Best CoSlate Media Podcasts (2025)

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Art is Resistance 26:21

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This is a special episode in collaboration with my Substack newsletter, The Socially Conscious Book Club (TSCBC). This past weekend, I attended the LA Times Festival of Books as media. This is a culmination of my time, and why art and storytelling are so important in this moment. Check out the TSCBC substack for the full post and more! Get full acc…

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Mark Wright on Higher Ground and Diverse Storytelling 35:42

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In this episode, I talk with Mark Wright. Mark is the VP of Film at Higher Ground. He’s produced various projects like They Cloned Tyrone, Tigertail, Young Wild Free, and most recently Rustin. Today we dive into his career and how to tell impactful and diverse stories. Get full access to Story For Good at storyforgoodpod.substack.com/subscribe…

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Marisa Nightingale on Bridging Non-Profits and Storytellers 54:14

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In this episode, I talk with Marisa Nightingale, a social impact media strategist who has worked with organizations like Power to Decide, Zero to Three, and Planned Parenthood, and now works as an independent consultant. Through her work, she’s consulted on many shows like Dawson’s Creek, The Bold Type, Family Guy, and 16 and Pregnant. Today we tal…

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Ayo Oti and Sounds Like Impact 45:30

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In this episode, I talk with Ayo Oti. Ayo founded Unofficial Social Chair which runs the newsletter Sounds Like Impact. The newsletter is a hub for finding podcasts focused on impact and calls to action you can participate in. We also talked about her previous work at Spotify and how podcasts can be more active in creating impact. Get full access t…

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Meredith Blake on Uncharitable and Crafting Impactful Campaigns 31:34

1+ y ago31:34

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In this episode, host June Neely, talks with Meredith Blake about her career in social impact on projects like An Inconvenient Truth, a few of her recent projects, and her latest film which was just released on streaming, Uncharitable, the impactful film exposes the dark side of philanthropy and introduces a radical new way of giving. Get full acce…

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Carmiel Banasky on Good Energy and the Climate Reality Check Report 35:41

1+ y ago35:41

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In this episode, I talk with Carmiel Banasky, who wrote on the hit Amazon series Undone and recently was the Head writer on The Last City, a near-future sci-fi climate-focused fiction podcast from Wondery, and is the editor-in-chief for Good Energy, a non-profit focused on climate storytelling. In this episode, we discuss some of her projects and t…

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Allison Begalman on Hollywood and Climate Change 36:49

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In this episode, I talk with Allison Begalman CEO of YEA! Impact, and the Co-founder and EP of the Hollywood Climate Summit. We talk about how her trajectory toward Hollywood shifted as she took on more of an activist role, the creation of the Young Entertainment Activists (YEA! Impact), and the Hollywood Climate Summit. Get full access to Story Fo…

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Brian Walker on Diversity and Measuring Impact 37:02

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In this episode, I talk with Brian Walker, the CEO of Picture Motion, a social advocacy and marketing company, and his path from wanting to be a civil rights attorney to doing social impact in film. We also talk about how you can create and measure the impact of your film. Get full access to Story For Good at storyforgoodpod.substack.com/subscribe…

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Carri Twigg on How Storytelling Can Effect Policy Outcomes 40:33

2y ago40:33

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In this episode, I talk with Carri Twigg about her journey from working in the Obama Administration to being the Co-Founder and Head of Development for Culture House. We get into some of Culture House’s projects like their two amazing docuseries Ladies First and Hair Tales. We also dig into how policy change and storytelling are interlinked and how…

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Robert Rippberger and The Power of Storytelling 37:35

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In this episode, I talk with Robert Rippberger who is a filmmaker and producer, Co-Executive Director of the SIE Society, and author of the book The Power of Storytelling. We get into some of the projects he’s working on, the purpose behind the SIE Society, and his book The Power of Storytelling. Get full access to Story For Good at storyforgoodpod…

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Tobias Deml on Impact and Gaming Wall Street 59:32

2y ago59:32

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In this episode, I talk with filmmaker Tobias Deml about how he came into Social Impact Entertainment, co-founded Cinema of Change and the SIE Society, and his 2-part docuseries on Max, Gaming Wall Street. Get full access to Story For Good at storyforgoodpod.substack.com/subscribeBy Story For Good

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Kate Folb and the Hollywood Health and Society 46:20

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In this episode, I talk with Kate Folb, the Executive Director of the Hollywood Health and Society, about how she came to Social Impact Entertainment, and what the Hollywood Health and Society does. Get full access to Story For Good at storyforgoodpod.substack.com/subscribeBy Story For Good

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Story for Good Trailer 1:35

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Welcome to Story for Good, the podcast where Entertainment meets Impact. Get full access to Story For Good at storyforgoodpod.substack.com/subscribeBy Story For Good