At Odds: Family

The world has become increasingly divided, and more and more of us find ourselves navigating relationships with people whose views don’t align with our own. This mini-series explores the challenges, humor, and humanity of finding common ground—or learning to live with our differences.In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers navigate conflicting beliefs within their own families.Part 1: A son struggles to preserve his relationship with his mother as her devotion to a cult pushes them further apart.This story is appearing anonymously on our podcast to protect the identity of the storyteller and their family. Part 2: Lexa Graham’s mother has always held alternative beliefs that clash with Lexa’s deep trust in science and evidence.Lexa Graham is an award winning scientist, educator, and comedian who specializes in science centered comedy, humour workshops for professionals, and speaking about the science of success for university students. An expert at mixing science and comedy into a fun and educational cocktail, Lexa is the creator of DNAtured Journal, a satirical academic journal on student life and science, and Dirty Science, a monthly Science Comedy show. Lexa is also a popular host, performer, and panelist for all kinds of events due to her personable nature, quick wit, and broad scientific knowledge. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.