Unlocking Us

Produced by Parcast, the show consists of both monologue and interview content and focuses on human vulnerability through Brown's experiences in social work.

[3] Brown began the podcast to have a more intimate medium of communicating her stories with her audience and she records the show in her home.

[5] According to a spokesman cited by The New York Times, the show was averaging more than a million downloads every episode in May 2020.

[6] Melissa Fyfe of The Sydney Morning Herald commented on the show saying that the "first season is a bit patchy" because it takes time to adjust to Brown's Southern American English and the disruptive advertisements, but Fyfe refers to the episodes with Harriet Lerner as a "masterclass in emotional intelligence.

"[8] Hannah J. Davies of The Guardian commented on the show saying that it is "an anxiety-quelling Ted talk in audio form.