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Heather McGhee Talks About the Amazing Future that the Multiracial Governing Coalition Will Bring
Join us for a truly extraordinary conversation with the amazing Heather McGhee, the author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. Heather exposes the lie of so-called zero-sum thinkingwhere one person's gain is see
Robert Pérez and the Genius of Upstairs, Downstairs
Weve been doing this show for a while, and every so often the pieces just elegantly slide into place. In thirtyish minutes, Robert Prez does this for us. Robert is the founder and Chief Exploration Officer of Wonder: Strategies for Good, a network of ex
Kristen Grimm of Spitfire Strategies Takes on the Trust Challenge
Societies cant thrive without sufficient levels of trust trust in our elected officials, in our major institutions, the value of the dollar bill in our wallet, and even in our belief that our fellow motorists will abide by the traffic laws when we ente
Chris DeCardy, the President of the Heinz Endowments, Convinces us that Pittsburgh is the Center of the Universe
When Chris DeCardy took the reins of the Heinz Endowments last year, he was one of the very few former foundation communications directors to ascend to the lofty heights of president. And Chris has di
A Marriage Made in Heaven! - Elena Chavez Quezada of Gov. Newsom’s Office and Don Howard of the Irvine Foundation Talk Partnerships
Governments have money and foundations can take risks. Shouldnt these be marriages made in heaven? Amazingly theyre not, but in California, were starting to see partnerships that are bucking the trend, which can be spectacularly good examples of how to
Oscar Nominee John Hoffman Tackles the Racial Wealth Gap with his Amazing Film, “The Barber of Little Rock”
Academy Award season is here, but while the rest of the world may be debating which half of the Barbenheimer phenomenon will take home the most trophies, at Lets Hear It were putting all our chips on Best Documentary Short nominee The Barber of Little
Ed Begley, Jr. and Eric Go Way Back
In this episode of Lets Hear It, our guest is none other than one of Hollywoods most passionate and entertaining environmentalists the amazing Ed Begley, Jr.As it happens, Ed and Eric go way, way
Anat Shenker-Osorio – The Magical Message Whisperer of Progressive Causes
We are so delighted to present the legendary Anat Shenker-Osorio. Yes, thats right, that Anat Shenker-Osorio. Maybe youve heard her on Ezra Klein, MSNBC, on her excellent podcast Words to Win By, or
Don Chen of the Surdna Foundation Kicks off Season Six of Let’s Hear It
How many of us in the nonprofit world can track our interest in climate to nightmares we had about natural disasters at age ten? Anyone? Oh, right, just Don Chen, President of the Surdna Foundation, f
Holiday Re-Release - Shanelle Matthews of the Radical Communicators Network
Here is another one of our favorite interviews - Shanelle Matthews, founder of the Radical Communicators Network, former communications director for the Movement for Black Lives, and now Distinguished