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Reconstructing Inclusion Podcast

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Reconstructing Inclusion Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Amri B. Johnson. It has 42 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

The Reconstructing Inclusion Podcast goes far beyond what the host, Amri B. Johnson, considers redundant, how-to diversity, equity, and inclusion dialogues.He aims to create a space to speak the truth and examine context in DEI. This means creating a path forward for everyone to rethink and recognize the benefits of inclusion individually and collectively.Reconstructing in this sense is about creating organizational systems and networks where everyone belongs. reconstructinginclusion.substack.com

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Reconstructing Inclusion S3E8: Your People Belong. But Do They Know They Matter?

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Reconstructing Inclusion S3E7: Designing Inclusion from the Inside Out with Dr. Jennifer Sarrett

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Reconstructing Inclusion S3E6: Moving Beyond Legal Defenses to Build Capable Organizations

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Reconstructing Inclusion S3E5: Designing for the Margins: Joy Elizabeth Buckner on Neurodivergence, Education, and Mattering

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Reconstructing Inclusion S3E4: Defining True Purpose in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work

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Reconstructing Inclusion S3E3: When Empathy Becomes Optional: A Conversation with Maaria Mozaffar

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Reconstructing Inclusion S3E2: Time to Transcend the Letters: Reconstructing Inclusion Around Humanity, Not Identity Categories

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Reconstructing Inclusion S3E1: Ingrid Hu Dahl on Finding Belonging in a (Mixed) Racialized World

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E12: Season Finale | The Sky Is Still Not Falling on DEI

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E11: Why Ending Race is the Future of Antiracism: Dr. Sheena Mason's Breakthrough Approach to Race/ism

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E10: Transcending Ideology: Making Inclusion an Organizational Superpower

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E9: 'Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back': Howard Ross on DEI's Historical Resilience

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E8: Escape the Box: The Uncomfortable Truth About Today's DEI Discourse

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E7: Drawing Lines, Creating Distance: Fred Falker on What's Really Dividing Us

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E6: Moving Beyond the DEI (and Anti-DEI) Bandwagon in 2025

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E5: Beyond Lived Experience: The Case for DEI Competency Standards

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E4: Drawing Larger Circles: DEI Beyond Political Division

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E3: Trust as a Skill: Dr. Darryl Stickel on Vulnerability, Leadership, Uncertainty, and Inclusion

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Rivers not puddles

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E2: Shifting DEI Perspectives: Ten Recurring Themes Across Podcasts

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E1: Evidence-Based Inclusion: Elevating DEI with Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey

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Reconstructing Inclusion: Season Two Begins

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E15: Listening Alchemy: Lessons on Presence, Context, and Connection with Raquel Ark

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Navigating Difficult Conversations: Deciphering Intent and Impact

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E14: Iatrogenesis & Agency: How can DEI practitioners/supporters discern and evolve the current state of practice?

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E13: The Role of DEI in Startups and Scaling Enterprises: Insights from Laura Smith

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Preventing “Affinity Sclerosis”

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The Beloved Community

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DEI Conversations Beyond Echo Chambers

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The Attack on DEI: Reactions to Ideological Misconceptions

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E12: Creating the Conditions to Follow Your Heart with Dr. Harriett D. Johnson

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E11: Exploring Organizational Network Analysis Around the World with Dr. Starling David Hunter III

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E10: DEI Work Means Skin in the Game (Otherwise, It’s Just Posturing)

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E9: Digital, Diverse & Divided: Exploring Cultural Intelligence with David Livermore

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E8: Is DEI Under Fire?: Ask Chicken Little (but he won’t respond)

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E7: Quantifying Intersectional Identity: The Value of Inclusive Data

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E6: What is Race Abolition?: Illuminating Racialization’s Complexity

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E5: Social Media Storms’ Strategic Ignorance

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E4: Beyond Race and Gender

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E3: Wokeness, Cancel Culture, and DEI

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Reconstructing Inclusion S1E2: Love and Power in DEI

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Reconstructing Inclusion: The Inaugural Episode

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