Peter and Phil's Courageous Conversations

African-Americans currently only make up 2% of the Veterinary Medicine profession.  This episode may offer you some insight into why.  This week, Dr. Peter Weinstein and Dr. Phillip Nelson discuss some pivotal moments Dr. Nelson had to personally overcome when first entering the predominately white profession, and some pressures he presently deals with when trying to diversify the p...

In this episode, Dr. Peter Weinstein and Dr. Phillip Nelson expand on last week's topic,  "What Happen's Next?"   Delving into politics for the first time - they discuss how laws and certain actions from government officials help shape our society. Laws and policies are necessary to fight racial injustice and create long-lasting change,  but what happens when you change the law...

In the summer of 2020, the world saw millions take to the streets in protest of George Floyd's murder at a level unseen in decades.   However, as the street protests lessened, Peter calls Phil disheartened about the loss of momentum.  This courageous conversation between Peter & Phil focuses on why the momentum was unsustainable at its current level in the first place,  and...

The death of George Floyd brought millions of US citizens to the streets in protest of police brutality.  One term that came from that uprising was "D efund the police ."  However, the call for the defunding of police departments across the country left some people on opposing sides confused and angry.  Why would anyone really want to defund the police?   In this episode,...

Data from the NAACP shows that African-Americans are five times more likely to be stopped by the police without cause.  As a result, some of the first conversations black parents have with their children are those of surviving everyday encounters with law enforcement officers.   This episode touches on several topics including: 'T he Talk' as it pertains to Phil speaking with his sons; P...

Phil probes into Peter's childhood and finds that Peter had a housekeeper growing up.  However, like many black domestic workers of that time, Peter shares that was not her only role.   "So you had a nanny?" Phil interjects.    As a child, Peter saw her as part of the family, but after some introspection - Peter is left to ask himself - what are his views on her role now?...

From the auction blocks of Savannah, Georgia in the 1800s to the Freedom Marches of Selma, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s, the Deep South has had a troubled past.  With so much to overcome, one may wonder, where does it stand today ?  This episode, "The Deep South - How Bad is it Really?"  answers the question those not in the south have always wanted to ask, but may...

In the summer of 2020,  Dr. Peter Weinstein (a white man from the east coast) picked up the phone and called Dr. Phillip Nelson (a black man from the South) seeking an understanding of the current racial divide in America.  What he got was a conversation so intense it would spur an entire podcast into being.  This first conversation highlights the topic of white stress and guilt, Ge...