An Honest Education (with Heather McGhee and Juliet Kuehnle)

On today’s episode, hosts Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein discuss critical race theory and what our children are being taught in school about race and American history. They talk about the history they weren’t taught when they were in school—for example, about the Tulsa Race Massacre—and how we have to provide our kids with the truth about our history if we want to equip them to be good citizens and empathetic humans.

For another mom’s perspective, they chat with mental health counselor and mom of two Juliet Kuehnle. Juliet shares how she’s approached anti-racism with her daughters and what she’s learned as a psychologist about how we can have these difficult conversations.

After that, Amanda gets the opportunity to talk with New York Times best-selling author, Heather McGhee. Heather's new book is “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together.” Heather and Amanda discuss what all Americans have lost by treating history and public services as a zero-sum game... and they bond over their love of economics, barbecue, and John Legend.

Finally, our hosts celebrate doctors and nurses, their partners, and their dogs in this week’s “Toast To Joy.”

If you want to stop politicians from banning conversations about race in our schools, please sign and share this petition.

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