Join Kari and her guests to explore all the ways we exist in relationship. Whether they’re talking about how we relate to our bodies and food, music and art, family, our stuff, our thoughts, and more, you’ll be sure to find something relatable in these dynamic conversations. Kari draws on her expertise as a published author, parenting coach, and grief and rage educator to investigate how these connections influence us as we move through the world every day.
Latest episodes
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1 h 14
Visions for a Radically Different World 5
Kari talks with Faith and Tanya about the care economy, why so much of our care is uncompensated, stigmatized, and doled out according to class, age, and the needs of the system. T…
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1 h 20
Visions for a Radically Different World 4: Growth & Development
In this episode, Kari talks with Debra and Britt about learning, why we learn, how we learn, and how learning, growth, and development are changed by capitalism. Each of us deserve…
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1 h 22
Visions for a Radically Different World 3: Creation & Rest
Join Kari, Shelby, and Sarah as they explore the ideas and definitions of creativity and rest and talk about why they are so important to our well-being. They also look at how thes…
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1 h 16
Visions for a Radically Different World: Belonging & Being Valued
We all need to belong, if only for survival, but we also want to feel valued and important. Kari, Samandra, and Niki talk about the ways our current systems have commodified those…
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1 h 23
Visions for a Radically Different World 2
In the first full-length episode of Visions for a Radically Different World, Kari talks with two friends about what it might look like to create a world where everyone's needs for…
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29 min
Visions for a Radically Different World
This is a short introduction to a new series where Kari and guests explore ideas for a world where our systems and structures actually serve us as human beings. We ask the question…
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1 h 00
Exploring the Relationship Between Work and Creativity
Kari talks to Shelby Mathis about the importance of rest and play for folks whose work relies on creativity. Come listen as these two explore ideas of what it means to reimagine th…
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1 h 06
How Do We Lose Touch With Our Humanity with Vanessa Faloye
Check out the news on any given day and you'll see evidence of all the ways we "other" people, shame them, alienate them, and cause harm to them - passively and actively. In this c…
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15 min
Our Relationship to Justice: Redux
In this short episode, Kari revisits her conversation with Jason Sole, who has applied for a pardon for his crimes in the state of Minnesota and discovered just how opaque and uneq…
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1 h 18
Talking with Jess Graham about Our Relationship to Pain
Kari talks to Jess Graham about their new book, Being (Sick) Enough, and what it means to build a relationship to pain - both chronic illness and emotional trauma. The conversation…
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1 h 02
Exploring Our Relationship to Place with Faith Scott
Kari talks with Faith Scott, a writer, therapist, TEDx speaker, and all-around amazing human about what "place" means to her. Drawing on inspiration from bell hooks and Nicholas Ga…
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22 min
Relating to This Time in History in the US
This short episode features Kari thinking out loud about where we can find solace amidst chaos. She invites listeners to think about how to identify solid ground when everything fe…
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58 min
Marriage and Difference: Navigating Core Challenges
Eleanor Vincent is an author whose latest book is called Disconnected: Portrait of a Neurodiverse Marriage. In this memoir, she recounts her experience of courtship and marriage to…
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58 min
One Writer's Relationship to Writing with Aggeliki Pelekedis
Kari and Aggeliki talk about writing, how it relates to life, and Aggeliki's new novel, Unlucky Mel. Exploring themes of caregiving, workplace politics, and humor, the book is trem…
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1 h 05
The Challenges of The Sandwich Generation: Taking Care of Kids and Elders at the Same Time
In this episode, Kari and Nina McCollum talk about what it's like to be a caregiver to kids and parents simultaneously. In the last couple of decades, the emergence of the so-calle…
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1 h 04
Kari and Author Garrett Bucks on Being 'The Right Kind of White'
Garrett Bucks is a writer and organizer dedicated to creating spaces where White folks can have conversations about what it means to really create communities where we all thrive a…
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49 min
Grounding our Activism in Love
Dr. Paul Zeitz, a physician, activist, and author, joins Kari to talk about his new book, Revolutionary Optimism. They explore ideas of overwhelm and grief and share tips for how t…
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1 h 05
Kari Talks with Abolitionist Jason Sole about Our Relationship to Justice
Join Kari and Jason Sole to talk about what it means to be in community with each other in ways that heal and repair rifts, and why abolition is a key part of this. Jason's experie…
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1 h 08
Judy Hall talks with Kari About Relationship to Food and her Body Post-Cancer
Kari talks with Judy Ryan Hall about how her tongue cancer and the subsequent treatment radically changed her relationship to her body and to food. The treatment not only resulted…
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1 h 13
Relationship to Parenting with Rachael Steidl
Kari and Rachael talk about how they came to their parenting philosophies, examine the complexities of parenting, and look at how their ideas changed over time. Exploring ideas of…