Today I want to give a big shout out to 25 highlights who’ve offered layers of depth and meaning about what it means to Walk the Talk. 

I started this podcast to share stories and sources of inspiration along that well-worn cliché of accountability and integrity in what you stand for and how you approach your life’s work and relationships.

Thanks to people who were willing to share their thoughts and personal stories, this show has grown into so much more. It’s been bringing together the hashes from all the rehashing of that phrase.

It’s the way you go about asking life’s biggest questions – from everything that’s here on earth, to everything that’s out in space. 

• Bob: having seen the effects of climate change first hand…
• Kamran: found myself reading about Woodrow Wilson, Aldís…
• Catherine: I’m working on ancient climate change...
• Shubham: the atmosphere of Venus is like a living hell for humans

It’s about how you approach your day to day, with grit and dedication. 

• Aryn: one time I walked 60 blocks because the compost wasn’t where it usually was
• Daniel: get some sweat in, shower, and I’m ready to start my day… 6AM except Sundays

It’s about how you take care of yourself and others in times of need.

• William: When you do the white coat ceremony, you remember you’re really here to take care of people and patients.
• Adam: Everyone in my family is under my care of the longevity diet and I’m happy to report they’re doing quite well.

How you find ways to be whole in a system that seeks to channel you in one way or another 

• Assaad: I went back into ballroom dancing; there’s more to life than – at that point – law school 

And it’s about setting an example, whether or not others choose to follow it – by inspiring others to choose their own course of action on the causes they care about. 

• Audrey: I have this whole stack of old t-shirts and a forever shortage of underwear, and I recently had the brilliant idea to just turn those darn t-shirts into underwear!
• Erik: I don’t want to compromise in the way I live my life, and so going electric feels like small way to say I’m committing to a better future.
• Sydney: Once you’ve committed for enough time, I’ve noticed that I don’t view animal products as food anymore.
• Shannon: That's a good example for my biology students because we talk about conservation and I’m running and biking and so simultaneously reducing my carbon footprint.
• Gabrielle: It’s difficult to walk the talk if you don’t have people who’re going to check you. You need those friends who're going to say 'you said you weren't going to eat chicken today, why are you eating chicken?'

It’s about stepping into your role as an authentic creator of whatever it is you do in your life. Asking how you can best apply yourself to problems that really matter, and what it is you truly want to pursue – not because someone says you should but because you want to. 

• Stan: aerobus zero gravity experiments
• Sushen: going deep into a subject of interest
• Peter: to address accessibility problems with AI
• Neil: because I started to realize that business is a good way to bring about changes that can be hard to make in the public or non-profit sector.
• Aldís: It's really a lifelong goal to be part of this climate movement and move the dial forward on solutions for the planet and its people
• Kamran: I always want to be a first an ideas person before I’m a technical or legal professional if you will
• Brabeeba: So actually I didn't have a specific concentration; I switched every year. [gasp!]

It’s about defining your identity; building relationships that enhance your life and tapping into your immense capacity to love many people in no particular order.

• Peter: I have a lot of love for my metamour
• Sydney: Let's question these conventions a little bit more and find out what we actually want

Upending existing power structures in politics, law, the workforce; alleviating the visceral burden on people of color in a system that favors white. 

• Kamran: All of these movements at their core are really about injustice and unjust power
• Gabrielle: When I do embody that power that I have as a Black femme, they don’t know what to do with it!

It’s about having the tenacity to see your visions come to life through music, multimedia art, movement, everyday objects, physical canvas, digital media, and your writing. 

• Assaad: Just plugging along with my writer’s group; at the time of recording, I'm writing Chapter 7.
• Noah: Improvisation streaks where I'll sit down play for like 5 hours.
• Gustav: Essentially my life has been mostly about art.
• Nathan: We built this little device that can do digital contact tracing [for COVID]
• Emma: If you work hard but don't take things too seriously, it's fine.

It’s about how your life may be an expression of your most radical and daring ideas when you have the courage to speak your mind and walk your talk. 

• Cameron: We’re drawing from a ton of collective knowledge, enriching the hive mind, the collective.
• Sinwah: anytime I can earn money, but to chase my dream is something I can only do when I’m within 20s.

This podcast is a place where we openly explore these questions and your unique answers. What’s your talk, and how do you walk it?

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