Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill

From Prentis Hemphill, the host and producer of the Finding Our Way podcast comes a new podcast: Becoming the People. Prentis is in conversation with the thinkers, creators, and doers who are exploring some of the most relevant questions of our time: What will it take for us to change as a species? How do we create relationships that lead to collective transformation, and what will it take for us to heal? We hope this podcast helps us uncover the path of how to become the people of our time. Find out more on www.prentishemphill.com Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine Original Music by Mayadda

Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill is a society podcast hosted by Prentis Hemphill, with 77 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Prentis Hemphill hosts Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill, a society show with 77 episodes published.

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  Episode #31

  [Bonus] Marc Lamont Hill in conversation with Prentis about

  Aug 19, 202658 minS2

  Visit another powerful stop on the What It Takes to Heal book tour. Author and activist, Marc Lamont Hill, interviews Prentis about their book at the Library and Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington D.C. Together, they explore the threads of generational trauma, Prentis' practice of 'cry dates' and how allowing feeling helps us arrive in the present moment. They also discuss the role of Transformational Characters and how interrupting patterns in ourselves can alter the path of healing for the next generation. This conversation was recorded in July 2024. You can watch the full book tour on our Youtube Channel. Check out Prentis’ book: What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World . Support the show The Becoming the People Podcast Team: Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine Original Music: Mayyadda

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  Episode #32

  [Bonus] W. Kamau Bell interviews Prentis about What it Takes to Heal

  Aug 12, 20261h 26mS2

  In this bonus episode, the seats are turned as W. Kamau Bell interviews Prentis about their book What it Takes to Heal. These two dig into the complexities of being a middle child, why healing is often dismissed as "soft" or seen as an individualistic pursuit, and make the case that real healing is rooted in community. They also talk candidly about shame versus guilt, actual accountability, and how belonging has to remain intact for real transformation to happen. This conversation was recorded in July 2024 at the California Institute of Integral Studies - you can watch the full book tour on our Youtube Channel . Check out Prentis’ book: What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World Support the show The Becoming the People Podcast Team: Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine Original Music: Mayyadda

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  Episode #31

  [Bonus] Prentis in conversation with adrienne maree brown Live from Brooklyn - What It Takes to Heal Book Tour

  Aug 5, 20261h 25mS2

  This bonus episode is a throw-back to the launch of Prentis’ What it Takes to Heal book tour. This summer marks the two year anniversary of the book’s release and we wanted to share the intimate conversations that happened across the country while Prentis was on tour. This is a live recording from Brooklyn, where Prentis sits down with their friend adrienne maree brown. The two discuss what it means to write honestly about trauma, why boundaries are really about relationships rather than distance, and how movements for justice can source vision instead of just wounds. You can watch the full book tour on our Youtube Channel . Check out Prentis’ book: What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World Support the show The Becoming the People Podcast Team: Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine Original Music: Mayyadda

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  Episode #30

  Question Your Answers with Pastor Kristian A. Smith

  Jul 29, 202658 minS2

  This week, we’re diving into faith and doctrine and how it shapes our worldview. Pastor Kristian A. Smith – public theologian, Spiritual Humanist, and digital pastor of The Faith Community Virtual – is here to share about his journey of deconstructing his theology and what can be fruitful and reorganizing when we have the courage and community to ask the big deep questions about faith. Follow Kristian on Instagram Check out the Faith Community Virtual Read Kristian’s book: Question Your Answers: A Deconstruction Survival Guide Support the show The Becoming the People Podcast Team: Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine Original Music: Mayyadda

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  Episode #29

  The Wild Edges of Sorrow with Francis Weller

  Jul 22, 202659 minS2

  Prentis is joined by Francis Weller - writer, therapist and soul activist. He wrote the Wild Edge of Sorrow and so eloquently shares about the collective responsibility of grief. Prentis and Francis talk about the hero's myth, the emptiness of whiteness and how grief rituals and communal ceremonies help reconnect us to the deep echo chamber of the soul. Check out Francis’ book the Wild Edges of Sorrow Support the show The Becoming the People Podcast Team: Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine Original Music: Mayyadda

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