The Power of "Y" Podcast with Yvette Simpson

The Purpose of Power: Pt. 2: The Pillars Of Power


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Question Why: Why do we defer to traditional power?  


What “Beware the Ides of March” means and what it teaches us about power and the curse of corruption.


What is traditional power (the six pillars of power) and why does it exist?


Understanding that power is not always a bad thing and how it can be used for good. 


How individuals and the collective can both support and challenge traditional power when necessary.


Why I believe that individual and collective power, not traditional power will save us.


Pour the glass moment: What happens when institutions fail us? What do we do then?


Why we should talk about traditional power at our dinner table, and to anyone who will listen.



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Link to my website: ⁠⁠yvettesimpson.com⁠⁠


Link to the book: ⁠⁠authoryvettesimpson.com⁠⁠


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Show credits:Producer:

Nathan Ivey IG/FB @nathaniveycreative



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The Power of "Y" Podcast with Yvette SimpsonBy Yvette Simpson