Coffins Made Of Mushrooms and Empathy For As*holes with Karen Faith

In this episode, we talk coffins made of mushrooms, when perspective taking costs too much, and the difference between empathy and accountability. About this week's guest: Karen Faith is the CEO of Others Unlimited. Previously an ethnographer, her work has shaped initiatives at Google, Amazon, Indeed, Blue Cross, The Federal Reserve Bank, The NBA, The ACLU, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, to name a few. She's an empathy trainer named Karen, and the joke isn't lost on her. Which is how she's owned mics across 5 continents, and gave a TEDx talk that has since racked up over 3M views. Show notes! This week's sponsor: The Working Garden Project Flower Pressing Class at Paper Canopy Others Unlimited Things we talked about: Mushroom Coffin Karen's Ted Talk on Empathy To advertise on the podcast: hello@baskergardens.com

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Coffins Made Of Mushrooms and Empathy For As*holes with Karen Faith is an episode from One Part Podcast by Jessica Murnane.

This episode is 50:48 long.

This episode was published on Mar 26, 2026.

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