Afrofuturism: remembering the past, reimagining the future

Hope in journalism and other unlikely places

Journalists are often the bearers of bad news about the world, and increasingly, about the future of their own work. It’s part of why Betsy and Lena felt compelled to document their journey as friends – and as journalists – to find hope. So did they find it? Tune in to find out.  How We Hope Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howwehope [https://www.instagram.com/howwehope] How We Hope YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope [https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope] Betsy’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/] Lena’s LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/] Lena's Substack: https://substack.com/@lenahan [https://substack.com/@lenahan]

When faith runs out

With polls showing trust in the government, mainstream news outlets, and colleges and universities at record lows, it seems like there aren’t a lot of things Americans believe in these days. In this episode, Betsy and Lena chat about the idea of faith in crisis. Betsy’s friend Esther Holliday, who left the fundamentalist Christian faith she was born into, and Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Dan Horn give us their take.  Email us at howwehopepodcast@gmail.com Links:  Esther Holliday’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherholliday/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherholliday/] How We Hope Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howwehope [https://www.instagram.com/howwehope] How We Hope YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope [https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope] Lena Han LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/] Betsy Kim Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/]

Is hope rational?

What’s the point of having hope when it feels like there’s nothing left to have hope about? In this episode we interview Lena Zurub, a Palestinian American mom of two who grew up in the West Bank and now lives in Ohio, about how she holds onto hope in the face of genocide. We also talk to Nadia Rahman, a therapist and clinical psychologist who treats PTSD, about how recalling positive memories and imagining a better future can help your mental health. Email us at howwehopepodcast@gmail.com Links: Nadia Rahman’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-rahman-62203182/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-rahman-62203182/] Nadia Rahman’s research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29982083/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29982083/] How We Hope Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howwehope [https://www.instagram.com/howwehope] How We Hope YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope [https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope] Lena Han LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/] Betsy Kim Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/]

Overcoming Climate Doomism

The climate crisis is dire, and doomism about it is tempting. We’re psychologically set up to remember negative headlines more than positive ones and to reinforce the bleak narratives we create about the world. In this episode, we talk to a Dr. Claire Robertson, a psychology professor, and Ricky Huang, a climate activist, to better understand why it is so hard to overcome climate doomism, its societal implications, and what we can do about it. Email us at howwehopepodcast@gmail.com Links: Dr. Robertson’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/crobertson500.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/crobertson500.bsky.social] Dr. Robertson’s Faculty Page: https://www.colby.edu/people/people-directory/claire-robertson/ [https://www.colby.edu/people/people-directory/claire-robertson/] Ricky’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeh-tang-huang-43b392222/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeh-tang-huang-43b392222/] How We Hope Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howwehope [https://www.instagram.com/howwehope] How We Hope YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope [https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope] Lena Han LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/] Betsy Kim Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/]

Afrofuturism: remembering the past, reimagining the future

Afrofuturism – the movement, genre and cultural aesthetic that inspired Marvel’s Black Panther – teaches us to reinvent the future by studying the past. Afrofuturist works that we discuss include Octavia Butler’s sci-fi novel Parable of the Sower (1993) and techno music, which was invented in the 80s by Black teens tinkering with machines in Detroit. Boston University professor Dr. James Howard Hill Jr. and Michigan State University professor Dr. Julian Chambliss are our guests for this episode. Email us at howwehopepodcast@gmail.com Links: Dr. Julian Chambliss’s website: https://www.afrofantastic.com/ [https://www.afrofantastic.com/] Dr. Julian Chambliss’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/julianchambliss.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/julianchambliss.bsky.social] Dr. James Howard Hill Jr.’s website: https://www.jameshhilljr.com/ [https://www.jameshhilljr.com/] How We Hope Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howwehope [https://www.instagram.com/howwehope] How We Hope YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope [https://www.youtube.com/@HowWeHope] Lena Han LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-han/] Betsy Kim Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbkim/]