Episodes

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting. Recent changes in the act have made it harder to prove discrimination and narrowed redistricting protections. Proponents claim that these ...

As long as we have been around, humans have vigorously sought ways of defining themselves as different than and better than other human groups. One of the very oldest but still deeply rampant ways we do this is through the id...

As long as I can remember, there has been a movement in our country and world to grant actual equal rights to women, and in more than just name. Most agree some headway has been made but it seems there remain "glass ceiling" ...

There's no question that a lot is made of how people look. The massive fashion, cosmetic, and entertainment industries thrive on creating acceptable norms. There are assumptions and even judgements based on factors of body ty...

What happens when a fundamentally good concept gets subverted and pushed well past the borders within which it best functions? What happens when this new conceptbecomes an actual threat to the original one? Welcome to our dis...

In our second "ism" discussion, the Exploracast team takes on the concept of hedonism. The debate got energized as we struggled to make space for seeking pleasure as a reasonable human pursuit but standing strong against thos...

As the director of The Raceless Gospel Initiative at Good Faith Media, Reverend Doctor Starlette Thomas is passionate! Listen as she talks with the Exploracast team not only about her deep belief but also her willingness to ...

Stealing from the famous Ruth Bader Ginsberg quote, we consider another way of discriminating against one another. This time it's about ageism and how easily we can slip into making negative and even pejorative assumptions ab...

In this episode we discuss an organization that solelyfocuses on helping non-profit organizations raise the monies they need and how to build stable and sustaining financial infrastructures. Welcome our guest, Todd Heifner, a...

We can all remember important lessons that we learned when we were younger. There are also those things we reflect on that we wish we had learned sooner but for our stubbornness or youthful pride. Then there are those lessons...

What were you taught about anger? Certainly lots of bad things have happened when people are angry. A so-called crime of passion is usually a very poor choice that happens in the heat of anger. But is it the anger that's the ...

We've spent a lot of time on Exploracast talking about the growing need for better communication and understanding between people, especially if we are to productively face the challenges of our time. As we've discussed this ...

It is a long-held idea with many groups and cultures that there are places in this world of power. Often, these are the places we go when we need to make a better connection with that deeper part of life but also places of re...

Everybody is talking about AI and many of these conversations are laced with fear and uncertainty. For today's podcast, the Exploracast team is joined by Dr. Mike McCullough as they begin talking through not only the fears bu...

The Camino de Santigo, also known as The Way of St. James, dates back to the 10th century and has been long considered one of the most important pilgrimages in Christendom.Exploracast is pleased to welcome our guest, Scott Wo...

Oxford Languages defines lamentation as "The passionate expression of grief or sorrow, weeping". In this episode, we have a passionate (maybe even a bit heated!) discussion about how to fully express "grief or sorrow" without...

It's easy to get overwhelmed at how things are in the world right now. That makes it understandable and, in some ways, reasonable to feel like checking out and avoiding all the mess. We get it. In this episode, the Exploracas...

There are many old narratives on what it means to be a "real man". We all know the long lists of what real men do and don't do, express and can't express. feel and shouldn't feel. The question is whether this so-called "toxic...

There has been a growing movement for the last several decades in favor of decreasing the barriers between church and state, mostly from some sects of the christian churchand those who would use it for political gain. Secular...

I believe that the only way things don't ultimately get better in a difficult time like this is when people lose hope and disengage in working to make the world a better place. So, in today's podcast we discuss the powerful v...

Who do you trust to tell you the truth outside of your closest friends and family? Are you operating on a basic assumption that people in power are as prone to telling lies as much as they are the truth? Maybe the path to pow...

At first glance, most everyone would say that the empathizing with another person is a good thing; to understand how they feel and even share some of thosefeelings. Nowadays, however, there are more and more voices that are s...

It used to be that a lot of one's identity was wrapped up inwhat one did for a living. For many people that remains true and not so much along gender lines as it used to be. Is this a bad thing? Is it bad to achieve and feel ...

Where is home for you? Is it a place? Is it a group of people? Is it a state of mind? Maybe you're feeling a little "homeless" in some ways at this point in your journey. Today's episode takes on this very nuanced and emotion...