In this episode, James Fowler's and Lawrence Kohlberg's theories on the development of moral reasoning set the frame around our discussion of how thinking and moral constructs change over time - or not! Is growth/change inevitable? Do we have to let go of old ideas and beliefs, even those that brought comfort in the past? Why are these sorts of changes scary but also why is never allowing for challenges, doubts, and questions at least as scary, if not more so?

In his song The Secret of Life, James Taylor wrote that "It's okay to feel afraid but don't let it stand in your way." In this episode of Exploracast, we acknowledge and discuss the fears that are in all of us and those that are exacerbated by the very nature of society and government

This talking stuff can be hard! In this episode, Ken, Larry and Raleigh deal with some of the necessary components of genuine civil discourse. They discuss how to create safe spaces for being vulnerable and the necessary courage it takes for others and ourselves to take that risk, especially when we disagree.

I am convinced that men hate each other because they fear each other. They fear each other because they don't know each other, and they don't know each other because they don't communicate with each other, and they don't communicate with each other because they are separated from each other.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.