IE Podcast Index by Topic
A convenient listing of Inclusive Excellence Podcast episodes by topic.
For links to downloadable transcripts and full descriptions of each episode, please visit the Episode Archive or Inclusive Excellence Podcast page.
LGBTQ+ and Gender Identity
- Season 1, Episode 3: Transitioning and Gender Affirmation
- Season 4, Episode 44: “Beyond the Binaries” Preview
- Season 4, Episode 45: Beyond the Binaries with Sue Brightly
- Season 4, Episode 46: Upbringing, Allyship, and Protecting the LGBTQ+ Community with Cole Johnston
- Season 4, Episode 47: Identity, Culture, and Machismo with Christian Balmaseda
- Season 4, Episode 48: Representation and Parenting with Michelle Wescott
- Season 4, Episode 49: “We Are Everywhere” On Family, Resistance, and Advocacy with Foula Dimopoulos
- Season 5, Episode 58: CNGs Mini-Series, Part I: “Bringing Your Whole Self”
- Season 5, Episode 66: Stepping Behind the Story: Introducing Our Editor
- Season 5, Episode 67: “Any Person, Any Purpose” with Cyrus Hamilton-Ferguson
- Season 6, Episode 78: Destined for Cornell Despite a Nontraditional Path
Disability Access and Inclusion
- Season 4, Episode 36: “A Disabled Person is not Disabled…” on Ableism, Disability, and Intersectionality
- Season 4, Episode 50: Let’s Talk…Disability Independence Day
- Season 4, Episode 55: Disability Employment Awareness
- Season 5, Episode 57: New Season, New Co-Host
- Season 5, Episode 59: CNGs Mini-Series, Part II: Abandon Your Assumptions
- Season 5, Episode 67: “Any Person, Any Purpose” with Cyrus Hamilton-Ferguson
Veterans
AAPI Community
- Season 3, Episode 27: “We are not a monolith” – On Xenophobia, Racism, and Asian American Identity
- Season 4, Episode 35: Let’s Talk…Anti-Asian Violence
- Season 4, Episode 40: AAPI at Cornell, Part I
- Season 4, Episode 41: AAPI at Cornell, Part II
- Season 4, Episode 42: AAPI at Cornell, Part III
- Season 4, Episode 43: AAPI at Cornell, Part IV
Race and Racism
- Season 1, Episode 4: Does Diversity Include White People?
- Season 3, Episode 23: Blackness at Cornell, Part I
- Season 3, Episode 24: Blackness at Cornell, Part II
- Season 3, Episode 25: Blackness at Cornell, Part III
- Season 3, Episode 27: “We are not a monolith” – On Xenophobia, Racism, and Asian American Identity
- Season 4, Episode 34: Let’s Talk…Microaggressions
- Season 4, Episode 35: Let’s Talk…Anti-Asian Violence
- Season 5, Episode 58: CNGs Mini-Series, Part I: “Bringing Your Whole Self”
- Season 5, Episode 60: CNGs Mini-Series, Part III: Cultivating Belonging
- Season 6, Episode 83: "Wherever I Go, I Want It to Matter That I Was There" with Cal Walker
Cultural Topics In and Out of the Workplace
- Season 2, Episode 5: What’s Going On? A Hair Affair?
- Season 2, Episode 6: More of What’s Going On? A Hair Affair
- Season 2, Episode 9: What’s Going On? Working Across Generations
- Season 2, Episode 10: More of What’s Going On? Working Across Generations
- Season 2, Episode 11: Beyond Borders – When Culture Meets the Workplace
- Season 2, Episode 12: Do You Have An Accent? - Perspectives on Engaging the International Workforce
- Season 3, Episode 17: Welcoming Polyamory
- Season 3, Episode 21: Decades Apart – A Conversation on the Impact of Code-Switching
- Season 3, Episode 30: Making Meaning of Religion, Faith, and Spirituality
- Season 3, Episode 31: Social Change through the Lens of Religion, Faith, and Spirituality
- Season 3, Episode 32: Her Journey and Passion to Create a Culture of Belonging with Mary Opperman
- Season 4, Episode 34: Let’s Talk…Microaggressions
- Season 4, Episode 54: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month & A Special Announcement
- Season 5, Episode 65: Connecting Past to Present: A Conversation About “Any Person, Many Stories” Exhibition
- Season 6, Episode 73: From Boom to Zoom: Navigating the Five Generations in the Workforce
- Season 6, Episode 74: A Librarian's Lens on Today's Library
- Season 7, Episode 95: Allyship in Action - More Than Just Being Nice
Work/Life and Family Considerations
- Season 3, Episode 17: Welcoming Polyamory
- Season 3, Episode 22: Expecting During a Pandemic
- Season 3, Episode 29: A Focus on Wellbeing for Working Families, Caregivers, and Teams
- Season 4, Episode 48: Representation and Parenting with Michelle Wescott
- Season 4, Episode 49: “We Are Everywhere” On Family, Resistance, and Advocacy with Foula Dimopoulos
- Season 5, Episode 67: “Any Person, Any Purpose” with Cyrus Hamilton-Ferguson
- Season 6, Episode 71: From Student to Staff: A First-Gen Experience through Cornell
- Season 6, Episode 81: All While Working 9 to 5: On Single Parenthood, Divorce, and Advocating for Inclusion
- Season 7, Episode 87: Today's Child Care Desert - A Community Challenge
- Season 7, Episode 92: The Road Back: On Reentry, Work, and Resilience
Health and Wellbeing
- Season 3, Episode 18: Weighing In on Body Size, Part I
- Season 3, Episode 19: Weighing In on Body Size, Part II
- Season 3, Episode 29: A Focus on Wellbeing for Working Families, Caregivers, and Teams
- Season 4, Episode 33: Let’s Talk…Weight
- Season 4, Episode 37: “Health is Wealth” – Advocating for Minority Health at Work
- Season 4, Episode 52: Revisiting Body Size
- Season 5, Episode 67: “Any Person, Any Purpose” with Cyrus Hamilton-Ferguson
- Season 6, Episode 72: Finding Your Space in Fitness
- Season 6, Episode 75: Goals to Gold with Olympian Adrian Durant
- Season 6, Episode 79: What if Success Was Measured by Wellbeing?
- Season 7, Episode 86: Breaking the Silence: How to Support Colleagues Experiencing Domestic Violence
- Season 7, Episode 91: Exploring Spiritual Diversity and Wellbeing on a College Campus
- Season 7, Episode 93: From Policy to Practice: Rethinking Campus Wellbeing
Incorporating DEI Into Your Work and Workplace
- Season 1, Episode 2: Inclusive Excellence Network
- Season 2, Episode 15: From Law to Belonging – A Conversation with Angela Winfield
- Season 3, Episode 32: Her Journey and Passion to Create a Culture of Belonging with Mary Opperman
- Season 4, Episode 38: “Here to Stay…” on DEI Initiatives with Our Colleagues at Weill Cornell Medicine
- Season 4, Episode 53: What Can I Do to Make a Difference? – On Academia, DEI, and Culture with Dr. Avery August
- Season 4, Episode 56: Journey Back to Cornell – A Conversation with Sonia Rucker, AVP of Inclusion & Belonging
- Season 5, Episode 69: Season Finale with VPCHRO Christine Lovely
- Season 6, Episode 83: "Wherever I Go, I Want It to Matter That I Was There" with Cal Walker
- Season 7, Episode 89: Embrace Discomfort and Do It Anyway
- Season 7, Episode 96: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - More Than Just an Acronym
People Leader Resources
- Season 3, Episode 32: Her Journey and Passion to Create a Culture of Belonging with Mary Opperman
- Season 4, Episode 34: Let’s Talk…Microaggressions
- Season 4, Episode 39: “It’s the Last Word…For Now” on Leadership, Legacy, and Inclusion with Angela Winfield
- Season 5, Episode 61: Keys to Unlocking Employee Investment and Inclusion
- Season 5, Episode 62: Supercharge Your Career Path
- Season 5, Episode 63: Unpacking Your Bags and the Data: Retention at Cornell
- Season 5, Episode 64: Maximize Your Employee Experience
- Season 5, Episode 68: A New World of Work: Feeling Included When Apart
- Season 5, Episode 69: Season Finale with VPCHRO Christine Lovely
- Season 6, Episode 74: Dialoguing through Differences
- Season 6, Episode 77: What Makes Mentorships Meaningful?
- Season 6, Episode 80: Conflict and Conversation: "The More You Sweat in Peace, the Less You Bleed in War"
- Season 7, Episode 90: From Laboratory to Leadership with Eve De Rosa
- Season 7, Episode 94: Insights from the Other Hill with President Cornish
- Season 7, Epsiode 97: "Every Storm Runs Out of Rain" with Dean Kathryn Boor '80
Employee Experience Resources
- Season 2, Episode 13: I, Imposter
- Season 2, Episode 14: “Am I Good Enough?” Overcoming the Imposter Within
- Season 4, Episode 51: Revisiting Imposter Syndrome
- Season 5, Episode 61: Keys to Unlocking Employee Investment and Inclusion
- Season 5, Episode 62: Supercharge Your Career Path
- Season 5, Episode 64: Maximize Your Employee Experience
- Season 6, Episode 74: Dialoguing through Differences
- Season 6, Episode 77: What Makes Mentorships Meaningful?
- Season 6, Episode 82: Recruitment Reimagined: Building Trust and Transparency