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Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill

Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill

Prentis Hemphill 67 episodes Latest Jun 3, 2026

Prentis Hemphill, host of the Finding Our Way podcast, launches a new series called Becoming the People. The podcast features conversations with thinkers, creators, and doers about how to change as a species, create relationships for collective transformation, and heal. It aims to uncover the path to becoming the people of our time.

Episodes

[Revisit] Survival Is A Promise with Alexis Pauline Gumbs Jun 10, 2026 2722 This episode originally aired in August 2024.We gather to honor the luminous legacy of Audre Lorde through the lens of Alexis Pauline Gumbs' radiant new book, Survival Is a Promise. Alexis joins us to unveil the journey of crafting Audre's biography, a tribute to the vibrant pulse and power of Audre’s words and practice. Together, we revel in the profound lessons Audre imparted on us abo
[Revisit] Embodying Existence with Kai Cheng Thom Jun 3, 2026 3111 This episode was originally aired on July 1st 2024.Kai Cheng Thom - MSW, Qualified Mediator, Somatic Sex Educator, performance artist, community healer, award-winning writer, and author of Falling Back in Love with Being Human joins us for this episode. A consummate dreamer and believer in revolutionary potential, Kai brings radical love to her work and this conversation. Join us while Kai and Pre
[Revisit] Conjuring Worlds with Maurice Mitchell May 27, 2026 3341 This episode first aired in July 2024.Prentis is joined by the National Director of the Working Families Party, Maurice Mitchell. Maurice shares the roots of his organizing; reminds us of our power as a people and inspires us to continue to conjure and build a compelling vision toward the worlds we dream of.Support the organizations that Maurice mentioned in the episode:Working Families PartyMovem
[Revisit] Grief is the Medicine with Malkia Devich Cyril May 20, 2026 3521 We won't be dropping a new episode this week, as Prentis is away mourning the passing of their father. To honor this tender moment we are resharing an episode from last season with Transformative grief activist, movement strategist, and writer Malkia Devich Cyril. Malkia shares stories and wisdom from their personal experience of loss, the possibility that emerges when we attend to our grief,
Reverence for Death with Alua Arthur May 13, 2026 3685 Death doula, author and trainer, Alua Arthur, is a clear voice of what death could be if we brought it into the center of our lives. Alua brings her profound wisdom from confronting the existential and seemingly unfaceable realities of death. In this episode she breaks down the tastiest five layer fear of death cake and shares what’s possible for all of us when we hold death with reverence.Check o
Mini-Episode: The Practice of Imagination May 6, 2026 2023 Prentis addresses the rolling back of the Voting Rights Act and the impacts on our hope and imagination. They remind us of the power and audacity of the visionary ancestors that dared to dream before us, and encourage us to practice recovering our imagination to envision what we want next for our future.Join us on our new Youtube channel for the Imposing Beauty on Our Future Livestream - get your
Holistic Prosperity with Aisha Nyandoro Apr 29, 2026 2916 Aisha Nyandoro is the CEO of Springboard To Opportunities and leader in the campaign to end generational poverty through guaranteed income. She joins Prentis this week to talk about her program Magnolia Mother’s Trust. They also discuss what the true meaning of wealth is and how our institutions shape the idea of who is worthy and deserved. Aisha brings a call of radical resourcing and shares her
Mini-Episode: Traitors to Patriarchy Apr 22, 2026 1917 Prentis is sharing a rageful invitation and calling all Traitors to the Project of Patriarchy. They are sharing their thoughts on how the manosphere manipulates men’s pain for more power, and how we need more traitors to reshape what it means to be a good man.An hour after Prentis recorded this episode about patriarchal violence, they read the news about the man who took the lives of his wife and
Radical Non-Completion with Báyò Akómoláfé Apr 15, 2026 2885 Posthumanist thinker, poet, teacher, author and our favorite trickster, Báyò Akómoláfé is on the podcast again. Prentis and Báyò get lost in this episode as they traverse Blackness, radical non-completion, AI, and the second fall of humanity. Check out Dr. Akómoláfé’s new book, Selah Follow Báyò on InstagramIf you enjoyed this episode, listen to Báyò’s first conversation with Prentis from the Find
Mini-Episode: A Non-Contingent Self Apr 8, 2026 2084 This week’s episode is centered around cultivating a relationship with self that is non-contingent. A self that is not tied to or determined by the myths of human beings. They are exploring how to activate a sense of belonging to something bigger to help us build the most powerful, authentic and potent versions of ourselves.If you want to dive deeper into this conversation about the Contingent Sel
Erotic Energy with Melissa Febos Apr 1, 2026 3581 Author Melissa Febos is here to talk about her book The Dry Season - a memoir of her year of celibacy. Prentis and Melissa explore how to build a true understanding of our interiors, erotic energy outside of sex, and what it means to truly hold power in this world.Check out Melissa’s book - The Dry Season and follow her on Instagram @MelissaFebosThe Uses of the Erotic by Audre LordeSupport the sho
Mini-Episode: A Movement that Can Grow Mar 25, 2026 2026 In this week’s mini-episode, Prentis is talking about the kind of movement they want to b a part of. A movement rooted in empathy, filled with curiosity and where we take the risks to traverse the distance between each other. They are addressing one of the crises of our time – our inability to connect with each other and to meet people where they are at. They share their vision for exploring the d

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