Authority Issues

In this episode, rachel and Kendall talk about: * Dietary constraints for gout sufferers * Non-traditional Thanksgiving fare and excitement about cabbage rolls * Kendall's adventures in escalating vegetarianism * The definition of "assuming positive intent" * How the power dynamic matters * Why it's unreasonable to expect marginalized people to assume positive intent by default * Kendall realizes once again he's playing the game on "easy" mode * When assuming positive intent works well, why it's valuable and to whom * Why this episode has the "explicit" tag :) * A time when Kendall did not assume positive intent * The dangers of making "assume positive intent" a corporate policy * How this relates to injustice in the greater social world * Kendall's unflagging optimism about people * rachel's tactics for navigating a situation where you can't assume positive intent * Why intent is not as important as impact * How to serve a colleague or employee who reports discrimination * Our desire for more topics to discu