Derate The Hate

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Breaking the Cycle: Trauma, Emotional Intelligence and Rewriting Human Connection Here at the DTH podcast, we don’t just talk about division, anger, and outrage—we focus on solutions, on healing, on finding common ground in a world that so often feels fractured. Today, I have the privilege of sitting down with someone who understands that journey firsthand. Brandon Bishop is not just an advocate for emotional intelligence—he’s a disruptor, a visionary, and...

03-26

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Censorship in the Arts and the Fight For Free Expression Today’s episode is part of our ProHuman Foundation Board of Advisors series, where we have been highlighting voices committed to promoting our shared humanity, open dialogue, and diverse perspectives. My guest today is someone who embodies those values in her work and advocacy. Rosie Kay is an internationally renowned dancer and choreographer whose career has taken her across the world, using the pow...

03-19

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! The Transformative Power of Forgiveness: Unlocking Healing and Resilience Today we’re diving back into a topic that I believe is fundamental to personal growth, emotional healing, and resilience: forgiveness. Now, we all hear that word a lot—people say, “Just forgive, forget and move on,” like it’s some quick decision, a one-time event. But my guest today, Katharine Giovanni, knows firsthand that forgiveness isn’t a destination—it’s a process, a journey, a...

03-12

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Do You Want Revenge or Do You Want a Better America? Today, I have the privilege of welcoming back award-winning filmmaker, writer, and storyteller, Eli Steele. Eli is known for films like How Jack Became Black, What’s Bugging Seth, and most recently, What Killed Michael Brown?—a powerful and thought-provoking documentary he produced with his father, Shelby Steele. He also shares his insights on his Man of Steele Substack, where he continues challenging na...

03-05

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! The Exponential Power of Gratitude: Unleashing Your Happiness Equation Let me ask you: How do you measure happiness? Is it something you chase, or something you cultivate? What if I told you there’s an actual equation for happiness? A way to measure it, understand it, and most importantly, optimize it? That’s exactly what today’s guest, Leighton Campbell, has uncovered in his latest book, Your Happiness Equation. Leighton is a devoted husband, ...

02-26

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Mastering Resilience and Emotional Intelligence Through Storytelling My guest today is the incredible Madelaine Claire Weiss. She’s a Harvard-trained psychotherapist, mindset expert, and board-certified executive coach. With a background that spans corporate leadership, education, and mental health, Madelaine has dedicated her career to helping people navigate life’s challenges with clarity and confidence. She’s the bestselling author of Getting to G...

02-19

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Raising Informed Citizens: The Power of Civic Education and Engagement Today, we’re tackling yet another topic that couldn’t be more relevant—civic education and the role we all play in shaping the next generation of informed citizens. Politics today is often framed as a battlefield, where division and outrage seem to dominate the conversation. But what if we approached it differently? What if we saw civic engagement not as a fight, but as a shared respons...

02-12

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Radical Moderation: Breaking Free from Binary Thinking My guest this week is Lauren Hall, a professor of political science, an author, and a thought leader whose work challenges the rigid, binary ways we often think about personal, social, and political issues. She’s written extensively on the medicalization of birth and death, the politics of family, and the crucial need for what she calls radical moderation—a framework that moves beyond “us versus them” ...

02-05

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Empowering the Next Generation: Breaking Stereotypes and Building Bridges I’m excited to bring you an inspiring story of transformation and hope with this week's guest, Quay Hanna. Quay’s journey is one of those rare, raw tales that has the power to reshape perspectives. Back in the mid-90s, Quay was just another young man from rural Pennsylvania with preconceived notions and a limited view of the world. But that all changed when he embarked on a nine-wee...

01-29

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Christianity's Role in a Virtuous and Prosperous Democracy I’m thrilled to welcome back a guest who is both a brilliant thinker and someone I deeply respect, even though we often disagree politically—Jonathan Rauch. Jonathan is a senior fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, and the author of several thought-provoking books, including Kindly Inquisitors and The Constitution of Knowled...

01-22

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Bridging Racial Divides Through Mutual Accountability and Unity Joining me today is Dr. George Yancey, a distinguished sociologist, professor at Baylor University, and the author of Beyond Racial Division. George is also another of our esteemed members of the ProHuman foundation Board of Advisors. Dr. Yancey’s work is both refreshing and deeply needed. While so much of the current conversation around race is polarized—whether it’s the call for color...

01-15

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Finding Purpose, Mastering Gratitude, and Living Intentionally You know, life can be tough, filled with struggles, setbacks, and uncertainties. But friends, one thing I have learned through my own journey is that purpose and intentionality are powerful tools to not only navigate those challenges but to thrive through them. Today, I have the incredible privilege of sitting down with my friend, Scott Maderer, founder of Inspired Stewardship. Scott’s work is...

01-08

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Exploring The Third Space: Transcending Rigid Binaries Joining me again today is my friend, Zander Keig, someone of remarkable depth and impact. Zander wears many hats—award-winning social worker, speaker, educator, caregiver, and bestselling author. You may remember Zander from his 1st appearance on DTH back in September of 2023 when we discussed how the Trans community is often mistakenly believed to be a monolith. Zander is a thought leader with a prof...

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Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Strengthen Relationships: Local Solutions To America's Growing Societal Fragility Today, in yet another of our ProHuman Foundation advisors series, I have the distinct privilege of speaking with someone who’s not only a thought leader but also a seasoned expert in understanding the complex dynamics of fragile states, societies, and communities. Seth D. Kaplan is the author of Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time. His w...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! Confronting Addiction and Reclaiming Sobriety Through Personal Transformation Today, we’re talking about a topic that hits close to home for so many people—addiction, recovery, and the fight to reclaim control of one’s life. Joining me is someone who’s not only walked that difficult path but has turned his journey into a powerful message of hope and transformation. Ken Cox is the author of Reclaim Sobriety: The 12 Rounds of Sobriety, a guide for overcomin...