{"podcast":{"title":"The Kevin Miller Podcast","slug":"the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460","podcast_index_feed_id":1066460,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLSS8058688303","website_url":"https://www.kevinmiller.co","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ce7c16d0-a354-11ed-9f45-9b833919c7ef/image/4ee4c9c5d2a9184b98f876d4f92b251e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Kevin Miller","episode_count":1695,"summary":"The big question - what is the meaning of life? The great quest - to find meaning in life. I devoted my life to filling all the roles, pursuing all the achievements, and engaging with all the relationships I thought would provide the greatest meaning to my life. Only to come to the reckoning that the world doesn't give meaning to my life. I do. Join me as I discuss how we make meaning from our lives and how we can satisfy ourselves in every moment, regardless of the circumstances. kevinmiller.co *Over 75 million downloads, 350 expert guests, 1,700 episodes...and the journey continues on the podcast evolution from 'The Ziglar Show' to 'The Self-Helpful Podcast' to 'What Drives You' to 'The Kevin Miller Podcast'...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T08:17:30.000848+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460"},"episode":{"title":"Desensitized or Oversensitized: Why We Are So Anxious About Our Differences And How To Find Peace w/ Social Psychologist Claude Steele","slug":"desensitized-or-oversensitized-why-we-are-so-anxious-about-our-differences-and-how-to-find-peace-w-social-psychologist-claude-steele","published_at":"2026-06-08T15:41:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460/desensitized-or-oversensitized-why-we-are-so-anxious-about-our-differences-and-how-to-find-peace-w-social-psychologist-claude-steele","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/cohst.app/pdcst/8V6C6E/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP2052119810.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/cohst.app/pdcst/8V6C6E/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP2052119810.mp3","summary":"We are more sensitive than ever to our differences. Most people I know are really striving to be aware, kind, considerate, and inclusive. But is this sensitivity also increasing our cultural anxiety around the issue? My guest in this episode is social psychologist Claude M Steele, and he feels this is the case. Claude is the Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Emeritus, at Stanford University. Over a decade ago Claude authored the book, Whistling Vivaldi, which became a groundbreaking resource on stereotypes and identity. His new book is, Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How To Overcome It. Claude lays out that we all, inherently, are more comfortable with people like us. Which by proxy means we discomfort ourselves with people who are different. Many of us try to be \"color blind\" and pretend there is not difference, but we all feel the elephant in the room. Claude says, \"Prejudice doesn't survive proximity. As you will hear, Claude has a primary solution. If someone is different, and if you really care, be curious. And seek to connect. This sounds simple, and I'm not sure it is, which is why I offer you the following conversation. Sign up for your $1/month trial period at shopify.com/kevin Go to shipstation.com and use code KEVIN to start your free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"We are more sensitive than ever to our differences. Most people I know are really striving to be aware, kind, considerate, and inclusive. But is this sens…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4159,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460/episodes/desensitized-or-oversensitized-why-we-are-so-anxious-about-our-differences-and-how-to-find-peace-w-social-psychologist-claude-steele/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460/desensitized-or-oversensitized-why-we-are-so-anxious-about-our-differences-and-how-to-find-peace-w-social-psychologist-claude-steele.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}