Unlocking Us with Brené Brown podcast

Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

I’ve spent over 20 years studying the emotions and experiences that bring meaning and purpose to our lives, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s this: we are hardwired for connection, and connecting requires courage, vulnerability, and conversation. I want this to be a podcast that’s real, unpolished, honest, and reflects both the magic and the messiness of what it means to be human. Episodes will include conversations with the people who are teaching me, challenging me, confusing me, or maybe even ticking me off a little. I'll also have direct conversations with you about what I’m learning from new research, and we'll do some episodes dedicated to answering your questions. We don’t have to do life alone. We were never meant to. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

I’ve spent over 20 years studying the emotions and experiences that bring meaning and purpose to our lives, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s this: we are hardwired for connection, and connecting requires courage, vulnerability, and conversation. I want this to be a podcast that’s real, unpolished, honest, and reflects both the magic and the messiness of what it means to be human. Episodes will include conversations with the people who are teaching me, challenging me, confusing me, or maybe even ticking me off a little. I'll also have direct conversations with you about what I’m learning from new research, and we'll do some episodes dedicated to answering your questions. We don’t have to do life alone. We were never meant to. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

 

#134

VP Kamala Harris on Courageous Leadership and Winning in 2024

A conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris about the strength and fragility of democ... more

28 Oct 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:58

28 Oct 2024


#133

Grief, Laughter, and Sisterhood: Losing Our Mom and Holding On to Each Other

The sisters are back and we're talking about loss, dementia, grief, and how we try to choo... more

23 Oct 2024

52 MINS

52:51

23 Oct 2024


#132

Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 2 of 2

In Part 2 of my conversation with historian Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, we unpack the hist... more

16 Oct 2024

43 MINS

43:45

16 Oct 2024


#131

Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 1 of 2

In Part 1 of my conversation with historian Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, we talk about the ... more

09 Oct 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:25

09 Oct 2024


#130

Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the New Menopause

Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified OB/GYN who has helped thousands of women throug... more

02 Oct 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:47

02 Oct 2024


#129

Roxane Gay on “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem”

I talk with one of my favorite cultural critics, Roxane Gay, about her long-form essay on ... more

25 Sep 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:38

25 Sep 2024


#128

Dr. Sarah Lewis on The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America

In this episode, Dr. Sarah Lewis joins me again to talk about her new book, The Unseen Tru... more

18 Sep 2024

54 MINS

54:55

18 Sep 2024


#127

Valarie Kaur on Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory

Civil rights leader Valarie Kaur is building a movement to reclaim love as a force for jus... more

11 Sep 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:13

11 Sep 2024


#126

Brené and Barrett reflect on the "Living Beyond Human Scale" Podcast Series

In this episode Brené and Barrett discuss their learnings on AI and social media and some ... more

15 May 2024

44 MINS

44:14

15 May 2024


#125

Futurist Amy Webb on What's Coming (and What's Here)

Quantitative futurist Amy Webb talks to us about the three technologies that make up the "... more

24 Apr 2024

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:43

24 Apr 2024


#124

New York Times Journalists Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller on "A Marketplace of Gir...

Brené interviews New York Times journalists Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Kell... more

10 Apr 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:37

10 Apr 2024


#123

Dr. S. Craig Watkins on Why AI’s Potential to Combat or Scale Systemic Injustice Still Comes Down to...

In this episode, Brené and Craig discuss what is known in the AI community as the “alignme... more

03 Apr 2024

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:45

03 Apr 2024


#122

Dr. William Brady on Social Media, Moral Outrage and Polarization

This is the second episode in our series on the possibilities and costs of living beyond h... more

27 Mar 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:30

27 Mar 2024


#121

Esther Perel on New AI – Artificial Intimacy

In this first episode in a series on the possibilities and costs of living beyond human sc... more

20 Mar 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:40

20 Mar 2024