Voices of Heller: Podcast Playlist

Getting Even with Anita Hill

Host: Anita Hill

Day Job: Brandeis University Professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

What it’s about: “Getting Even is all about broad and inclusive equality for the twenty-first century. Listeners will hear from the activists, scholars, artists and thought leaders who are defining it, and who explain why there is an urgent need to reach it, and how we can achieve it.”

Storm in a Teacup

Hosts: Alexis Faller, MA SID/MA COEX’23 and Ellen Sears, MA COEX’23 

Day Job: Alexis is a recent graduate and Ellen is a grants manager at the International Institute of New England

What it’s about: Join Ellen and Alexis as they discuss peacebuilding through a critical lens. “Inspired by Heller courses, our goal is to explore the more radical components of peacebuilding that didn’t quite make the syllabus cut.”

Where to get started: Episode 4, Transitional Justice in the World of Harry Potter

Thinking Through with LJ

Host: Leopoldino Jeronimo, MA COEX/SID’22

Day job: Strategic Planning Specialist for the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board

What it’s about: Ubuntulist, Jeronimo’s nonprofit podcast company, aims to deliver alternative research and decolonizing narratives through experienced practitioners and researchers in development and conflict analysis. This mission, he says, “is accomplished through monthly episodes of Thinking Through with LJ. The podcast uses a systems-thinking approach to discussing a variety of individual or combined topics for individual and public awareness-raising.” 

Where to get started: Women and Laws in Mauritius, A Sophisticated Complex! With Mokshda Pertaub

Beyond the Frontline: Lessons From Healthcare Leaders

Hosts: Dr. Shaneeta Johnson, EMBA’20 and Dr. Linya Yang, EMBA’20, Founders, Health Leadership Brain Trust

What it’s about: “This dynamic podcast series by the Health Leadership Brain Trust discusses the present and future realities, obstacles, and opportunities of healthcare leaders. This season we discuss the realities of healthcare leadership from entrepreneurial, management, academic, clinical, and career viewpoints.”

Where to get started: Beyond the Frontlines Trailer 

Ventilate with Syd

Host: Sydney Henderson, MS GHPM/MA SID’22

Day Job: Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture

What it’s about: “Ventilate with Syd explores various topics, from dating to climate change, with guests such as family, friends, and peers. I hope listeners can relate to the complex emotions and real relationships presented in the episodes.”

Where to get started: Climate Change Talk with Sydney and Aimable

Engaging Health Equity

Host: Lindsay Rosenfeld

Day job: Scientist and Lecturer, Institute for Child, Youth, and Family Policy

What it’s about: “Engaging Health Equity is an eight part blog/podcast that highlights a variety of health equity issues to challenge us as individuals and as a greater community to think critically about ourselves, our interactions, and our work. Topics range from talking to children about structural racism to considering health literacy practice in health equity work to deconstructing teaching practice.”

Where to get started: Cycle of a Dream: A Kids' Introduction to Structural Racism in America, a conversation with the author, Dr. Kimberly Narain (#6)

RC Cafe Podcast

Hosts: Relational Coordination Collaborative 

What it’s about: RC Cafes bring together researchers and practitioners who are using relational coordination approaches to quality improvement, performance improvement, worker well-being, organizational change, social change and more. Tune in for insights, inspiration and community!