When we tell stories, they often become shorthand for ideas that are central to us and our cultures. We use little phrases that quickly communicate and affirm our tribal identity. Like many human creations, this is a tool that has been used for good as well as evil.

Who we are is partly a product of where we come from. The narratives that form us are often the same narratives that formed our parents. This is a quick glimpse into how my own mom constructed and told her narratives, and how they in turn became the richest inheritance I could have wanted.

Education only has ONE problem?! Really? No, but it does have one problem that is WAY bigger than all the other problems. So, what is it? Listen and find out.

In this episode we start with the Choctaw nation, move on to the Irish, then the Palestinians, back to the Irish, then back to the Choctaw. What narrative weaves its way to make those connections?

Listen and find out!

Is the racism faced by black people different from other forms of racism? Dianne Abbott was suspended from the Labour Party the other week. Again. For more or less saying that. This is about the nature of racism, and how words get in the way of our understanding.

Is there objective reality? Yes! Is it easy? No! And it's getting harder. What do we do when reality is denied? And how do we prevent reality from becoming unknowable?

Here it is. The meaning of life. I know. Not really anything more to say. Enjoy.

Christianity went off course. Not in the 1980s with the rise of televangelists. Not in the 1960s with the rise of the Jesus Freaks. Not even in the 1520s with the Reformation. It went off course almost 1700 years ago. And it hasn't found its way back. What happened? What's missing? Whether you're a Christian or an Atheist or a Muslim or a Jew or a Hindu or a Buddhist, this is your story. This story created the world we inherited, and is still creating the world we live in today.

Racism is as old as humanity. Right? Actually, no. If you had to pinpoint it, it's about 580 years old. Give or take a few years. Want to find out more?

When most of think of conspiracy theories, we think of people staring out between shuttered blinds, terrified of the world around them. Conspiracies actually make us feel safe. Want to find out more?