Couverture de Controversial Crucial Conversations

Controversial Crucial Conversations

Controversial Crucial Conversations

De : Quintin Dukes
Écouter gratuitement

À propos de ce contenu audio

Controversial Crucial Conversations is a long-form podcast examining race, power, and economics in American cities, using Rochester New York as a case study with national relevance.

Hosted by Quintin Dukes, the show focuses on systems rather than soundbites. Each episode explores how policy decisions, economic design, and institutional incentives shape real outcomes for communities, particularly those historically excluded from opportunity.

These conversations move beyond surface-level explanations of inequality to examine how gatekeeping, income disparity, incarceration, education, and labor markets operate in practice. The goal is not outrage or ideology, but clarity, accountability, and honest analysis grounded in lived experience and historical context.

This podcast is designed for students, professionals, educators, community leaders, and elected officials who are willing to engage with complex issues without filters or shortcuts. The conversations may be uncomfortable, but they are necessary.

If you want to understand how cities function beneath the headlines, and why outcomes persist even when intentions sound good, this podcast is for you.

Quintin Dukes
Politique et gouvernement Sciences politiques Sciences sociales
Les membres Amazon Prime bénéficient automatiquement de 2 livres audio offerts chez Audible.

Vous êtes membre Amazon Prime ?

Bénéficiez automatiquement de 2 livres audio offerts.
Bonne écoute !
    Épisodes
    • Brain Drain Is Not an Accident
      Feb 15 2026

      In Episode Two, Quintin Dukes examines brain drain in Rochester not as an unfortunate trend but as a structural outcome. Building on the economic framework introduced in Episode One, he explains how gatekeeping, racialized hiring practices, and a lack of economic oxygen push educated Black and Brown professionals out of the city.

      Dukes places this reality within a historical context, tracing post 1964 reforms that prioritized pacification over wealth creation. He introduces the Sovereignty Blueprint, urging professionals to move from applicants to owners by reclaiming their value and building independent economic pathways.

      Afficher plus Afficher moins
      34 min
    • Rochester’s Hidden Economy
      Feb 6 2026

      In the premiere episode of Controversial Crucial Conversations, host Quintin Dukes returns to Rochester, New York, to confront the structural realities behind the city's racial income gap. Drawing from lived experience and economic data, Dukes examines how poverty, systemic racism, and exclusionary hiring practices shape outcomes for Black residents.

      This episode introduces education as a tool for liberation while exposing how cultural fit narratives quietly block qualified Black professionals from access and mobility. By unpacking Rochester's Gini coefficient, Dukes reframes inequality as a design feature rather than a coincidence, setting the foundation for a season centered on truth-telling and accountability.

      Afficher plus Afficher moins
      25 min
    Aucun commentaire pour le moment