The Unexamined Life with Jermaine Fowler

Socrates said it best: the unexamined life is not worth living and in this episode with Jermaine Fowler we explore how to start examining our lives through the lens of history and uncomfortable conversations in the pursuit of justice.

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Show notes:

1:05 Jermaine’s background

3:30 George Floyd opening the door to an examined life

8:33 Using history as context to understand today’s tensions

10:02 Shame, fragility and moving past it

13:10 What does the examined life look like

15:06 Braving the wilderness within

18:50 The human storyteller & reading rainbow

21:35 Learning about Emmett Till, desensitization of Black bodies as a spectacle

32:37 Individuals vs Institutions

34:00 Eddie Glaude quote & the first step of reconciliation is acknowledgement

37:53 Using the entertainment industry to educate & meet people where they are

46:15 Collective thought patterns and the part neuroscience plays in racism

49:34 Willie Lynch letter & the importance of creating counter narratives

55:32 Reimagining the education system

1:03:44 Where do we put the racist monuments? Hint: not in a theme park.

1:12:07 Where does someone even start with re-learning history?

1:13:51 The history of Black History month and how it actually supports & perpetuates segregation

1:18:00 Exploring Indigenous stories & calling out America’s history of genocide

1:10:27 Supporting Jermaine and his work

1:12:37 How Black History Month supports segregation

1:16:53 Request for Indigenous stories

1:20:30 Last question

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