Woke Points

In this episode, Marni and Ted trip into the increasingly interesting world of psychedelics - both their potential to offer transformative therapeutic treatments and what the recent popular, scientific, and regulatory discourse around them can teach us about the war on drugs. Following Ted and Marni's moderately informed discussion, Devon Phillips , Creative Strategist at the Multidisciplinar...

In this episode, Ted and Marni embrace the anxiety of discussing the complex Israel / Palestine conflict, and question why it has been such a taboo, hot-button issue, especially for those of us on the left. Following Ted and Marni's moderately informed discussion, Mitchell Plitnick, president of ReThinking Foreign Policy and co-author, with Marc Lamont Hill,  of the book  "Except for Pal...

In this episode, Ted and Marni — two childless adults — discuss the ethics of human reproduction in the midst of a global climate crisis. Following Ted and Marni's moderately informed discussion, Jenn Marlon , Senior Research Scientist at the Yale School of the Environment and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) joins to share what her research has to say about the way Am...

In this episode, Marni returns to her roots as a humane society professional and explains to Ted why the "No Kill" label adopted by many animal shelters is more complicated than you might think. Some references from this conversation: Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace Why Euthanasia Rates at Animal Shelters have Plummeted Support the your local humane society or municipal anim...

In this episode, Ted and Marni interview Marie Collins about her work as an actual activist. Marie shares her experiences in activism and some advice for well-meaning progressives who want to put their energy to good use. Referenced in this episode: No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age The 3.5% Rule You're More Powerful Than You Think Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fr...

In this  episode, Ted and Marni discuss the ethics of eating Chick-Fil-A and consumer activism in general. Please note that this conversation was recorded before the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade and thus put many more of our rights in jeopardy. Also, next week we will be coming at you with an interview with an actual activist who can put some of this episode's conversation into a broa...

In this bonus episode, Ted and Marni interview Today.com reporter Danielle Campoamor about how the US and corporations can and should do better when it comes to Parental Leave while she fends off her two feral children. Connect with Danielle via Twitter and check out her writing on Today.com Read The Cost of Unpaid Parental Leave is Devastating Support the groups that are fighting for parental lea...

Two single, childless adults discuss recent pushback against parental leave programs and how America could and should do parental leave better. Following Ted and Marni's moderately informed discussion, Avi Kopparthi, Senior Director of HR at a major corporation joins for an interview about how forward-thinking corporations are handling HR challenges and where government intervention could hel...

Two avid travelers examine whether or not we should all give up traveling in order to save the planet. Following Ted and Marni's moderately informed discussion, Sami Grover, author of We're All Climate Hypocrites   Now , joins for an interview about how we can balance the lives we want with the treehugger values we espouse. Learn more about Sami . Buy Sami's book, We're All Cli...