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Movers & Thinkers #20: The Scales Of Juvenile Justice

Emily Siner

May 13, 2019

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Judge Sheila Calloway sees children during some of the worst moments of their lives: right after they’ve been accused of committing a crime. But she holds fast to the philosophy that children are redeemable and should be given the opportunity to change.

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Movers & Thinkers #19: What’s Jesus Got To Do With It?

Emily Siner

February 4, 2019

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Unlike most New Testament experts, Vanderbilt Divinity School professor Amy-Jill Levine is Jewish. Her lessons are sprinkled with Yiddish phrases, and she attends an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Nashville. That’s given her a unique perspective on Judaism and Christianity — two religions that have diverged from the same source, took different interpretations of similar texts and collided repeatedly throughout history.

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Movers & Thinkers Transcript: What’s Jesus Got To Do With It?

Emily Siner

February 1, 2019

Note: Podcasts are primarily meant to be heard to capture the nuance of a human voice. We use software and humans to generate this transcript, so it may not be 100% word for word. Please check the audio.

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Movers & Thinkers #17: Thinking About The Brain

Emily Siner

August 31, 2018

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Every human is fortunate to have this organ inside our skull called the brain. It allows us to breathe, create art, develop new technology — and yet there’s much that is undiscovered about how these masses of neurons work. Why is everyone’s brain a different shape? When the brain starts to deteriorate, what’s really happening? And […]

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Movers & Thinkers #16: What Is Love?

Emily Siner

April 18, 2018

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Without a doubt, romantic love is a driving force in our culture — with countless movies, songs and books devoted to finding it, losing it or making it last. Falling in (or out of) love can feel so intense in our own lives, but our fundamental assumptions about what love really is are not always […]

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Movers & Thinkers #14: Demystifying Death

Emily Siner

October 31, 2017

For something as ubiquitous as dying, most of us know surprisingly little about it — not just the big unanswerable questions, like what happens after we die. We also rarely think about how to deal with grief, or what to talk about with your family before you go. So on this episode of Movers & Thinkers, we’re […]

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A Movers & Thinkers 2-Year Anniversary Update

Emily Siner

April 20, 2017

In honor of #throwbackThursday, it seems fitting to share this Movers & Thinkers anniversary: The first live show of this podcast took place almost exactly two years ago. This is my heartfelt audio thank-you note.

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Movers & Thinkers #10: Embracing Your Inner Nerd

Emily Siner

March 22, 2017

These people are unapologetic nerds — passionate about highly technical fields and not afraid to show it. How do they communicate that to people who don’t understand the thing they love? And in a broader culture where that word is not always seen as positive, how did they come to embrace their nerd status? Featuring […]

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Movers & Thinkers #9: How Crisis Responders Keep Calm Under Pressure

Emily Siner

January 12, 2017

When there’s a crisis, these are the people who get called in the middle of the night to address it. They’ve learned how to jump into action at any time and make life-altering decisions on a moment’s notice. What kind of personality do they need for a job like that? And after they’ve handled an […]

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Movers & Thinkers #8: When Interpreters Can’t Translate Everything

Emily Siner

October 12, 2016

Interpreters live at the intersection of disparate languages and cultures, and sometimes they are the only people who can make communication happen. How does that affect their identity? And what happens when they encounter boundaries they simply cannot cross? Featuring banjo player Abigail Washburn, Spanish-English interpreter David Morales and sign language interpreter Scott Baker. Hear previous […]

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