Hold my Drink Podcast Blog, Episode 80 We like to add words into our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) lexicon. In some places they’ve added belonging to the mix — DEI & B. There’s also JEDI — Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. What’s next? Kai Whiting has a suggestion to…

Hold my Drink Podcast Blog, Episode 79 In a world where politics becomes more and more like our new religion, everything is politicized, even bones. Dr. Elizabeth Weiss found this out after a seemingly innocuous picture of her posing with a skull dredged up her work on repatriation and a…

Hold my Drink Podcast Blog, Episode 78 The prejudices people feel about each other disappear when they get to know each other. -Captain Kirk A lot of lessons on how to live in the present in such a way that promises a better tomorrow can be found in the timeless…

Hold my Drink Podcast Blog, Episode 77 I’ve learned something so simple, and yet so groundbreaking, that it has literally changed how I engage. Well, when I remember to do it, that is. Breaking a bad habit is a work in progress, but I’m on a mission. What is this…

Hold my Drink Podcast Blog, Episode 76 By Neil Barnes The complexity and controversy surrounding transgender rights, and in particular the right to self-identification and medicalisation for children is one of the most salient issues of our day. The dramatic and unprecedented rise in the trend of gender dysphoria, particularly…

Hold my Drink Podcast Blog, Episode 75 By Jennifer Richmond & Carlos Hoyt Well, it happened again. Folks who might seem to be on opposite sides of a subject got together for a second time to have meaningful, respectful, and generative dialogue — a rare occurrence in today’s factious, cynical…

Hold my Drink Podcast Blog, Episode 74 by Jennifer Richmond & Debbie Hayton The debate over transgender issues has energized both the authoritarian right and left, exacerbating our pernicious polarization. Most recently Lia Thomas and Rachel Levine have been the avatars for these divisions, underlining the illiberal slide of our…

Hold my Drink Podcast, Episode 73 What difference does a bone make? What if a skeleton is the key to unlock mysteries that lead to medical breakthroughs and scientific advancements? …

Hold my Drink Podcast Blog, Episode 72 by Brandy Shufutinsky Critical Social Justice relies on a few factors being accepted as canon without question. First, that CSJ ideology is the only acceptable ideology for self-defined progressives. It requires complete and total fealty by those looking for acceptance by its vanguard…