Podcasts about our better angels

A deep dive into our nation's founding document: the history of the Declaration, common myths & misconceptions, the intellectual influences that shaped it, and its status as a symbol of American values. Books & sources: American Scripture: Making The Declaration of Independence by Pauline Maier Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence by Garry Wills John Quincy Adams 1821 address The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham View the Notion curriculum

Classrooms have been a key battleground in the so-called woke wars for years now. But could the debate over how schools teach history, race, gender and sexuality be coming to an end?This week on “Matter of Opinion,” the hosts look at signs that these wedge issues are no longer dividing us, ask whether we have reached “peak woke” and disagree on whether it's even worth fighting about wokeness at all. Mentioned in this episode:“Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus,” by Rick PerlsteinNathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, by Nathan HaleThe Adventures of Tintin comic series, by HergéThe Adventures of Asterix comic series, by René Goscinny and Albert UderzoThe American Bicentennial Series, by John Jakes“The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels,” by Jon Meacham

SummaryEveryone needs and deserves a home. It's our place to be safe, healthy, and loved. In this episode, we'll learn from Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International and author of the book, Our Better Angels. Jonathan will teach us about the critical failures that are keeping people from having a safe and decent place to live, as well as the solutions that work. We'll also learn about Jonathan's winding career path to CEO of Habitat, one that took him through investment banking, real estate, retail leadership, church management, and even a stint as the head coach of the Olympic men's rowing team for South Korea. Jonathan will share how he eventually found his professional home at Habitat. About Our GuestJonathan T.M. Reckford is chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International, a global Christian housing organization that has helped more than 39 million people construct, rehabilitate, or preserve their homes. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Stanford University, Jonathan has been leading Habitat since 2005 and was named the most influential nonprofit leader in America in 2017 by The NonProfit Times. He is the author of Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World. Jonathan and his wife, Ashley, have three children and live in Atlanta. Useful LinksJonathan's bio: https://www.habitat.org/about/habitat-for-humanity-leadership/ceo (https://www.habitat.org/about/habitat-for-humanity-leadership/ceo) Jonathan's book: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Better-Angels-Simple-Virtues-ebook/dp/B07PBR744J (https://www.amazon.com/Our-Better-Angels-Simple-Virtues-ebook/dp/B07PBR744J) Habitat for Humanity's programs and services: https://www.habitat.org/our-work (https://www.habitat.org/our-work) A short biography of Clarence Jordan: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/witness/clarence-jordan (https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/witness/clarence-jordan) A short biography of Rep. Millicent Fenwick https://www.historicamerica.org/journal/2021/3/11/from-fashion-editor-to-famous-representative-the-life-of-millicent-fenwick (https://www.historicamerica.org/journal/2021/3/11/from-fashion-editor-to-famous-representative-the-life-of-millicent-fenwick) About Merit LeadershipTo learn more about how you can develop ethical skills that turn peril into opportunity, visit http://meritleadership.com/ (http://meritleadership.com) Pleasant Pictures MusicJoin the https://pleasantpictures.club/ (Pleasant Pictures Music Club) to get unlimited access to high-quality, royalty-free music for all of your projects. Use the discount code HOWTOHELP15 for 15% off your first year.

Michael's conversation with presidential historian Jon Meacham on his book "The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels." Original air date 7 May 2018. The book was published on 8 May 2018.

Lead Pastor, Pat Mulcahy continues our  sermon series, "Circles— Grow".

Associate Pastor, Adam Arn open our new sermon series, "Circles— God Comes to Us in Our Friends".

Lead Pastor, Pat Mulcahy continues our sermon series, "Invested -".

Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer who has spent the last two decades pounding out bestselling accounts of American presidents such as Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and George H.W. Bush. In June 2019, Joe Biden invited Meacham to Newark, Delaware, for a conversation about the biographer's recent volume, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, a 416-page meditation on how enlightened political leaders, propelled by a civic-minded citizenry, have rescued America at its darkest hours. Meacham explained that the country's soul “is not all good or all bad” but rather an abiding conflict between “our better angels” and “our worst instincts.” Two months before Biden announced his third run for the presidency, the intellectual underpinnings of the campaign were already in place. His ensuing candidacy was an exercise in moving Meacham's thesis from the page to the stump: Biden cribbed Meacham's book title for his campaign framing, a “battle for the soul of the nation,” and Meacham occasionally weighed in on the narrative and thematic elements of Biden's major speeches. On today's episode, listen to an exploration of how Meacham has lingered on as a sort of historical and spiritual adviser to a White House beset by crisis, written by Mother Jones reporter Kata Voght. This is our first in a biweekly Summer series of read-aloud investigations, produced by our parters at Audm. You can Kara's piece from April, here.

Lead Pastor, Pat Mulcahy continues our sermon series, "Invested". 

Trump's GOP has demonstrated an eagerness to believe in conspiracy theories and to accept disinformation that bolsters their politics. How did it get that way? On Today's Show: Jon Meacham, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian, host of the new podcast "Fate of Fact" and the author of The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels (Random House, 2018), talks about what he's learned in his new podcast, which examines why so many conservative Americans have become receptive to disinformation and fans of conspiracy theories.

Jon Meacham, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian, host of the new podcast "Fate of Fact" and the author of The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels (Random House, 2018), talks about what he's learned in his new podcast, which examines why so many conservative Americans have become receptive to disinformation and fans of conspiracy theories.

Lead Pastor, Pat Mulcahy closes our current sermon series, "Our Better Angels : Service".

Join Tim Oloffson & Tanner Payton for a discussion about empowerment, and Habitat For Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford's book "Our Better Angels"

Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and #1 New York Times bestselling author. He’s known for ‘The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels,’ ‘American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House,’ ‘Franklin and Winston,’ ‘His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope,’ and a book co-written with country star Tim McGraw called ‘Songs of America.’ His newest project is a podcast called ‘Fate of Fact’ and the premise is meant to explore how fear conquered truth, the history and origins of the strong grip misinformation and disinformation have on our politics, and how we got here today. In this interview, Meacham talks about his three tests to choose a book subject, how to focus on durable projects that take a great deal of time, the commitment of fact-checking, and how all books are part of an “unfolding conversation.” If it’s your first time listening, make sure to subscribe and visit my new website for information on the YouTube channel, the blog, this podcast, and my new book ‘Ink by the Barrel’ which takes advice from these 200+ interviews at the link below… Join the email list here: www.brockswinson.com Follow us on Instagram for updates: @brockswinson If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60-seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom on your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!

Lead Pastor, Pat Mulcahy continues our current sermon series, "Our Better Angels : Generosity".

Lead Pastor, Pat Mulcahy continues our sermon series, "Our Better Angels : Respect".

Associate Pastor, Adam Arn continues our sermon series, "Our Better Angels : Joy". 

Lead Pastor, Pat Mulcahy continues our sermon series, "Our Better Angels : Humility".

Children's Pastor, Rhonda Curran continues our sermon series, "Our Better Angels : Community".

Associate Pastor, Adam Arn opens up our sermon series, "Our Better Angels : Kindness".

In conversation with Jon Meacham Meelya Gordon Memorial Lecture Michael Eric Dyson is the author of Tears We Cannot Stop, an ''eloquent, righteous, and inspired'' (Philadelphia Inquirer) call for racial change that was named one of the best books of 2017 by multitudes of publications. His many books address Barack Obama's presidency, Hurricane Katrina, Jay-Z, and the effects of MLK's assassination, among other wide-ranging topics. A frequent New York Times opinion writer, MSNBC political analyst, and a professor at Vanderbilt University, his many honors include an American Book Award and two NAACP Image Awards. In Long Time Coming, Dyson employs the lives and legacies of five contemporary Black martyrs as catalysts for America's long-needed voyage toward a racial reckoning and redemption. An expert on history, politics, and religion in America, Jon Meacham won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for his biography American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House. His other bestselling nonfiction includes American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation and The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels. Signed books may be purchased through the Joseph Fox Bookshop (recorded 2/18/2021)

  Filmmaker Maria Juranic. She has written and directed a short film called Dreamers that uses breakdancing to explore the frustrating experience DACA recipients have with government bureaucracy. “Dreamers" is a commentary on the struggle DACA recipients face to solidify their right to be in the United States. On Nov. 6, Dreamers will screen at the Red Rock Film Festival as it continues to make the festival rounds.  Film director KD Davison is the director of this HBO special film documentary Soul of America:  The Battle for Our Better Angels, film airs October 27, 2020 at 9pm (eastern) on HBO. It’s a must-see film that’s part political documentary, part biography of one of America’s most respected presidential historians, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jon Mecham. The film is based on Mr. Mecham’s 2018 NY Times Best-selling book of the same name.  The Soul of America examines the good, the bad, and the ugly of American history at a very crucial time, as we’re about to have one of the most important presidential elections, perhaps in U.S. history. 

(01:39) Segment 1: Christophe Difo and Sean Prophet break down the news. The final presidential debate, white supremacist violence, death squads in Nigeria, Poland's new abortion ban, and the Geneva Consensus Declaration stating that there is "no international right to abortion." (38:40) Segment 2: Star Trek Discovery and Evolutionary Psychology. Our Better Angels and the Five Inner Demons. Universal human values. Honor culture and its perversions. (01:26:02) Off the Radical Secular Radar. (01:28:58) Segment 3: Radical Solutions. Relationships with friends and family in the Trump and post-Trump era. The Radical Secular presents politics from a liberal, cosmopolitan perspective. Show notes: https://apnews.com/article/police-violence-police-brutality-lagos-nigeria-98ee3550fb576d561d84b372a65cc95f (Nigerian death squads) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54642108 (Poland's Abortion Ban) https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/oga/global-health-diplomacy/protecting-life-global-health-policy/geneva-declaration.html (The Geneva Consensus Declaration) https://www.amazon.com/Blank-Slate-Modern-Denial-Nature/dp/0142003344 (The Blank Slate) https://www.amazon.com/Better-Angels-Our-Nature-Violence-ebook/dp/B0052REUW0/ref=sr_1_1 (The Better Angels of our Nature) ___________________________ Email: theradicalsecular@gmail.com Instagram: @radical_secular Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theradicalsecular Twitter: @RadicalSecular Podcast: https://the-radical-secular.captivate.fm All standard podcast venues: Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, Gaana, Saavn The Just Words Fallacy: https://medium.com/just-words-fallacy

(10/21/20) Jon Meacham is a renowned presidential historian, contributing writer to The New York Times Book Review, contributing editor at TIME, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. His book, “The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels” has been made into an HBO documentary, premiering on Oct. 27. Produced by C13Originals and the History Channel, Jon’s latest project, the It Was Said podcast, looks back at some of America’s greatest orations. Join us for an hour with one of US history’s greatest scholars in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

Jon Meacham is a presidential historian, former editor of Newsweek, and the Putlizer Prize winning author of the new book "His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope." He is the author of several books including 2018's "The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels." Meacham was recently a featured speaker at the Democratic National Convention. This audio podcast was originally a conversation for LiveTalks LA. Meacham discusses the life of the late John Lewis, Meacham's decision to speak at the Democratic National Convention, and his views on the state of journalism.

Tony and Shane interview the CEO of Habitat for Humanity and author of, “Our Better Angels”, Jonathan Reckford. Tune in for a conversation about the history, necessity, and accomplishments of Habitat for Humanity and for inspiration from everyday heroes living out virtue as described in Jonathan’s latest book, “Our Better Angels”.

When historian Jon Meacham spoke with MPR News host Kerri Miller just a few months into the Trump presidency, people were already talking about the fight over America’s soul. His book, “The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels,” and his conversation with Miller seems even more pertinent today, after a year that has brought impeachment hearings, a worldwide pandemic still spreading in the U.S. and racial tensions that have boiled over. On this Independence Day weekend, we are revisiting a portion of that conversation. Guest: Jon Meacham, author of “The Soul of America” Editor’s note: This conversation originally aired on June 14, 2018. To listen to the conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts , Spotify or RSS

Do you people ever change? Can one person affect change? Three stories of real change give us hope: Our Better Angels, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, and The Class of '65.

Do people ever change? Can one person affect change? Three stories of real change give us hope: Our Better Angels, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, and The Class of '65.

So, what now? Will the intentional cruelty, “Dred Scottification,” false narratives, and demonization of “the other,” particularly women, children, and people of color, by presidential advisor Stephen Miller and his White Nationalists become the “future face” of America? Or, will “Our Better Angels” help us reclaim the vision of America as the “Shining City on the Hill,” welcoming immigrants and protecting refugees, in good times and bad, while “leading by example” toward a more just and equal world?

COVID - 19 and Our Better Angels by Mike Meenan

We discuss the book The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, by Jon Meacham

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, September 3rd, 2018. This week Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversations. In this episode you'll hear: Jon Meacham on his new book,* The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels.* Lawrence O’Donnell about his book, Deadly Force: A Police Shooting and My family’s Search for the Truth. Caitlin Moran about her lastest novel,* How to Be Famous.* Tom Papa on his latest book,* Your Dad Stole My Rake and Other Dilemma’s.* Richard Blanco, the fifth presidential inaugural poet in U.S. history, joined us for another edition of Village Voice. Harvard Historian Nancy Koehn discussed the qualities that made George Washington an extraordinary leader.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham talks about his new book 'The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels.'

Presidential historian and Tennessean Jon Meacham discussed his book The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels with Senator Lamar Alexander on July 8 in an event sponsored by http://www.knoxfriends.org/past-events/ (Friends of the Knox County Public Library) and http://unionavebooks.com/upcoming-events/jon-meacham/ (Union Ave Books). In The Soul of America, Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics by looking back at critical times in our country’s history when hope overcame division. He tells us that what Abraham Lincoln called the­ “better angels of our nature” have found a way to prevail again and again during dark times throughout our country’s history. Here are excerpts from that conversation.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, June 18th, 2018. We talked to Rep. John Kennedy, who was at the Texas border yesterday protesting the Trump Administration's practice of separating children from families. Then we asked you, is this policy a moral failing? The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott joined us to discuss last weeks North Korea Summit. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Attorney General Maura Healey took our questions and yours. Jon Meacham joined us to talk about his new book, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels

Lynn is discussing the newest Jon Meacham book “The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels.”

Host Don Marsh talks to author and historian Jon Meacham about Meacham's latest book, "Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels." 

Historian, journalist, editor and biographer Jon Meacham has never shied away from challenging subjects.  American Lion, his study of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, captured one of America's most controversial and consequential figures for the 21st century, and brought its author the Pulitzer Prize.  He joins us on this episode to talk about The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, a study of the urgent moments, from Reconstruction through early 20th century battles over immigration, McCarthyism, racism and equal rights, that have tested the national character — and give us, he writes, an opportunity to better understand what we can be in the here and now. 

SOUL THE SOUL OF AMERICA Jon Meacham Puliter Prize Winning historian and Author in Discussion With Bill Maher- 5:7:18 8 PM CST  America and It's Better Angels and "The MagieR New Rule  Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham will discuss 'The Soul ... About the Author: Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and author of several New York Times bestsellers including Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, and Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush. Meacham is also a visiting distinguished professor at Vanderbilt University, a contributing writer for The New York Times Book Review, and a fellow of the Society of American Historians. https://www.prnewswire.com/.../pulitzer-prize-winning-biographer-jon-meacham-will-... 7 days ago - WASHINGTON, May 4, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham will discuss his latest book, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels at a National Press Club Headliners Book & Breakfast Event on Wednesday, June 20 at 8:00 a.m. in the club's ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment of crisis in American politics by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame hatred and reveals how his latest book The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels was born in the dark days following the infamous Charlottesville rally.  He talks about similarities between the current age and the 1920’s, how America during Great Depression could have easily followed the path of Germany into totalitarianism, and what Donald Trump could learn from the fate of red-baiting Senator Joseph McCarthy.  He discusses moments when Presidents have served as moral leaders for the nation including the day George H.W. Bush handed in his NRA card and an oft forgotten speech by Dwight Eisenhower that is all too relevant today.  Plus George H.W. Bush's biographer shares some candid memories of the late former First Lady Barbara Bush. Order Jon Meacham's book The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels on Amazon or Audible.  Keep up with him at www.jonmeacham.com and follow him on Twitter at @jmeacham.  Today's episode was sponsored by Citizen Watches, Grasshopper, Quip, and U.S. Markerboard. 

Troubadours and Raconteurs, it's early 2018, I guess we will see what this year might gleen; regardless we have for your listening pleasure Episode 252 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This episode features a conversation with our resident philosopher, Vermont farmer and winemaker Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I reflect on Significant Events, People and Trends of 2017, Social Disruption, Mueller Time, Our Better Angels, We Look Ahead to 2018... Episode 252's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Champion." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads an excerpt from Charles Lamb's essay "New Year's Eve." We have a poem called "Fear." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Talking Heads, the Cure, Daniel Romano, the Greatful Dead, Hole, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Tell your Friends and Neighbors... Become a friend via facebook - Freespeakandsome Withewconundrum. Follow us on Twitter @FreespeakWit. Email us ewconundrum@radiofreebrooklyn.org