Season 2 - EP 5: Uniquely American: Addiction + Recovery
In this episode of If Not Us, we sit down with Philip Rutherford of Faces & Voices of Recovery. We talk about what recovery looks like in the US and who gets it right.
Season 2 - EP 4: Uniquely American: Medical Debt
In this episode of Uniquely American Problems we’re covering the topic of medical debt. We chat with Jack Daily, Attorney for the Legal Aid Society of San Diego to see how he and his team tackle the issue.
Season 2 - EP 3: Uniquely American: Misinformation
In this episode of Uniquely American Problems we’re covering the hot topic of Misinformation with John Silva, Senior Director of Professional and Community Learning, from the News Literacy Project.
Season 2 - EP 2: Uniquely American: Homelessness
In our second episode of Uniquely American Problems, we’ll share a chat with Lily Milwit, Attorney for the Housing Not Handcuffs initiative from the National Homelessness Law Center.
Season 2 - EP 1: Uniquely American: Burnout
In our first Uniquely American Problem series, we’re talking to Laura Hartley, Founder and CEO of Public Love Enterprises on how yoga, a mug of tea, and a mid-day walk won’t dismantle the internalized capitalism we’re all fighting against day in and day out.
Episode 16 - A Life of Service
In this episode, Sarah chats with Tuere Butler, Director of Operations at Plywood People about her time working with the late Representative John Lewis, and how to balance a life of service.
Episode 15 - Who Counts?
In this episode, Sarah chats with Adam Podowitz-Thomas, Senior Legal Strategist for the Princeton Gerrymandering Project about the 2020 Census, the new maps it lead to and who counts in this upcoming election cycle.
Episode 14 - The Quest for Mental Health in the Gaming World
We explored the wide world of games and how they’re linked to the mental health and wellbeing of players, game makers, and their online communities. Eve Crevoshay, the Executive Director of Take This, gives us an overview of the important work being done in this space.
Episode 13: Gentrification
In this episode, Sarah chats with the team behind the show Intersection about gentrification - the good, the bad, and the ugly and how the team made it all come together in a wonderful dark comedy.
Episode 12: Anti-Racism Education with Dr. Lucretia Carter Berry
Brownicity’s President & Learning Community Director, Lucretia Carter Berry, PhD is an antiracism curriculum specialist, course designer and author of What LIES Between Us - Fostering First Steps Toward Racial Healing, a TEDx speaker, and a writer for in(courage).me. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Iowa State University and her BA from South Carolina State University.
Episode 11: Reproductive Rights - A Lesson in Lobbying
Megan Gordon-Kane is the Public Affairs Manager and Lobbyist for the Feminist Womens’ Health Center located in Atlanta, Georgia, and focuses on using policy and law to advance reproductive justice in the South.
Episode 10: How Politics Works in 2021
Josh and Sarah chat about how politics works in such a polarized system, the role of politicians–especially in more local politics–and how to make things better for the future.
Episode 9: How Comedy Will Save the World
Comedians Mark Kendall and Bill Worley chat with host Sarah Ackerman on how using comedy to break down complex subject matter will save the world.
Episode 8: Making the Web More Accessible for All
In this episode host Sarah Ackerman chats with Product Accessibility Pro, Jesse Hausler, on how we can make the world, and specifically the web, a more accessible place for all.
Episode 7: Identifying Imposter Syndrome
Bami Kuteyi is a Young Fearless Entrepreneur, having founded the International dance fitness brand Bam Bam Boogie when she was only 22 years old. In February 2018, Bami decided to risk it all and leave her full-time job at Google as an advertising executive, to focus on empowering women and young girls all around the world through ‘Fearless Inclusive Fitness.’
Episode 6: Freedom of the Press with Jason Rezaian
If Not Us host Eric Facas talks with, Jason Rezaian, his old friend and Washington Post reporter about the importance of press freedom in 2021.
Episode 5: Rooting Out White Supremacy in Law Enforcement
Eric Facas sits down with Michael German, Fellow, Liberty & National Security at Brennan Center of Justice. During this week's episode, Eric and Michael discuss White Supremacy and Law Enforcement.
Episode 4: Recycling Soap + Creating Impact Worldwide
Samir Lakhani, Founder of Eco Soap Bank, joins Eric Facas to talk about soap.
Episode 3: Dear America, Asian Americans Are Not Your Model Minority
Join Eric Facas, Clara Campbell, and guest, Ivy Teng Lei, as they discuss Asian discrimination in an open letter to the tech industry and beyond.
Episode 2: Flipping Georgia Blue
Sarah and Eric talk about the election, what’s at stake, and how everyone can get involved, both Georgian and non-Georgians.