Podcasts about Civic

With corporations getting ever larger – and even able to influence the outcome of presidential elections – the power of a single individual might seem lost. But it's alive and well.Sandy Rosenthal is an experienced community mobilizer, most notable for founding the nonprofit Levees.org, with 25,000 supporters nationwide. Her 2020 book, Words Whispered in Water, explores how she — against all odds — altered the national narrative about the deadly flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. InWords Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina, Sandy gives a first-person narrative of the 2005 flooding and its aftermath, thrusting her into her role as a leading voice for fact-based responses to flood threats. She describes her transformation into an advocate for education on the history of flood control failures after Hurricane Katrina had moved inland, and her subsequent work as a watchdog tracking the responses of government and media in the hours, weeks and years after the floodwalls first gave way. A special Anniversary Edition of her book, featuring a new cover and foreword, went on sale in August 2025, timed with the 20th anniversary of the catastrophe.The catastrophic flooding of New Orleans in 2005 brought levees into the public consciousness. Yet, flooding now seems to be happening almost everywhere. The majority of the nation's population lives in counties protected by levees. Sandy's organization brings awareness to the dangers posed by this situation.Her organization has a strong physical presence in New Orleans, including the Flooded House Museum and the Levee Exhibit Hall at a major breach site. The organization has also installed three historic plaques vetted by the state's preservation office and hosts an annual levee breach bike tour, among other public education efforts.For these efforts, Sandy has received numerous awards, including Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year from Tulane University and Most Influential Woman from Mount Holyoke College. She is an advocate for the 62% of the American population living in counties protected by levees.Rosenthal has been married to Stephen Rosenthal since 1979 and has three adult married children and two grandchildren. Sandy is also the co-host of The Slingshot podcast and host of the former Beat the Big Guys podcast.Points we cover in this episode:​The igniting moment that made her decide to fight the Army Corps of Engineers​The big mistake that the Army Corps made​Her shining moment in exposing the Army Corps' bad behavior​What she would have done differently in the battle​How her group continues to help people fight bullies and bad actors Learn more: SandyRosenthal.net/  LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/RosenthalSandy

“Lincoln Center is multiple stages. I think probably over three dozen stages across 16 acres. It is a vast canvas in and of itself. And then we have this beautiful plaza that leads to this beautiful campus, and that's the visual I think that most people have when they think of Lincoln Center is this beautiful fountain in the center and these three gorgeous buildings.It's New York's biggest plaza, and it feels very vibrant and beautiful. In the summer, we really take that plaza and we transform it into a dance floor. So this idea of also interrupting what people's notion of Lincoln Center is because it's a space that is very aspirational, which is a great thing.”Shanta Thake is the Chief Artistic Officer at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts—the nation's largest performing arts complex. Before stepping into this role, she spent nineteen years at The Public Theater, shaping the city's cultural landscape through Joe's Pub and expansive community initiatives. Today, she is tearing down walls—both the literal barriers separating Lincoln Center from its neighbors, and the figurative ones that dictate who belongs in our cultural spaces. She views the arts not as a luxury, but as essential civic infrastructure. We are pleased to have Shanta Thake to discuss her journey, the power of radical curation, and the future of public performance.(0:00) Reimagining Lincoln Center(2:27) Art and the Human Experience(4:40) The Curiosity of Childhood(5:44) Alvin Ailey and the Pivot(8:29) The Invisible Arts(9:06) The Power of Public Theater(17:03) Curation, Programming and the Art of Listening(23:42) San Juan Hill and The Wall(31:23) Art as the Oldest Technology(35:02) globalFEST: Music and Connection(38:20) Finding Universal Belonging(41:20) The Gift of Pause(54:27) A Collective CaretakingEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

Nothing says “responsible morning radio” quite like starting the hour buzzing on Italian rainbow cookies and ending it by debating whether Rafe Williams belongs on Raya.Welcome to another funny show from The Rizzuto Show, where the crew begins this episode riding the aftermath of Rizz's birthday food extravaganza. Sweet Seven Layers has everybody losing their minds over traditional Italian rainbow cookies, pistachio and blackberry creations, cherry amaretto and enough sugar to make Moon openly admit he's buzzing. Throw in the pastries from Le Bon Boucher and we're basically broadcasting from inside a carbohydrate emergency.Before everyone slips into a frosting coma, Rizz drops some actual useful information: Rizz Show Night with the St. Louis Blues is coming to Enterprise Center, featuring the Blues against the Colorado Avalanche and an exclusive Rizz Show Blues jacket. Even better, a portion of the special ticket benefits Operation Food Search. Look at us briefly doing something respectable.Don't worry. It doesn't last.Sexy Time Fun Facts arrives with a legitimately groundbreaking medical story: surgeons in Vietnam successfully performed the country's first penile transplant from a brain-dead donor.And there goes the respectability.What starts as an unbelievable medical headline turns into a surprisingly thoughtful conversation about organ donation, brain death and transplant ethics. Rafe brings some firsthand perspective from witnessing organ harvesting during his previous surgical work, while Moon reflects on his own recent experience being with his father at the end of his life.Naturally, the thoughtful discussion eventually becomes questions about disclosure to future romantic partners, whether transplanted anatomy could be a different color and the phrase “secret three-way with a ghost.”We almost made it.Then the funny show tackles another vital scientific question: Is Missouri properly representing itself in America's swinging community?A ranking of all 50 states examines factors including clubs, online communities, hotels and other indicators of an active swinging lifestyle. Florida takes the top spot because Florida apparently looked at its existing reputation and decided to lean in. Missouri lands at number 20 overall, while ranking eighth for its number of physical swinger clubs.Respectable?Embarrassing?A challenge for next year?The crew isn't entirely sure, although Rafe refuses to accept the possibility that Cleveland might be out-performing St. Louis in the key-party department. Civic pride comes in many forms.From swinging, we make the completely natural transition into dating apps.Science apparently has an answer for how much you should reveal in your dating profile. Say too little and people assume you're sketchy. Overshare every trauma you've experienced since kindergarten and romantic interest drops. The sweet spot is the “Goldilocks bio”: enough personality and detail to seem interesting without making somebody feel like they've accidentally opened your therapist's case notes.Which means there's only one reasonable next step.Get Rafe on a dating app for the show.Rafe isn't particularly interested. He'd rather meet somebody naturally and “let the universe do it,” which is adorable and therefore completely unacceptable to his coworkers. Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and Raya all enter the discussion, along with stories of celebrities appearing in people's inboxes and the realization that getting Rafe approved for Raya may require more references than getting a mortgage.He apparently needs Wayne Gretzky to write two letters now: one for Canada and one for Raya.Eventually the search deteriorates into increasingly specific dating platforms, FarmersOnly, JDate, theoretical sea-captain dating and Rafe's dream of becoming an aspiring jet-ski owner searching for love.Romance is alive.It's just deeply confused.From Italian cookies and St. Louis Blues hockey to medical ethics, swinger statistics and celebrity dating apps, this episode somehow covers an enormous amount of territory without developing a single useful life skill.Exactly what you've come to expect from your favorite funny show.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week’s episode, Jennifer and Danielle Allen dive into the workings of Massachusetts’ primary system, discussing why it is seen as broken and proposing fairer, more democratic solutions. They take a nonpartisan lens to explore the controversial ballot question about opening up the primaries to all voters, which could enfranchise the state’s 64% of unenrolled voters. The conversation highlights topics such as uncontested legislative races, forced choice between party ballots, party control over candidate selection, lack of transparency, and low competition. Both stress the historic legacy of self-government and citizen-driven reform, challenging the entrenched power of political gatekeepers. The episode stirs debate around party fears, compelled association, term limits, and the practical benefits of transforming a system that currently leaves many voters without a meaningful say. Danielle is a political philosopher whose current research focuses on democracy renovation: how to reconnect citizens to civic power through education and institutional redesign, how to make political institutions more responsive, accountable, and participatory, and how to make public policy that supports democracy. Her most recent book, Justice by Means of Democracy (University of Chicago Press, 2023), provides the theoretical foundation for this work. Her forthcoming book, The Radical Duke, a biography of an 18th-century British political reformer, is due out with Liveright/Norton in 2026. Through the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, she leads applied research on electoral reform, civic infrastructure, institutional design, and democracy-supportive public policy. Through the Democratic Knowledge Project-Learn at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she develops and scales civic education curricula for preK-12 students and higher education. She is the publisher and founder of The Renovator Substack and a contributing columnist at The Atlantic Magazine. "It's not rational to go vote when literally you look at your ballot and there's one name per line." ~Danielle Allen Today on Political Contessa: Massachusetts has the nation’s least competitive races, with most legislative seats uncontested. 64% of Massachusetts voters are unenrolled, and current rules restrict their full participation in primaries. The open primary ballot question would allow all voters access to every consequential electoral decision. Accountability and transparency in the legislature suffer without genuine electoral competition. Parties currently serve as gatekeepers, limiting candidate diversity and voter choice. Civic education and engagement are strengthened by competitive elections. The ballot question aims to enfranchise unenrolled voters without abolishing political parties. The historical struggle for voting rights informs current efforts for primary and electoral reform. Connect with Danielle Allen and Resources: Partners in Democracy: yeson3ma.org Learn more about all-party primaries and ballot question 3 at Yes on 3 Massachusetts: yeson3ma.org Awaken Your Inner Political Contessa Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Political Contessa. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify I Stitcher I Apple Podcasts I iHeart Radio I TuneIn I Google Podcasts Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. And if you’ve ever considered running for office – or know a woman who should – head over to politicalcontessa.com to grab my quick guide, Secrets from the Campaign Trail. It will show you five signs to tell you you’re ready to enter the political arena.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are your customers tired of dealing with slow and broken systems? Discover what happens when everyday people start using powerful new tools to bypass your organization entirely.For years, companies and public institutions have delivered bad services simply because users had no other choice. Today, the tide is turning. Civic technology expert Mai-Ling Garcia (Johns Hopkins, city government) joins the show to explain how accessible tech is empowering citizens and customers to build their own solutions. If your organization refuses to adapt, your users will simply route around you.

Civil Discourse, Trust, and Resilience: The Bedrock of Michigan's Civic and Economic InfrastructureWe are joined by Tonya Schuitmaker and Rebekah Warren of Michiganders for Civic Resilience, an organization dedicated to bridging divides and restoring civil discourse. Their conversation reveals why civic resilience is more than a discourse issue, it is an economic development issue. Tonya and Rebekah talk about the connection between strong communities and strong economies, and how where businesses invest – communities can prosper. From attracting talent and investment to building infrastructure, advancing innovation, and solving Michigan's biggest challenges, our ability to collaborate may be one of our greatest competitive advantages. 

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In this solo "drill-down" episode, host Tyler Kamerman connects the dots across recent conversations with leadership coach Allie Jones, marathoner and wellness leader Zach Schmit, and nonprofit veteran Mary Core. Inspired by a message Tyler recently delivered at Red Rocks Ministry in Pella, Iowa, the episode centers on a simple yet life-changing three-word declaration: "Here I am." Tyler breaks down how true purpose isn't built on surface-level pleasantries or waiting until you have all the answers, but on stepping out with authentic availability. From shifting out of artificial politeness into courageous "Iowa Kind" compassion to taking 30-minute quiet walks without headphones, this conversation challenges listeners to stop living on autopilot and start leaning into intentional impact. Tyler weaves together physical discipline, emotional resilience, and community stewardship to map out what a "Here I Am" posture looks like in everyday life. You'll discover why leaning into chosen hardships builds the psychological and spiritual armor needed when unchosen life trials strike, how dialing in sleep quality directly fuels your capacity to serve, and why "paying your civic rent" through community involvement transforms both recipient and giver. God isn't searching for the most credentialed, wealthy, or naturally talented person in the room—He's looking for those willing to raise their hand, step into the messy middle, and say, "Use me." Key Takeaways Trade "Nice" for "Kind": Real connection requires moving past artificial politeness into authentic, courageous availability where "clear is kind, unclear is unkind." Embrace Chosen Hardships: Intentionally leaning into difficult physical and mental disciplines builds the spiritual and mental armor required when unchosen life trials hit. Optimize Your Health Foundation: Build long-term resilience by dialing in the foundational pillars of sleep: quality, quantity, and consistency. Pay Your Civic Rent: Actively invest back into the communities you consume benefits from by volunteering, mentoring, and building safety nets for the next generation. Uncover Your Strengths Through Community: Ask 3–4 trusted friends why you're friends and what value you bring to their lives to discover the unique, God-given gifts you can offer the world. To connect with Tyler: https://www.tylerkamerman.com/

"I really do believe that the arts are critical to how we move forward together, and live performance in particular, I think, is a way of us practicing how to move across our ideological boundaries and find one another and imagine these new worlds together and create together."Shanta Thake is the Chief Artistic Officer at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts—the nation's largest performing arts complex. Before stepping into this role, she spent sixteen years at The Public Theater, shaping the city's cultural landscape through Joe's Pub and expansive community initiatives. Today, she is tearing down walls—both the literal barriers separating Lincoln Center from its neighbors, and the figurative ones that dictate who belongs in our cultural spaces. She views the arts not as a luxury, but as essential civic infrastructure. We are pleased to have Shanta Thake to discuss her journey, the power of radical curation, and the future of public performance.(00:00) Reimagining Lincoln Center(03:09) A Collective Caretaking(03:47) The Technology of Human Creation(04:20) The Curiosity of Childhood(09:25) San Juan Hill and The Wall(14:20) globalFEST: Music and Connection(16:06) The Gift of Pause(17:20) A Collective CaretakingEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

Infrastructural Urbanism in Contemporary China: Volunteering, Infrastructures and Civic Imaginations (Leiden University Press, 2026) examines how Chinese citizens negotiate their everyday experiences with urban spaces, improved city infrastructure, and an increasingly tight surveillance regime through volunteering. This book asks how citizens connect to city spaces where facilities for transit, culture, and leisure have been substantially upgraded. Drawing on extensive research, Ka-ming Wu investigates how citizens conduct volunteer activities that not only promote party-state campaigns and engage with new urban spaces and services, but also experiment with political, social, and cultural rights, including advocating for the rights of people with disabilities and promoting unofficial interpretations of national history. The book argues that volunteering has become an urban practice through which citizens navigate existing hierarchies of urban and rural status, gender, age, and ability, while contesting top-down, mega-event-driven urbanization. It situates Chinese everyday urbanism within the context of China's hosting of multiple international events, its expanding public and digital infrastructures, heightened party-state control, and burgeoning digital activism. The book contributes to the infrastructural turn in urban anthropology and the field of China studies, offering a new understanding of urban rights and public access in contemporary China. NOTE: The book Ka-ming Wu mentioned in the interview is Stephen Graham's Cities under Siege: The New Military Urbanism (Verso, 2010). Wu Ka-ming is Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with courtesy appointments in the Department of Anthropology and the Centre for China Studies. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, her work is interdisciplinary, situated at the intersection of cultural studies, anthropology, China studies, and environmental humanities. She is the author of Reinventing Chinese Tradition: The Cultural Politics of Late Socialism (UIP 2015) and the co-author of Living with Waste (CUP 2017). Yadong Li is an anthropologist-in-training. He is a PhD candidate of Socio-cultural Anthropology at Tulane University. More details about his scholarship and research interests can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Ladies and gentlemen, Sami is BACK! Our dedicated host has returned after witnessing the birth of his child, and is here to talk about cars, toddlers and EVs! This week's show begins with Benjamin's review of the 2026 Kia EV5, an electric car that isn't coming to the US but will land in Canada, allowing us to get a glimpse of what kind of affordable EVs Americans are missing out on. Then Sami reviews the 2026 Honda Civic Sport Hybrid Touring, which he'd describe as an absolute peach, with just one fatal flaw: its price. Is this an adequate replacement for the Si? Would you take MPGs or a MT? The guys try to figure it out. Finally, Sami tries to introduce a new weekly segment where he tries to figure out what his next possible family friendly car will be. Thanks for listening!

Infrastructural Urbanism in Contemporary China: Volunteering, Infrastructures and Civic Imaginations (Leiden University Press, 2026) examines how Chinese citizens negotiate their everyday experiences with urban spaces, improved city infrastructure, and an increasingly tight surveillance regime through volunteering. This book asks how citizens connect to city spaces where facilities for transit, culture, and leisure have been substantially upgraded. Drawing on extensive research, Ka-ming Wu investigates how citizens conduct volunteer activities that not only promote party-state campaigns and engage with new urban spaces and services, but also experiment with political, social, and cultural rights, including advocating for the rights of people with disabilities and promoting unofficial interpretations of national history. The book argues that volunteering has become an urban practice through which citizens navigate existing hierarchies of urban and rural status, gender, age, and ability, while contesting top-down, mega-event-driven urbanization. It situates Chinese everyday urbanism within the context of China's hosting of multiple international events, its expanding public and digital infrastructures, heightened party-state control, and burgeoning digital activism. The book contributes to the infrastructural turn in urban anthropology and the field of China studies, offering a new understanding of urban rights and public access in contemporary China. NOTE: The book Ka-ming Wu mentioned in the interview is Stephen Graham's Cities under Siege: The New Military Urbanism (Verso, 2010). Wu Ka-ming is Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with courtesy appointments in the Department of Anthropology and the Centre for China Studies. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, her work is interdisciplinary, situated at the intersection of cultural studies, anthropology, China studies, and environmental humanities. She is the author of Reinventing Chinese Tradition: The Cultural Politics of Late Socialism (UIP 2015) and the co-author of Living with Waste (CUP 2017). Yadong Li is an anthropologist-in-training. He is a PhD candidate of Socio-cultural Anthropology at Tulane University. More details about his scholarship and research interests can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Infrastructural Urbanism in Contemporary China: Volunteering, Infrastructures and Civic Imaginations (Leiden University Press, 2026) examines how Chinese citizens negotiate their everyday experiences with urban spaces, improved city infrastructure, and an increasingly tight surveillance regime through volunteering. This book asks how citizens connect to city spaces where facilities for transit, culture, and leisure have been substantially upgraded. Drawing on extensive research, Ka-ming Wu investigates how citizens conduct volunteer activities that not only promote party-state campaigns and engage with new urban spaces and services, but also experiment with political, social, and cultural rights, including advocating for the rights of people with disabilities and promoting unofficial interpretations of national history. The book argues that volunteering has become an urban practice through which citizens navigate existing hierarchies of urban and rural status, gender, age, and ability, while contesting top-down, mega-event-driven urbanization. It situates Chinese everyday urbanism within the context of China's hosting of multiple international events, its expanding public and digital infrastructures, heightened party-state control, and burgeoning digital activism. The book contributes to the infrastructural turn in urban anthropology and the field of China studies, offering a new understanding of urban rights and public access in contemporary China. NOTE: The book Ka-ming Wu mentioned in the interview is Stephen Graham's Cities under Siege: The New Military Urbanism (Verso, 2010). Wu Ka-ming is Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with courtesy appointments in the Department of Anthropology and the Centre for China Studies. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, her work is interdisciplinary, situated at the intersection of cultural studies, anthropology, China studies, and environmental humanities. She is the author of Reinventing Chinese Tradition: The Cultural Politics of Late Socialism (UIP 2015) and the co-author of Living with Waste (CUP 2017). Yadong Li is an anthropologist-in-training. He is a PhD candidate of Socio-cultural Anthropology at Tulane University. More details about his scholarship and research interests can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Infrastructural Urbanism in Contemporary China: Volunteering, Infrastructures and Civic Imaginations (Leiden University Press, 2026) examines how Chinese citizens negotiate their everyday experiences with urban spaces, improved city infrastructure, and an increasingly tight surveillance regime through volunteering. This book asks how citizens connect to city spaces where facilities for transit, culture, and leisure have been substantially upgraded. Drawing on extensive research, Ka-ming Wu investigates how citizens conduct volunteer activities that not only promote party-state campaigns and engage with new urban spaces and services, but also experiment with political, social, and cultural rights, including advocating for the rights of people with disabilities and promoting unofficial interpretations of national history. The book argues that volunteering has become an urban practice through which citizens navigate existing hierarchies of urban and rural status, gender, age, and ability, while contesting top-down, mega-event-driven urbanization. It situates Chinese everyday urbanism within the context of China's hosting of multiple international events, its expanding public and digital infrastructures, heightened party-state control, and burgeoning digital activism. The book contributes to the infrastructural turn in urban anthropology and the field of China studies, offering a new understanding of urban rights and public access in contemporary China. NOTE: The book Ka-ming Wu mentioned in the interview is Stephen Graham's Cities under Siege: The New Military Urbanism (Verso, 2010). Wu Ka-ming is Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with courtesy appointments in the Department of Anthropology and the Centre for China Studies. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, her work is interdisciplinary, situated at the intersection of cultural studies, anthropology, China studies, and environmental humanities. She is the author of Reinventing Chinese Tradition: The Cultural Politics of Late Socialism (UIP 2015) and the co-author of Living with Waste (CUP 2017). Yadong Li is an anthropologist-in-training. He is a PhD candidate of Socio-cultural Anthropology at Tulane University. More details about his scholarship and research interests can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

Infrastructural Urbanism in Contemporary China: Volunteering, Infrastructures and Civic Imaginations (Leiden University Press, 2026) examines how Chinese citizens negotiate their everyday experiences with urban spaces, improved city infrastructure, and an increasingly tight surveillance regime through volunteering. This book asks how citizens connect to city spaces where facilities for transit, culture, and leisure have been substantially upgraded. Drawing on extensive research, Ka-ming Wu investigates how citizens conduct volunteer activities that not only promote party-state campaigns and engage with new urban spaces and services, but also experiment with political, social, and cultural rights, including advocating for the rights of people with disabilities and promoting unofficial interpretations of national history. The book argues that volunteering has become an urban practice through which citizens navigate existing hierarchies of urban and rural status, gender, age, and ability, while contesting top-down, mega-event-driven urbanization. It situates Chinese everyday urbanism within the context of China's hosting of multiple international events, its expanding public and digital infrastructures, heightened party-state control, and burgeoning digital activism. The book contributes to the infrastructural turn in urban anthropology and the field of China studies, offering a new understanding of urban rights and public access in contemporary China. NOTE: The book Ka-ming Wu mentioned in the interview is Stephen Graham's Cities under Siege: The New Military Urbanism (Verso, 2010). Wu Ka-ming is Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with courtesy appointments in the Department of Anthropology and the Centre for China Studies. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, her work is interdisciplinary, situated at the intersection of cultural studies, anthropology, China studies, and environmental humanities. She is the author of Reinventing Chinese Tradition: The Cultural Politics of Late Socialism (UIP 2015) and the co-author of Living with Waste (CUP 2017). Yadong Li is an anthropologist-in-training. He is a PhD candidate of Socio-cultural Anthropology at Tulane University. More details about his scholarship and research interests can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode, Jeremy speaks with Miriam Washut, winner of the inaugural Presidential 1776 Award competition and daughter of Kyle Washut, president of Wyoming Catholic College and a member of CLT's Board of Academic Advisors. Learn about her journey to the White House and how her love for reading and classical education shaped her success.References:Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

We're sharing an episode from another PRX podcast, The Science of Happiness, which explores what science can tell us about living a happier, more meaningful life. We think Ear Hustle listeners might be especially interested in this episode, "Why You Can't Do It Alone," which explores the role that the people around us play in shaping our success. It tells the story of two brothers, Danny and Gilbert Murillo, who have done time in California prisons. The brothers talk about how education, mentorship, and their evolving relationship helped them overcome incarceration and systemic barriers. Danny Murillo is the co-founder of Underground Scholars, a program that creates pathways to higher education for incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and system-impacted people. Gilbert Murillo is a policy advocate and researcher who draws on his own experience with incarceration to reform California's criminal justice system. Bob McKinnon is an author, teacher, and Director of the Social Mobility Lab at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York. You can follow Science of Happiness on Instagram at @scienceofhappinesspod and contact them at happinesspod@berkeley.edu.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Civic friendship is not a nicety. For self-governing people, it is a necessity. What happens to a democracy when citizens stop seeing each other as citizens at all? Robert P. George is Princeton's McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions (and known for his enduring friendship with Cornel West) argues that “the collapse of civic friendship is a catastrophic threat to public life.” In this bonus segment from his November 2020 conversation with Evan Rosa, Robert George presents the difference between civility and mere ‘politesse; the habit of wrapping our emotions so tightly around our convictions that we assume a posture of infallibility; and the intellectual humility it takes to consider that a political enemy might have something to teach us as a civic friend. They also discuss the courage required to break ranks—George recounts how he and West, from opposite political poles, each found themselves treated as heretics in 2016 for declining to back their respective party's nominee—and why he urges his students and his own children to cultivate humility, open-mindedness, and courage, knowing exactly what it can cost to stand by a conscientious belief. Episode Highlights ”Civic friendship is actually important for all sorts of policies, but for a self-governing people, for a democratic people, civic friendship is really critically important.” ”But if we do, as we are prone to do, wrap our emotions too tightly around our convictions, then we become dogmatists. Then we become unwilling to consider the possibility that we might be wrong and that a critic might be right.” ”This is hard, but it takes humility to recognize that I might be wrong, not merely about the less important superficial and more trivial things of life, but I might be wrong even about the most important things.” ”Civic friendship, civility is not just politesse … Civility is something deeper. It is genuinely listening to the guy who disagrees with you … listening with an openness to learning, considering whether in fact he might be right.” ”You can't have an open mind unless you have intellectual humility.” ”You can become a heretic very fast by breaking ranks, even on a single issue, if the issue was even moderately important.” ”So I really encourage my young people … to try to develop the virtues of intellectual humility, open-mindedness, and courage, because sometimes courage is going to be needed.” About Robert P. George Robert P. George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. A legal philosopher and public intellectual, he has chaired the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and served on the President's Council on Bioethics and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. His books include ”Making Men Moral,” ”In Defense of Natural Law,” and ”Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth,” and, with Cornel West, ”Truth Matters,” a dialogue on fruitful disagreement. A West Virginia native, he plays bluegrass banjo and guitar. Helpful Links and Resources Civic Friendship, Courageous Humility, and Seeking Truth Together, Episode 38 and the full interview for this clip: https://faith.yale.edu/media/civic-friendship-courageous-humility-and-seeking-truth-together Robert P. George's website: https://robertpgeorge.com/ Robert P. George on X: https://twitter.com/McCormickProf Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth: Law and Morality in Our Cultural Moment, George's most recent book: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/seeking-truth-speaking-truth/ Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division, by Robert P. George and Cornel West: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Truth-Matters/Robert-P-George/9798888451700 Making Men Moral: Civil Liberties and Public Morality, George's best-known scholarly book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/making-men-moral-9780198260240 Election of 1800, from the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia at Monticello: https://www.monticello.org/encyclopedia/election-1800 Show Notes Civic friendship: indispensable and necessary for a self-governing people Fellow citizens recast as enemies to be defeated and destroyed Are elections as existential contests?—with the losing side expecting retaliation, the winning side claiming the norms Breakdown near the founding of the Republic The election of 1800, incumbent John Adams against Thomas Jefferson: https://www.monticello.org/encyclopedia/election-1800 Federalists seeing Jeffersonians as carriers of the French Revolution; Jeffersonians seeing Federalists as would-be British monarchists Antebellum America: North and South unable to imagine sharing one republic Is our identity constructed around belief? Emotional investment in conviction as a good thing in itself Wrapping emotions too tightly, and the slide into dogmatism A practical posture of infallibility Disagreement recoded as moral defect, and friendship ruled out Intellectual humility as the missing virtue Being wrong about the most important things, not just the trivial ones Civility as more than politesse Listening with an openness to learning, not waiting for a turn to speak Honoring the other as a rational creature with something to teach Open-mindedness without paralysis A conservative and a democratic socialist as frequent interlocutors: https://www.cornelwest.com/about/ Courage as a civic virtue Tribalism in formal institutions and informal friend circles alike Becoming a heretic by breaking ranks on a single issue Excommunication, suspicion, and the social cost of independent thought Two friends at opposite poles, both out of step in 2016 Counsel to students and to his own children: humility, open-mindedness, courage #CivicFriendship #IntellectualHumility #Civility #Polarization #RobertPGeorge #CornelWest #FaithAndCulture #ForTheLifeOfTheWorld Production Notes This podcast featured Robert George Hosted and Produced by Evan Rosa Production assistance and editing by Noah Senthil A Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/about Support For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

In this episode of Civic Warriors, Brad welcomes Katie Palenzuela and MyLinh Shattan of The Night Stalker Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the soldiers and families of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR). Together, they discuss the Foundation's mission, the unique culture of the Night Stalkers and the programs that help strengthen military families, including scholarships, resiliency initiatives, spouse support and youth camps. Katie and MyLinh also share stories about the Foundation's growth, the impact of its work and how supporters can help preserve the legacy of those who serve.Support the show

When a public movement erupts, media attention almost immediately centers on the spectacle—the street confrontations, the viral headlines, and the rapid-fire political commentary. But once the news cycle moves on, we rarely stop to analyze how the information ecosystem shaped what we saw, or what actually happens to that momentum after the cameras leave. In this special episode of Outrage Overload, we sit down with Mila Atmos, host of the Future Hindsight podcast. Together, we revisit the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement—operating right on the precipice of algorithm-driven social media—to explore how movement-building, media coverage, and police reactions shaped public trust, and what today's exhausted majority can learn about driving real, long-term civic action. Text me your feedback and leave your contact info if you'd like a reply (this is a one-way text). Thanks, DavidSupport the showShow Notes:https://outrageoverload.net/ Contact me, David Beckemeyer by email outrageoverload@gmail.com. Follow the show on Instagram @OutrageOverload. We are also on Facebook /OutrageOverload. Check out our Subtstack https://outrageoverload.substack.comHOTLINE: 925-552-7885Got a Question, comment or just thoughts you'd like to share? Call the O2 hotline and leave a message and you could be featured in an upcoming episodeIf you would like to help the show, you can contribute here. Tell everyone you know about the show. That's the best way to support it.Rate and Review the show on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/OutrageOverloadAlso check out our companion podcasts, This Week in Outrage and Outrage Science Bites.Intro music and outro music by Michael Ramir C.Many thanks to my co-editor and co-director, Austin Chen.Outrage Overload, a Conners Institute podcast, is part of The Democr...

As Zambians prepare to vote in a general election on August 13, a new report by Transparency International has raised concerns about freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and political participation.

"It's not patients or profits, it's better health and healthcare." Gillian Sandler of Northwell Health sets the tone early in this episode, recorded live at Civic Health Forum. Moderator Sara Holoubek of Luminary Labs sits down with three leaders worki...

Jill and Tom open this week's show addressing rumors of a coming Honda Accord model designed to compete directly with the popular Subaru Outback. The Honda wagon would--per rumor--enjoy a raised ride height, off-road trim, and standard AWD. Honda denies the rumor, though sources suggest the new Accord could be in showrooms for the 2030 model year. Also discussed this week is Audi's new large crossover, the Q9. With its new largest model, the German luxury carmaker looks to woo shoppers away from the likes of the BMW X7, Lexus LX, and Mercedes-Benz GLS. Listen in for prices and trim-level information. Still in the first segment, Jill reviews the 2026 Honda Prelude. The sporty 2-door to some degree replaces the discontinued Civic coupe in Honda showrooms, and is offered only as a hybrid. Listen in for Jill's take on this all-new Honda with a heritage name. In the second segment, the hosts welcome Dave Thomas of CDK Global to the podcast. Dave shares insights gleaned from a number of research projects conducted by CDK, including an owner study which suggests that EV operators are far happier with their vehicles than is commonly understood. Listen in for details. In the last segment, Jill is subjected to Tom's "Is it Turbocharged?" survey, which includes a Jack-in-the-Box menu-item bonus question.     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

L. Joy is back on the stoop for the last of the Porch Light series with reflection and a clear invitation to move into 2026 with intention. She reiterates the lessons from the porch and references Kwanzaa's third principle, Ujima (collective work and responsibility), she asks us to pause before the new year and ask ourselves: What did we learn? What did we survive? What are we carrying forward? Then L. Joy brings Emma Bloomberg, founder and CEO of Murmuration to the front of the class.

"My Civic Duty"

"My Civic Duty"

Vinny Lingham is a Bitcoin OG who pioneered gift card payments in 2012 with Gyft, served on the board of the Bitcoin Foundation, spearheaded blockchain identity verification with CIvic, and in more recent years moved on to managing risk with Praxos Capital. Thanks to some of his accurate price predictions, Vinny has also received the nickname "The Oracle". In this episode, we talk about his Bitcoin journey and how his views have evolved over the last 14 years. Time stamps: 00:01:06 Intro & sponsors: Vinny Lingham, 15 years in Bitcoin 00:02:04 Gyft: a dozen companies and one gift card problem 00:02:26 Chargebacks, stolen cards & getting attacked by scammers 00:04:13 Why Bitcoin looked like the perfect payment rail 00:04:51 Zero-conf payments and the first-seen rule 00:05:48 The Starbucks and McDonald's signature math 00:06:51 100,000 Bitcoin payments, zero double spends 00:07:13 Civic's Bitcoin patents & the 2017 fee explosion 00:07:37 Blockstream, Adam Back, MIT and the Epstein files 00:08:10 Core keeps pruning dissenting voices 00:08:55 Why Bitcoin still can't be the whitepaper's payment system 00:09:08 Counterparty, Mastercoin & the birth of Ethereum 00:09:34 "Nothing has happened in Bitcoin in five years" 00:10:16 Why he went and backed Solana instead 00:10:23 Sympathy for BIP 110 over Core 00:11:08 Inscriptions can be done many ways 00:12:27 "Lightning will be ready in 18 months" forever 00:13:26 Drivechains, BIP 300 & the Ecash fork paying miners 00:14:44 UX, mainstream users and idiot-proof money 00:15:17 People who don't know you can hold BTC outside an ETF 00:15:27 Is the ETF the real scaling layer? 00:15:37 What Vinny signed up for when he read the whitepaper 00:16:30 Wayne Vaughn in the chat 00:16:48 Saylor's Bitcoin Security Consortium and the $15M 00:17:24 Saylor argues against bigger blocks and covenants 00:17:49 How is this different from the Bitcoin Foundation? 00:18:36 Saylor as systemic risk: crashing the minority fork 00:19:43 Losing SPV and the simplicity of early Bitcoin 00:20:48 When did you last actually use Bitcoin? 00:21:22 Six confirmations vs Apple Pay 00:21:41 Gyft's customers who had no credit cards 00:22:07 Not a store of value: a store of liquidity 00:23:24 So what is a store of value, exactly? 00:26:00 The 100 year test: one ounce of gold buys one suit 00:27:09 Does the whitepaper ever say "digital gold"? 00:27:53 Saylor's redefinition: expensive to move, held by institutions 00:28:08 Privacy, tiny payments and why volume creates stability 00:28:42 Exchanges are layer two, Lightning is layer three 00:29:06 Solana at the World Series of Poker 00:30:07 BSV, Teranode, BCH and who actually handles volume 00:30:58 Does everyone really need to run a node? 00:31:30 Luke Dashjr, 16MB blocks and 50 billion Catholics 00:33:34 Arguing with someone who redefines words 00:34:33 How did Blockstream become so politically powerful? 00:35:40 Reid Hoffman's $20 million 00:36:26 Reading the Epstein files with Bitcoin eyes 00:36:45 Tether won the global south instead 00:37:42 "The community is people who never built anything" 00:38:00 Why Elon Musk walked away from Bitcoin 00:39:07 The ESG excuse & the Bitcoin Mining Council 00:40:05 Elon on bandwidth, latency and second layers 00:41:03 Why Civic started on Bitcoin and left 00:42:05 Multicoin, the Solana seed round & founding Praxos 00:42:29 Why "Civic" and not "Supra" 00:42:46 Nobody wants identity: crypto's actual number one use case 00:44:03 Zcash's comeback, Ironwood & the auditable supply 00:45:34 Delistings and the headwinds facing privacy coins 00:46:06 Why Zcash chose DeFi rails over merchant adoption 00:47:07 How to know you're in a bear market 00:47:25 Elgamarov & how small this world really is 00:48:10 What does Vinny actually hold today? 00:49:27 Praxos: delta neutral, funding rates and volatility 00:51:44 Sponsors: Braiins, Cake Wallet, SideShift, LayerTwo Labs, Orange Rock 00:54:40 Wayne Vaughn's question: will the CLARITY Act pass? 00:56:47 Michael Saylor and the Strategy problem 00:57:14 The GBTC discount scenario 00:58:16 Why August could be a bloodbath 01:01:56 Node counts, sybil attacks and hash rate 01:03:16 The rewritten history of SegWit and SegWit2x 01:04:19 How Bitcoin Cash became the fallback plan 01:04:59 Gavin Andresen and the word "bamboozled" 01:06:00 Was Craig Wright involved at all? 01:08:04 Hal Finney's logs and the Van Nuy, California IP address 01:08:55 GMX, German privacy law and the missing paper trail 01:11:17 Roger Ver, the checksum test and Craig 01:13:00 Asking Claude who Satoshi is 01:14:17 The case for Nick Szabo and the trusted third parties 01:15:31 The counterfactual: what if Bitcoin had scaled? 01:19:35 Tron, USDT and five years of outperforming BTC 01:20:09 Bitcoiners understand supply, not demand 01:20:36 What happens when the block rewards run out 01:21:15 Rentable SHA256 and the state actor attack scenario 01:22:54 Will Vinny claim the August fork airdrops?

Can anyone truly succeed alone? We explore how role models, mentors, and strong social support make upward mobility far more possible than grit alone.Summary: What role do the people around us play in shaping our success? Brothers Danny and Gilbert Murillo share how education, mentorship, and their evolving relationship helped them overcome incarceration and systemic barriers to build lives of purpose. Then, Social Mobility Lab founder Bob McKinnon explains why success is never a solo journey and how recognizing our own "dream team" can expand what's possible for ourselves and others.How To Do This Practice:  Reflect on your journey: Think about where you are today and the moments that shaped your path. Consider both the opportunities you had and the challenges you overcame. Identify your dream team: Write down the people who have encouraged, protected, guided, or inspired you throughout your life. They might be family members, teachers, friends, mentors, coaches, or colleagues. Recognize their impact: For each person, note one way they helped you grow or see new possibilities. Notice how your achievements are connected not only to your own efforts, but also to the support you received. Look ahead with intention: Ask yourself what kind of support you need right now. Is there someone you could learn from, ask for advice, or build a stronger relationship with as you work toward your next goal? Move forward with self-compassion: As you pursue your goals, remember that success and setbacks are never yours alone. Focus on what you can control, ask for help when you need it, and offer yourself the same grace you'd extend to someone you care about. Scroll down for a transcription of this episode.DANNY MURILLO is the co-founder of Underground Scholars, a program that creates pathways to higher education for incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and system-impacted people. Learn more about Danny here: https://undergroundscholars.berkeley.edu/membersGILBERT MURILLO is a policy advocate and researcher who draws on his own  experience with incarceration to reform California's criminal justice system.Learn more about Gilbert here: https://capolicylab.org/staff/gilbert-murillo/BOB MCKINNON is an author, teacher, and Director of the Social Mobility Lab at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New YorkLearn more about Bob here: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/profile/bob_mckinnonRelated Science of Happiness episodes:Why Compassion Requires Vulnerability: https://tinyurl.com/mrxsad33Related Happiness Break episodes:A Science-Backed Path to Self-Forgiveness: https://tinyurl.com/2js59anmMessage us or leave a comment on Instagram @scienceofhappinesspod. E-mail us at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod.Help us share The Science of Happiness! Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or share this link with someone who might like the show: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aapTranscription: https://tinyurl.com/3j352txy

Download our App for Android and Apple here: https://onelink.to/8d3fhuChrist Is King: America After Trump — November 12–14, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Tickets are limited. Register now to secure your seat! Use code PATRIOT for a discount on your ticket.https://newchristianright.com/conference/SPONSORS:Right Response MinistriesSupport Right Response Ministries by subscribing to the RRM YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/@RightResponseM or by making a tax-deductible donation by clicking here: https://rightresponseministries.com/donate/ Right Response Ministries is a 501(c)3 non-profit ministry.

"American Democrat" by James Fenimore Cooper examines the critical social and civic relations within the United States, highlighting the confusion surrounding essential principles that impact community happiness. Cooper addresses the prevalence of impractical notions that threaten societal stability, advocating for a clearer distinction between truth and prejudice. As he critiques the extremes of contemporary thought, his insights remain relevant today, prompting listeners to reflect on the importance of discerning fact from fiction in a world rife with misinformation.

Nigel Farage faces a stern challenge in a Clacton byelection from an alien space warrior with a bin on his head and a manifesto packed with nonsense. New Zealand has its own history of joke political parties (most famously the McGillicuddy Serious Party) but the satirical larder looks bare today. Ben Uffindell, who led the Civilian Party to admirable failure in 2014, joins Toby to talk about the role of silly and satirical parties in democracy, where he went wrong, where he went right, and whether a return is on the cards in 2026.Plus: In praise of cinema splendour at the Civic at film festival time in Auckland.At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler, Jin Fellet and The Spinoff. Read more at ⁠thespinoff.co.nz⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

如何用一句話形容Prelude？Type R的底盤基礎加上Civic e:HEV的動力系統，雖然如此，但三者在調校上還是有所不同！若就”小GT跑車”的觀點來看，Prelude視覺上熱血程度可能不太夠，但它真正想傳遞的是如滑翔翼般的絲滑與自在。Prelude雖說延用Civic的電油系統，但在S+ Shift及”模擬燃油車動力模式”的加持下，兩者的個性不太相同。另外，最讓人驚訝的是它的後懸吊竟然比師兄弟Civic、Type R還軟…！   #行動星球 #聊車挺好的 #Prelude #Honda #eHEV #電油車 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

At the Civic Health Forum, StartUp Health Managing Director Logan Plaster sat down with three founders building access-first solutions in health innovation: Elina Onitskansky of Ilant Health, Rafael Lopez of Diagnostikare, and Terry Huang, PhD, MPH, of...

International Film Festival has showcased feature films from across the globe, kicking off at the Civic with the Aotearoa premiere of drama Big Girls Don't Cry, directed by Kiwi Paloma Schneideman. Artistic director Paolo Bertolin spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Local journalism does not need another obituary. It needs a new operating model. In New Jersey, Stefanie Murray is helping build one that treats local information as civic infrastructure, supported by collaboration, philanthropy, local business revenue and carefully protected public funding. Her message to the industry: The future may not look like the past, but communities still need journalism that serves them. Access more at this episode's landing page, at: https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/can-new-jerseys-civic-information-model-help-rebuild-local-news,262753  

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Join us for this episode of Civic Warriors as we sit down with Carlos Bosques, CEO of the Food Allergy Science Initiative (FASI), a nonprofit dedicated to accelerating breakthrough discoveries that improve the lives of those living with food allergies. Listen in as Carlos discusses the growing prevalence of food allergies, current treatment options, the science behind allergic reactions and how FASI is driving innovative research through collaboration with leading laboratories across the country. Carlos also shares his personal journey to FASI, what fuels his passion for the mission, and how individuals can support the organization's work to advance food allergy research and strengthen the community it serves.Support the show

“I think our biggest hope, I know in writing this paper, was that people will understand that accessibility is more than a compliance issue. It's more than checklist at the end of your training development; that this is a human rights issue, this is the civil rights issue, and we need a mindset shift from compliance and from making individual accommodations and feeling like almost like, oh, we're doing that person a favor by accommodating them to totally shift that thinking to creatingaccessible, equitable environments where people can thrive and learn.” – Leah A. Roman The HPP Podcasts celebrates Disability Pride Month! Leah A. Roman and Nailah Henry join us to celebrate this observance through the lens of civic health equity. The authors provide the context for voting and civic health equity, the barriers to civic engagement for people living with disabilities, and practical tips for public health professionals to take actionable steps to make voting and other acts of civic engagement more inclusive. They also share how current policies impact people living with disabilities' ability to navigate civic engagement, and what recommendations make it easier. To read this article in its entirety, visit: AdvancingAccessibility to Improve Civic Health Equity.Review the Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA), Title II updated digital accessibility rule and compliance dates. Like the rest of Title II, the rule applies to all state and local governments (which includes any agencies or departments of state or local governments). Examples include State and local government offices thatprovide benefits and/or social services, like food assistance, health insurance, or employment services, public schools, community colleges, and public universities, State and local elections offices, and public hospitals and public healthcare clinics.Visit the Center forAmerican Progress Accessible Democracy Tracker.

Welcome to In Reality, the podcast about truth, disinformation andthe media with host Eric Schurenberg, long time journalist,now the founder of the Alliance for Trust in Media.Over the years, he's interviewed a number of people from the so-called bridge-building community. They've been researchers likeMatt Levendusky of University of Pennsylvania, Journalists likeAmanda Ripley, bridge builders like Monica Guzman, allconvinced that things would be better if Americans could just stopdemonizing their neighbors. Let's stipulate that's a worthy goal.Still, all of these movements face a similar problem: How do youscale listening skills? How long do the effects of civilconversations across political divides actually last?I'll put those questions to today's guests, Malka Kopell and PalmaStrand, the founders of 13-year old Civity.org. Kopell describesher background as a community organizer, but she's also been aprogram officer at the Hewlett Foundation and founding managingdirector of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society atStanford. Strand came to Civity after a career it law, teaching lawat Creighton University and the University of Marland andclerking for, among others, Supreme Court justice Byron White.The Civity insight is that relationships are key to building trust andtrust is fundamental to getting things done in a diverse society.Civity's recipe is to train local leaders—from mayors to citycouncils and nonprofit directors —to build relationships beforetackling contentious issues.It sounds great, but perhaps still subject to the issues of scale andpersistence facing all bridge builders. But let's let Civity'sfounders explain themselves why they believe their approachworks.Now, here's Malka Kopell and Palma Strand.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guests01:03 Main Questions About Civil Conversations02:16 Introducing Civity and Its Work03:21 Types of Leaders Trained by Civity04:40 Founders' Backgrounds and Epiphanies08:31 What Makes Civity Different from Other Approaches10:00 The 'Conversation Before the Conversation'12:46 Relationship Building in Civic and Business Spheres15:02 Addressing Scale and Reach Challenges17:39 Engaging the Middle and Open-minded Communities21:34 Storytelling Guidelines and Listening Skills23:47 Media's Role in Societal Divides26:44 Media Narratives and Real-Life Community Stories29:23 Journalistic Approaches to Divisiveness31:20 AI's Impact on Society and Connection33:49 A Simple Civic Workshop for Neighborhoods35:45 Focusing on Differences and Complexity in Conversations36:20 Micro Interactions and Building Trust in Daily Life38:36 The Power of One-on-One Conversations39:28 Optimism vs. Pessimism About Society's Future40:39 Closing Remarks and Final ThoughtsWebsite - free episode transcriptswww.in-reality.fmAlliance for Trust in Mediaalliancefortrust.comProduced by Tom Platts at Sound Sapiensoundsapien.com

While people claim they want the "virtuous" state with citizens to match, what we really get is realpolitik, whether we want it or not.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/evolution-politics-civic-virtue-realpolitik

While people claim they want the "virtuous" state with citizens to match, what we really get is realpolitik, whether we want it or not.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/evolution-politics-civic-virtue-realpolitik

Civic centers are all the rage on red state campuses. Designed to reclaim and “save” the humanities, reinstate ideological diversity in higher ed, and bring back the Great Books, these centers are growing rapidly, even as the old school humanities wither away. But when writer Ann Manov visited a new center at her alma mater, the University of Florida, the reality fell far short of the sales pitch. The financial support of listeners like you keeps this podcast going. Subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HaveYouHeardPodcast

The Wealth Nobody Sees: Why Frugal Always Beats Flashy   For years, Earl Yaokasin drove a 20-year-old Honda Civic to his kids' private school and parked it as far from the entrance as possible. He did not want anyone to see the car. The lot was full of Bentleys. He felt the embarrassment. Then he started talking to those families. Most had almost no savings. Some were on scholarship. The image of wealth and the reality of wealth were completely different balance sheets. Earl, who had been eating half a $5 Subway footlong for lunch since his first years in America, was the one with money. The wealth nobody sees is usually the wealth that is actually there. This episode traces what real wealth building looks like: the frugality that does not feel like deprivation because it is intentional, the investing discipline that compounds because it is patient, and the economic conditions quietly forming right now that most people are not prepared for.   In This Episode: Why spending two levels below your means is a compounding strategy, not a sacrifice, and how it starts from the first grade The real cost of confusing frugal with cheap, and which one actually costs more money over a decade What Earl discovered when he stopped hiding his Civic and finally talked to the Bentley families Why most financial advisors are quietly in debt, and the one question that screens them out immediately The K-shaped economy: who benefits from current conditions and who is being quietly squeezed Why the 2022 inflation spike may have been wave one of three, based on a century of historical patterns How Earl's daughters absorbed financial discipline through behavior observed at home, not through lectures   Key Insights: A Morningstar study cited by Earl shows fewer than half of fund managers globally have even one dollar of their own money in the funds they manage. Ask your advisor if they invest in what they recommend. The answer narrows the field quickly. GDP last year would have approached zero percent if AI spending were removed from the calculation. The headline number is a mirage for most of the economy. The US government spent 6.5% more than it earned as a percentage of GDP in 2024, at levels seen historically only during the financial crisis and COVID. That is either preventing a recession or inflating a larger one. Kids learn financial behavior through observation, not instruction. Earl's daughters skip luxury goods not because they were told to, but because they have never watched their parents buy them. Great companies can surprise you to the upside in ways you will not predict. Earl's most expensive investing mistake was selling good companies because the price had risen past what he thought was fair value.   About Earl Yaokasin: Earl Yaokasin, CFA, is the founder of WealthArch Investment Services in Pasadena, CA, where he helps high-net-worth individuals and couples build wealth through value investing and personalized financial planning. With more than two decades of hands-on experience and a prestigious CFA designation, Earl blends the timeless principles of Warren Buffett with modern behavioral finance to help clients achieve financial independence. He invests his personal portfolio in exactly the same assets as his clients—reinforcing full alignment and transparency.   Earl takes pride in offering advice free of commissions, sales quotas, or gimmicks. His firm is 100% fiduciary, and his focus is on long-term results, not short-term hype. Through education, clear planning, and thoughtful market navigation, Earl empowers his clients to avoid common financial traps, stay on course during turbulent times, and reach their goals with clarity and confidence.   Links: https://mywealtharch.com/richersoul/ Website: https://mywealtharch.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/earl-jordan-yaokasin-cfa-7350ab4b/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earljordan.yaokasin   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WealthArchInvestmentServices   X: https://x.com/Earl_Jordan   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@richersoul Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let's talk about your journey to purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let's figure that out together. At the core is the financial well being to be able to do what you want, when you want, how you want. It's about personal freedom! Thanks for listening! Show Sponsor: http://profitcomesfirst.com/ Schedule your free no obligation call: https://bookme.name/rockyl/lite/intro appointment 15 minutes If you like the show please leave a review on iTunes: http://bit.do/richersoul https://www.facebook.com/richersoul http://richersoul.com/ rocky@richersoul.com Some music provided by Junan from Junan Podcast Any financial advice is for educational purposes only and you should consult with an expert for your specific needs.

Public health has an image problem. It rarely shows up until something goes wrong, which makes it one of the hardest things to fund and one of the easiest to underinvest in. This episode gets specific about what that underinvestment actually costs, and...

What is more American than entrepreneurship, not the faux version appropriated by heirs to affluent parents but the creation of small businesses by risk takers seeking to support their families, innovate goods and services, and invigorate their communities?  As Audrey Roofeh explains on this episode of Power Station, it was small business owners who gambled their own safety to take care of community members during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis by the US Department of Homeland Security and ICE. An entrepreneur herself, Audrey's firm Mariana Strategies, which helped federal agencies cultivate workplaces free from misogyny, racism and anti-LGBTQ conduct was put out of business by a White House executive order banning DEI initiatives by government contractors. Audrey heard the alarm expressed by fellow small business owners about sustainability in a marketplace where the Rule of Law no longer applied. She founded Integrity Matters, a unique association or small business owners impacted by tariffs, ICE crackdowns, inflation and unpredictable governance. Its members are now organizing to protect voters in upcoming elections, a powerful example of how small business owners invest in us.             

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. 250 years on, are these words still guiding us?The Declaration of Independence marked the start of our American Experiment. Does that document still hold central tenets of who we are as a nation? Deep political polarization has made that question murkier than perhaps ever before.We reflect on what a shared civic gospel looks like for America today and what role faith plays in that search.Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Trump refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill, demanding the GOP first pass the election-targeting "SAVE America Act."   Members of the "Leaving MAGA" support group share their experiences. And Darializa Avila Chevalier on the scrutiny she's facing over her past statements, controversial views, and where she goes from here. Melissa Murray, Angelo Carusone, all David Noriega join Ali Velshi on The 11th Hour. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

*** Content warning: Child sexual abuse ***Late in 1991, a child said something strange to his mother: ‘I don't like Peter's black penis.' Believing this was an indication that her son was being abused by Peter Ellis, a 33-year-old employee at the Christchurch Civic Creche her son attended, the concerned mother quickly filed a report. The case would soon snowball into one of New Zealand's biggest and most controversial criminal cases…---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Erin MunroProduction & music – Mike MigasAudio editing – Anthony TelferSign up for Casefile Premium:Apple PremiumSpotify PremiumPatreonFor all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-341-the-christchurch-civic-creche Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.