Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox
In this podcast, The Diversity Movement’s, Jackie Ferguson, interviews industry executives and explores what diversity, equity, and inclusion mean to them. She also examines why businesses should enforce diversity and inclusion initiatives and why that’s the honorable thing to do.
Still Processing
This podcast from the New York Times is entertaining, and educational., It’s hosted by journalists, Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris. The two discuss race, diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and vital cultural conversations.
Code Switch
Code-switching involves adjusting one’s behavior or expression to make others feel more comfortable, and that’s where NPR’s diversity podcast draws its name. Since 2013, journalists, Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji, have explored race, culture and identity with insight and intellectual vigor. And while Meraji is now an occasional contributor rather than a host, “Code Switch” remains as compelling and thought-provoking as ever.
The Diversity Gap
These conversations are essential, and they’re only effective if listeners turn their knowledge into action, and “The Diversity Gap” is about helping people take action. The podcast host, Bethaney Wilkison, talks to industry leaders about where they see gaps in diversity and offers solutions to fill them.
Making Gay History
“Making Gay History” is a podcast history of key figures from the LGBTQ+ movement from 1945-1990. The podcast, author and historian, Eric Marcus, uses decade-old audio archive of rare interviews to create intimate, personal portraits of known and long-forgotten champions, heroes and witnesses to history.
Race at Work
Host, Porter Braswell, wants to create a safe space to discuss how race affects workplaces and outcomes. In “Race at Work”, produced by the Harvard Business Review, executives share their career journeys and talk about how race, equity, and inclusion have influenced their paths.
Disability Matters
Disability Matters, hosted by Joyce Bender, has been on a mission to employ and empower people with disabilities since 2004. With over 700 episodes, the disability employment consultant talks with professionals about recruitment, mentoring, and accessibility in the workplace.
Asian Enough
This podcast explores being Asian American. The podcast hosts: Jen Yamato, Johana Bhuiyan, Tracy Brown, and Suhauna Hussain of the Los Angeles Times, invite guests of Asian descent to share personal stories and unpack identity on their terms. They explore the vast diaspora of cultures, backgrounds, and generations and try to expand how being Asian American is defined.
The Will To Change: Uncovering True Stories of Diversity & Inclusion
The podcast host, Jennifer Brown, has more than a decade of consulting with Fortune 500 companies. She uses her experience to create a persuasive case for leaders to embrace diversity and form more enlightened and productive workplaces. On her podcast, she invites CEOs, best-selling authors, entrepreneurs, and activists to tell their stories of diversity and inclusion.
Latinos Who Lunch
With hosts, FavyFav and Bebelito, discussions surrounding race, gender, and class in the LatinX communities are analyzed. The topic’s goal is “maintaining visibility, accessibility and philosophy of de-centering white, male dominating cultural practices,” according to the show’s website. While the duo isn’t producing new shows, exploring the 200-episode archive is a great way to learn about intersectionality.
