The Space In Between Podcast
How do we lead, stay true to what matters, and make a positive difference in a world that can feel increasingly unsettled and divided? The Space In Between, hosted by Leigh Morgan, is a podcast for leaders and anyone who wants to help shape a better future. It explores how we navigate difficult challenges without losing our convictions or our humanity. Every other week, Leigh brings you engaging conversations with guests who share compelling stories, perspectives, and personal wisdom, alongside her own reflections and practical insights drawn from decades of leadership across the public and private sectors. Together, these conversations...
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Women, Leadership & Navigating Uncertainty with Stephanie O'Keefe
<p>What do women bring to leadership that may be especially valuable in today's unpredictable and often uncertain world? Research suggests that women leaders demonstrate strengths in collaborative leadership, building relationships, and bringing diverse perspectives into decision-making. These qualities aren't exclusive to women, of course. But at a time when trust is declining and polarization remains strong -- they may be more important than ever.</p><p><br></p><p>Who better to explore what these strengths look like in practice than someone with a front-row view of women leading across the globe? In this episode of The Space In...
Leigh's Leadership Lessons: Watch Your Language
<p>It’s election season in the U.S., and the tone of many campaigns can feel caustic, reactive, and relentlessly polarized. But the words we use matter far beyond politics. In this encore episode, host Leigh Morgan examines how binary, all-or-nothing language constricts our thinking - and how leaders can communicate in ways that open possibility, build trust, and hold clear convictions without widening the divide. </p><p><br></p><p>She also explores how our words don’t simply communicate what we think. They physiologically shape how we feel, how we respond, and whether an interaction sparks connection or...
When Courage Can Save Us - with Rye Barcott
<p>What if some of the courage we need most right now isn't about standing our ground -- but knowing when to negotiate, admit we're wrong, or put the common good ahead of our own side? In a polarized culture that often rewards strident loyalty to our group and political self-protection, those choices can carry a real cost. So, what does courage actually look like—and do we have enough of it?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of The Space In Between, host Leigh Morgan talks with Marine Corps veteran and New York Times bestselling author Rye Ba...
Leading Across AI Fault Lines with Karen Kornbluh
<p>Artificial intelligence is advancing at dizzying speed. But the hardest questions about AI may not be technical at all. Who should decide what responsible AI looks like? Can we create meaningful AI regulation without stifling innovation? And at a moment of deep distrust in both government and Big Tech, how do leaders build the coalitions needed to move forward?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of The Space In Between, Leigh Morgan sits down with Ambassador Karen Kornbluh, Senior Advisor for Emerging Technologies at the Milken Institute, to make sense of the fault lines shaping AI policy...
The Soul of a Citizen with Paul Loeb
<p>When division deepens and confidence in our institutions erodes, ordinary people still have far more influence than we may realize. In this episode, Leigh speaks with author and civic-engagement leader Paul Loeb about citizenship—not as a legal status, but as a civic mindset: the choice to care about what happens beyond our individual lives and to participate in shaping our communities, institutions, and democracy. At its heart, engaged citizenship is an expression of agency—the belief that our choices and actions matter, even in difficult and uncertain times. Their conversation offers a hopeful reminder that each of us can...
Leigh’s Leadership Lessons: Humans ARE the Loop - Our Role in the Age of AI
<p>AI agents going rogue. Systems behaving deceptively. Technology advancing faster than most of us can fully understand. It’s easy to feel as though AI is an unstoppable force and the rest of us are simply along for the ride. In this episode, Leigh challenges that passive stance with a simple but powerful shift: we don’t just need humans in the loop. Humans ARE the loop.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’ve never heard the tech phrase “human in the loop,” the idea is reassuringly simple: let the AI do the work, but keep a person nearby to...
BONUS EPISODE: Beyond the Binary - Storm’s Journey of Family and Identity
<p>In this special bonus episode, I follow up on my conversation with Bree Rose, who shared her experience as the mother of Storm, her nonbinary teenager. I wanted to hear Storm’s perspective on their journey, and our conversation was fun, deep, and reminded me that young people today hold incredible wisdom and insight despite a world too often torn by polarization.</p><p><br></p><p>Now 17, Storm speaks candidly about beginning to question their gender identity at age 12, the relief of discovering that they did not have to fit into a prescribed box, and the safety they fe...
Parenting a Transgender Child: Love, Choice, and Grace with Bree Rose
<p>Conversations about transgender youth and gender identity increasingly unfold in a highly polarized climate, where deeply personal decisions get pulled into cultural and political conflict. Behind those debates — and ongoing threats to the rights, safety, and well-being of transgender people — are real families trying to support their children and make consequential decisions without the benefit of certainty. In this episode, Leigh talks with Bree Rose about her family's path after her child, Storm, began questioning their gender identity at age 12.</p><p><br></p><p>Ultimately, they explore a question that reaches beyond parenting: how do we lead with love...
The Real Ones: Authenticity, Code-Switching, and Agency with Maya Rupert
<p>What does it really mean to be authentic—and who gets to decide? In this episode of The Space in Between, host Leigh Morgan talks with author, political strategist, and podcast host Maya Rupert about how race, gender, identity, and power influence who is perceived as “real,” trustworthy, and qualified.</p><p>Drawing from her book, The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic, Maya challenges the idea that authenticity is simply a matter of “being yourself.” She and Leigh explore how code-switching and adapting to different environments can reflect awareness and agency—not dishones...
Staying in the Game: Leadership Lessons from Sports with Everett Harper
<p>What does it take to stay in the game when life doesn't go your way? In this engaging and deeply personal conversation, Space In Between host Leigh Morgan welcomes back longtime friend, former tech CEO, author, TEDx speaker, and fellow Duke University athlete Everett Harper for a conversation that begins on the playing field—but quickly expands into leadership, resilience, and what it means to stay connected in turbulent times.</p><p><br></p><p>Drawing on stories from their years competing at Duke—Everett as a national championship soccer player and Leigh as a standout point guard for the...
