The Brain’s Wicked Reward System and Overcoming Stereotypes for Good

Amber and Will are very excited about Wicked: For Good releasing later this month

Diverse Joy Podcast - Season 3, Episode 2

Amber takes a selfie with Will on set

Joy related to pride festivals and outreach for Will; sing-along Wicked: Part One with family for Amber.

The brain’s reward system and stereotyping.

Stories about a bad professor and Cam Ukandu accepting gender non-conforming kids.

A question related to “Pet to Threat” and more responses.

A closeup of Amber as Elphaba while recording this episode

The skill is Impression Justification and corresponds to Chapter 3 of Overcoming Bias Habits: An Evidenced-Based Guide to Creating a Joyfully Inclusive World.

A closeup of Will as “Guy-linda” while recording this episode

For this episode’s joyful recommendation, it can be none other than… ALL THINGS OZ! If you haven’t already seen Wicked: Part One starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda, you gotta check it out. Wicked: For Good releases later this month and, obviously, we haven’t seen it yet, but the trailers make it look fantastic. Of course, the original The Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland. And we can’t forget to mention The Wiz (1978), the original reimagining of the source material. (For those who don’t know, the Wicked movies are based on the Broadway production, which was itself based on the Gregory Maguire novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995), a reimagining that focused on the Wicked Witch and added a lot of politically intriguing elements around the Wizard.)

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