Episode Details

There are a lot of things that we don’t talk about in our society right now. And one of those things is fatherhood. The role of fathers – and the power of their presence, and care – is not explored that often, or in much detail. But our guest on the podcast this week says that needs to change. Shaka Senghor is a tech executive, a New York Times bestselling author, a former fellow at the MIT media lab, and a leading voice on criminal justice reform. He’s also a former inmate, having served nineteen years in prison, seven of which were in solitary confinement. Shaka’s new powerful book is called Letters to the Sons of Society: A Father’s Invitation to Love, Honesty, and Freedom – and it is written to his two children, and to the children in our world at large. Shaka Senghor as our guest, today on Lean Out.

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