Best Unlearning Network Podcasts (2025)

1
Brené on Strong Ground Ask Me Anything, Part 1 of 2 25:39

Play Pause

16h ago25:39

25:39

In part one of an Ask Me Anything episode around Strong Ground, Brené answers questions from listeners about mindset shifts, leading from where you are, and courage and boldness in uncertain times. She highlights the importance of pausing during big decisions where action is not always impact, breaks down how to be courageous when it’s not the popu…

1
Amanda Laury Kleintop, "Counting the Cost of Freedom: The Fight Over Compensated Emancipation After the Civil War" (UNC Press, 2025) 1:00:00

3d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

During the Civil War, the U.S. federal government abolished slavery without reimbursing enslavers, diminishing the white South’s wealth by nearly 50 percent. After the Confederacy’s defeat, white Southerners demanded federal compensation for the financial value of formerly enslaved people and fought for other policies that would recognize abolition…

1
BONUS: Hoop Dreams 2025 WNBA Recap 20:48

7d ago20:48

20:48

BONUS: 2025 WNBA RECAP - Tune in as Will and Arthur breakdown an exciting WNBA season. The guys talk WNBA Finals, A'ja Wilson, The Las Vegas Aces, Caitlin Clark and the Fever, Sabrina and The New York Liberty, Napheesa Collier and oh ya, the Collective Bargaining process and salary demands. Watch and Subscribe now on all your podcast platforms. Sub…

1
Brené and Adam Grant on Rewarding Effort With Time 35:15

8d ago35:15

35:15

In the final episode of a special “Dare to Lead” series with Adam Grant, Brené and Adam discuss the problem with rewarding all effort as excellence. Instead, leaders should reward effort that is not leading to success or mastery with their time through coaching, mentoring, and sharing their own experiences of transformation and change. They also ex…

1
BONUS: Hoop Dreams 2025/26 NBA Preview 27:35

8d ago27:35

27:35

BONUS: Hoop Dreams 2025/26 NBA Preview. Will and Arthur dive into opening night of the NBA Season and look ahead at all the games and players on the chess board this year. Opening night features the Lakers (without LeBron) and the Warriors. Are Lebron James and Steph Curry at the end of their careers or is their still gas left in the tank. In the o…

1
Working Through What We Can Control | Jackson Kupferschmid 1:11:40

9d ago1:11:40

1:11:40

I sit down with, Jackson Kupferschmid, a man of faith that has gone through his own trials and tribulations. From losing his mom at an early age to choosing a non-traditional path for his career. In this episode, we learn how not everyone’s path is the same and it doesn’t have to be. We also learn what it’s like to go through grief and loss and how…

1
Michael W. Twitty, "Recipes from the American South" (Phaidon Press, 2025) 41:56

9d ago41:56

41:56

The views expressed by the guest are their own and do not reflect those of the New Books Network or its hosts. This episode contains some content that listeners may find controversial. A home cook's guide to one of America's most diverse - and delicious - cuisines, from James Beard Award-winning author and culinary historian Michael W. Twitty 'Our …

1
Kalle Kananoja, "Healing Knowledge in Atlantic Africa" (Cambridge UP, 2021) 1:05:50

11d ago1:05:50

1:05:50

In Healing Knowledge in Atlantic Africa (Cambridge UP, 2021), Kalle Kananoja tells the story of how pre-colonial communities throughout the west coast of Africa employed a wide range of medical and spiritual strategies to treat all kinds of diseases. In the sixteenth century, the arrival of European traders and colonists initiated an exchange of he…

1
Michael T. Bertrand, "Southern History Remixed: On Rock 'n' Roll and the Dilemma of Race" (UP Florida, 2024) 1:04:12

13d ago1:04:12

1:04:12

Southern History Remixed: On Rock ‘n’ Roll and the Dilemma of Race (UP Florida, 2024) spotlights the key role of popular music in the shaping of the United States South from the late nineteenth century to the era of rock ’n’ roll in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s. While musical activities are often sidelined in historical narratives of the region, Micha…

1
Ep. 101 Leroy Smith - The Man Who Motivated Michael Jordan 53:17

14d ago53:17

53:17

Ep. 101 The infamous Leroy Smith, the man who beat out Michael Jordan for a spot on the high school basketball team, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on this weeks episode of The Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. Philadelphia born and North Carolina raised, Leroy grew up in North Carolina playing basketball with the most famous player in history at…

1
Brené and Adam Grant on the Skillsets of Empathy 48:09

15d ago48:09

48:09

In the fifth episode of a special “Dare to Lead” series with Adam Grant, Brené and Adam break down the skillsets of empathy, empathy misses, and how empathy is trickier than walking in someone else’s shoes. They discuss the way empathy can show up as being curious and caring — irreducible prerequisites for good leadership. Brené shares a powerful s…

1
Taking Care of Your Most Important Relationship | Yoshi Maysonet 1:17:01

16d ago1:17:01

1:17:01

**SUICIDE TRIGGER WARNING** I got to sit down with the amazing and talented dancer, Yoshi Maysonet, to discuss both of our journeys with anxiety and how we can learn to accept ourselves. Anxiety is something that is hard to maintain a healthy relationship with because we usually let it walk all over us. Now, is the time to better that relationship …

1
Aaron Sheehan-Dean, "Fighting with the Past: How Seventeenth-Century History Shaped the American Civil War" (UNC Press, 2025) 55:48

18d ago55:48

55:48

Civil War Americans, like people today, used the past to understand and traverse their turbulent present. As Dr. Aaron Sheehan-Dean reveals in this fascinating work of comparative intellectual history, nineteenth-century Americans were especially conversant with narratives of the English Civil Wars of the 1600s. Northerners and Southerners alike dr…

1
Claire Whitlinger, "Between Remembrance and Repair: Commemorating Racial Violence in Philadelphia, Mississippi" (UNC Press, 2020) 35:35

20d ago35:35

35:35

Few places are more notorious for civil rights–era violence than Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the 1964 “Mississippi Burning” murders. Yet in a striking turn of events, Philadelphia has become a beacon in Mississippi’s racial reckoning in the decades since. In Between Remembrance and Repair: Commemorating Racial Violence in Philadelphia, M…

1
3.9 Keith Bryant - if we eat the elephant slowly, we're going to get there 24:00

20d ago24:00

24:00

Send us a text Keith Bryant, CEO of the Open Dialogue Centre came all the way from Australia to see what CNWL are doing with Peer Open Dialogue in their Westminster pilot. It was really good to meet him. In this episode, Keith reflects with Gareth Jarvis and Fiona Eastmond about all things Peer Open Dialogue in Westminster.…

1
Episode 199 - Unbelievers Investigate: Cajun Paracon 2025 2:04:30

21d ago2:04:30

2:04:30

In this special report, the Unbelievers send roving cub reporter Rus into the heart of the Cajun Country Paracon 2025! Join us as we break down these secret recordings and reveal the truth about the future of all paranormal media! Also at this event, Rus comes face-to-face with a long-time subject of this program...and speaks with them! Will it go …

1
Brené and Adam Grant on Empathy vs. Enmeshment 32:19

22d ago32:19

32:19

In the fourth episode of a special “Dare to Lead” series with Adam Grant, Brené and Adam explore the attack on empathy, the difference between cognitive empathy and affective empathy, and what separates empathy from enmeshment. Brené shares a personal story that led to a breakthrough around how to stay aligned with empathy and perspective taking in…

1
BONUS: Hoop Dreams Breakdown of ESPN's Top 100 NBA Players 41:16

29d ago41:16

41:16

BONUS Episode: The ESPN Top 100 NBA Basketball Players list is out and Will Gates and Arthur Agee break it all down. They give their insight, reactions, feedback and analysis. Who made the cut and who missed the cut and do you agree? Should Jokic have been number 1? Where was Klay Thompson? Steph Curry at #7? Let us know your thoughts. Subscribe to…

1
Brené and Adam Grant on Time Scarcity, Asking Questions, and Pocket Presence 38:02

29d ago38:02

38:02

In the third part of a special series with Adam Grant, Brené and Adam tackle the topics of time scarcity, how a great leader doesn’t have all the right answers, but the right questions, and the difference between pocket presence and executive presence. They dig into how understanding the 5 Cs — color, context, connective tissue, cost, and consequen…

1
The Weight of Family and the Weight We Carry | Huy Huynh 1:15:21

30d ago1:15:21

1:15:21

I sit down with aspiring marriage and family therapist, Huy Huynh, to discuss his own family struggles and even some of well-known mental health issues. Huy and I break down our experiences and what we have done to continue growing within ourselves and how to work towards amending our relationships with our parents. This is a vulnerable episode fil…

1
Constance Bailey, "Conversations with Kiese Laymon" (UP of Mississippi, 2025) 1:07:26

1M ago1:07:26

1:07:26

This is a very special episode of the New Books Network, as the editor of Conversations with Kiese Laymon (UP of Mississippi, 2025), Dr. Constance Bailey, discusses the process of selecting, compiling, and publishing the volume with the subject himself, award-winning author, Kiese Laymon. Conversations with Kiese Laymon provides an in-depth look at…

1
Brené and Adam Grant on the Paradox Tug of War and Leadership Theater 36:26

1M ago36:26

36:26

In part two of a special series with Adam Grant on Brené’s new book, Strong Ground, Brené and Adam discuss the far and near enemies of generosity, the tug of war of paradox, and sports as leadership theater. They explore how finding our strong ground offers tethering, connection, and stability, and also the platform for explosive movement and chang…

1
Brené on Lock-In and Lock-Through Power 58:33

1M ago58:33

58:33

In this special Dare to Lead episode, Brené shares one of her favorite chapters from the Strong Ground audiobook called Lock-In and Lock-Through Power. Brené uses the metaphor of a boat lock to explore the tricky work-to-home and professional-to-personal transitions that we have to navigate with our partners, children, and friends. She digs into wh…

1
Ep. 100 Mario Chalmers - 2 x NBA Champ 1:37:13

1M ago1:37:13

1:37:13

For our 100th Episode we got a champ on the show! A winner at every level. A 2x NBA Champ, NCAA Champ, High School Champ, BIG 3 Champ, and overseas champ. Mario Chalmers joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on a special episode of the Hoop Dreams Podcast. The Alaska native shares his origin story, his experience at Kansas playing for Bill Self, his run…

1
Brené and Adam Grant on Finding Our Strong Ground 58:34

1M ago58:34

58:34

In the first episode of a special series on Brené's new book, Strong Ground, Brené and Adam dig into the origins of Strong Ground, and what values clarity can mean for individuals, teams, and organizations. They take on the question of why there is so much more meaning in our lives and our work when we know who we are and what matters to us the mos…

1
Understanding the Art of Unlearning | Emily Nguyen 1:07:13

1M ago1:07:13

1:07:13

Learning a new language can be difficult. What makes it even more difficult is the pressure of learning it so that you can connect with your parents more. I sit down with content creator, Emily Nguyen, about her Instagram page @emdaylist where she shares her journey of learning Vietnamese for her parents. Her strong desire to connect to her own cul…

1
3.8 Russell Razzaque - Why don't we try something different? 22:17

2M ago22:17

22:17

Send us a text Fiona talks to Russell about what his journey with Peer Informed Open Dialogue has been like ahead of the long-awaited publication of the results of the ODESSI trial.By Fiona Eastmond

1
KEEP Moving Forward | Ryan Li 1:20:57

2M ago1:20:57

1:20:57

You heard of just keep swimming? I got one even better…KEEP MOVING FORWARD! I had the great opportunity to sit down with one of my great friends, Ryan Li, as he takes us through the journey of how he became so passionate in the weight lifting space. After suffering injury after injury, he found his calling. Ryan continues to take on life’s challeng…

1
Ep. 99 Part 2: Tony Miller - Founder of The Garage Basketball 43:51

2M ago43:51

43:51

Ep. 99 Part 2: Cleveland native Tony Miller, Marquette basketball's all-time assist leader and Will Gates former teammate, joins the guys on this week's episode of the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. Tony sits 8th on the NCAA's all-time assist leaders list and played 13 years professionally. This included a Dutch League Championship, a 3x Assist …

1
Philis Barragán-Goetz, "Reading, Writing, and Revolution: Escuelitas and the Emergence of a Mexican American Identity in Texas" (U Texas Press, 2020) 52:04

2M ago52:04

52:04

Debates about Ethnic Studies in K-12 and Higher Education have highlighted the importance of culturally inclusive pedagogy in schools. Despite discussions about Ethnic Studies, there is a more extended history of Mexican-origin people pushing for culturally responsive education. In Reading, Writing, and Revolution: Escuelitas and the Emergence of a…

1
Ep. 99 Part 1: Tony Miller - Marquette Basketball Legend 36:28

2M ago36:28

36:28

Ep. 99 Part 1 - Marquette basketball legend, Will Gates former teammate and the team's all-time assist leader, Tony Miller, joins the guys on this week's episode of the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. The Cleveland native sits 8th on the NCAA's all-time assist leaders list and played 13 years professionally. This included a Dutch League Champions…

1
Uzma Quraishi, "Redefining the Immigrant South: Indian and Pakistani Immigration to Houston During the Cold War" (UNC Press, 2020) 1:10:04

2M ago1:10:04

1:10:04

In Redefining the Immigrant South: Indian and Pakistani Immigration to Houston During the Cold War (University of North Carolina Press), Uzma Quraishi (Sam Houston State University) follows the Cold War-era journeys of South Asian international students from U.S. Information Service reading rooms in India and Pakistan, to the halls of the Universit…

1
STOP Being Fake to Yourself | Bella Boone 1:28:16

2M ago1:28:16

1:28:16

Do I have a treat for you guys! I got to sit down with one of my day 1 homies from my hometown to discuss her journey overcoming mental health struggles and the passion she has for fitness. Bella Boone always takes the opportunity to go after what she wants, but it wasn’t always like this. Before, she actually wasn’t authentic to herself and that p…

1
Marlee S. Bunch, "Unlearning the Hush: Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era" 1:04:21

2M ago1:04:21

1:04:21

In Unlearning the Hush: Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era (University of Illinois Press, 2025), Dr. Marlee Bunch shared her research on Black female educators in Mississippi during the Civil Rights era and discussed how their experiences and wisdom continue to inform contemporary teaching practices and …

1
Christopher M. Reali, "Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals" (U Illinois Press, 2022) 39:23

2M ago39:23

39:23

The forceful music that rolled out of Muscle Shoals in the 1960s and 1970s shaped hits by everyone from Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones and Paul Simon. Christopher M. Reali's in-depth look at the fabled musical hotbed examines the events and factors that gave the Muscle Shoals sound such a potent cultural power. Many artist…

1
Harriet Jacobs, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" (Norton, 2025) 1:12:40

2M ago1:12:40

1:12:40

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is the stirring autobiography of Harriet Jacobs, a mother and fugitive, detailing her harrowing escape from enslavement, seven years hiding in an attic crawl space, and the racism she faced in freedom. Forgotten for decades after its original, 19th century publication, Jacobs’ story was so harrowing and so brav…

1
Ep. 98 Part 2: Tim Littlefield - Basketball Coach and Scout 39:06

3M ago39:06

39:06

Ep. 98 Part 2 Basketball Coach, Player Scout and Texas Native Tim Littlefield joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. Tim currently works with Great American Shootout (GASO) scouting service in Texas and prior to that worked with Texas Boys Basketball Scouting Service. He has coached basketball at the high school level with San…

1
Ep. 98 Part 1: Tim Littlefield - Basketball Coach and Scout 26:34

3M ago26:34

26:34

Ep. 98 Basketball Coach, Player Scout and Texas Native Tim Littlefield joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. Tim currently works with Great American Shootout (GASO) scouting service in Texas and prior to that worked with Texas Boys Basketball Scouting Service. Tim has coached basketball at the high school level with San Marco…

1
EP 46 – Be Your Own Champion | Stephanie Tam 1:32:24

3M ago1:32:24

1:32:24

Dive into this vulnerable episode with my lovely guest, Stephanie Tam. Boston foodie and a creative in so many different ways, she opens up about her healing journey after a crucial relationship in her college years. But the most impact was the healing journey she had with her family as she fought for her own voice and independence. Stephanie’s sto…

1
Matthew R. Sparks and Olivia Sizemore, "Haint Country: Dark Folktales from the Hills and Hollers" (UP of Kentucky, 2024) 42:20

3M ago42:20

42:20

Matthew Sparks and Oliva Sizemore join Jana Byars for a fun, chilling, and thoughtful discussion about about Haint Country: Dark Tales from the Hills and Hollers (University Press of Kentucky, 2024). The hills of the Appalachia region hold secrets—dark, deep, varied, and mysterious. These secrets are often told in the form of eerie, thrilling, and …

1
Meredith McCarroll, "Unwhite: Appalachia, Race, and Film" (U Georgia Press, 2018) 1:02:14

3M ago1:02:14

1:02:14

If you mention Appalachia to many people, they may immediately respond with the "Deliverance" dueling banjos theme. Unfortunately, this is an example of how the region is stereotyped and misunderstood, particularly in films. In her book, Unwhite: Appalachia, Race, and Film(University of Georgia Press, 2018), Meredith McCarroll, Director of Writing …

1
Stephanie McCurry, "Women's War: Fighting and Surviving the Civil War" (Harvard UP, 2019) 1:12:50

3M ago1:12:50

1:12:50

In Women's War: Fighting and Surviving the Civil War (Harvard UP, 2019), the award-winning author of Confederate Reckoning challenges the idea that women are outside of war, through a trio of dramatic stories revealing women's transformative role in the American Civil War. We think of war as a man's world, but women have always played active roles …

1
Ep. 97 Adrian Mack aka Konfuzion Hoops Part 1 28:41

3M ago28:41

28:41

Ep.97 Adrian Mack "Konfuzion Hoops" Part 1 - The Celebrity Basketball Legend joins the guys to talk about his basketball origin story. From LaMarque Texas to courts everywhere, Adrian has used his gift to create opportunities. He started his professional career with the Harlem Starz, before playing professionally in the American Basketball Associat…

1
EP 45 – Happiness Comes from Within and Not from Others | Kevin Li 1:18:31

3M ago1:18:31

1:18:31

This is an episode that will never leave you with a dull moment! I got a chance to sit down with my friend and guest for the podcast, Kevin Li, who knows how to make the audience laugh. I mean there was a never a moment where I couldn’t handle all the laughter! Through the laughs, we uncovered Kevin’s story of depression and how he overcame that th…

1
Arianne Edmonds, "We Now Belong to Ourselves: J. L. Edmonds, the Black Press, and Black Citizenship in America" (Oxford UP, 2025) 49:46

3M ago49:46

49:46

At the turn of the twentieth century, the Black press provided a blueprint to help Black Americans transition from slavery and find opportunities to advance and define African American citizenship. Among the vanguard of the Black press was Jefferson Lewis Edmonds, founder and editor of The Liberator newspaper. His Los Angeles-based newspaper champi…

1
Michael Vorenberg, "Lincoln's Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War" (Random House, 2023) 1:34:56

3M ago1:34:56

1:34:56

More than a century and a half after Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, historians are still searching for exactly when the U.S. Civil War ended. Was it ten weeks afterward, in Galveston, where a federal commander proclaimed Juneteenth the end of slavery? Or perhaps in August of 1866, when President Andrew Johnson simply declared “the i…

1
3.7 Lauren Markham: Unlearning Systems 41:20

3M ago41:20

41:20

Send us a text In episode 7 of Season 3 of OpenPODpod we hear Lauren, Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner at CNWL, telling us how learning about Open Dialogue led her to peer working. Along the way we reminisce about chocolate factories, the first ever POD cohort, and Lauren’s experiences as a healthcare support worker-turned-peer. As we reflect…

1
Charlotte Bentley, "New Orleans and the Creation of Transatlantic Opera, 1819–1859" (U of Chicago Press, 2022) 47:39

3M ago47:39

47:39

Jazz is the music that many people associate with New Orleans. But before there was jazz in New Orleans there was opera. It was the only city in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century with a resident opera company that produced the latest European works. In New Orleans and the Creation of Transatlantic Opera, 1819–1859 (U…

1
EP 44 – In Order for Others to Win, You Need to Win Too| Sophia Kawaguchi 1:35:05

3M ago1:35:05

1:35:05

I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Sophia Kawaguchi, who went through a tremendous tribulation in her life. She grew up striving for excellence not only for her career but also for her faith. Unfortunately, that lead to her downfall when she experienced mental exhaustion and clinical depression for the first time in her life. Realizin…

1
Ahmad Greene-Hayes, "Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion Making in Jim Crow New Orleans" (U of Chicago Press, 2025) 1:01:38

3M ago1:01:38

1:01:38

A rethinking of African American religious history that focuses on the development and evolution of Africana spiritual traditions in Jim Crow New Orleans. When Zora Neale Hurston traveled to New Orleans, she encountered a religious underworld, a beautiful anarchy of spiritual life. In Underworld Work, Ahmad Greene-Hayes follows Hurston on a journey…