The Ben & Jamesa (plus Amine) Podcast

About The Ben & Jamesa (plus Amine) Podcast

🎙️ The Ben & Jamesa Podcast Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage. Join Ben and Jamesa as they explore the experiences, perspectives, and challenges that shape who we are and how we relate to one another. Each episode invites you to notice difference, embrace complexity, and build deeper, more inclusive connections — all with warmth, humor, and heart. Start with Episode 163, the first episode in season 10!

Publisher

Ben and Jamesa

Category

education · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Mar 2022

Latest episode

6 May 2026

Latest episodes

174 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 May 2026

   Ep. 168: Coming Home. A Conversation with Author Jill Damatac

   In this episode of the Ben & Jamesa Podcast, we’re joined by author Jill Damatac, whose book Dirty Kitchen beautifully examines home through the lens of food, identity, and lived experience—and was just nominated today for the prestigious James Beard Award. Together we explore the deeply personal and ever-evolving idea of “home.” Is it a physical place, a feeling, or something we carry within us? Through thoughtful conversation, we unpack how home is shaped by memory, migration, fam...

2. 

   23 Apr 2026

   Ep. 167: Practicing Hope: The Pros and Cons of Looking Forward

   In this episode, Ben and Jamesa take a close look at hope — not as a feeling to perform or a wish to hold onto, but as an active practice of staying engaged with life when outcomes are uncertain. They explore the real benefits of hope: how it sustains meaning, drives action, and keeps us connected to others. But they also sit with the harder questions — when does hope become avoidance, pressure, or even a quiet form of denial? Along the way, they share stories that ground the conversati...

3. 

   9 Apr 2026

   Ep. 166: Does Marriage Help or Harm Women? (feat. Author & Activist Soraya Chemaly)

   In this episode of the Ben and Jamesa Podcast, we're asking does marriage actually help or harm women? We kick things off with the Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma. We explore the gray divorce revolution, the "Living Apart Together" movement, Leslie Jones' fiery claim that marriage is "legalized slavery," and the rise of women building their own community housing outside of traditional partnership. Joining Ben and Jamesa is award-winning author and activist Soraya Chemaly. Soraya is an award-win...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

30,455

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

28 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

95

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