The Limits Of Empathy

Published: March 11, 2020, 4:18 a.m.

In matters of race and justice, empathy is often held up as a goal unto itself. But what comes after understanding? In this episode, we're teaming up with Radio Diaries to look at the career of a white writer who put herself in someone else's skin \u2014 by disguising herself as a black woman \u2014 to find out what she learned, and what she couldn't.

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