What Do You Mean By That?

What Do You Mean By That?

Join multi-ethnic co-hosts Sara + Misasha - two wickedly smart, heart-led, long-distance best friends - as they help folks talk smarter and think deeper about the world around us. Whether it’s about science, history, current events, social justice, or more, their community consists of people who want to be better humans, to benefit all of us. We won't let the fire hose of information overwhelm us. Whether you're a seasoned expert or new to the work, you'll find yourself listening, learning, and feeling inspired to do something new after each episode. If you can never get enough knowledge but also don’t want to feel overwhelmed… Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of curious folks who constantly wonder: what do you mean by that?

Episodes

July 1, 2025 39 mins

This is Sara, and I remember the time 20 years ago when I got schooled by a psychoanalyst.  It must have been th...

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One of the ways that we believe we can be better humans is to actually Read more

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We have a big announcement!  We have rebranded and are now known as the podcast, Read more

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Raise your hand if you’ve been to therapy before.  My first time, if I’m remembering correctly, is a few months ...

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Picture a successful business leader, and experience says you’re most likely to be picturing a white male r...

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By the time a human is six years old, they’re usually in formal schooling with wide-open minds, ready to le...

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Even if you’re not a lawyer, the challenge that this administration is mounting to the rule of law affects you, too. When the president challenges the judiciary, when we as a country go ...

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March 25, 2025 43 mins

Between the time when we recorded this episode and this introduction, so many of our learning institutions, inclu...

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Gaslighting.  Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse that involves manipulating someone into questioning their sanity, memories, or perception of reality.  Sounds horrible right?  An ex...

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In the United States, there are an estimated 1.6 million people who identify as transgender, which is about 0.6% of the population ages 13 and older.  It’s about the equivalent of the population of Phoenix, Arizona; it’s just about how many people said on the US Census in 2021 that they are Japanese.  Of course this population matters – AND, it’s not a large percentage of our American population. 

Yet the inordinate number of laws ...

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We need to be honest about our nation’s history - that we’ve always been a divided nation - if we’re going to be ...

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Since every day since Trump’s second inauguration has likely brought a fresh onslaught of possibilities that rang...

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January 14, 2025 28 mins

We’ve arrived in 2025, and assuming President-Elect Trump is inaugurated, this means he will be the first president to take office convicted of felony crimes.  And since we know that an ...

December 31, 2024 23 mins

Tomorrow, we’ll be wishing our loved ones “akemashite omedetou gozaimasu” - or, Happy New Year, in Japanese.  If you’re a long-time listener, you know that DEI work (or whatever we’ll be cal...

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Today’s episode seems to be addressing this question: does politics show up in our everyday lives? Maybe ev...

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There are SO many insightful conversations and incredible stories we’ve shared on this show, and this one was yet another example of one where we went in thinking one thing, and came out thinki...

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We’ve had a lot of focus on this show leading into Election 2024 about the state of the country and the deep divid...

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November 5, 2024 13 mins

This is a short episode – about why we vote, and why we hold onto hope today and going forward – and it may be the...

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When we first recorded this episode, we were at the end of the Trump presidency, when we still had a legal right t...

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Trump lies repeatedly.  He’s shown us who he is.  He’ll continue to try distancing himself from Project 2025 because it’s come under fire in public and he’s very image-savvy, but be very, ve...

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