Almost There

A podcast by Emerson Collective

Categories:

Society & Culture

21 Episodes

  1. Sara Zewde • The anti-slavery roots of America’s public parks

    Published: 11/28/2023

  2. David Domenici • Is it possible to build a great school in a prison?

    Published: 11/21/2023

  3. Aisha Nyandoro • When Black mothers have the financial freedom to dream

    Published: 11/14/2023

  4. Joan Salwen • You can do WHAT with seaweed???

    Published: 11/7/2023

  5. Tiana Epps-Johnson • Want to protect democracy? Hug an election official.

    Published: 10/31/2023

  6. Sri Shamasunder • The marvelous connections between poetry and medicine

    Published: 10/24/2023

  7. Diana Tellefson Torres • If farmworkers picked the food, shouldn’t they get a seat at the table?

    Published: 10/10/2023

  8. Sheila Davis • What the AIDS epidemic taught this nurse about keeping the world healthy

    Published: 10/3/2023

  9. Shari Davis • You—yes, you—can decide how the government spends money

    Published: 9/19/2023

  10. Amy Bach • Following the data to a fairer criminal justice system

    Published: 9/12/2023

  11. Chuck Yarborough • How to teach history in a divided America? Let students think for themselves

    Published: 8/29/2023

  12. Elise Smith • Could virtual reality make us better coworkers?

    Published: 8/22/2023

  13. Wendy Red Star • Native life is everywhere. Just look around.

    Published: 8/15/2023

  14. Conchita Cruz • What if we let asylum seekers fix our immigration system?

    Published: 8/1/2023

  15. Robert Stewart • How does it feel to be known as a “felon” forever?

    Published: 7/25/2023

  16. Amanda Litman • Want to run for office? Here's how.

    Published: 7/18/2023

  17. Lehua Kamalu • What you learn when you sail around the world without a compass

    Published: 7/11/2023

  18. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison • This profoundly simple act can save the lives of millions of Black women

    Published: 6/27/2023

  19. Michael Murphy • Our buildings are making us sick. Could they heal us instead?

    Published: 6/20/2023

  20. Clint Smith • How America can tell the truth about the history of slavery

    Published: 6/20/2023

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On Almost There, a new podcast from Emerson Collective, poet and lawyer Dwayne Betts talks to creative problem solvers—architects, doctors, writers, voyagers, organizers, and artists—about their approach to making meaningful social change. In each episode, we’ll learn about the journeys that have led our guests to the big questions driving their work: How do we keep our families and communities healthy? How do we build a fairer immigration system and promote civic participation? How can we stay alert to the beauty around us and harness human ingenuity to protect our planet? The conversations on Almost There will explore these pressing questions and new possibilities. Produced by Magnificent Noise.