Diverse Joy

About Diverse Joy

Infusing science, practical skills, and joy into diversity discussions! Follow @DiverseJoy on social media! In each episode, Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson share something that is bringing them joy, talk about a diversity topic, share stories, teach a bias habit-breaking skill, and give a media recommendation of something that brings them joy. Their goal is jointly to provide entertainment and education, and they infuse science, practicality, and most of all, joy into conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Every episode also exists as a standalone educational video that you can find on YouTube, or through our website at DiverseJoy.com. Diverse Joy is hosted by Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson, produced by Eric Roman Beining, with music by Jay Arner. New episodes release the first Wednesday of each month. Learn more at DiverseJoy.com. Development of the first season of Diverse Joy was sponsored in part by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number R35GM128888. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Production is also supported by donations to our nonprofit, Inequity Agents of Change. Learn more at BiasHabit.com.

Publisher

Diverse Joy

Category

education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jun 2023

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 41 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S3E13: Addressing Bias in Education

   Co-hosts Amber and Will explore bias and exclusion in education, discussing topics from curriculum bans to school-to-prison pipelines, offering actionable bias-breaking skills.

2. 

   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S3E12: Most Joyful Show on Earth: Inclusion in Circus and Variety Arts With Guest Mark Hayward

   Host Amber and guest Mark Hayward, an international performer, discuss inclusion and bias within circus and variety arts, exploring its historical context and impact on mental health.

3. 

   5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S3E11: Joy as a Wellness Practice

   Host Amber shares practical skills from positive psychology, while host Will discusses his experiences, as they explore joy as a wellness practice in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

S3E13: Addressing Bias in Education

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So whereas maybe an issue would come up that might have been handled by a school counselor or by somebody else within the school system, or even just the involvement of the principal or the vice principal. Now you have SROs that are now taking that on. This is tied to a much larger conversation around policing and mental health and things like that outside of education systems. But within education, when we see schools that are more under-resourced, they have a higher presence of SROs. So we have under-resourced kids, under-resourced school systems, higher presence of SROs, which then leads to a higher education. rate of school to prison pipeline. […]

Who has been a guest on Diverse Joy

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mark Hayward
• Cynthia Mooseknuckle
• Nicki Vander Meulen

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

11,571

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

44 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

93

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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