Season 6

Episodes from Season 6 of the First Name Basis Podcast.

How Can I Help My Kiddos Grapple With Hard History?

You know what would really help us all out? If we realized that historical figures are more than the heroes/villains…

Social media feels like a double-edged sword: It can be a great way to keep in touch with family and…

“Carbon credit” is a trendy term you might have heard being used by businesses, government officials and the news media,…

We want our children to embrace anti-racist education both at school and at home, but what does that actually look…

Classrooms should be places of growth, discovery and change, and as parents and caregivers we need to support teachers in…

You probably learned in school all about the story of Francis Scott Key watching the “rockets red glare” and “bombs…

We’re packing our boxes and leaving the dry Arizona heat for the suburbs of Washington, D.C.! This move has been…

As a Black bi-racial person, learning about slavery growing up was so hard for me for so many reasons —…

I’ve always thought Mildred and Richard Loving’s last name was kismet: Mildred was a Black woman and Richard was a…

When a family member or friend chooses to come out to you, it is an extremely vulnerable moment for them,…