Peter and Phil's Courageous Conversations

To practice, or not to practice? To teach or not to teach? What motivates those entering the Vet Med profession? In this episode, Dr. Nelson expresses some regret for not going back to serve his community by opening up a practice but teaching instead.  Join us for the conversation!  

How do we keep our democracy a true democracy? Are your rights really secure?

In this episode,  Peter and Phil discuss Robin DiAngelo’s theories (the author of White Fragility), the power struggle of the majority vs. the minority, and the role politics play in that struggle. Join us for another Courageous Conversation (& don't forget to like and share)! 

It's said those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.  Well, what happens when we actively try to erase it?  This episode, Dr. Peter Weinstein and Dr. Phillip Nelson touch on this subject and more!  Join us. 

Although schools were integrated in the 1960s, redlining (the practice of denying a creditworthy applicant a loan for housing in a certain neighborhood) was used to make sure blacks did not purchase houses in white subdivisions.  Public pools were also made private in an attempt to keep the color lines separate and work around the integration laws.  In this episode, Dr. Peter Weinstein and Dr. Phillip Nelson discuss a few forms of de facto segregation and touch on what it was really like growing up during the '60s and '70s.  Join us for another Courageous Conversation and continue to share! 

From Jackie Robinson and Wilt Chamberlain to Mohammed Ali and Arthur Ash - sports figures made headway in the sports arena while simultaneously bringing social injustices to light.  In this episode, Dr. Peter Weinstein and Dr. Phillip Nelson reflect on some of their past sports heroes and discuss how they helped shape American society outside of their perspective sport.  Join us and please share this discussion!

This episode is dedicated to all heroes; from the Civil Rights era & beyond.  This week's discussion includes well-known heroes like Malcom X, Martin Luther King, and Medger Evers, to more personal ones like the hosts' fathers.  No one is off-limits in this part one episode and things get personal.   *Join the discussion and check back next week for part two!  

This week, Dr. Phillip Nelson and Dr. Peter Weinstein discuss the documentary 13th; a film that explores the history of racial inequality in the United States and highlights how slavery transcended into what some have termed modern-day slavery.  

 When the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans, can we truly state that slavery no longer exists? How did we get here? Join us as we delve into this week's episode!

Dr. Peter Weinstein shares his childhood pet's names were "Blackey" and "Whitey" which creates an entire conversation about the meaning of words and the unintended implications behind them.   Dr. Phillip Nelson attests that sometimes words are just what they are on the surface, without having to dig too deep!  Join us for a more light-hearted episode this week and share with friends!

 Dr. Peter Weinstein and Dr. Phillip Nelson dive deeper into people of color's fear of the police from the 1960s to today.  This episode covers different views on the police, lawlessness,  and also entails an altercation Dr. Nelson saw between the freedom fighters and the police during (what was supposed to be) a peaceful protest.  Join us!

Dr. Peter Weinstein & Dr. Phillip Nelson delve deep into the Black Lives Matter Movement and further discuss how defunding the police (a phrase that came out of that movement) is viewed from both sides.  Join the conversation!