On Purpose: The Heidi Stevens And Dr. John Duffy Podcast

Can Hate Speech Ever Be A Youthful Indiscretion?

This week, we're talking about the Parkland shooting survivor who recently had his Harvard offer rescinded after it was discovered that he had made some racist comments, whether such an offense is ever redeemable, and how this ties into race. 

The Roles We Play In Our Relationships

We took a week off, but now we're back! John's officially an empty nester, and the proud new owner of a drill. Heidi's stepson graduated from high school. Lots of stuff going on! Anyway, all of this somehow led to a conversation about the roles we tend to play in our relationships, as well as the unique stresses today's kids deal with in their daily lives that were absent from previous generations. 

You Can Try Something Different

This week John & Heidi are talking about takeaways from the new Gillette ad, why group therapy is awesome, and how parents can approach transitioning into an empty nest. 

Mayor Pete's Bullying Advice & What It Means

We didn't see the Game of Thrones finale, but we did see Mayor Pete's brilliant bullying advice to a teenage girl at a recent rally, which sparked a conversation about how the ways in which we frame our adversity can shape us into either a better version of ourselves or a worse one. 

Alyssa Milano's Sex Strike, Marriage-ology, & More!

This week we're breaking down Alyssa Milano's controversial sex strike and some of its implications. Also, a book Heidi recently reviewed prompted us to discuss just how all-consuming should parenting be. Plus, Heidi won an award!

What Our Cars Really Mean To Us

In this episode, we touch briefly on the recent school shooting in Colorado before shifting into the much more pleasant topic of the sentimental value of our cars and the meaningful roles they wind up playing in our lives.

On The Overt and Subversive Nature Of Gender Roles

In this episode of On Purpose, Heidi recounts her experience attending a stop on Abby Wambach's recent book tour at a church in Naperville that took some surprising turns, and led to an interesting conversation. 

Is There Still Room For Single-Gender Spaces in 2019?

An annual Daddy/Daughter dance, in addition to a Mom/Son sports night at Heidi's kids' school has sparked an interesting debate that has a surprisingly complex answer. 

Male Friendships Revisited, Joe Biden, Leggings, & More!

In this episode, we touch on our recent conversation about the decline of male friendships, the Joe Biden controversy, leggings, and more!

What would the Monica Lewinsky scandal look like today?

Monica Lewinsky's recent appearance on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has us talking about what her infamous scandal might look like in today's world of constant news coverage, social media updates, etc.