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Lizzie Wade is the author of APOCALYPSE: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures. She is a science writer focusing on archaeology and anthropology, a contributing correspondent for Science, and her work has also appeared in Wired, Archaeology, National Geographic, and Slate. Follow her work via The Antiquarian newsletter at theantiquarian.email The…

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Leslie spoke about CFIC for a few minutes at the 2026 WeCanReason conference in early May. The brief talk wasn’t recorded but seemed to resonate with many attendees, so today’s bonus episode is Leslie recreating the speech for Podcast for Inquiry subscribers. As with all Diatribes, the opinions expressed are Leslie’s alone and do not…

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Dr. Caroline Brookfield is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Caroline helps “non-creatives” connect with a creative mindset to build confidence in change, buffer against burnout, and leverage individual originality for adaptability and problem-solving, even when facing the most perplexing challenges. Today’s conversation starts with a definition of creativity. Caroline distinguishes between Big C, small c,…

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Dr. Christopher Labos is a cardiologist and an affiliate member of the Department of Global and Public Health of McGill University. He is a columnist with the Montreal Gazette and Medscape, featured on the Sunday Morning House Call on CJAD radio, and has a regular TV segment with CTV Montreal and CBC Morning Live. He…

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Dr. Anthony Pinn is a professor, prolific author and much sought-after lecturer committed to academic rigor. Known internationally as a leading expert in the field of African American religion, Dr. Pinn’s teaching and research interests span liberation theologies, black religious aesthetics, religion and popular culture, and African American humanism. On today’s episode, I speak with…

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