Season 6
The Social Change Diaries returns for Season 6 with a powerful new season, Who Shapes the Story?, tackling urgent questions about narrative, communications for social change, and the way language informs our behavior and society. This season features conversations with experts, disruptors, and practitioners dedicated to advancing social change, exploring how ideas, strategies, and movements shape public narratives and who defines the story. Episodes highlight the work of organizations and leaders reshaping conversations on pressing social issues, offering practical guidance and foresight while illuminating the complexities of the social change sector and the forces driving transformation.
How can social change actors use storytelling to change culture through narratives? What makes narrative change more possible? How can movements, companies, and leaders of all kinds intentionally work through pop culture to drive change within society?
In this episode of the Social Change Diaries Podcast, we dive into these questions in conversation with Bridgit Antoinette Evans, CEO of Pop Culture Collaborative. The discussion explores the ways the power of storytelling can be used to tackle deeply held beliefs, language as a medium of cultural production, and navigating narrative oceans.
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In this important conversation, Vanessa is joined by Tracie Powell, CEO and Founder of The Pivot Fund, which works to shift power through equitable journalism funding by investing in independent community-led news organizations.
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Just how influential are algorithms in shaping stories? In this episode, we dive into this question and more. Our guest, Dr. Safiya U. Noble, author of Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism, discusses the impact of algorithmic injustice. She unpacks the hidden biases built into the platforms we use daily. This conversation sheds light on why reclaiming the power to tell our own stories is essential in the digital age.
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