Three Fascinating People
Interviews with W. Kamau Bell, Dr. Lisa Damour, and Ashanti Branch
Hi readers - I’m on vacation this week, visiting my family in Wisconsin, and thought it would be a good time to revisit three interviews from this year. I hope you enoy them as much as I did!
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W. Kamau Bell Asks: Are You With Me?
Hi Readers - I’ve been a fan of W. Kamau Bell ever since a co-worker took me to see him at a small club in San Francisco’s Mission District more than a decade ago. I’ve followed his career as he moved into TV with shows like Totally Biased and United Shades of America
How Lisa Damour Helped Shape "Inside Out 2"
In the new movie “Inside Out 2,” the main character, Riley, has become a teenager. The emotions she’s dealt with since childhood - Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Tony Hale), and Disgust (Liza Lapira) have been joined by a whole group of new emotions: Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser), Envy …
Helping Boys Express Masculinity Without Masks
Hi Readers! As you may know, I’ve been co-writing a book called “Talk To Your Boys” this year. As part of my research, I’ve been talking to lots of smart, dedicated people who are doing transformational work around masculinity. One of those people is Ashanti Branch, who started
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