
CHECK OUT THE LATEST PODCAST EPISODE

CHECK OUT THE LATEST PODCAST EPISODE
Episodes
Explore the power of communications with eight seasons of content that support your work as a communicator for change.
Owning Our Truths with Master Sergeant (Ret.) Erinn Watkins
Master Sergeant (Ret.) Erinn Watkins joins Carrie for a conversation on owning our emotions and defining our space in the universe on the cusp of the release of her new book, PathfYnder: How I Use Emotional Control to Build Success and Get What I Want.”
More Than Words: A Conversation on Social Impact Communications with John Trybus
John Trybus is a professor at Georgetown University and Director of the Center for Social Impact Communication. He sat down with Carrie Fox for a conversation on the role and power of social impact communications on the cusp of the release of her book, "More Than Words: Communications Practices for Courageous Leaders." Our thanks to the University for offering the event to us to share with you.
Your Invitation to "More Than Words" • An Audio Preview with Carrie Fox
This week, we offer a preivew of Carrie’s new book, an excerpt from chapter one, and an invitation to explore what it means to use communication to drive change in the world.
Stories that Shape Us with Nicole Lynn Lewis
Nicole Lynn Lewis joins Carrie this week to share her story, the story of a pregnant girl, and how that story went on to create a movement.
Stories for Environmental Justice with Shilpi Chhotray
Shilpi Chhotray is the co-founder and executive director of People over Plastic. This week, she joins Carrie to share a story of waste colonization, social divides, and the work her team is doing to lift the intersectional stories of environmental racism.
Wired for Story with Lisa Cron
Lisa Cron is a story coach, a teacher, a speaker, a former literary agent, and the author of many books, including "Wired for Story," "Story Genius," and most recently "Story or Die: how to use brain science to engage, persuade, and change minds in business and in life." She joins Carrie this week to unpack the unparalleled power of story.
Why Curiosity Will Save Us All with Jennifer Brandel
Jennifer Brandel is a co-founder of Hearken, which she’ll talk about extensively today, but she’s also behind Zebra's Unite, Civic Exchange Chicago, Democracy SOS and WBEZ Chicago's Curious City. She joins Carrie Fox for a conversation on approaching the most challenging problems with an open and curious perspective.
Digging Deeper on DEI with Art Taylor
Art Taylor is president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance. He joins us this week to talk about his work with some of the nation's most effective charities to build a more trusted charitable sector.
Land the Plane • Finding the Words
In flying, the takeoff and the landing are critical to success. Everything in between is coasting. It matters in the sky, and it matters in our speech.
Poetry for Public Health with Tyler Meier
Tyler Meier is the director of the University of Arizona Poetry Center and the co-editor of Dear Vaccine: A Global Vaccine Poem, a project that invited anyone to share experiences of the pandemic and vaccination through poetry. Tyler joins Carrie Fox this week to share insights into the power of language to change the world.
Banking on Trust • Finding the Words
On Monday, March 6, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) tweeted that it was “proud to be on Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Best Banks.” Three days later, that very same bank was at the center of the largest U.S. bank failure since the global financial crisis. This week, Carrie Fox dissects the communications troubles at the center.
George Jones on Building Antiracist Cities
Bread for the City CEO George Jones sits down with Carrie to talk about making a difference at the intersection of race, racism, and poverty in Washington, DC.
A Better Roadmap • Finding the Words
Whether we’re planning a road trip or a change of course in our organization’s strategy, the clearer the roadmap, the better the outcome.
Public Speaking the Actor’s Way with Buzz Mauro
Buzz Maury is founder and co-director of the Theater Lab School of the Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC and founder of Center Stage Communications, a consulting firm specializing in the application of acting techniques to the business world. He joins Carrie this week to share his insights on the value of public speaking to change minds and change the world.
Did That Go Okay? • Finding the Words
Have you ever had one of those moments, maybe after a big presentation or an important conversation with a loved one when you’ve wondered, “did that go OK?” In this week's Finding the Words, Carrie explores our universal quest to be heard.
Reconnecting with the Roots of the Black Press with Brandon Nightingale
Brandon Nightingale is a historian and the Black Press Archives digitization project manager at the Moorland Spingarn Research Center at Howard University. Brandon's project: to research and document the history of the Black press.
Rebroadcast • Communicating for a Movement with Houston Kraft, author of Deep Kindness
In this rebroadcast from season four, Houston Kraft joins Carrie for a discussion on kindness, the vitamin concept, and the difference between “nice” and “kind” as they reflect on his book, “Deep Kindness.”
Rebroadcast • Communicating for Life with Blue Zones author Dan Buettner
This New Year season, we amplify this conversation between Dan Buettner and Carrie Fox as he shares his exploration of life-nourishing Blue Zones on the release of his book, and a career bringing understanding as a National Geographic Explorer.
Come Closer • Finding the Words
To many people, narrative change is just another jargon term that gets tossed around in politics and philanthropy. To us, it’s a powerful tool to shift how we interpret and understand the world around us, with the goal of making the spaces between us smaller.
Communications to Power Knowledge
Philanthropist, founder, and "old-school nerd," Craig Newmark joins Carrie Fox to talk about how philanthropy clears the way for good in the world.
In this rebroadcast, we ask a difficult question: Is civil war inevitable, or can we talk our way back from the brink? Peacebuilder Dr. John Paul Lederach offers a powerful framework for navigating toxic polarization and building bridges across divides, one conversation at a time.