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The Babblery features conversations about who we are and how we got this way. Modern humans can seem like the ancients building the Biblical Tower of Babel, cursed by God/nature never to understand each other. As Visiting Translators at the Tower of...

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United States

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The Babblery features conversations about who we are and how we got this way. Modern humans can seem like the ancients building the Biblical Tower of Babel, cursed by God/nature never to understand each other. As Visiting Translators at the Tower of Babel, our guests delve into their work, their research, and their own experiences to try to explain the bits they've learned about Earth's most perplexing species. Though we all speak different languages, here at The Babblery we aim to promote understanding, one conversation at a time.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Stepping through the Door with LaDoris Cordell

4/21/2026
Retired judge LaDoris Cordell is known for her groundbreaking career as a judge in Northern California and then her stint as Independent Police Auditor for the City of San Jose. Join us in a wide-ranging conversation, from a segregated childhood, an unusual education, and an unlikely acceptance to Stanford Law School, to retired judge, community activist, musician, artist, and grandmother.

Duration:01:01:26

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Minibabble: The Signs of No Kings

3/29/2026
An Audio Montage I walked around my local No Kings 2026 Rally and asked people to do dramatic readings of their signs. Some are more dramatic than others, but all....

Duration:00:06:31

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Minibabble: She Called to Apologize: A story of exclusion and grace

3/24/2026
What leads radical feminists to exclude transgender women from their gatherings? What happens whentrauma and expectations meet the need for community and acceptance? Every woman has a story. Listen to....

Duration:00:30:56

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An Amazing Time to be Alive with Sandy Stone

3/17/2026
BABBLERY.com: Transgender icon Sandy Stone on TERF hatred, from the 1970s women's communities to today.

Duration:01:10:20

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Two Strange Moments with Writer Joan Gelfand

2/17/2026
Writer Joan Gelfand’s life so far has been bookended by what she refers to as “strange moments.” As a teenager, she left New York City for the allure of the....

Duration:00:57:00

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Minibabble: On the Set with Filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin

1/29/2026
What does it take for an independent filmmaker to shoot a film in a country that lacks a functional government? Haitian filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin speaks about the difficulty of shooting her short film, N Ap Boule, which is a fictional exploration of the crisis of maternity care in Haiti.

Duration:00:11:13

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Taking Care of Ourselves with Filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin

1/20/2026
Haitian filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin is on a mission to make films that tell important stories for her people. But how can she help a country where she can no longer live?

Duration:00:57:00

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The Chicago Connection: Black composers of the early 20th century

12/26/2025
Early in the 20th century, in which has been named the Great Migration, millions of Black southerners moved North, looking for opportunity and an escape from Jim Crow. The vibrant....

Duration:00:10:43

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Not Forgotten Anymore: The African American Composer Initiative

12/16/2025
Sometimes all it takes is one question to spur a revelation that inspires a movement. The African American Composer Initiative started with a question and has become a thriving nonprofit, discovering, performing, and recording underappreciated concert music by Black composers.

Duration:01:01:18

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Minibabble: Blessed relief – two stories of birth

12/3/2025
Interviewing a doula about natural childbirth was an intensely personal experience for Babblery host Suki Wessling. She’d planned on natural birth—twice. But the American system of birth isn’t set up....

Duration:00:15:24