Let's Give A Damn
On the Let's Give A Damn podcast, we introduce you to people who are trying to live a a meaningful life. You'll hear from damn good people like Matthew McConaughey, Chelsea Clinton, Rainn Wilson, Noor Tagouri, Lisa Sharon Harper, June Diane Raphael, Clint Smith, and over 175 other damn good humans! From their experiences and wisdom, you'll learn how to give a damn about yourself, each other, and others. Join us!
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Highlights!
34 min
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Yusra Mardini
Yusra Mardini is a Syrian Refugee. In 2015, she and her sister left their home to head toward safety. A few minutes into the trip, the engine on their boat stopped working.
67 min
28
Charles Robinson
Charles belongs to the Choctaw tribe and his wife belongs to the Blackfoot tribe. 21 years ago, they started a non-profit organization called The Red Road.
94 min
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Tori Williams Douglass
Tori is an anti-racist educator, the founder of White Homework, a writer, a content creator, and so much more
83 min
30
Robert Frank
Robert Frank is the Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management and a Professor of Economics at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.
85 min
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Larycia Hawkins
Larycia Hawkins is a scholar, a speaker, and a Professor at University of Virginia. She was the first female African-American tenured professor at Wheaton College — the Harvard University of Christian colleges.
97 min
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Sarah Ives
Sarah Ives joins me on the podcast today! Sarah works with former podcast guest Jacob Glanville, is an immune engineer, is the Director of Contract Research at Distributed Bio, and is the lead scientist for the broad-spectrum Centivax flu vaccine technology.
62 min
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Teens 4 Equality
Kennedy Green, Mikayla Smith, Nya Collins, Jade Fuller, and Emma Rose Smith join us on the show today to talk about how they went from throwing around ideas to pulling off the largest Black Lives Matter protest yet.
50 min
34
Lisa Sharon Harper
Lisa Sharon Harper joins me on the podcast today to discuss all things George Floyd, riots, slavery, the police, and whether to not everything will be made right one day.
87 min
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Eugene Cho
Eugene is a pastor, author, and a humanitarian. He is the Founder of One Day’s Wages and the President-Elect of Bread for the World. Eugene and his family immigrated to the United States from South Korea when he was a little boy. he and his family have lived in Seattle for years but are moving to Washington, D.C. soon for his new role with BFTW.
66 min
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Mike McHargue
Mike McHargue "is a public educator trusted by millions to use empathy and deep scientific insights to help them navigate some of the most difficult parts of the human experience.
90 min
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Rainn Wilson
We’re bringing back and oldie but a goodie! My 10th podcast conversation — 131 podcast episodes ago — was with my friend Rainn Wilson. Since we met 3 years ago, Rainn has been so kind to help me and Let’s Give A Damn out in several really key and kind ways. I love Rainn, his wife Holiday, and the many ways they give a damn.
50 min
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Nick Laparra
It’s monologue time, friends! I want to share with you this I’ve been processing and learning over the last few weeks. Give it a listen and let me know what you think!
22 min
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Joe Sanberg
Joe Sanberg is a serial entrepreneur, an investor, one of the leaders who helped bring the Earned Income Tax Credit to California, and he is the co-founder of Aspiration Aspiration is a bank...but not really. On their website, they state “We didn't set out to build a bank. We set out to build a better world.” And they’re doing just that!
79 min
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Joel Stein
Joel Stein — quite possibly the best person out there to defend elites — is on the podcast this week! But we don’t like elites, right? Well, don’t check out quite yet. You’re going to want to listen to this conversation. I promise.
102 min
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Earl Bridges & Craig Martin
Earl Bridges and Craig Martin are philanthropologists, storytellers, and lifelong best friends and adventurers. During our conversation, we discuss growing up overseas, the importance of global travel, failures and successes, their podcast, and their brand new TV show, The Good Road.
73 min
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Katie Steller
Katie Steller is the founder of Steller Hair, Steller Connect, Steller Kindness Project, The Red Chair Project. Yes, all of those things.
91 min
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Nick Laparra
It’s monologue time, friends! In this short episode, I share some great stories and hopeful ideas for us to chew on during this crazy time.
26 min
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Jacob Glanville
Jacob Glanville, my friend and computational immuno-engineer, joins us on the podcast to give us a one-stop-shop experience re: all things Coronavirus. Buckle up, you’re about to drink from a firehose!
76 min
45
Josh Mundy
On March 3, an F4 tornado hit Nashville and caused billions of dollars of damage. Josh Mundy housed 4 of his businesses in one building and lost them all overnight.
62 min
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Becky Laparra
March 8 is International Women’s Day and we have my favorite person in the world and Let’s Give A Damn’s biggest fan on the podcast today!
84 min
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Justin Jones
Justin Jones is running for Congress in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District and he is my guest on the podcast today.
73 min
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Nick Laparra
Let's talk about the Oscars. Many actors and artists used their stage time to share their thoughts on what is happening in society and in politics.
11 min
49
Will Acuff
Will Acuff, Co-Founder of Corner to Corner is on the podcast today!
95 min
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Jamel Campbell-Gooch
Jamel Campbell-Gooch is on the podcast this week!
95 min