In this episode you will learn about: Philosophy – what it is and how it can help us navigate a complicated world How racism shaped the Philosophical Canon The Less Commonly Taught Philosophies (LCTPs) Immanuel Kant’s influence on the Philosophical Canon Why teaching Indigenous, African, East Asian, South Asian, and LGBQ+ philosophical traditions c…

In this Episode you will learn about: The genesis and work of Born This Way Foundation The link between kindness and mental health The power of a public health approach to mental wellness Why youth advisory boards are crucial for the success of youth mental health initiatives The “Be There Certificate”, a free, online mental health course The LGBTQ…

In this Episode you will learn about: Acute myeloid leukemia The role of a father in shaping a life “Remaindered” kids The far reach of a mother’s love How musicals can anchor a parent-child relationship The power of the “village” in raising a childBy Petal Modeste

In this Episode you will learn about: The meaning of “financial independence” How your upbringing influences your attitude towards money Why it is important to talk about money with your kids How an allowance can help kids understand money/finance The three phases of your financial life How to protect your earnings Various types of insurance Trusts…

In this Episode you will learn about: Diana Chao’s journey Letters to Strangers The power of youth for youth mental health support Culture Bound Syndromes The importance of family mental health conversations The psychopharmaceutical industry How community and connection save livesBy Petal Modeste

In this Episode you will learn about: Sewell Setzer Character.AI How AI Companions impact our kids/a child’s brain The relationship between Character.AI, Google LLC and Alphabet, Inc. Warning signs to look out for when your kids have AI Companions Large Language Learning Models Anthropomorphic AIBy Petal Modeste

In this Episode you will learn about: ABSee Me Why kids need windows and mirrors to learn Why seeing themselves in their classroom is crucial for every child Why learning materials that reflect the class are the most powerful Goldman Sach’s One Million Black Women – Black in Business program Emirates National Schools What parents can do to ensure t…

In this Episode you will learn about: The U.S. foster care system Why kids go into foster care Reunification – pros and cons The foster parenting experience The work of a case/social worker The role teachers play in the foster care system How fostering can change a child’s life for the better Strategies to improve foster care for all involved What …

In this Episode you will learn about: The meaning of intelligence The scientists who developed IQ tests How racism and discrimination shaped the IQ test Eugenics Why standardized tests don’t measure intelligence IQ tests most frequently used in the US How IQ tests shape the lives of kids with Down Syndrome and other conditions How to advocate for f…

In this Episode you will learn about: The definition of “body image” Why body image impacts every aspect of our lives How mothers influence their children’s body image How culture and geography impact body image Eating disorders Disordered eating Diet culture How to listen to our bodies and teach our kids to do the same The Health at Every Size mov…

In this Episode you will learn about: The definition of “citizen” Why U.S. schools have failed to teach civics or what it means to live in and support a democracy The ramifications of not understanding our political system How to overcome obstacles to talking to your kids about politics 4 questions to ask your kids when they show interest in politi…

In this Episode you will learn about: Why short, consistent positive messages and actions can meaningfully improve mental wellness How to develop a gratitude habit and teach your kids to do the same Gratitude journaling The Gratitude challenge Dream journaling How texts can promote mental health How AI can save lives…

In this Episode you will learn about: The reasons all kids should learn programming Hedy, a free, opensource platform to teach kids textual programming The role of natural languages in teaching programming How parents can teach themselves programming The Codasium Program Efforts to make programming a mandatory subject in K-12 schools Why gender ste…

In this Episode you will learn: The meaning of educational displacement Why children need to see themselves and their experiences in the places they learn Why identity is a story and not a category How hate takes root The relationship between “othering” and radicalization How the suffering of one child can cause many to suffer How interfaith collab…

In this Episode you will learn about: How parents can raising confident, curious, human-centered people The life-shaping power of books and conversations Civic journalism Keys to rebuilding trust in the press and key institutions Why hope is a muscle and how we can make it strongBy Petal Modeste

In this Episode you will learn about: Now Look! The newest book by Sydney Lea The scourge of addiction in small-town America The role of nature in shaping a life The role of friendship and community in saving a life Why a Liberal Arts education matters more than ever How to help kids embrace poetry Three poets all kids (and parents) should read…

In this Episode you will learn about: Courageous girls and women speaking up about the issues of our time How we can help our daughters find and use their voices How we can reconnect with our own voices and use them to raise awareness, fight for justice or share hope How some of the world’s most popular brands show their commitment to girls and wom…

In this Episode you will learn about: Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) in the digital world The incredible harms of CSAM How Apple places user privacy above children protection The Heat Initiative’s efforts to push Apple to detect, report and remove CSAM How our kids can get exposed to or themselves appear in CSAM Sextortion Generative AI and CS…

Neuropsychiatrist Founder of Amen Clinics Author of 12 NYT Bestsellers Creator of “Scan my Brain” Produced 17 national public television shows about the brain Education/DegreesBy Petal Modeste

In this Episode you will learn about: How parents survive and thrive after the losing a child The power of ritual to sustain loved ones through and after pending death The importance of community The role of movement in navigating grief Tay-Sachs and how to screen for this disease The work of E-motion The work of Dr. Joanne Cacciatore The work of J…

In this Episode you will learn about: How care shapes all our lives How suffragists and Black feminists made remarkable gains in care through the Social Housekeepers Movement Our addiction to independence and how it prevents us from prioritizing care Our “careselves” vs. our “workselves” America’s bootstrap myth and how it hurts our ability to care…

In this Episode you will learn: • The real meaning of philanthropy • The 5 Ts of being a philanthropist • Surprising ways to get your kids of any age excited about philanthropy • How the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, the world’s first philanthropy school, leverages data to help us all understand why giving back is so important to changing th…

Dr. Melita Stancil Founder/Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Melita Psychological Services Guest lecturer, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center and York college. Former clinical psychologist, Child Mind Institute Former Lead Clinician, Ellen Horne Education/Degrees MA and Ph.D In Clinical Community Psychology fro…

Chelsey Goodan Founder, The Activist Cartel Mentorship Director of DemocraShe Mentor & Tutor To Teen Girls Author Education/Degree NYU - Tisch School of the ArtsBy Petal Modeste

Founder of the Village Well Educator Certified Positive Parenting Educator Education/Degree University of California, Davis In this episode you will learn: What it means to “decolonize” your parenting How to leverage the wisdom of your cultural background in your parenting Why it is important to interrupt intergenerational pain to create healthy, t…

Chris Balme Founding Principal at founding principal at Hakuba International School, Japan Co. Founder and Former Head of The Millennium School Founder and Director of Argonaut Ashoka fellowship recipient Author Education/Degree: B.A., University of Pennsylvania B.S., Wharton School of Management.

Navigating conversations about identity, diversity, and justice can be fraught with linguistic traps and emotional landmines. On this episode we learn from Kenji Yoshino, Professor of Law at NYU School of Law and Faculty Director of the school's Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging how to have nuanced and empathetic conversations a…

Studies have shown that 69-90% of us will experience at least one serious traumatic event during our lifetimes. The sudden death of a loved one. A debilitating illness. A natural disaster. War. What differentiates us? How we respond; how resilient we are. Our guest today has found that extremely resilient people share the 10 attributes we discuss i…

On October 24, 2023 a bipartisan coalition of 32 US. Attorneys Generals filed a Federal lawsuit against Meta alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features at Instagram, Facebook, and its other social media platforms to induce young children and teenagers into addictive and compulsive social media use contributing signif…

There are over 300,000 transgender children under 13 years of age in the United States.and every single one of them is under attack. Join me in conversation with Jodie Patterson, former Chair of the Human Right Campaign Foundation Board, author, activist and mom to a transgender child where we explore the transformative privilege of parenting trans…

“Some of issues parents expected to confront when their child was in their early twenties. have been pushed later. I think it's safe to say that many parents expected to still be providing some financial assistance to their child when their child was in their early twenties. Don't think that many parents expected to be doing it when their child was…

" The truth is Congress has so completely failed. They Haven't passed a Privacy law since Mark Zuckerberg was in diapers. It’s pathetic. Shame on them! This has reshaped everybody's lives, and they just sat there, and because of their political partisanship, the fact There's not a federal privacy, law, or Laws regulating social media platforms is a…

'When I work with the athletes and talk about toolboxes, I think helping them build tool belts that give them the arsenal. So when? Not if but when the headwind blows. Oh, I got this! I have agency over my destiny. I get to decide what's next for me, (remove Petal's sound) Yes, I'm gonna need help along the way and support, of course, but I'm not g…

"Complex care typically refers to the children at the very tip, who are the sickest and the book is really written to be more, all inclusive, because many children, while they may not be complex, they have chronic health conditions which cause a lot of increased work for their families. " Director of Pediatrics at the Atria Institute in New York Ci…

“The ability to introspect to work through problems. This is one of the reasons we are so successful as a species. The ability to introspect is how we learn from our problems and plan for the future is what allows us in part to build spaceships that literally land SUVs nowadays on other planets like Mars. but, on the other hand, people struggle eno…

"Well, if we break money down to its simplest components, right? And how we handle it, what do we do with our money. We really do 3 things right. We spend it. we save it, we give it away. And if you think about what actually goes into the decisions around each of those you know. They're all about emotions and behaviors. spending is about modesty an…

"A third of the young people who come to us feel like it's unclear to them how to affect change. And so our goal has to be start small, start with the things that are accessible that you can actually do today, whether that's educating yourself or taking a first volunteer action. And then that portal can be a way to level up engagement so that you g…

"When we talk about caring for other people, we are also talking about caring for the common good, and we're talking about caring across difference. Relatively speaking, it's not hard for people to care for someone else. Almost everybody cares for somebody else. the higher bar for a lot of people is caring for people who are different from them in …

Jonathan Rubenstein is father to one daughter and the founder and CEO of Joe Coffee, New York City’s original specialty coffee company and a pioneer of the Third Wave Coffee Movement. The award-winning collection of cafes is best known for brewing the highest quality coffee and serving its community of customers with warm, authentic hospitality. Jo…

Laurie Palau is a mom two almost grown-up daughters, host of the super popular weekly podcast, This ORGANIZED Life, and founder of Simply B Organized, a lifestyle company helping people declutter their lives so they could live simply and more meaningfully. Laurie’s advice has been featured in national publications including Real Simple and The New …

New York Times bestselling author, Susan Verde is mom to three teenagers, two cats a dog and a tarantula. She is also a yogi and a mindful human who teaches yoga and mindfulness to kids of all ages. Susan has written more than twenty picture books for children, in which she captures and celebrates the unique experience of being a child. Her books a…

The Metropolitan Opera (the Met) is the largest performing arts institution in the United States. Each season, the Met stages more than 200 opera performances in New York with over 800,000 people in attendance. Millions more experience the Met through its 90-year-old radio broadcast series, its new media partnerships and state-of-the-art technology…

Dr. Mona Delahooke is mother to three adult children, and grandmother to one grand-daughter. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than thirty years of experience and serves as senior faculty member of the Profectum Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting families of neurodiverse children, adolescents and adults. Her latest …

Rebecca Chandler Leege is a mother and the Chief Impact Officer at Worldreader, a US based global technology non-profit that expands vulnerable children's access to books. Worldreader was born out of the belief that inexpensive technology and local content could help millions of children learn to read and ultimately create a better future for thems…

Lisa L. Lewis is mother to two children and a freelance journalist who covers the intersection of parenting, public health, and education. She has written for The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, and Your Teen, among others. Her new book, The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, …

LaMonica Williams is mother to two children and the Director of Program, Pre K - 2 Division at Teaching Matters, a national professional learning organization dedicated to helping teachers and school leaders develop the skills they need to close the gaps created by a radically unequal education system. La Monica’s expertise is in elementary literac…

Sarah Jaffe is mother to one daughter. She began her career as an attorney for children in the foster care system, advocating for some of the most vulnerable children in our nation, but it was not until she became a mother, that she took real stock of, and became deeply troubled by, the stark differences between the lives of the children she met at…

Alkesh Shah is a Managing Director and Head of Web3, Crypto and Digital Assets Strategy at Bank of America Global Research. He drives thought leadership in the digital asset space and his research covers crypto-assets, including tokens and infrastructure companies, and applications, such as Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs), Decentralized Finance (DeFi), …

Pamela Capalad is mother to one son, a certified financial planner, and an accredited financial counselor, who has been in the financial services industry since 2008. She is the founder of Brunch and Budget, a financial planning company with a bold mission, to create a revolutionary shift in the lives and prospects of marginalized communities by te…

Luma Mufleh is mother to two daughters and one son. She is a Syrian/Jordanian entrepreneur, a coach, and a thought leader in refugee and English Language Learner education. The daughter and granddaughter of Syrian refugees, Luma grew up in Amman, Jordan, where she was one of the only Arab students in her class at an American School and one of the o…