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Podcast: The New Man
Episode: Is it Safe to Talk About Race? — Mark Palmer
Description: Does it seem scary to talk about race?
How is racial tension similar to an uncomfortable Thanksgiving dinner?
And what if the thing that would make a difference is much closer than we could imagine?
Recently I learned a valuable lesson: that I could actually talk to my black friends about their experiences instead of making assumptions and relying on the media or some idealogical group to tell me what to say, think, or do.
Having these individual conversations has been revelatory for many reasons — one of which was realizing again how much simply being curious and paying attention could ha...