What would happen if we confronted the issues our modern world faces with curiosity rather than dread?

That’s the goal of A Fine Mess, a new weekly podcast from Evoke Media (the team behind the Sundance Film Festival award-winning “Sugarcane” and co-creators of the #1 chart-topping investigative podcast Blind Plea) and acclaimed podcast services company The Podglomerate.

Each week, host Sabrina Merage Naim, venture capitalist and philanthropist, interviews expert guests about the most thought-provoking topics of our time. On this show, understanding replaces assumptions and commonalities replace divides. Along the way, Sabrina helps listeners learn how to better approach difficult conversations and foster tolerance and inclusivity.

Featured guests include:

• Sam Bee, comedian and writer known for her work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, on the rise of satirical news
• Samhita Mukhopadhyay, the former executive editor of Teen Vogue, on hustle culture and the myth of “making it”
• Matt Abrahams, Stanford strategic communication lecturer and host of the chart-topping podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart, on how to have conversations with people you disagree with

The trailer for A Fine Mess will premiere on August 5, with the first two episodes following on August 12. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.