153: Your Favorite Philosopher Is You with Mannah Kallon

About this Episode

01:16 - Mannah’s Superpower: He is Comfortable in His Own Skin

• Being Yourself

02:17 - Assessing Identity and Evaluating Sense of Self in New Culture

• What a Philosopher is

03:42 - Quoting Beyoncé and Using the B Word

• Who Takes Offense?
• Is Everyone Given the Same Consideration?

06:25 - Moments of Self Doubt When Someone Doesn’t Believe You

• Simone de Beauvoir
• Addressing Terms of Identity with Conversation
• Botham Jean, Forgiveness, and Role Reversal

09:14 - Empathy

• Who is Your Favorite Philosopher
• Having the Ability to Consider and Alternative Viewpoint

11:22 - Retaliation is a Thing

• Impeachment Whistleblower
• Kavanaugh Investigation
• Rowena Chiu
• Colin Kaepernick

16:33 - How to Deal With Coming Across a Viewpoint You Don’t Think Has Merit

• It is Healthy to Have a Level of Empathy for Your Enemies
• Assigning Value to Situations

18:56 - The Supreme Court Voting on Protections

• Systemic Hatred
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

23:23 - Origins of Thoughts and Root Causes

28:57 - Recognizing Privilege

• Rowena Chiu: Opinion | 'Harvey Weinstein Told Me He Liked Chinese Girls …

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