9. Theresa Deibele Interview: In Search of an Honorable Bank

Episode 9, In Search of an Honorable Bank, features an interview with Treasurer of Multnomah Meeting in Portland, OR. Theresa Deibele. Following the interview, hosts Jon and colin offer a remix where they dig into a few highlights from the interview.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to this podcast
• 2:14 Capital, a tool for good and evil
• 5:46 Investing in community projects
• 10:07 Multnomah Monthly Meeting's decision to change banks
• 14:54 About credit unions
• 18:16 Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• 21:39 Trust-based philanthropy
• 23:59 Friends' responsibility to undo racism
• 26:14 Faith and vocation
• 31:10 Budgets and values
• 32:03 Jon and colin remix - First, capital and anti-capitalism
• 39:29 A multi-racial lens on fairness
• 41:55 Examining our biases during decisions
• 43:26 Benefits and harms created by banks
• 45:49 Benefits and harms created by capitalism
• 47:11 Mitigating systemic harm
• 48:09 Gut reactions thinking of money
• 50:01 The individualistic mindset
• 52:58 Outro