Wish We Knew What to Say with Dr Pragya Agarwal

By: Dr Pragya Agarwal
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  • A podcast about talking with children about race.How do you talk to your child about discrimination, privilege, power, race and racism? How do you speak with your children about racial bias in a way that makes them feel neither like a victim or a villain? Dr Pragya Agarwal meets with parents, carers, educators and psychologists to explore how they have these vital conversations. Covering all ages from toddler to teen, Dr Pragya Agarwal will hear from her guests about their personal experiences of having conversations about race with their children.

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Episodes
  • #5 Courttia Newland: Discussing racial heritage and history

    #5 Courttia Newland: Discussing racial heritage and history
    Dec 23 2020

    Today's guest is Courttia Newland, Courttia is the author of seven books including The Scholar, Snakeskin and The Gospel According to Cane. His forthcoming novel A River Called Time publishes in January 2021. As a screenwriter, he has written episodes of Steve McQueen’s recent BBC series Small Axe.


    In this episode Courttia and Pragya talk about surrounding your children with a racial foundation, so they are aware of where they come from, their heritage and history. They also discuss what change will look like when it comes and the role the arts play in that.


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    57 mins
  • #4 Cariad Lloyd: Taking the first steps

    #4 Cariad Lloyd: Taking the first steps
    Dec 14 2020

    Today's guest is Cariad Lloyd, comedian, actor, writer and creator of award-winning podcast, Griefcast. In this episode Cariad and Pragya talk about taking the first steps to talking about race with young children.


    They also discuss unlearning our own biases as a parent and the lack of diverse representation in children's books and films. This episode also includes some brilliant recommendations for books that do reflect the world our children live in.


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    46 mins
  • #3 Anna Winger: Teaching children to be effective allies

    #3 Anna Winger: Teaching children to be effective allies
    Dec 8 2020

    Today's guest is Anna Winger, creator of Unorthodox, which made its Netflix debut earlier this year. Anna’s previous credits also include the hit series Deutschland 83. In this episode Anna and Pragya talk about raising children who are good allies.


    They also discuss the risks of living in an echo chamber and the choices we can make to ensure children grow up with diverse, multi-cultural influences.


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    52 mins

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