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Lockdown, social distance, wear a mask.\\xa0 Protest, open up, ditch the mask.\\xa0 As our divisions deepen, the death toll continues to rise.\\xa0 Nearly 100,000 Americans dead from COVID-19.\\xa0

"How can we expect people to care about one another when we've built a society that's like...you make it on your own or you fail on your own?"\\xa0 Excellent, insightful question posed by this week's guest, Dr. Kari Nixon, a scholar of Medical Humanities and Assistant Professor at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington.\\xa0 There's a nice, long definition of what it means to be a Medical Humanist, but I love Kari's simple definition: she studies human nature in crisis.\\xa0 And boy are we in a crisis.

We are in an epic struggle to balance our individual freedoms with our collective right to health.\\xa0 It's an important topic we'll be exploring in the next couple of episodes.\\xa0 What do you think is our greatest challenge as we come to grips with this societal dilemma?\\xa0 Dr. Nixon's thought-provoking perspective is sure to spark conversation that might generate some heat, but that's what Our Voices Matter is all about:\\xa0 giving each other permission to speak and having the courage to listen with an open mind.

And while you are doing that, keep in mind the photos of the blanket posted on this page.\\xa0 Kari is knitting it.\\xa0 It's her way of honoring all the lives lost -- and still to be lost -- to COVID-19.


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This podcast is devoted to empowering us all to better understand each other's differences...one story at a time.\\xa0 Emmy Award-winning journalist, Linda Lorelle, guides guests through insightful, unexpected conversations that reveal our common humanity.\\xa0 This show is not about politics per se; it is about finding a way to reclaim civility in the context of the contentious times in which we live, by sharing our personal and professional stories, in hopes that others might find a glimpse of themselves.