Talking About Race So People Can Hear Each Other

It's not always easy to have conversations about race and racism. Why is it important to do it anyway, and how can we most effectively talk about it?

An episode of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Talking About Race So People Can Hear Each Other" was published on November 4, 2021 and runs 23 minutes.

November 4, 2021 ·23m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Summary

It's not always easy to have conversations about race and racism. Why is it important to do it anyway, and how can we most effectively talk about it?

Episode Description

It's not always easy to have conversations about race and racism. Why is it important to do it anyway, and how can we most effectively talk about it?

On Today's Show:
Celeste Headlee, author of Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism―and How to Do It (Harper Wave, 2021) draws on science and her own experience to offer guidance for having good conversations around issues of racial identity.