The Pluralist Podcast: Recent Episodes
Project Pluralist
Human diversity is a given, inclusion is not. Most of us at some point in our lives have felt excluded or discriminated against—may it be race, gender, ethnicity, nationality or religion. At Project Pluralist we are on a mission to eradicate discrimination and hate by cultivating the next generation of pluralist citizens. And with that in mind, our goal on The Pluralist Podcast is to discuss and learn from thought leaders, educators, authors, creatives and more on how to instill pluralist skills and values in our future generation. Learn more at www.projectpluralist.com
I am talking to Brian Hughes, Associate Director of PERIL (Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab) at American University. His work explores the impact of communication technology on political and religious extremism, terrorism and fringe culture. And this episode we will be talking about the peril of extremism and how to prevent youth from online radicalization.
This episode is all about design! I am talking about design for social impact, design education and plurality of design pedagogy. And our guest today is Lesley Anne Noel,Professor of Practice; Associate Director, Design Thinking for Social Impact at Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking. She is a Trinidadian designer, educator and an advocate of plurality in design. We touch on the topics of curiosity, social Impact & pluriversal design.
In conversation with Mubin Shaikh, a former Islamist turned counter extremist expert at Parents for Peace. Mubin shares his story and reflects on the issues of identity, belonging, community and self otherization. A story many Muslim families, specifically Muslim youth living in North America can relate to. We talk about what parents need to understand and we as a society can help young Muslims navigate the world and build new constructs for themselves.
You can learn more about parents For Peace: https://www.parents4peace.org/
I talk to writer, editor and media critic Joanna Schroeder about the use of social media by white supremacy groups to radicalize young minds. What can parents do about keeping their teens and tweens safe from hate online, and how to talk to kids about race and prejudice.
The goal on The Pluralist Podcast is to discuss and learn from thought leaders, educators, authors, creatives and more on how to instill pluralist skills and values in our future generation.