Dr. Kenann McKenzie & Andrew DeFranza

The Aspiring Spirit Podcast

Society EN ↓ 31 episodes

How do we identify a shared vision for our collective good in society? As we wrestle with this timely issue, you are welcome here to listen to us tackle tough questions, to share your own ideas, to seek encouragement and to be reminded that we can seek and support ways that promote our collective well-being. Subscribe by listening via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or other streaming services and adding us! . (All content copyrighted, Aspiring Spirit, LLC 2020).

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Dr. Kenann McKenzie & Andrew DeFranza

Episodes

Anti-racism in Bob Marley’s music, a short reflection 01.11.2020 7:29

Bob Marley is the beloved face of Reggae music thought the world. He was also a social justice warrior who spoke plainly about the need to disavow racial oppression. Kenann reflects on his song “War/No More Trouble”.

The Current Relevance of “A Letter from a Birmingham Jail” 27.10.2020 20:34

While reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”, we can find some present and common themes to inspire our thinking today.

What are we after? 27.09.2020 24:42

How do we decide what our civil society is really about? Can we agree on a North Star? Are we only the oppressed and the oppressor? Is there another way? We explore this topic in this conversation.

A Way Forward 12.09.2020 19:26

Kenann and Andrew talk about the challenges of charting a common path as a country with the ongoing divisions in society. For ex.., Is faith with social justice possible? Do we need ideological purity? Is us versus them the only norm?

The COVID-19 Education Conundrum: a short reflection 03.09.2020 6:28

The pandemic has highlighted the issues of choice at the most basic level and we are feeling conflicted as a society. Can we make space for difference? What does it mean for the future?

The Aspiring Spirit Podcast (Trailer) 02.09.2020 0:40