Do I Need to Apologize for My Life? (#228)

About this episode

Mike and Doug discuss privilege and its impact on identity and self-perception.

Send us Fan Mail Mike and Doug bounce from Neil Diamond, the Oscars and current events into a wider, more personal conversation about privilege—where it shows up, how it gets talked about, and how it can mess with your sense of self. Along the way, they circle questions of shame, responsibility, identity, and the pressure to either defend yourself or shrink. It’s not a linear conversation and it doesn’t try to land on a clean answer. Instead, it moves the way these topics actually do—through ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike, Doug

Topics covered

• privilege
• shame
• responsibility
• identity
• self-perception

Keywords

• privilege
• shame
• identity
• self-perception
• responsibility

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Neil Diamond

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