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Chocolate and Coffee Break

Chocolate and Coffee Break

Written by: Andrea Putting
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 A show, a movement, and a mission to break down the barriers that divide us. In a world growing louder with hate, division, and misunderstanding, we choose a different frequency: love, compassion, and the courageous power of connection.

Each episode invites you into real, unscripted conversations over chocolate and coffee — simple rituals with the power to disarm, disarmour, and deeply connect. Here, we don’t just talk about change — we live it. We bring together people from different walks of life to share their stories, their hopes, and sometimes, their hardest truths.

What will you get out of it? Perspective. Courage. Humanity. A spark of hope that maybe — just maybe — the world isn’t as divided as we think.

This is your invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and discover the extraordinary in everyday people. Because when we make space for the conversations that matter, love doesn’t just whisper — it roars. So grab a cuppa. Break the chocolate. And stay for the conversation that might just change your day — or your life.Copyright Vids Inc. TV Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Episode 10 — Compassion, Curiosity, and Bridge-Building (Rabbi Zelman Castel)

    Episode 10 — Compassion, Curiosity, and Bridge-Building (Rabbi Zelman Castel)
    Jan 21 2026
    In Episode 10 of Chocolate and Coffee Break, host Andrea Putting sits down with Rabbi Zelman Castel to explore what compassion really means—and how we build bridges across faith, culture, and community in divided times. Zelman shares his upbringing in a tightly insulated Jewish community, the pivotal moment visiting a Muslim school in Sydney, and the deeper realization that the most meaningful parts of being human—wanting to be good, loved, and purposeful—are universal. You’ll also hear about Together For Humanity, powerful school-based exercises that challenge stereotypes, and practical ways everyday citizens can engage with compassion without collapsing into binary thinking.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 9 — Emotional Safety, Bullying, and Belonging (with Ron Prasad)

    Episode 9 — Emotional Safety, Bullying, and Belonging (with Ron Prasad)
    Jan 14 2026
    In Episode 9 of Chocolate and Coffee Break, host Andrea Putting welcomes Ron Prasad, co-founder of the Beat Bullying with Confidence Foundation, for a powerful conversation about emotional safety, bullying, and the deep human need to belong. Ron shares his lived experience of being bullied, the impact of growing up with a speech impediment, and how he transformed pain into purpose by helping schools, parents, sports clubs, youth centers, and workplaces build bully-free cultures. This episode offers real guidance for parents, practical insights for schools, and a compelling workplace framework—BELONG—showing how belonging reduces bullying by default. Above all, it delivers an unforgettable message: you are not alone, and you don’t have to suffer in silence.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 8 — How Culture Sustains Inequality (and How We Dismantle It) | Dr. Amanda Udis Kessler

    Episode 8 — How Culture Sustains Inequality (and How We Dismantle It) | Dr. Amanda Udis Kessler
    Jan 7 2026
    In Episode 8 of Chocolate and Coffee Break, host Andrea Putting welcomes Dr. Amanda Udis Kessler, sociologist, ethicist, and anti-racism trainer, for a conversation that is both challenging and deeply necessary. Drawing from her book Cultural Processes of Inequality, Amanda explains how culture—our shared assumptions, beliefs, norms, and systems—doesn’t just reflect inequality; it can create and maintain it. Together, Andrea and Amanda explore privilege, compassion, policing, media narratives, and what meaningful allyship looks like in real life. This episode is an invitation: to learn, to listen, to be willing to be uncomfortable—and to let love be the loudest voice.
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    29 mins
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