We discuss ways that biases can seep into healthcare settings, through the perceptions of medical professionals, treatment plans, and even in the way medical equipment works. Later, Will shares stories about a doctor jumping to biased conclusions about him, before finding a more inclusive PCP. The habit-breaking skill is learning to disrupt Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.

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It's Gay Pride Month and the hosts discuss wellness and self-care, both individual (like getting a massage) and collective (such as coming together with community), and why it's especially important for people frequently disadvantaged by biases and inequities. The habit-breaking skill is to Speak Up when bias occurs, and we review several key guidelines on how to speak up about bias effectively.

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The hosts discuss a major topic from Will's research career: the notion of "gaydar" as a legitimizing myth that perpetuates stereotyping related to lesbian/gay/bisexual (LGB) folks; research in this area consistently shows that those intuitions most often lead to largely inaccurate conclusions in the real world. This episode's bias habit-breaking skill: identify and disrupt Attentional Spotlight.

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Our topic is “Intersectionality”, a framework for understanding how various identities come together in unique ways. The question dispels misconceptions raised in rude public discourse that intersectionality is just about “adding up” identities for victimization. Amber discusses the nuances of being Black and dealing with the police. The habit-breaking skill is to Seek Individuating Information.

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For Disability Awareness Month, guest Nicki Vander Meulen returns to talk about the ADA and how other movements, including the Black civil rights and gay rights, cooperated to help bring about the ADA. They discuss how accommodations help everyone, not just those with disabilities. The featured bias habit-breaking skill is to catch Untested Assumptions and not let biases perpetuate in our minds.

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A focus on weight bias, terminology for people who occupy bigger bodies, and ways the world isn't set up for fat people, creating challenges for them. Amber's story is related to being fat when seeking healthcare. The question of "Isn't supporting fat people supporting them being unhealthy?"; and the recent movement to champion "Health at every size". Watch out for and disrupt Confirmation Bias.

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Connecting to New Year's traditions of setting new intentions, this episode's discussion topic is how to be intentional in diversity efforts; DEI deserves forethought and intentionality. We cover "How do I ask about someone's identity respectfully?", and offer positive and respectful ways to ask. Also, Think Ahead: bias is less likely to occur if we've thought things through ahead of time.

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We talk holiday traditions and then focus on some common terms used in diversity discussions (cultural competency, cultural humility, and cultural responsiveness). Our audience question is "What is justice?" and we answer with how to define and think about social justice in our efforts to be more inclusive. This episode's habit-breaking skill is to Consider Situational Explanations for Behavior.

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A Trans* Awareness month episode with guest Sandy, who is a transgender nonbinary person! We talk tokenism, and the difference of including an underrepresented voice vs tokenizing a person to speak for a whole group & a variety of trans*-related issues, like pronouns, how to correct yourself if you slip up and misgender someone. Our bias habit-breaking skill is learning to Replace Stereotypes.

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For this Halloween episode, Will and Amber we discuss representation of interracial relationships and racial diversity in the media, especially I Love Lucy and Star Trek (and go down a rabbit hole of many others). Representation Matters! Plus, issues surrounding actors being cast to portray people with identities they don't share. The bias habit-breaking skill is Broaden Your Input Via the Media.

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