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The E Word with Karen & Brittany

The E Word with Karen & Brittany

Di: Karen McFarlane and Brittany S. Hale
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The E Word is a bold conversation about culture, leadership, power, and identity—and how the systems that shape them influence the way we live, work, and lead.


Hosted by leadership strategists Karen McFarlane and Brittany S. Hale, The E Word is made for curious leaders, culture shapers, and deep thinkers navigating power, purpose, and change. Each episode explores the structures, decisions, and dynamics driving business, politics, culture, and everyday life.


Grounded in Aristotle’s five intellectual virtues, we connect the dots between timeless wisdom and today’s most urgent questions to help you find your power, reimagine what’s possible, and shape the world you want to see



© 2026 Karen McFarlane and Brittany S. Hale
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  • Your Brain Has Six Gears. Stop Leading in Neutral.
    Jan 19 2026

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    The smartest leaders don’t think in one gear; they shift. In this episode of The E Word, we explore six distinct modes of thinking—emotion, logic, intuition, motivation, creativity, and the brain-body connection—and how each one drives clarity, connection, and decision-making.

    We start with the physical: sleep, hydration, oxygen, and movement—the real OS of your brain. From there, we explore how leading with emotion and intuition, two often-dismissed modes, can accelerate trust and reveal hidden insight. Logic gets its due too, but we show how over-relying on it masks emotion rather than eliminates it.

    We dive into practical tools for using the right mode at the right time like translating logic into emotional cues when managing teams, reading your body like a dashboard, and designing systems that work even on low-motivation days. Want to understand why that teammate isn't vibing with your message? Maybe you're not speaking their native mode.

    Along the way, we layer in gut-brain science, creativity under pressure, and the three motivational drivers that move people: affiliation, achievement, and power.

    This is leadership beyond frameworks. It’s a mind-body strategy for people who think deeply and lead decisively. So, hit play, share with someone whose brain works differently from yours, and leave a review with the mode you’re practicing this week.

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    36 min
  • Unmasking Diddy: Power, Image, and 50 Cent’s Calculated Callout
    Jan 12 2026

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    The Diddy documentary (Sean Combs: The Reckoning) doesn’t just revisit an era; it puts a magnifying glass on how power moves through music, media, and myth. We examine what the four-part series actually shows beyond headlines and why the tight storytelling lands more like a character study than a scandal reel.

    From the Uptown days to global branding, we trace how image-making blurred into control, how a reality TV “work ethic” morphed into coercion in plain sight, and why long-whispered rumors hit differently when receipts and context are layered in.

    We explore the psychology of proximity, the business of silence, and why selective amends fall short of accountability. 50 Cent’s role as executive producer adds another meta-layer: does motive distract from method or sharpen the message?

    If you care about hip-hop history, media literacy, and the ethics of power, this one sharpens the lens.

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    52 min
  • Men Sue Uber; Women Just Want To Get Home Safely
    Jan 12 2026

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    Who gets the ride and at what cost? A new lawsuit claims that women-only rideshare options discriminate against men, but the real issue runs deeper. In this episode of The E Word, Karen and Brittany explore what happens when product design, legal frameworks, and lived experience collide.

    We break down Uber’s safety data, how Safety Risk Assessed Dispatch (SRAD) works, and the early signs that smarter routing may reduce harm. Then we go deeper: supply constraints, driver demographics, and why fairness looks different when risk isn’t equally distributed. Through the SPENT framework, we look at how real safety measures (Phronesis + Techne) can coexist with legal scrutiny (Episteme), public perception (Nous), and long-term policy reform (Sophia).

    This isn’t just about ridesharing. It’s about designing systems that protect without excluding, and understanding how gender, equity, and safety shape how we move through the world.

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    58 min
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