Episodes 36
Avg. Duration 57m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.0 (44)
Since Jun 2023
Latest Episode May 2026

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Infusing science, practical skills, and joy into diversity discussions! Follow @DiverseJoy on social media! In each episode, Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson share something that is bringing them joy, talk about a diversity topic, share stories, teach a bias habit-breaking skill, and give a media recommendation of something that brings them joy. Their goal is jointly to provide entertainment and education, and they infuse science, practicality, and most of all, joy into conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Every episode also exists as a standalone educational video that you can find on YouTube, or through our website at DiverseJoy.com. Diverse Joy is hosted by Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson, produced by Eric Roman Beining, with music by Jay Arner. New episodes release the first Wednesday of each month. Learn more at DiverseJoy.com. Development of the first season of Diverse Joy was sponsored in part by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number R35GM128888. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Production is also supported by donations to our nonprofit, Inequity Agents of Change. Learn more at BiasHabit.com.

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S3E8 S3E08: Neurospicy and Thriving: ADHD and Neurodiversity

May 06, 2026 59m Transcript

For this late-spring episode, Amber and Will dressed up to express their love of the Netflix series Bridgerton.  Will’s shares that his joy is his recent ADHD diagnosis (attention deficit…

S3E7 S3E07: Reclaiming Native American Heritage! With Guest Jack Pepple

Apr 01, 2026 50m Transcript

In this episode, we invite special guest Jack Pepple, a member of the Santee Sioux Tribe, to share some of his experiences and perspectives related to his Native American heritage.  Jack’s joy is…

S3E6 S3E06: Understanding Gender Bias and Gender Similarities

Mar 04, 2026 54m Transcript

Amber and Will are dressed up as Daisy and Donald Duck for Disney Bounding month!  Will’s joy this month is his new routine of charging his phone in his kitchen at night, which has significantly…

S3E05: Why Belonging Matters As a Multi-Cultural Immigrant With Guest Xizhou Xie

Feb 04, 2026 54m Transcript

This episode, we invite special guest Xizhou Xie (pronounced “She-Joe She-uh”), an artist, statistician, and Chinese-American immigrant. Xizhou’s joy this episode is her wonderful cats, Shadow and…

S3E4 S3E04: Learning About Bias in Kids

Jan 07, 2026 57m Transcript

It’s our New Year’s episode (happy 2026 everybody)! For this mid-winter episode, Will shares the joy of going to the Lake Geneva Winterfest America’s Snow Sculpting Invitational™ and the delightful…

S3E3 S3E03: Mind-Body Connection: The Body Keeps the Joy

Dec 03, 2025 57m Transcript

Will and Amber’s joys this holiday season relate to holiday traditions: Amber’s recalls how her mom would give her and her brother gift every day of the month leading up to Christmas as kids, and…

S3E2 S3E02: The Brain’s Wicked Reward System and Overcoming Stereotypes for Good

Nov 05, 2025 49m Transcript

In excitement for the release of the movie Wicked: For Good later this month, Amber and Will are dressed as Elfie and Guy-linda from Wicked! Will’s joy this month is Heels and Wheels, a…

S3E01: Joy as Resistance and Bias Reduction

Oct 01, 2025 55m Transcript

For this Halloween episode, Will is dressed as Dracula and Amber is the Bride of Frankenstein! This is the first episode of season 3, and Amber’s joy is all the great reactions the podcast has…

S2E14 S2E14: Alpha, Boomer, Millennial: Learn about Generational Biases

Sep 03, 2025 1h 27m Transcript

Will and Amber are dressed up as Dorothy and Sophia from “The Golden Girls”, in honor of this month being the 40th anniversary of that groundbreaking television show. Amber shares her joy about a…

S2E13 S2E13: Diverse People Bring Diverse Perspectives

Aug 06, 2025 1h 20m Transcript

Will’s joy this month is the annual Woof’s Boat Cruise in the lakes around Madison, and Amber's is a lovely, heartwarming gift from her former students! The cohosts start off discussing the benefits…

S2E12 S2E12: Moving From Surviving to Thriving: Addressing Bias Impacts on Mental Health

Jul 02, 2025 1h 44m Transcript

Amber's geeky joy this month is the creativity of insurance commercials, and Will’s joy is visiting the American Players Theater for Shakespeare productions. July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness…

S2E11 S2E11: Guidelines for Fair and Legal Employment Practices with Guest Nicki Vander Meulen

Jun 04, 2025 1h 20m

The cohosts and returning guest Nicki Vander Meulen are dressed up in rainbows and sparkles in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Nicki’s joy is a bracelet with a neurodiversity symbol for Autistic people,…

S2E10 S2E10: Healing and Understanding Intergenerational and Collective Traumas

May 07, 2025 1h 42m Transcript

To celebrate Star Wars Day ("May the Fourth be with you!)", Will and Amber dress in their favorite colors (pink and green) as "Star Wars" characters, and share "Star Wars" related joys. Amber's joy…

S2E9 S2E09: Discovering Room To Grow! With Guest Sandy Eichel

Apr 02, 2025 1h

Will, Amber, and returning guest Sandy Eichel are dressed up in purple and green to celebrate Spring! Sandy shares their joy about early spring flowers, Amber continues that thread sharing her joy…

S2E8 S2E08: Unpacking the Science and Controversy around "Implicit Bias"

Mar 05, 2025 1h 16m

March is Disneybound* month, something Amber enjoys every year, so for this month’s episode, we got dressed up as Chip (Will) and Dale (Amber) from Disney’s Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers! What’s…

S2E7 S2E07: Living Black History! With Guest Bernie Hoes

Feb 05, 2025 1h 42m

For this Black History Month episode, Will wears the Black History Month colors while Amber dresses in an Ankara print; they are joined by educator Bernie Hoes.   What’s bringing us joy? For Will,…

S2E6 S2E06: Joy in Challenging Beauty Standards

Jan 01, 2025 1h 17m

We help you ring in the New Year with this month's episode (released New Year's Day)! Will shares that (last year's) New Year's Eve festivities brought him joy; and Amber gives us an inside look at…

S2E5 S2E05: Christmas is NOT Cancelled: Moving Past Cancel Culture

Dec 04, 2024 1h 4m

This month's episode focuses on the holiday season. We share holiday-related joy! Amber discusses visiting Disneyland during the holidays and the extra magic it brings! Will's joy is his friends'…

S2E4 S2E04: Learning About Immigration With Guest Valeria Martinez

Nov 06, 2024 57m

In this episode we have a very special guest, Valeria Martinez, Esq., who is an immigration attorney and joins Drs. Cox and Nelson to talk about immigration issues! We share joy! Valeria's joy is…

S2E3 S2E03: The Joy of Learning via Analogy In Media

Oct 02, 2024 56m

October means it's our Halloween episode! For the occasion, Amber is dressed up as Weird Barbie from Barbie (2023) and Will is dressed up as Quicksilver from X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)! We…

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Diverse Joy has published 36 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in Education, Science.

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Diverse Joy is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 57m.

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