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EPISODE · Jul 13, 2026 · 50 MIN

This is Cohousing | Ep 11 | The Anthropology of Culture Change & Cooperation with Richard Senghas

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Join Charles Durrett on This is Cohousing as he sits downwith anthropologist Richard Senghas. Together they explore what appliedanthropology can teach us about building community — and about changing cultureitself. Richard has lived in cohousing for 25 years and helped start two communities, including the exceptional FrogSong in Cotati, California. Drawing on his background studying how humans use language and build relationships, he and Charles dig into the heart of what makes cohousing work: the practice of "intentionally accidentally" bumping into your neighbors, the discipline of deep listening, and the slow, habitual work of becoming the kind of people who can live well together.Along the way they cover the three questions at the root of every cohousing design — who are we as a culture, who do we want to become, and how do we get there — as well as why FrogSong got built in three years, on time and under budget; Robert Bellah's Habits of the Heart; why diverse expertise beats "like-minded" groups every time; the sharing economy of a real neighborhood; the loneliness epidemic among older Americans; and Richard's compelling argument that cohousing isn't about recovering the old village, but building genuinely new ones for the challenges ahead.Above all, this is a conversation about cooperation — not as an ideal, but as a practical tool for a richer, lighter, less lonely life.For more info visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cohousingco.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠nccoho.org⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/CohousingCo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bossa Antigua Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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