Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
Vox Media Podcast Network - brenebrown.com
Latest episode: Mon Oct 28 2024
I’ve spent over 20 years studying the emotions and experiences that bring meaning and purpose to our lives, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s this: we are hardwired for connection, and connecting requires courage, vulnerability, and conversation. I want this to be a podcast that’s real, unpolished, honest, and reflects both the magic and the messiness of what it means to be human. Episodes will include conversations with the people who are teaching me, challenging me, confusing me, or maybe even ticking me off a little. I'll also have direct conversations with you about what I’m learning from new research, and we'll do some episodes dedicated to answering your questions. We don’t have to do life alone. We were never meant to. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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- Oct28VP Kamala Harris on Courageous Leadership and Winning in 202463mins
- Oct23Grief, Laughter, and Sisterhood: Losing Our Mom and Holding On to Each Other52mins
- Oct16Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 2 of 243mins
- Oct9Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 1 of 266mins
- Oct2Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the New Menopause61mins
- Sep25Roxane Gay on “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem”71mins
- Sep18Dr. Sarah Lewis on The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America54mins
- Sep11Valarie Kaur on Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory72mins
- May15Brené and Barrett reflect on the "Living Beyond Human Scale" Podcast Series44mins
- Apr24Futurist Amy Webb on What's Coming (and What's Here)73mins
- Apr10New York Times Journalists Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller on "A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men"70mins
- Apr3Dr. S. Craig Watkins on Why AI’s Potential to Combat or Scale Systemic Injustice Still Comes Down to Humans73mins
- Mar27Dr. William Brady on Social Media, Moral Outrage and Polarization65mins
- Mar20Esther Perel on New AI – Artificial Intimacy65mins
- Mar1Khaled Elgindy on his book: Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump63mins
- Feb29Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green on Standing Together65mins
- Feb28Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin on Nonviolence as The Path to Freedom for Palestinians and Israelis71mins
- Feb14Unlocking Us is Back1min
- Jan4Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 2 of 230mins
- Dec28Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 1 of 248mins
- Dec21Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 2 of 226mins
- Dec14Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 1 of 242mins
- Dec7Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 2 of 230mins
- Nov30Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 1 of 241mins
- Nov23Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 2 of 240mins
- Nov16Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 1 of 252mins
- Nov9Brené with Attica Locke and Tembi Locke on Life, Loss, and All Kinds of Love, Part 2 of 239mins
- Nov2Brené with Attica Locke and Tembi Locke on Life, Loss, and All Kinds of Love, Part 1 of 262mins
- Oct26Brené with Anand Giridharadas on The Persuaders, Part 2 of 261mins
- Oct19Brené with Anand Giridharadas on The Persuaders, Part 1 of 261mins
- Oct17Brené with Beto O’Rourke on Brave Leadership56mins
- Oct12Brené, Ashley, and Barrett on The Love Prescription, Part 3 of 329mins
- Oct5Brené with Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman on The Love Prescription, Part 2 of 350mins
- Sep28Brené with Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman on The Love Prescription, Part 1 of 353mins
- Sep21Reflection From My Summer Sabbatical28mins
- May25Brené, Ashley, and Barrett on Atlas of the Heart, Audience Q&A, Part 2 of 234mins
- May18Brené, Ashley, and Barrett on Atlas of the Heart, Audience Q&A, Part 1 of 246mins
- May11Brené with Viola Davis on Being Brave, Speaking Truth, and Finding Me58mins
- May4Brené with Domee Shi on Creativity, Curiosity, and Turning Red52mins
- Apr27Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Spirituality, Certitude, and Infinite Love, Part 2 of 228mins
- Apr20Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Spirituality, Certitude, and Infinite Love, Part 1 of 233mins
- Apr6Brené with Emmanuel Acho on Being Illogical64mins
- Mar30Brené with Susan Cain on How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Part 2 of 240mins
- Mar23Brené with Susan Cain on How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Part 1 of 250mins
- Mar9Brené with Karen Walrond on Accessing Joy and Finding Connection in the Midst of Struggle37mins
- Mar2Brené with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway on Pivot, Reverence, and What’s Behind Big Tech72mins
- Feb23Brené with Dr. Shawn Ginwright on The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves68mins
- Feb16Brené with Jason Reynolds on Masterpieces and Messes80mins
- Feb14Brené on Places We Go When the Heart Is Open from Atlas of the Heart40mins
- Feb9Brené with Ben Wizner on Free Speech, Misinformation, and the Case for Nuance75mins
- Jan26Brené and Barrett on Living Into Our Values50mins
- Jan19Brené with James Clear on Atomic Habits, Part 2 of 254mins
- Jan12Brené with James Clear on Atomic Habits, Part 1 of 250mins
- Dec15Brené, Ashley, and Barrett on Atlas of the Heart: A Sisters Book Club, Part 3 of 342mins
- Dec8Brené, Ashley, and Barrett on Atlas of the Heart: A Sisters Book Club, Part 2 of 358mins
- Dec1Brené, Ashley, and Barrett on Atlas of the Heart: A Sisters Book Club, Part 1 of 359mins
- Nov24Brené on the Anatomy of Trust36mins
- Nov17Brené with Lukas and Willie Nelson on Family, Love, and Music42mins
- Nov10Brené with Karen Walrond on The Lightmaker’s Manifesto, Part 2 of 244mins
- Nov3Brené with Karen Walrond on The Lightmaker’s Manifesto, Part 1 of 259mins
- Oct27Brené with Jake Wesley Rogers on Songwriting, Storytelling, and Dropping Keys65mins
- Oct20Brené with Brett Goldstein Live at ACL Fest on Comedy, Creativity, and Roy Kent51mins
- Oct13Brené, Ashley, and Barrett on Perfectionism, Numbing, Boundaries, Polling, and Authenticity: A Summer Sister Series Follow-Up47mins
- Oct6Brené with Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman on Big Friendship74mins
- Sep29Brené with Sarah Niles on Life, Truth, and Ted Lasso48mins
- Sep22Brené with Esther Perel on Partnerships, Patterns, and Paradoxical Relationships76mins
- Sep15Brené with Tarana Burke on Unbound, Liberation, and the Birth of the Me Too Movement63mins
- Jul28Part 6 of 6: Brené with Ashley and Barrett for the Summer Sister Series on The Gifts of Imperfection36mins
- Jul21Part 5 of 6: Brené with Ashley and Barrett for the Summer Sister Series on The Gifts of Imperfection30mins
- Jul14Part 4 of 6: Brené with Ashley and Barrett for the Summer Sister Series on The Gifts of Imperfection24mins
- Jul7Part 3 of 6: Brené with Ashley and Barrett for the Summer Sister Series on The Gifts of Imperfection34mins
- Jun30Part 2 of 6: Brené with Ashley and Barrett for the Summer Sister Series on The Gifts of Imperfection44mins
- Jun23Part 1 of 6: Brené with Ashley and Barrett for the Summer Sister Series on The Gifts of Imperfection58mins
- May26Brené with Dr. Clint Smith on How the Word Is Passed98mins
- May19Brené with Ashley C. Ford on Storytelling, Truth-Telling, and Liberation66mins
- May12Brené with Justina Blakeney on Creating Space to Reflect Our Stories64mins
- May5Brené with Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce D. Perry on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing74mins
- Apr28Brené with Tarana Burke and Jason Reynolds on "You Are Your Best Thing"45mins
- Apr21Brené with Jason Karlawish, M.D. on The Problem of Alzheimer’s65mins
- Apr14Brené with Samin Nosrat on Grief, Gratitude, and Connection58mins
- Apr7Brené with Brandi Carlile on Music, Mysticism, and Broken Horses55mins
- Mar31Brené with Hanif Abdurraqib on Art, Culture, and Black Performance74mins
- Mar24Brené with Aiko Bethea on Inclusivity at Work: The Heart of Hard Conversations50mins
- Mar17Brené with Abby Wambach on the New Rules of Leadership67mins
- Mar10Brené with Dr. Angus Fletcher on Life-Changing Inventions in Literature78mins
- Mar3Brené with Dr. Yaba Blay on One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race82mins
- Feb24Brené with Dr. Edith Eger on Recognizing the Choices and Gifts in Our Lives45mins
- Feb17Brené with Jennifer Rudolph Walsh and Ashley C. Ford on Hungry Hearts76mins
- Feb10Brené with Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman on Love, Life, and the Pursuit of Creative Space91mins
- Feb3Brené with Drs. John and Julie Gottman on What Makes Love Last84mins
- Jan27Brené with Emmanuel Acho on Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man60mins
- Jan20Brené with Melinda Gates on The Moment of Lift78mins
- Jan13Brené on Words, Actions, Dehumanization, and Accountability37mins
- Dec16Brené with Tim Ferriss and Dax Shepard on Podcasting, Daily Practices, and the Long and Winding Path to Healing101mins
- Dec11Brené with President Barack Obama on Leadership, Family and Service64mins
- Dec9Brené on The Queen's Gambit, Revisiting FFTs, and Resting Our Tired Brains32mins
- Dec2Brené with David Eagleman on The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain60mins
- Nov25Brené with Priya Parker on The Art of Gathering63mins
- Nov18Brené with Dolly Parton on Songtelling, Empathy, and Shining Our Lights49mins
- Nov11Brené with Gabby Rivera on Superheroes, Storytelling and Joy as Resistance68mins
- Nov4Brené on Strong Backs, Soft Fronts, and Wild Hearts23mins
- Oct28Brené with Elizabeth Lesser on the Power of Women’s Stories58mins
- Oct21Brené with Joe Biden on Empathy, Unity and Courage51mins
- Oct14Brené with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle65mins
- Oct7Brené with Jason Sudeikis & Brendan Hunt on Ted Lasso52mins
- Sep30Brené with Bishop Michael Curry on Love & Hope in Troubling Times84mins
- Sep23On My Mind: RBG, Surge Capacity, and Play as an Energy Source32mins
- Sep16Brené with Sonya Renee Taylor on "The Body is Not an Apology"80mins
- Sep9Brené with Scott Sonenshein on Stretching and Chasing64mins
- Sep2Brené on Day 231mins
- Jul15Brené on Ask Me Anything, Part 2 of 233mins
- Jul8Brené on Ask Me Anything, Part 1 of 251mins
- Jul1Brené on Shame and Accountability48mins
- Jun26Brené with Judd Apatow on Vulnerability and Laughter66mins
- Jun24Brené with Gina Chavez and Carrie Rodriguez on the Heart and Soul of Music81mins
- Jun17Brené with Laverne Cox on Transgender Representation, Advocacy + the Power of Love64mins
- Jun10Brené with Austin Channing Brown on I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness66mins
- Jun3Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist64mins
- May29Brené with Reese Witherspoon & Kerry Washington on Little Fires Everywhere68mins
- May27Brené and Celeste Ng on Little Fires Everywhere65mins
- May13Brené with Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass on The Power of Paradox88mins
- May8Harriet Lerner and Brené - I’m Sorry: How To Apologize & Why It Matters, Part 2 of 278mins
- May6Harriet Lerner and Brené - I’m Sorry: How To Apologize & Why It Matters, Part 1 of 274mins
- Apr28Brené with Sue Monk Kidd and Jen Hatmaker on Longing, Belonging and Faith85mins
- Apr21Dr. Vivek Murthy and Brené on loneliness and connection56mins
- Apr14Dr. Marc Brackett and Brené on “Permission to Feel”55mins
- Apr7Alicia Keys and Brené on More Myself65mins
- Apr3Brené on Anxiety, Calm + Over/Under-Functioning32mins
- Mar31David Kessler and Brené on Grief and Finding Meaning48mins
- Mar27Brené on Comparative Suffering, the 50/50 Myth, and Settling the Ball27mins
- Mar24Glennon Doyle and Brené on Untamed68mins
- Mar23Tarana Burke and Brené on Being Heard and Seen90mins
- Mar20Brené on FFTs40mins
- Jan9Introducing: Unlocking Us1min