Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

I’ve spent over 20 years studying the emotions and experiences that bring meaning and purpose to our lives, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s this: we are hardwired for connection, and connecting requires courage, vulnerability, and conversation. I want this to be a podcast that’s real, unpolished, honest, and reflects both the magic and the messiness of what it means to be human. Episodes will include conversations with the people who are teaching me, challenging me, confusing me, or maybe even ticking me off a little. I'll also have direct conversations with you about what I’m learning from new research, and we'll do some episodes dedicated to answering your questions. We don’t have to do life alone. We were never meant to. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Most frequent guests

Richard Rohr 4 episodes
Tarana Burke 3 episodes
Karen Walrond 3 episodes
Roxane Gay 2 episodes
James Clear 2 episodes
Susan Cain 2 episodes
Esther Perel 2 episodes
Anand Giridharadas 2 episodes
Emmanuel Acho 2 episodes
John Gottman 2 episodes

Every guest on Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

93 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Marc Brackett
Dr. Marc Brackett and Brené on “Permission to Feel” · Apr 2020

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Brandi Carlile
Brené with Brandi Carlile on Music, Mysticism, and Broken Horses · Apr 2021

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Barack Obama
Brené with President Barack Obama on Leadership, Family and Service · Dec 2020

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Kerry Washington

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Tim Ferriss
Brené with Tim Ferriss and Dax Shepard on Podcasting, Daily Practices, and the Long and Winding Path to Healing · Dec 2020

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Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay on “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem” · 2 episodes

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James Clear
Brené with James Clear on Atomic Habits, Part 2 of 2 · 2 episodes

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Susan Cain
Brené with Susan Cain on How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Part 2 of 2 · 2 episodes

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David Eagleman
Brené with David Eagleman on The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain · Dec 2020

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Judd Apatow
Brené with Judd Apatow on Vulnerability and Laughter · Jun 2020

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Scott Galloway

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Esther Perel
Esther Perel on New AI – Artificial Intimacy · 2 episodes

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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys and Brené on More Myself · Apr 2020

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Kara Swisher
Brené with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway on Pivot, Reverence, and What’s Behind Big Tech · Mar 2022

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Joe Biden
Brené with Joe Biden on Empathy, Unity and Courage · Oct 2020

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Reese Witherspoon
Brené with Reese Witherspoon & Kerry Washington on Little Fires Everywhere · May 2020

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Kamala Harris
VP Kamala Harris on Courageous Leadership and Winning in 2024 · Oct 2024

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Dax Shepard

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Jay Duplass
Brené with Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass on The Power of Paradox · May 2020

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Celeste Ng
Brené and Celeste Ng on Little Fires Everywhere · May 2020

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Aminatou Sow
Brené with Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman on Big Friendship · Oct 2021

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Jason Reynolds
Brené with Jason Reynolds on Masterpieces and Messes · Feb 2022

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Abby Wambach
Brené with Abby Wambach on the New Rules of Leadership · Mar 2021

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Priya Parker
Brené with Priya Parker on The Art of Gathering · Nov 2020

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Amy Webb
Futurist Amy Webb on What's Coming (and What's Here) · Apr 2024

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Anand Giridharadas
Brené with Anand Giridharadas on The Persuaders, Part 2 of 2 · 2 episodes

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Mary Claire Haver
Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the New Menopause · Oct 2024

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Ibram X. Kendi
Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist · Jun 2020

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Vivek Murthy
Dr. Vivek Murthy and Brené on loneliness and connection · Apr 2020

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Emmanuel Acho
Brené with Emmanuel Acho on Being Illogical · 2 episodes

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Glennon Doyle
Glennon Doyle and Brené on Untamed · Mar 2020

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Mark Duplass

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Ann Friedman

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Ashley C. Ford
Brené with Ashley C. Ford on Storytelling, Truth-Telling, and Liberation · May 2021

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Clint Smith
Brené with Dr. Clint Smith on How the Word Is Passed · May 2021

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Debbie Millman

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Hanif Abdurraqib
Brené with Hanif Abdurraqib on Art, Culture, and Black Performance · Mar 2021

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John Gottman
Brené with Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman on The Love Prescription, Part 2 of 3 · 2 episodes

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Samin Nosrat
Brené with Samin Nosrat on Grief, Gratitude, and Connection · Apr 2021

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Brett Goldstein
Brené with Brett Goldstein Live at ACL Fest on Comedy, Creativity, and Roy Kent · Oct 2021

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Recent episodes

134 episodes from the feed, newest first.

VP Kamala Harris on Courageous Leadership and Winning in 2024
with Kamala Harris

Oct 2024
Grief, Laughter, and Sisterhood: Losing Our Mom and Holding On to Each Other
Oct 2024
Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 2 of 2
with Heather Cox Richardson

Oct 2024
Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, Part 1 of 2
with Heather Cox Richardson

Oct 2024
Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the New Menopause
with Mary Claire Haver

Oct 2024
Roxane Gay on “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem”
with Roxane Gay

Sep 2024
Dr. Sarah Lewis on The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America
with Sarah Lewis

Sep 2024
Valarie Kaur on Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory
with Valarie Kaur

Sep 2024
Brené and Barrett reflect on the "Living Beyond Human Scale" Podcast Series
May 2024
Futurist Amy Webb on What's Coming (and What's Here)
with Amy Webb

Apr 2024
New York Times Journalists Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller on "A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men"
with Jennifer Valentino-DeVries

Apr 2024
Dr. S. Craig Watkins on Why AI’s Potential to Combat or Scale Systemic Injustice Still Comes Down to Humans
with S. Craig Watkins

Apr 2024
Dr. William Brady on Social Media, Moral Outrage and Polarization
with William Brady

Mar 2024
Esther Perel on New AI – Artificial Intimacy
with Esther Perel

Mar 2024
Khaled Elgindy on his book: Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump
with Khaled Elgindy

Mar 2024
Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green on Standing Together
with Rula Daood

Feb 2024
Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin on Nonviolence as The Path to Freedom for Palestinians and Israelis
with Ali Abu Awwad

Feb 2024
Unlocking Us is Back
Feb 2024
Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 2 of 2
Jan 2023
Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 1 of 2
Dec 2022
Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 2 of 2
with Richard Rohr

Dec 2022
Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 1 of 2
with Richard Rohr

Dec 2022
Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 2 of 2
with Chris Germer

Dec 2022
Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 1 of 2
with Chris Germer

Nov 2022
Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 2 of 2
Nov 2022