Episodes
Why Muslim Voters Feel Betrayed
Hopelessness, Genocide, and a Community’s Political Reckoning
When Religious Power Serves Political Force
What’s the cost of aligning Christianity to division?
Exposing Soft Christian Nationalism
Unspoken alliances shaping America’s political future
When Public Dollars Pay for Religious Education
Subsidizing religion through education vouchers
The Hindu Vote: Flipping the Script
Breaking tradition, shaking party lines
Women’s Work: a Catholic Conundrum
Exploring the evolving role of women in the Catholic Church with Vatican correspondent Claire Giangravé
Imagining a Land of Belonging
Redefining our Distortations & Disconnections
Church Land: Let Go & Grow
A Colorado Church on giving land away to build community
Land of the Violent
Have the stories of freedom in America masked a long history of violence?
Stealing Land in the Name of God
What’s a 15th century statement from a pope have to do with U.S. land policy today?
Political Paradox and Prerequisites of the American Dream: Dr. Kristi…
In this episode, Amanda Henderson talks to Dr. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi, a biracial scholar and professor at the Iliff School of Theology. They explore the American dream through the lens of personal experiences and the stories of ancestors, especially focusing on …
Between Worlds: Dr. Albert Hernández on The American Dream from his C…
In this episode, Amanda Henderson interviews Dr. Albert Hernández - a Cuban-American academic with a unique perspective on the American Dream. Dr. Hernandez discusses the challenges faced by those who exist in-between cultures, feeling a lack of belonging to either.
Culture Shock and Consuming a Dream: Nga Vương-Sandoval on fleeing Vi…
In this episode, Amanda Henderson talks to Nga Vương-Sandoval, a refugee from Việt Nam and United States Refugee Advisory Board Project Manager. The conversation explores the transformation of the American Dream, immigration histories and policies, and the experiences of refugees.
BONUS Episode: LIVE! Why Ban Drag?
Last month, we had our first live audience recording of Complexified! Amanda Henderson and Lex Dunbar welcomed Denver Drag Performers Juiccy Misdemeanor and Dixie Krystals for a provocative conversation confronting the efforts across the U.S. to ban drag performances. We …
Freedom from Violence: Representative Iman Jodeh’s Palestinian-Americ…
In this episode, recorded before the attacks by Hamas on Israel and the devastating response by the Israeli Military in Gaza, Colorado State Representative Iman Jodeh shares her family story of leaving Palestine in the late 1960s seeking refuge from …
Broken Glass & Salty Tears: Rabbi Joe Black and his family story of f…
In this episode, recorded before the attacks by Hamas on Israel and the devastating response by the Israeli Military in Gaza, Rabbi Joe, from Temple Emanuel in Denver, Colorado, shares his family story. His father’s family fled persecution in the …
Ownership, Belonging & Dreaming America: Ben Sanders
Why is homeownership such an integral part of the American Dream? Why have some been systematically excluded from homeownership while others have been incentivized and subsidized to own their home? In this episode, Dr. Ben Sanders shares his family story …
Losing Everything at Indian Boarding School: Bessie Smith (Dzabahe)
One afternoon, her clothes, hair, language, name, and even her parents were taken from her. In this episode, Navajo woman Bessie Smith, an Indian Boarding School survivor, shares her story of losing everything and then reclaiming the traditions she learned …
The Stories We hold: Amanda Henderson
As debates rage in state legislatures and school boards about history curriculums or critical race theory or the impact of slavery, we know that how we imagine our future has everything to do with how we remember our past. In …
Dreaming America: Season 4 Trailer
What comes to your mind when you hear the term, "American Dream?" This season on Complexified, we have changed things up a bit! We are taking apart this idea of the American Dream. Turning it upside down to explore our …