{"podcast":{"title":"Two Inconvenient Women","slug":"two-inconvenient-women-7014979","podcast_index_feed_id":7014979,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66e198347fb05edbd0d09ae1","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/two-inconvenient-women","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66e198347fb05edbd0d09ae1/1758806642452-7092bfe7-b30b-4ebb-a82c-4148f385c70a.jpeg","author":"ThoughtBox Education","episode_count":93,"summary":"In a world which can feel increasingly volatile and uncertain, join Holly and Rachel from ThoughtBox as we explore some of the inconvenient truths, possibilities and opportunities of our rapidly changing world. Each episode we’ll be diving deep into the big, tricky issues of our time, exploring what it means to be ‘inconvenient’ in our work to transform lives, communities and mindsets towards a healthier future for people and planet. To find out more about the work we do at ThoughtBox Education, visit www.thoughtboxeducation.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T16:17:05.569969+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-inconvenient-women-7014979"},"episode":{"title":"Are we losing our humanity?","slug":"are-we-losing-our-humanity","published_at":"2026-07-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-inconvenient-women-7014979/are-we-losing-our-humanity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-inconvenient-women-7014979","url":"https://shows.acast.com/two-inconvenient-women/episodes/6a58b3bbc0080f2be734c5d8","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66e198347fb05edbd0d09ae1/e/6a58b3bbc0080f2be734c5d8/media.mp3","summary":"What does it mean to be humane? And, conversely, what might it mean to be inhumane? Whilst there is no one way to be human, there are many shared qualities that encompass the human experience and that sit as the essence of what it is to be human; qualities that set us aside from other species. We are relational beings by nature, and have within us a quality drawn to connection. Yet there is a conflict within many areas of modernity which challenges this natural essence and fuels feelings of fear, disconnection whilst actively encouraging a sense of dehumanising - both of others and of ourselves. Driven by divisive political systems, media outlets and technological advancements, many areas of culture are actively encouraging a feeling of othering, with rigid control in areas such as education, healthcare, industry driven by fear conflicting with a sense of trust, dignity and wellbeing. So what does it mean to reclaim our humanity and how can we pay attention to what it is within us that makes us human and humane? In this episode we reference the following: All that we share (TV 2 advert) - Video Imagined otherness - why we dehumanise our political opponents - Dylan Walsh / Sameer Srivastava (article) Groups & Gangs resources - ThoughtBox (PowerPoint lesson resources *Found in the PEOPLE CARE section ) Fox's Dancing Journey - A story about refugees - ThoughtBox (PDF) ✨ Today's magic moment was an invitation to join us next week for a free Introduction to Triple WellBeing workshop ✨ There's an inconvenient movement growing... It's not rebellion, exactly. More of a quiet refusal to look away. We're inconvenient. And if you feel it, then maybe you are too. Join us. Join The Inconvenient Club from £5 a month. Find out more at www.thoughtboxeducation.com/the-inconven…","meta_description":"What does it mean to be humane? And, conversely, what might it mean to be inhumane? Whilst there is no one way to be human, there are many shared qualitie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3608,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/two-inconvenient-women-7014979/episodes/are-we-losing-our-humanity/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-inconvenient-women-7014979/are-we-losing-our-humanity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}