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Apologetical

Mar 17, 2023

Leilani Schweitzer, a mother affected by a medical error that led to her son's death, shares her heartfelt journey and reflections on the power of apologies. She discusses receiving an apology from Stanford Hospital and how it impacted her healing process. The conversation explores the often complicated nature of apologies in our society, questioning their authenticity and significance. Through Leilani's experience, listeners confront the struggle of reconciling loss, forgiveness, and the essential human need for genuine connections.

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Intro

2min

A Political Misstep: Chaos and Apologies in the Legislature

4min

The Weight and Value of Apologies in Politics

4min

The Art of Balancing Quality with Public Access

2min

The Complex Landscape of Apologies

20min

Navigating the Storm: Gabriel's Journey

19min

Exploring Shared Values and Historical Political Apologies

5min

How do you fix a word that’s broken? A word we need when we bump into someone on the street, or break someone’s heart. In our increasingly disconnected secular world, “sorry” has been stretched and twisted, and in some cases weaponized. But it’s also one of the only ways we have to piece together a sense of shared values and beliefs. Through today's sea of sorry-not-sorries, empty apologies, and just straight up non-apologies, we wonder in this episode from 2018 what it looks like to make amends.

EPISODE CREDITS:

Reported and Produced by - Annie McEwenwith help from - Simon Adler

CITATIONS:The program at Stanford that Leilani went through (and now works for) (https://zpr.io/eYhfZnwznHfD) was a joint creation between Stanford and Lee Taft.

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