What's in the Words

What's in the Words


Latest Episodes

Generational Trauma
August 06, 2020

​In My Grandmother's Hands, Resmaa Menakem touches on centuries of white body inflicted trauma on white bodies in Europe before colonization of the Americas. He talks about white inflicted trauma on black bodies during slavery and to the present day. He t

The Great Migration
August 06, 2020

The Warmth of Other Suns is the story of America. A nation built on immigration. @isabelwilkerson gives us a birds-eye view of the mass exodus of African-Americans from the South to Northern and Western US cities dating from approximately 1914-1970. The b

Creation Through Habit Change
July 23, 2020

This week @stevecanal & @ajjoiner review The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. The Power of Habit explains what important role habits play in our lives, whether they’re good ones, like brushing our teeth and exercising, or bad ones, like smoking. Fil

Thoughts Become Things
July 16, 2020

Think And Grow Rich is the bible for successful people in general. Napoleon Hill spent the majority of his life studying successful people and their habits, and the 13 most prevalent ones are the ones he shares in this book. Check out @stevecanal &

100 Ways to Get It
June 26, 2020

Everyone should have a side hustle – a part-time business you run to generate additional income without giving up your day job. Why? A side hustle gives you job security. You can use the skills you already have to generate more income with a side hustl

Long Term Thinking
June 11, 2020

In today's podcast Steve & AJ unpack Simon Sinek's book - "The Infinite Game." Simone has one resounding message in the book: The biggest implication is that business people need to play a very long game, and pretty much ignore the “next quarter is a

Letting Go
June 04, 2020

In today's podcast, @stevecanal & @ajjoiner review - When Things Fall Apart - by Pema Chodron. Tibetan Buddhist Pema Chodron provides a guide to thriving in the face of a fundamentally painful world... We think that the point is to pass the test or t

Started from the Bottom
May 19, 2020

This week @stevecanal & @ajjoiner review - BORN A CRIME - by Trevor Noah. You’ve seen him behind the desk of The Daily Show. But you might not know that talented comedian Trevor Noah has an inspiring back story. Trevor was born in apartheid South Afr

The Truth About Black History
May 18, 2020

This week @stevecanal & @ajjoiner review: Defining Moments in Black History - by Dick Gregory.  In “Defining Moments,” Gregory in effect tells black readers that he knows what their lives are like — and tells white readers what they don’t know.

The Performance of Your Life
May 05, 2020

This episode of The What's in the Words Podcast is special. It's special for two reasons. One, it's featuring a face that's similar to @SteveCanal & AJJoiner, but MORESO because we have our first live guest - KJ Rose! KJ's energy pulsates throughou