinton, and the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Throughout his career, he has always worked to help organizations to work in purposeful ways.

In 2011, Josh Co-founded Eat Just, Inc., which makes JUST Egg and GOOD Meat. Since 2011, they have been working non-stop to change the way the world eats one cell and one bean at a time.

NEXT STEPS:

Follow Josh on Twitter.

— Learn more about JUST Egg and GOOD Meat.

— Watch Josh’s TEDx talk on The Future of Food.

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Oct 25, 202201:04:41
#241 - Mosheh Oinounou
Oct 18, 202201:06:41
#240 - Nick Laparra

#240 - Nick Laparra

Buy Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World by Frederick Joseph and Porsche Joseph

Buy Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want by Ruha Benjamin

Buy An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville by Reza Aslan

Listen to or watch the sermon I gave at Middle Church on 10/2/22 on Youtube

Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Oct 11, 202247:22
#239 - Chelsea Clinton, Zainab Salbi, & Alison Moore

#239 - Chelsea Clinton, Zainab Salbi, & Alison Moore

Follow Chelsea Clinton on Twitter. Learn more about her work at the Clinton Foundation here.

Follow Zainab Salbi on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Daughters For Earth on Twitter and learn more about Daughters For Earth on their website.

Follow Alison Moore on Twitter. Follow Comic Relief US on Twitter and Instagram and learn more about Comic Relief US and Red Nose Day.

Watch talks/panels from the 2022 Clinton Global Initiative Meeting on demand here!

Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Sep 27, 202201:53:52
#238 - Shauna Siggelkow

#238 - Shauna Siggelkow

Shauna Siggelkow is a video producer working at the intersection of media production, research, and advocacy. Her credits include shows such as Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown, PBS’s Mind of a Chef, Nickelodeon’s Take Me to Your Mother, HGTV’s House Hunters, and MTV’s Emmy-Nominated White People. Her current role is Director of Digital Storytelling at Define American, a non-profit whose mission is to advocate for immigrant representation in the media.

During this conversation, we talk about an original research report she worked on for 3 years called ‘Immigration Will Destroy Us’ and Other Talking Points. This report examines the role of anti-immigration narratives on YouTube in shaping American views of migrants and refugees.

NEXT STEPS:

Visit Shauna's website to learn more about her work.

Follow Shauna on Twitter.

Read ‘Immigration Will Destroy Us’ and Other Talking Points.

Watch the SDG Media Summit on the United Nations’ website.

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Sep 13, 202201:08:34
#237 - George McGraw

#237 - George McGraw

George McGraw is a leading expert on water and sanitation in the United States and around the world. He currently serves as the Founder & CEO of DigDeep, the only WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) organization solely focused on the USA. In 2019, he co-authored the ‘Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States’ Report, an explosive study that revealed over 2.2 million Americans currently live without a tap or toilet at home, with race being the #1 predictor of water insecurity. In 2022, he was the lead author on ‘Draining: The Economic Impact of America’s Hidden Water Crisis’ which calculated this water access gap costs the US economy $8.58 billion each year it remains unsolved. The report also found that there is hope: for every $1 invested in closing the water gap, the US economy would see a nearly 5x return.

George works with local government officials, policymakers and utility providers to innovate unique solutions to the problems of water and sanitation access in different areas of the nation, consciously avoiding a “one-size-fits-all” approach which fails to address the varied intersections of water poverty and environmental racism that plague the country’s infrastructure.

George is a leading queer voice in social change, entrepreneurship and environmental justice. He is an Ashoka Fellow, a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and former Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Stanford University. George holds an M.A. in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes from the United Nations University for Peace, where his thesis on the “minimum core” of human water rights quickly became an intellectual staple for human rights programs around the world.

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— Visit George’s website and follow him on Twitter.

— Read the Draining: The Economic Impact of America’s Hidden Water Crisis that was released on June 28!

Learn more about DigDeep and consider donating today!

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Aug 23, 202201:14:02
#236 - Pádraig Ó Tuama

#236 - Pádraig Ó Tuama

My guest today, Pádraig Ó Tuama, is brilliant and has done so many beautiful things in his life. I decided to share the bio from his website rather than type up my version of it. It’s better this way, trust me.

“Poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama’s work centres around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. For Ó Tuama, religion, conflict, power and poetry all circle around language, that original sacrament. Working fluently on the page and in public, he is a compelling poet and skilled speaker, teacher and group worker. He presents Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios.

When BBC journalist William Crawley introduced Pádraig on the stage to deliver a TEDx talk on Story, Crawley said, "He's probably the best public speaker I know."

Ó Tuama’s published work incorporates poetry (Readings from the Book of Exile [longlisted for the Polari Prize 2013]; Sorry for your Troubles, Feed the Beast), prose (In The Shelter) and theology (Daily Prayer;  Borders & Belonging, with Glenn Jordan) and anthologies: Poetry Unbound; 50 Poems to Open Your World.  Work is featured or forthcoming in Poetry Ireland Review, Academy of American Poets, Raidio Teilifís Éireann’s Poem of the Week, Post Road, IMAGE, Dumbo Feather, Gutter, America, and New England Review. He has broadcasted, recited and been interviewed many times on RTÉ, BBC (Radio 4, Radios Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland) and Radio National (Australia). His work has been used in Medical Journals, quoted by Princes and used in Atlases and Liturgies.

From 2014-2019 he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation community.

Pádraig is married to Paul Doran. Together, in 2011, they founded Tenx9, a storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their lives. Begun in Belfast, this event now has satellite events in many other cities.

He holds a BA Div validated by the Pontifical College of Maynooth, an MTh from Queen’s University Belfast and is currently pursuing in a PhD in at the School of Critical Studies at the University of Glasgow exploring poetry, prayer and agnosticism. In addition to these qualifications, Ó Tuama has numerous professional accreditations in conflict, focusing particularly on dynamics of group conflicts.”

This conversation moved in me in deeply meaningful ways. Pádraig is a trustworthy and wise leader and I hope you are helped by our conversation today.

Aug 16, 202201:08:09
#235 - Whitney Bauck

#235 - Whitney Bauck

Whitney Bauck is an incredible journalist. Here are just some of things the we found that she has done:

She is a journalist using unique angles to bring new readers into the climate and environment conversation. She contributes to the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Grist, Atmos, New York Magazine, Vogue Business and more. She has covered a variety of beats, but the through line in her work is making the connection between seemingly disparate subjects to uncover unexpected and creative stories.

In 2020, she was named an Environmental Reporting Fellow at the Metcalf Institute at the University of Rhode Island.

Previously, she was the Senior Sustainability Reporter at Fashionista.com, a business news organization focused on the apparel sector. There, the company created a brand-new position to support her long-form investigations, as well as the stories she ideated and assigned to a roster of writers she managed and edited. Her work explored labor rights, environmental justice, race, politics and more.

And that’s why I invited her on the show to talk about the climate, tax, and healthcare package that just passed in the Senate. Additionally, we talk about her upbringing in the Philippines, her work in the ethical fashion space, why she is transitioning to a broader body of work in the climate space, and so much more.

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Follow  Whitney on Instagram and Twitter.

Google her name and check out all the amazing stuff she has written about!

Buy the book we referenced multiple times — Rebecca Solnit’s Hope In The Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities.

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Aug 09, 202201:11:23
#234 - Jacqui Lewis, Jeffrey Marsh, Frederick Joseph, Hillary McBride, Janos Marton, & Alok Vaid-Menon

#234 - Jacqui Lewis, Jeffrey Marsh, Frederick Joseph, Hillary McBride, Janos Marton, & Alok Vaid-Menon

Recently, we’ve had so many incredible conversations that have moved me in so many profound ways. Here are a few of the clips that have helped me as I continue to figure out how to give a damn well in a world gone mad. Enjoy!

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Follow Jacqui Lewis on Instagram and Twitter

Follow Jeffrey Marsh on Instagram and Twitter

Follow Frederick Joseph on Instagram and Twitter

Follow Hillary McBride on Instagram and Twitter

Follow Janos Marton on Instagram and Twitter

Follow ALOK on Instagram and Twitter

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Jul 13, 202249:06
#233 - Alok Vaid-Menon

#233 - Alok Vaid-Menon

ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed writer, performer, and public speaker. As a mixed-media artist their work explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the human condition. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017), Beyond the Gender Binary (2020), and Your Wound/My Garden (2021). They are the creator of #DeGenderFashion: a movement to degender fashion and beauty industries and have been honored as one of HuffPo’s Culture Shifters, NBC’s Pride 50, and Business Insider’s Doers. NEXT STEPS: Follow ALOK on Instagram and Facebook. Read their incredible poetry. Purchase Beyond The Gender Binary. Check them out on Goodreads! Hundreds of great books and resources. __________________________________________________________ Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!
Jun 21, 202201:26:60
#232 - Frederick Joseph

#232 - Frederick Joseph

Frederick Joseph uses his writing and marketing skills to create change, help people grow, and foster learning and unlearning to lift marginalized people. Frederick is a two-time New York Times bestselling author of The Black Friend (2020) and Patriarchy Blues (2022), and the author of the upcoming book Better Than We Found It (2022). Frederick also writes about marketing, culture, and politics for the Huffington Post, USA Today, NowThisNews, The Independent, and Cosmopolitan amongst others. Fred is the sole creator of the largest GoFundMe campaign in history, the #BlackPantherChallenge, which ultimately generated over $43 million dollars in earned advertising and media for Disney and raised over $950K and allowed more than 75,000 children worldwide to see 'Black Panther’ for free. NEXT STEPS: Follow Frederick on Instagram and Twitter. Check out what We Have Stories is doing and consider donating today. Buy each one of his books (linked above) and buy copies for your friends, too! __________________________________________________________ Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!
Jun 14, 202201:39:58
#231 - Naiara Tamminga

#231 - Naiara Tamminga

Naiara Tamminga is a 13-year-old damn-giver living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A little context for why this conversation is taking place. On May 17, Naiara got up at her local city commission meeting and spoke for 3 minutes. She called out the leaders in front of her and other leaders in her community for their gross inaction regarding the brutal murder of 26-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Patrick Lyoya, who was fatally shot in the back of the head by Officer Christopher Schurr of the Grand Rapids Police Department during a scuffle back in April. I saw a 30-40 second clip of her speaking, found the full 2 1/2 hour meeting, found her 3-minute speech, and posted it on my social media platforms on May 20. Since then, it has been shared by the likes of Viola Davis, Dan Levy, Leslie Jones, Jesse Williams, DL Hughley and others, and has garnered million views, thousands of shares, and thousands of comments.

Naiara is wise beyond her years and I have no doubt that she will continue to be great and do great things with her life.

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- Follow Naiara on Instagram.

- Listen to the 3-minute speech from May 17 that went viral.

- Listen her recite her recent Dear, You Must Wait and See… poem.

- Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Jun 07, 202239:47
#230 - Scott Ellsworth

#230 - Scott Ellsworth

Dr. Scott Ellsworth, who joined the DAAS faculty in 2007, teaches courses on African American history, Southern literature, race and sports, and crime and justice in contemporary U.S. society. Trained as a historian, he received his Ph.D from Duke University in 1982, where he was a member of the Duke Oral History Program. The author of Death in a Promised Land, the first-ever comprehensive history of the horrific 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Dr. Ellsworth is helping to lead the ongoing effort to uncover the unmarked graves of massacre victims. Formerly a historian with the Smithsonian Institution, he has written about American history for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, and has appeared on National Public Radio, the TODAY Show, PBS's The American Experience, the History Channel, the BBC, and in both film and broadcast documentaries. His book, The Secret Game, won a 2016 PEN Book Award, and was named by the Chicago Tribune as one of the Top Ten Books of the Year.  His newest book, The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice, was released in May 2021.

The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice description:

More than 1,000 homes and businesses. Restaurants and movie theaters, churches and doctors’ offices, a hospital, a public library, a post office. Looted, burned, and bombed from the air.

Over the course of less than 24 hours in the spring of 1921, Tulsa’s infamous “Black Wall Street” was wiped off the map - and erased from the history books. Official records were disappeared, researchers were threatened, and the worst single incident of racial violence in American history was kept hidden for more than 50 years. But there were some secrets that would not die.

A riveting and essential new book, The Ground Breaking not only tells the long-suppressed story of the notorious Tulsa race massacre. It also unearths the lost history of how the massacre was covered up, and of the courageous individuals who fought to keep the story alive. Most important, it recounts the ongoing archaeological saga and the search for the unmarked graves of the victims of the massacre, and of the fight to win restitution for the survivors and their families.

Both a forgotten chronicle from the nation’s past and a story ripped from today’s headlines, The Ground Breaking is a pause-resister reflection on how we, as Americans, must wrestle with the parts of our history that have been buried for far too long.

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Follow Scott on Twitter and Instagram.

Purchase The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice.

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May 31, 202201:34:04
#229 - Janos Marton

#229 - Janos Marton

We’re so grateful Janos Marton joined us on the podcast this week!

“Janos Marton is a born and raised New Yorker. He has spent his career fighting for racial justice and taking on corruption – as a civil rights lawyer, special counsel to the Moreland Commission to Investigate Corruption, and as attorney investigating police misconduct for the City of New York. In 2016 he was named the first advocacy director of JustLeadershipUSA, where he managed the historic #CLOSErikers campaign. He then ran criminal justice programs across the country for the ACLU. As a candidate for Manhattan District Attorney in 2020, Janos ran on a bold platform to use prison as a last resort, receiving praise for groundbreaking policies that became the gold standard in the race.”

You’re going to love this amazing, damn-giving human. Once you’ve listened, let us know what you think!

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Follow Janos on Instagram and Twitter.

Follow Dream Corps on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Consider getting involved in the work Dream Corps is doing! They’re amazing and they need your help today.

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May 24, 202201:31:56
#228 - Andy Grammer

#228 - Andy Grammer

Andy Grammer is an incredible artist and family man and an all-around damn good human. His team sent me his bio and I decided I couldn’t write a better bio than the one they sent because it’s fantastic so here you go: “Multiplatinum troubadour Andy Grammer continues to engage, energize, and empower audiences with stomping stadium-size pop anthems meant to be shared at full volume. His observations and affirmations pick you back up when you need it, affirm your potential, and encourage you to keep going. His catalog consists of numerous bona fide hits, including the quadruple-platinum “Honey, I’m Good,” platinum singles “Keep Your Head Up,” “Fine By Me,” “Don’t Give Up On Me,” “Fresh Eyes,” “Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah),” gold single “I Found You,” and the gold albums Andy Grammer and Magazines Or Novels. He has quietly generated billions of streams and lent his music to films such asFive Feet Apart. When “Don’t Give Up On Me” soundtracked ESPN’s 13th Annual V Week for Cancer Reach, he garnered a SportsEmmy for Outstanding Music Direction and a Clio Award. Beyond selling out shows on multiple continents, he has electrified dozens of television shows, including The Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, Good Morning America, American Idol, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and The Late Late Show with James Corden in addition to appearing as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. Most recently, his 2019 offering, Naïve, arrived to widespread critical acclaim. Parade attested, “Each song on the album magically pinpoints its emotional target with brilliant composition and performance,” and People hailed it as“touching.” Once again, he makes a connection on his 2022 fifth full-length album led by singles “Lease On Life,” “Damn It Feels Good To Be Me,” “Love Myself” and “Joy.” In this conversation, Andy and I talk about his upbringing, musical parents, incredible music career, mental health, family, why his music connects with his millions of fans, and so much more. NEXT STEPS: Watch the brand new Saved My Life music video. Follow Andy on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Listen to Andy’s music on Tidal, Apple Music, or Spotify. Visit Andy’s website to see where he will be on tour this summer! __________________________________________________________ Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!
May 17, 202201:04:39
#227 - Hillary McBride

#227 - Hillary McBride

Dr. Hillary McBride a therapist, researcher, speaker and writer. She loves to help people grow, heal, change, and come into more fullness in themselves and their relationships. She is passionate about the well-being of all people, and want to make psychology and academic research accessible to a wide variety of people. Read the rest of Hillary’s bio here.

“Only when we’re brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” Brene Brown

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Visit Hillary’s website her to learn more about her and the incredible work she is doing.

Follow Hillary on Twitter and Instagram.

Buy her books immediately! Like, buy them now. Begin your journey of healing today!

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May 03, 202201:06:07
#226 - Josiah Haken

#226 - Josiah Haken

Josiah Haken is the CEO of New York City Relief, a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting the homeless to resources that can change their lives. Josiah is widely recognized as the “go-to person” in New York City when it comes to teaching others how to engage with the homeless. He leads workshops with many of NYC’s major organizations that deal with homelessness, as well as with many faith communities in NYC, NJ and across the US. You can read the rest of his bio here.

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Follow Josiah on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Learn more about City Relief and consider supporting them financially!

If you live in/around New York City, consider attending an evening of conversation about homelessness, art, and faith on April 22 at 6:30pm! Register here.

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Apr 19, 202201:35:24
#225 - Tyler Merritt

#225 - Tyler Merritt

Tyler Merritt is a Nashville-based actor, comedian, vocalist, and creator of The Tyler Merritt Project. His television credits include ABC's Kevin Probably Saves The World, Netflix's Messiah, Netflix's Outer Banks, Apple TV+'s series Swagger, Disney+/Marvel's series Falcon and the Winter Soldier, NBC’s Ordinary Joe, Lifetimes Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, and A24’s upcoming feature film The Inspection.

His viral video "Before You Call The Cops" (released by The Tyler Merritt Project) has been viewed by over 100 million people worldwide and voted one of the Top 20 videos of the year by NowThisPolitics.

He is also the author of the memoir I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith and Being Black in America.

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Follow Tyler on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Buy I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith and Being Black in America right now!

Watch his inspiring videos on Youtube.

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Apr 05, 202202:06:22
#224 - Jeffrey Marsh

#224 - Jeffrey Marsh

From Jeffrey Marsh’s website: "Jeffrey Marsh’s spiritual and inclusive messages have received over 1 billion views on social media. Jeffrey is a viral TikTok and Instagram star. Jeffrey is the first openly nonbinary public figure to be interviewed on national television, for Unfiltered. Jeffrey was also the first nonbinary author to be offered a book deal with any "Big 5" publisher, at Penguin Random House. Jeffrey’s bestselling Buddhist self-esteem guide How To Be You, is an innovative, category-non-conforming work that combines memoir, workbook, and spiritual advice. How To Be You topped Oprah's Gratitude Meter and was named Excellent Book of the Year by TED-Ed. In 2019, How To Be You was re-issued as a Barnes & Noble Proprietary Edition. Jeffrey has been a student and teacher of Zen for over twenty years.

Jeffrey is one of the world's foremost commentators on nonbinary identity and activism in America, with a message of positivity and inclusion and a deep knowledge of queer issues and history. Jeffrey has reported on LGBTQ topics for TIME, Variety, Dutch National News channel RTL-TV, NewsmaxTV and the BBC. Jeffrey was also a Cultural Consultant on Nonbinary Identity for the Elizabeth Warren campaign, New York University, the office of Chirlaine McCray (New York City's First Lady), GLAAD, MTV, Condé Nast's ‘Them’ and ‘Teen Vogue.’ As an author, Jeffrey was the first prominent public figure to use, and advocate the use of, they/them pronouns for trans and gender non-conforming people. Jeffrey has also offered comment in The New York Times, Buzzfeed News, Reuters, Huffington Post, and Bustle and has delivered keynote talks and participated on panels at university campuses worldwide, including NYU Florence, University of Texas Arlington, and Penn State. Currently, Jeffrey is developing several TV shows centered around issues of LGBTQ identity and stories.”

Bottom line, Jeffrey is incredible! Email me after you listen and let me know what you thought of this conversation.

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Follow Jeffrey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and TikTok.

Buy How To Be You today! It’s a bestseller for a reason.

Lastly, you can hire Jeffrey to coach you!

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Mar 29, 202201:38:40
#223 - Brenda Davies

#223 - Brenda Davies

Brenda Davies is the creator of God is Grey and the host of YouTube and Podcast In The Grey. Brenda is a sex educator that champions curiosity, sex positivity, compassion & healthy debate. During this conversation, we talk about about purity culture, harmful theology, how to discuss massively important topics with people we don’t agree with, what’s next for Brenda, and so much more! A quick warning that this fantastic conversation is NSFW and we do talk about adult-themed topics in a very real and raw manner.

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Follow Brenda on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter.

Buy On her Knees: Memoir of a Prayer Jezebel for $3 on Amazon right now!

Subscribe to the In The Grey Youtube channel and the In The Grey podcast.

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Mar 22, 202202:02:50
#222 - Rachelle Lefevre
Mar 15, 202201:46:55
#221 - Lisa Sharon Harper Returns!

#221 - Lisa Sharon Harper Returns!

From Ferguson to New York, and from Germany and South Africa to Australia and Brazil, Lisa Sharon Harper leads trainings that increase clergy and community leaders’ capacity to organize people of faith toward a just world. A prolific speaker, writer and activist, Lisa is the founder and president of FreedomRoad, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by designing forums and experiences that bring common understanding, common commitment and common action.

Read the rest of Lisa’s incredible bio on her website.

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Follow Lisa on Twitter and Instagram.

Buy Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World and How To Repair It All from an black-owned independent book store today!

Visit the book website to find many other resources!

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Feb 22, 202201:22:55
#220 - Amanda Litman

#220 - Amanda Litman

Amanda Litman is the co-founder and co-executive director of Run for Something, which recruits and supports young, diverse progressives running for down-ballot office. Since launching in 2017, RFS has identified more than 100,000 young people who want to run, endorsed nearly 2,000 and elected more than 650 across 48 states, mostly women and people of color. Read the rest of Amanda’s incredible bio on her website.

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Follow Amanda on Twitter.

Buy Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself.

If you want to run for one of the 500,000 elected offices in the United States, contact Run For Something today and get started. We need you!

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Feb 15, 202201:19:27
#219 - Jacqui Lewis

#219 - Jacqui Lewis

Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is an author, activist, pastor, public theologian, and the first woman and black person to be a pastor at Middle Church in New York City. The is a huge deal given that Middle Church was founded in 1628! Read the rest of Jacqui’s incredible bio on her website.

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Follow Jacqui on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Buy Fierce Love and check out her other books!

if you are looking for a spiritual community that is inclusive and multi-cultural, check out Middle Church.

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Feb 02, 202201:18:17
#218 - Scott Erickson Returns!

#218 - Scott Erickson Returns!

Scott Erickson is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences.

AND Scott is the most repeated guest on this show. This is his third appearance!

Scott’s new book, Say Yes: Discover the Surprising Life beyond the Death of a Dream, comes out on January 25. Preorder it today! This book is “an illuminated manuscript about how our darkest moments are actually doorways to a deeper conversation about who we are, why we’re here, and how the future bursts with possibilities if we are willing to say yes to the gift of life on the other side of a death of a dream.”

In this conversation, we talk about dreams that die, what the voice of giving up on yourself sounds like, how to incorporate a death practice into our lives, and how we can Say Yes today and every day.

NEXT STEPS:

Follow Scott on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Buy the newest book and all of his books! They’re amazing.

Go see Scott on tour.

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Edited and Sound Designed by Sound On Studios.Scott Erickson Returns!
Jan 18, 202201:06:38
#217 - Best Of 2021

#217 - Best Of 2021

This week, the best of 2021! We had dozens of incredible conversations last year but these are some of the moments that stuck out to our host, Nick Laparra.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear clips from our conversations with Reshma Saujani, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jedidiah Jenkins, Justin Baldoni, Baratunde Thurston, Sharon McMahon, Taylor Schumann, Pedro Adrade, Rais Buiyan, Katharine Hayhoe, Kirsten Powers, and Shannon Watts. Enjoy!

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Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can’t do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

Edited and Sound Designed by Sound On Studios.

Jan 04, 202201:12:42