The Art of Calling In: Loretta Ross
The Art of Calling In: Loretta Ross  
Podcast: Future Hindsight
Published On: Thu Jun 05 2025
Description: We discuss "calling in" as a practice rooted in a human rights framework that can transform how we engage across our divide and potentially be the bridge that helps our democracy survive.   Loretta’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Do an integrity audit: pause and self assess before responding Always focus on the good part of people   Loretta Ross is an activist and an associate professor at Smith College. Loretta has had a long career in the human rights movement and her new book is Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel.     Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Loretta on X:  https://x.com/LorettaJRoss    Read Calling In:  https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight   Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Loretta Ross Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis