Clarity with Larry and Will
by Larry MacCannum
Host Larry MacCannum explores gender issues by interviewing women from various backgrounds and across different fields. You can send questions or comments directly to Larry at [email protected] or connect on Twitter @maccannum
Episodes
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Episode 22 - Welcome to Tikor
"Until the lion can write, the hunter will always write his history" - African proverb Will continues his interview with Swordsfall creator Brandon Dixon, covering topics like: character building, game mechanics, capitalism, role-playing different genders, ninjas and more. Support Clarity with...
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Episode 21 - Swordsfall
Episode Notes "To me it's like, how many times have you talked shit on a game or a movie about how you'd do it better? This is your chance." - Brandon Dixon After defining a few terms for Larry, Will interviews Swordsfall creator Brandon about world-building, his project's setting, inclusion,...
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Episode 20 - Ameritocracy?
Episode Notes "There's this false notion that you're going to be happy all the time as a mom and it's just not true." - Anne Gregory What a run! Season 1 of Clarity ends here, I hope you all enjoyed it. Please rate us on iTunes or give us feedback via email or on Twitter. After recapping the year...
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Episode 19 - Finding Your Voice
Episode Notes "What's true about your life that might not be true about other people? Let's explore that." - Anne Gregory One last episode before 2019, we wish you all a happy New Year! Larry looks into some news stories that caught his attention and then sits down with the comedic writer Anne...
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Episode 18 - Failure Is An Option
Episode Notes "Don't be afraid to fail, failing is how you learn."-Nadia Anwar We apologize deeply for the hiatus, please send Will hate mail. After a brief introduction from Larry, Will discusses some work he did with the artist Tala Madani and Larry asks for more engagement on the social media...
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Episode 17 - Change Agents
Episode Notes "I'm trying to make other brown people feel ok about being in this country, because we all deserve to be here." -Nadia Anwar Please add us on Twitter: @maccannum Before sitting down for an interview with Nadia, Larry and Will briefly discuss male vulnerability. Larry celebrates Les...
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Episode 16 - Give Me A Break
Episode Notes “I have been compiling a database of the abuses of men in power and the systemic collusion that creates.” -Mystery Guest Larry celebrates reaching 1,000 listens! We want to thank all of you for the support. Larry chats with Will briefly about catcalling and gives a summary of the...
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Episode 15 - Retrograde
Episode Notes "I guess I am pretty New Age-y" - Sarah Rose Reynolds Larry tries out some new catchphrases and breaks down some of the podcast's viewership numbers. We want to thank all of you who have supported the show! Following that, Will continues his interview with Sarah aka Squirrel…
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Episode 14 - Being Different
Episode Notes "Being different is what's making me successful!" - Sarah Rose Reynolds First off, we apologize for the lack of a release schedule. Please bear with us, the next episode will hopefully be released in 3 weeks or less. The main story concerns feminism in China. Larry explores a…
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Episode 13 - Think of the Children
Episode Notes "If we're afraid of saying the wrong thing as educators, then of course our students are going to be afraid of saying the wrong thing." - Briana After a brief intro and a plea for donations, Larry continues his conversation with Briana, a university student affairs educator. They...
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Episode 12 - Consent
Episode Notes "I'm worried about a generation of individuals who don't know how to say no" - Briana Please check back, a visual reference of the alignment chart will be posted soon. Larry has a gas of a time hyping his new diet. He's eating mostly plant-based food and feels fantastic. Following…
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Episode 11 - Roll Playing
Episode Notes "I believe there are just as many female nerds as male nerds" - Chelsea Newman After Larry's "Bullet Points" we jump right into the second part of Chelsea Newman's interview. Chelsea goes into greater detail about how Dungeons & Dragons is played and explains how flexible the system...
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Episode 10 - Calling Out Liars
Episode Notes "Give them something to think about, because you can't change someone else's mind. They're the only ones that can do that." - Chelsea Newman Larry concludes (finally) his ongoing series concerning sexual assaults on college campuses. In this episode he focuses on criticism directed…
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Episode 9 - Restoring Justice
Episode Notes "If you are the leader of a movement, you can't connect yourself only to only the outliers or you're going to miss out on the masses in the middle" - Marianna Larry opens the episode by jumping right into the second part of his interview with Marianna. They continue their…
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Episode 8 - Bystander Intervention
Episode Notes Larry continues his main story investigating different approaches to deal with the epidemic of sexual assualts on college campuses. He explores articles explaining how partisan the issues has become politically, some of the work done by Brenda Tracy concerning changing the culture…
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Episode 7 - Letting Things Slide
Episode Notes "In a really liberal place like Los Angeles, myself and people like me are still letting things slide." - Vanessa Larry tries to bond with Will to no avail and instead goes right into part 2 of his interview with Vanessa. They cover topics like: dealing with inappropriate conduct in...
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Episode 6 - Bad Feminists
Episode Notes Larry briefly covers a story involving Catherine Deneuve and other French women rallying against the #MeToo movement, claiming that it's inhibiting healthy expressions of sexuality. He then tackles the main story concerning author Margret Atwood ("the Handmaid's Tale") and claims…
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Episode 5 - Court of Public Opinion
Episode Notes After celebrating the oscar nominations of Greta Gerwig and Rachel Morrison, Larry covers a story concerning misogyny in Dungeons & Dragons. Following that, Larry answers several questions from listeners. The focus of the episode is a critical examination of Babe.net's allegations...
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Episode 4 - Tokenism
Episode Notes After a brief recap of two articles and a tease of next week's topics, host Larry MacCannum sits down for the second part of his interview with Alex Marshall-Brown. They cover a wide range of topics like racism, tokenism, social media and more. Larry follows the interview by…
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Episode 3 - Logical Fallacies
Episode Notes Larry recaps some new stories related to the sexual misconduct allegations in the entertainment industry and tries to bribe the listeners into writing iTunes reviews. Later on, Larry sits down with Alex Marshall-Brown and listens to her share some of her experiences as an actor and...
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Episode 2 - Constructive Criticism
Episode Notes After a brief intro, we listen to the conclusion of Larry's interview with Miranda Sajdak. This portion focuses less on Hollywood and more on other industries. After the interview, Larry takes a call and tries to get a new sponsor. Please send any questions or comments to...
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Episode 1 - Mission Statement
Episode Notes Larry takes a few calls and introduces the show. Miranda Sajdak stops by for an interview that covers a wide range of topics, but focuses on female directors in Hollywood. Support Clarity by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/clarity
About this show
Host Larry MacCannum explores gender issues by interviewing women from various backgrounds and across different fields. You can send questions or comments directly to Larry at [email protected] or connect on Twitter @maccannum
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Larry MacCannum