By Little

On the By Little podcast, we interview the social impact leaders and change agents addressing society's thorniest issues. From climate change to homelessness, and from the mental health crisis to social inequity, the problems our episodes confront are formidable, but so are the guests on our show. New episodes every other week.

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Episodes

Uniting To Upend the School Status Quo

Is education really the great equalizer it's supposed to be? No, but this episode's guests are working to fix that. Marsha Davis is the co-founder and CEO of Davis Squared Consulting, an organization that helps schools provide equitable educational experiences for all. Combining comprehensive data analysis and deep compassion for the challenges school leaders face, Marsha helps faculty and staff understand the ways they can better serve students with marginalized identities. Then, she and her te...

Sep 29, 2023•37 min

Students Get Ahead when Mentors Have Their Backs

Can we fix the K-12 opportunity gap? Andy Bobowski, co-founder of Backrs, thinks so. He joins us on today's episode to explain how his company makes financial and social capital accessible for the young people who need it most. After sharing the ways that his experiences as a Memphis teacher, principal, and charter school founder inspired the development of the Backrs app, Bobowski tells us why empowering kids with a diverse network of invested adults can change the lives of students and mentors...

Sep 13, 2023•36 min

Second Chances Change the World

How long should a person be made to pay for the worst thing they’ve ever done? Not forever, if Coop and Laura have anything to say about it. On this episode of the By Little podcast, Coop shares the story of his life leading up to his imprisonment. He explains how this experience led him to founding Operation Gateway, an Asheville, NC-based nonprofit aimed at reshaping the futures of formerly incarcerated people. Dr. Laura Chavez, Director of Research and Data at Clean Slate Initiative, join us ...

Aug 30, 2023•30 min

Love Letters to the World from Prison

How can a person spend 25 years behind bars for a crime they didn’t commit—10 of which were in solitary confinement—and still find it in their heart to love the world that put them there? On this episode of the By Little Podcast , Leon Benson, also known by his stage name El Bently 448, tells us. He shares the story of his two wrongful convictions, the prison and solitary confinement sentences he’s endured as a result, the impact all these experiences have had on his mental health, and what life...

Aug 17, 2023•46 min

Trailer: By Little Podcast

Welcome to the By Little podcast. We’re you’re hosts Thamarrah (pronounced: tuh-mair-uh) and Courtney (pronounced: kort-nee).On the By Little podcast, we interview the social impact leaders and change agents addressing society's thorniest issues. From climate change to homelessness, and from the mental health crisis to social inequity, the problems our episodes confront are formidable, but so are the guests on our show. New episodes are released every other Wednesday. After listening, head over ...

Aug 11, 2023•59 sec

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