Episodes
25: The Jewish Experience: Why is Anti-Semitism On the Rise?
March 2, 2022
On today’s show, we welcome a special guest who helps us explore an area which we can all be more knowledgeable about. Listen in as we have a great dialogue about the Jewish experience, the rise in anti-Semitism around the w…
24: Freedom of Speech - How Much is Too Much?
Feb. 23, 2022
If you’ve turned on a television or looked at social media over the past decade, it’s hard to miss the discourse that’s taking place in our country. We as Americans pride ourselves in our rights in free speech, as spelled ou…
23: Spotlight on Learning: The importance of HBCUs with Alice Coleman and Dr. Rick Mason
Feb. 16, 2022
Throughout the month of February we are honoring Black History Month on Respect Circles, with featured episodes focused on the contributions made by Black Americans in our country. Today we’re excited to share information an…
22: Choosing Courage Over Comfort: Time to Speak Up
Feb. 9, 2022
Today we’re diving headfirst into a topic that we’ve been wrestling with, especially due to some recent events in the news. We’ve found ourselves just a little fired up, and we think that the timing just might be right to ju…
21: Spotlight On Cultural Humility: The Process of Healing with Dr. R. Neil Siler
Feb. 2, 2022
Today is a very special episode, as we look back on the tremendous contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, how he would feel about the changes we have made, and the current state of America 60 years later. Our expert guest …
20: How to Become an Emotionally Intelligent Leader
Jan. 26, 2022
As we continue our look at what makes an effective leader, today we dive deeper into the concept of emotional intelligence and how developing it can contribute to your success as a leader and in life. Being results driven as…
19: Leadership and You: How Do You Show Up?
Jan. 19, 2022
Today’s conversation is all about leadership, which we believe is such an important topic because everyone is a leader in their own way. With several decades of combined leadership experience, we want to begin a broader dial…
18: January 6: One Year Later. What’s the state of our democracy?
Jan. 12, 2022
Last week in the United States, we acknowledged the one-year anniversary of the events that took place last January 6th, which we all see as a very dark day in our history. Horrific actions taken on this date have created ev…
17: Reflections and Inspiration
Dec. 22, 2021
In our final episode of Respect Circles for 2021, we take a look back at some of our learning and growth during the past year. We also reveal our personal goals for 2022, and share our vision for expanding our podcast and se…
16: Human Kindness
Dec. 15, 2021
As we head into the holidays, we thought it would be a great time to share some things that are meaningful to us, as well as venture into a discussion on what we’re looking for as we head into a new year. Weighing on our hea…
15: The Power of the #GirlDad
Dec. 8, 2021
What’s it really like to be a “#GirlDad” in today’s world? Along with AJ, we are so excited to have two other fathers of young women as our guests on the podcast. On today’s episode, Matthew Cole and Kevin Wright share their…
14: Spotlight On Generosity: How Greta Randolph’s Outreach is Impacting Lives
Dec. 1, 2021
As we head into the holiday season, we recognize this time as one of celebration and being with family and friends. Yet, we also know that there are many people in our communities that continue to struggle with getting their…
13: The Power of Gratitude
Nov. 24, 2021
We often hear that it’s important to live with gratitude, but with everything that is happening in our daily lives, how many of us actually stop to do this? As we’re preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving here in the United Sta…
12: The Cost of Code-Switching
Nov. 17, 2021
On today’s episode we’re exploring what code-switching is all about, and what happens when people feel the need to change their language and behavior to fit into certain environments. We’ll be talking about why code switchin…
11: Why is Everyone Talking About CRT?
Nov. 10, 2021
Today we explore a topic that has become a point of controversy in the U.S. and one we believe we can all benefit from understanding more broadly. Critical Race Theory, or CRT, is a graduate-level academic concept that is mo…
10: The Power of Hope
Nov. 3, 2021
After what we’ve all been through collectively these past few years, today we wanted to have a discussion about hope, and the immense power that it can bring to our lives. In this episode, you’ll not only hear what hope mean…
9: Listening Through Discomfort: What’s Here for Me to Learn?
Oct. 27, 2021
We’ve received some great feedback on our recent episode, Becoming A Deliberate Listener, where we spoke about the importance of listening and really being present with people. Today we’d like to take that conversation just …
8: Changing Demographics - What’s Different for Men?
Oct. 20, 2021
Looking back over the past 25 years or so, we have seen significant change in both the demographics in our country and the communities in which we live. Today, we scratch the surface on what has shifted for men in America an…
7: Becoming A Deliberate Listener
Oct. 13, 2021
Today’s topic can dramatically improve the quality of our conversations and, in turn, our personal and professional relationships. In this episode, we discuss the importance of becoming a better listener, because so often we…
6: Spotlight On Courage: Vivian Doctora’s Leap of Faith
Oct. 6, 2021
Today we are excited to bring you another installment of our “Spotlights on Extraordinary People”, where we have conversations with people in our communities, and more importantly, share how they are making a difference in t…
5: Spotlight on Resilience: How Dziko Singleton is Paying It Forward
Sept. 29, 2021
Today we are excited to begin what we’re calling our “Spotlights on Extraordinary People.” Where we’ll have conversations with people in our communities, and in yours and, more importantly, we’ll share how they are making a …
4: Why Are People So Angry?
Sept. 22, 2021
The topic we are venturing into today has really been on our hearts and minds, and the question is: why are people so angry at this point in time? Where do we draw the line between people being angry because they feel like t…
3: Reflections on 9/11 - What Have We Learned?
Sept. 15, 2021
This is a very special episode for us, as we’re recording it on the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11th, 2001 - a day that changed all of our lives. In this episode, not only do we want to reflect and share both…
2: Have We Lost Our Humanity? with Rev. Dr. Lisa Johnson
Sept. 8, 2021
For Episode 2 of Respect Circles, we’re bringing you our very first guest, and we are so excited to be introducing you to her today. Dr. Alesia Johnson, or “Lisa” as she usually is called, has been an important part of Respe…