Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Channeling the spirit of Mr. Rogers, this episode discusses three moments that reveal how we show up as neighbors. We start with Adam Serwer’s new framing of “neighborism,” the Twin Cities’ ethic of protecting neighbors regardless of origin, and what that stance teaches organizers about solidarity and civic courage. Then we turn to a fraught media moment at the BAFTAs where an audible racial slur, involuntary tics, and editorial choices by broadcasters collide. Finally, we widen the lens with Peter Beinart’s critique of American exceptionalism, testing whether the standards we apply to other nations are the same ones we apply to U.S. political moves.Tune in, subscribe, and share with a colleague so they can become a braver neighbor. Mentioned in the showMinnesota Proved MAGA Wrong – The Atlantic, Adam SerwerJohn Davidson: BAFTAs interrupted by racist slur from man with Tourette Syndrome - CNNA statement from BAFTAWhat If Other Countries Claimed The Right to Bomb the US? – Peter Beinart, The Beinart Notebook, SubStack