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Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery

I’m Not Racist Because…

Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery

Slate Podcasts

Society & Culture, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Sexuality

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Danny Lavery welcomes Jessica Nordell, a science journalist and the author of the book The End of Bias: A Beginning. Lavery and Nordell take on two letters. First, from a letter writer who’s at her wits end with her friend’s racist comments. Another letter writer has caught her friend faking the symptoms of autism. Plus a deep dive into Nordell’s book, The End of Bias: A Beginning. Slate Plus members get another episode of Big Mood, Little Mood every Friday: sign up now! Need advice? Send Danny a question here. Email: mood@slate.com Production by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello, and welcome back to big mood, little mood. I am your host, Daniel M. Lavery.

1:33.2

And with me in the studio this week is Jessica Nordell, a science journalist and the author of

1:37.6

the book The End of Bias of Beginning, a solutions journalism look at overcoming unconscious bias

1:42.9

and discrimination. Jessica, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me.

1:47.8

I am so happy to have you on the show. I'm so happy that this has worked out.

1:52.4

I am once again recording from the UK as I am still here with my wife Grace on her book tour.

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