Imagine being admitted to a hospital for an emergency.  Or a routine procedure.  One of the first people you meet is a nurse.  She’s polite, professional, compassionate and caring.  She knows her stuff, and you feel comfortable and confident that you are being well cared for.  Do you care, in that moment, if the nurse has “checked a box” saying she accepts her “implicit biases”?  And if she had NOT ticked such a box, would you want her fired?  Meet a nurse who, after 39 years, was fired for not checking a particular box.  She joins Michele.

<p>Imagine being admitted to a hospital for an emergency.  Or a routine procedure.  One of the first people you meet is a nurse.  She’s polite, professional, compassionate and caring.  She knows her stuff, and you feel comfortable and confident that you are being well cared for.  Do you care, in that moment, if the nurse has “checked a box” saying she accepts her “implicit biases”?  And if she had NOT ticked such a box, would you want her fired?  Meet a nurse who, after 39 years, was fired for not checking a particular box.  She joins Michele.</p>

For nearly three decades, Michele Tafoya reported the action from the sidelines. She covered the NBA, NFL, Olympics, and the college football and basketball national championships. And now, during these insane times in our world, she thinks we need a serious dose … of sanity. This is the Michele Tafoya Podcast, with your host — one of the sanest people on planet earth — Michele Tafoya.

<p>For nearly three decades, Michele Tafoya reported the action from the sidelines. She covered the NBA, NFL, Olympics, and the college football and basketball national championships. And now, during these insane times in our world, she thinks we need a serious dose … of sanity. This is the Michele Tafoya Podcast, with your host — one of the sanest people on planet earth — Michele Tafoya.</p>