The best podcasts for Raising Mentally Strong, Future-ready Kids

Petal Modeste is the Associate Dean of Professional Advancement, Graduate Degree Programs and Executive Education at Columbia Law School*. Petal began her legal career as an associate in the Finance Group at Shearman & Sterling, LLP and before joining Columbia Law School, she served as Senior Director and Strategic Advisor for Legal Recruiting at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP. Petal received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Secondary Education, cum laude, from Andrews University, her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Howard University School of Law and her MBA from Columbia Business School. Petal serves on the board of several non-profits dedicated to positively impacting the lives of families and children. She is married with two daughters. She and her family live in New York City and spend significant time with their immediate families in the Caribbean and Western Europe. *The opinions and views expressed on Parenting for the Future are those of the speakers and do not purport to reflect any policy or position of Columbia Law School. I am a mother to 2 children in 2 different generations and both terrified and excited by our rapidly evolving world. I want to raise my children to thrive and make their unique impact on the world and I know that to do so, I must understand the phenomena shaping the future and acquire the most cutting edge, scientific parenting tools. The conversations on my podcast help me and the global community of empowered parents who listen, achieve those goals.

Through weekly conversations with the most innovative thinkers in a broad array of disciplines, the podcast gives parents and those with children in their lives, a new lens through which to understand the forces that have and continue to shape the world and cutting edge tools and resources to apply their new understanding of the world as they raise a generation of powerful, purposeful people, prepared to lead positive change in the world.

The podcast hosts captivating weekly dialogues with brilliant minds from diverse fields, providing parents and caregivers a fresh perspective to comprehend the impactful forces that shape our world. It offers cutting-edge resources to implement this newfound knowledge while nurturing a generation of formidable, purpose-driven individuals, poised to spearhead positive transformations globally!