Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill

About Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill

From Prentis Hemphill, the host and producer of the Finding Our Way podcast comes a new podcast: Becoming the People. Prentis is in conversation with the thinkers, creators, and doers who are exploring some of the most relevant questions of our time: What will it take for us to change as a species? How do we create relationships that lead to collective transformation, and what will it take for us to heal? We hope this podcast helps us uncover the path of how to become the people of our time. Find out more on www.prentishemphill.com Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine Original Music by Mayadda

Publisher

Prentis Hemphill

Category

arts · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jun 2020

Latest episode

19 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

15 of 78 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   [Bonus] Marc Lamont Hill in conversation with Prentis about

   Visit another powerful stop on the What It Takes to Heal book tour. Author and activist, Marc Lamont Hill, interviews Prentis about their book at the Library and Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington D.C. Together, they explore the threads of generational trauma, Prentis' practice of 'cry dates' and how allowing feeling helps us arrive in the present moment. They also discuss the role of Transformational Characters and how interrupting patterns in ourselves can alter the path of healing ...

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   12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   [Bonus] W. Kamau Bell interviews Prentis about What it Takes to Heal

   In this bonus episode, the seats are turned as W. Kamau Bell interviews Prentis about their book What it Takes to Heal. These two dig into the complexities of being a middle child, why healing is often dismissed as "soft" or seen as an individualistic pursuit, and make the case that real healing is rooted in community. They also talk candidly about shame versus guilt, actual accountability, and how belonging has to remain intact for real transformation to happen. This conversation was r...

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   5 Aug 2026

   [Bonus] Prentis in conversation with adrienne maree brown Live from Brooklyn - What It Takes to Heal Book Tour

   This bonus episode is a throw-back to the launch of Prentis’ What it Takes to Heal book tour. This summer marks the two year anniversary of the book’s release and we wanted to share the intimate conversations that happened across the country while Prentis was on tour. This is a live recording from Brooklyn, where Prentis sits down with their friend adrienne maree brown. The two discuss what it means to write honestly about trauma, why boundaries are really about relationships rather than dist...

Inside a recent episode

[Bonus] Marc Lamont Hill in conversation with Prentis about

Published 19 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Not minor, actually. It's pretty transformative in my own life. But when interacting with my daughter when she was little and my own trauma, the way I wanted to pull away and guard myself and not really be available to her looking because of what I have experienced, what I experienced growing up. […]

Who has been a guest on Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill

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• Sendolo Diaminah
• J'88
• Contessa Gayles
• richie reseda

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

1,633 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

991 ratings

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