Radical Inclusivity with William Jewell College
Dr. Rodney Smith talks with leading learners, community partners, students and scholars about topics and values that impact our own lives and our nation.
Episodes
24 episodes
Interview with Dr. Tom Vansaghi
Al and Rodney sit down for an interview with Dr. Tom Vansaghi, William Jewell College Associate Professor and Director of Nonprofit Leadership; Director of the Pryor Leadership Program; Director of Strategic Planning.Intro/Outro ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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57:20
Shape Your Future
Al and Rodney talk with students and Shape Your Future Guides Brynesha Griffin-Bey and Ashley Steller. Shape Your Future is a program at William Jewell College for first generation to college students that focuses on community building an...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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37:50
Interview with Dr. Carmaletta M. Williams
Al and Rodney sit down with Dr. Carmaletta M. Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City.https://blackarchives.org/Intro/Outro Music:"Celebr...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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38:35
Interview with Kim Hinkle
Al and Rodney sit down with Executive Director of the Shawnee Mission Education Foundation Kim Hinkle.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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48:58
Interview with Qiana Thomason
Rodney and Al sit down with Qiana Thomason, President/CEO of Health Forward Foundation, to discuss diversity, equity and inclusion in health care.Health Forward Foundation WebsiteThis epis...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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34:22
Interview with Tricia Maxfield
Al and Rodney sit down for an interview with Tricia Maxfield. Tricia is the Civics Education Initiative Program Manager for American Public Square. Topics include: politics and younger genera...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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49:06
Interview with Jeron Ravin
Al and Rodney sit down with Jeron Ravin, President and CEO of Swope Health. Topics include: health equity and the United States medical system. Thank you for listening!Produced and Edited by Lee StricklandMusic:"...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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44:55
2023 Season Opener!
Hi Folks! The Radical Inclusivity Podcast with William Jewell College is back for a brand new season. For this episode Al and Rodney talk about what to expect for the new season as well as the current state of the world. Thanks for ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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52:52
2022 Season Closer
Hi Folks! We apologize for the unexpected hiatus but we are back! Expect episodes to drop on the same schedule as before.This episode is the 2022 season closer. Al and Rodney share their favorite parts of the podcast so far as well as w...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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53:10
Interview with Stephenie Smith
Rodney and Al sit down with Stephenie Smith, Community Change Agent | Strategic Developer | Transformational Leader | Co- Founder and Managing Partner of Sophic Solutions. Topics include: Change, loss and trauma in organizations, communit...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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56:04
Interview with Dr. Tyrone Bates, Jr.
Rodney and Al interview Dr. Tyrone Bates, Jr., Coordinator of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Shawnee Mission School District. Topics include: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the K-12 level, advice for Educators, personal mission statem...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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56:38
Interview with Inoru Yamamoto Morris
An interview with Founder and Director of the Midwest Rainbow Research Institute, Inoru Yamamoto Morris. Topics include: the Midwest Rainbow Research Institute's mission, equity for the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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46:17
Interview with Sam Bahler
An interview with William Jewell College student and Pryor Leadership Fellow Sam Bahler. Topics include: Equity for people with disabilities, "it's easier to exclude than include", Sam's research and life as a Jewell student.Intro/Outro...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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40:20
Interview with Heath Hase
This episode features an interview with William Jewell College's Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies, Heath Hase. Topics include: technology equity on and off campus, technology in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and growing ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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39:58
Interview with Dr. Derald Davis
This episode features an interview with Kansas City Missouri Public School's Assistant Superintendent of Equity, Inclusion and Innovation, Dr. Derald Davis. Rodney and Al speak with Dr. Davis about topics that include: KCKPS's Teacher equ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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51:07
Interview with Phil Allen Jr.
Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone sit down and talk with student, author, lecturer, filmmaker and pastor Phil Allen Jr. Topics include Phil's upcoming documentary 'Open Wounds', our trauma as a nation and what is radical about radical inclusi...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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55:33
Interview with Dr. Kelly Mack
Rodney and Al sit down for an interview with Director of Project Kaleidoscope, Dr. Kelly Mack. Project Kaleidoscope is a national organization that promotes the excellence and advancement of under represented faculty in the STEM departmen...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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47:40
Critical Race Theory
Join hosts Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone as they discuss critical race theory (CRT). Topics include critical race theories origins, what CRT is about and should CRT be taught in schools.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:02:04
Interview with Dr. Andrew Pratt
Hosts Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone sit down with Dr. Andrew Pratt to discuss the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). They discuss what the IDI is and how William Jewell College has been using the IDI with Students, Faculty and Sta...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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47:45
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022
Al and Rodney discuss Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Topics include Dr. King's 'I Have A Dream' speech, as well as, Dr. King's legacy and impact on our hosts.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed un...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:02:13
You Are That Somebody
Hosts Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone talk more about William Jewell College's Radical Inclusivity trainings and where they see Radical Inclusivity at Jewell in the future.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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42:10
Interview with Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls
Join hosts Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone as they interview William Jewell College President, Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls. Topics include: Radical Inclusivity, Jewell's goals and where the college is headed next.Intro/Outro Music:"Ce...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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41:57
Humanity is Infinitely Variable
In the first episode of Radical Inclusivity with William Jewell College hosts Al Leone and Dr. Rodney Smith introduce themselves, talk about what this podcast will be about and what learnings you will walk away with. Learn with us on this...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:20