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Episode 243- Stuck on Stupid, or Resist the Partisan Polarization

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Episode 242- Navigating the Complexities of Gender Dysphoria and Transition: Ethical Dilemmas and Societal Impact. Conclusion with Beth Bourne

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The Impact of Gender Ideology on Children and Society. Part 1 with Beth Bourne

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Episode 240- Nurturing Democracy with Religious Diversity. With Chris Walsh and Bill McKenzie

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Episode 239- Response to Reader-Listener-Viewer Mail. With Rich Helppie

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Episode 238- Boosting Education Through Incentives: A Bipartisan Approach with Bill Seitz and Dani Isaacsohn

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Episode 237- From Personal Tragedy to Advocacy: A Father's Quest for Mental Health Reform and Understanding. With Kevin Fischer

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Episode 236- Primary Elections and the Fight for the Heart of Democracy- With Democratic Presidential Candidate Dean Phillips

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Episode 235- Breaking the Binary: The Rise of a Third-Party Movement. A Conversation with Former Governor Pat McCrory

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Episode 234- Unraveling the Complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Historical Perspective with Dr. Todd Endelman

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Episode 233- Societal Divides and the Future of American Discourse, with Russell Dobular

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Episode 232- A Genuine Alternative to Biden and Trump. A Conversation with Dean Phillips

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Episode 231- Cybersecurity Essentials: Protecting Your Business From Cyber Threats. With Rick Snyder and David Behen

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Episode 230- Social Commentary on Violence, Fatherlessness, and Race. With Adam Coleman

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Episode 229- Homelessness is a Housing Problem- with author Gregg Colburn

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Episode 228- Leaving Binary Politics Behind; Season 5 of The Common Bridge. With Richard Helppie.

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Episode 227- Tribalism vs. The First Amendment: Reflections on Season Four of The Common Bridge. With Richard Helppie

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Episode 226- Reclaiming Detroit: Zoe Kennedy on Love, Activism, and Social Change

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Episode 225- FTC Goes at Big Tech in a Strange Way- Amazon Prime. With Adam Kovacevich

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Episode 224- Beneath the Surface of American Politics: A Georgia Voter's Perspective. With Thomas Hicks, Jr.

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Episode 223- Unfolding the Complexities of Immigration and Indigenous Recognition. With Robert Greenfield.

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Episode 222- Navigating Today's Political Climate: A Non-Partisan Perspective. With Robert Greenfield

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Episode 221- Global Politics, Sports, and Life Transitions: A Conversation with Robert Greenfield

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Episode 220- FADE OUT: Dissecting Strikes and A.I. in Hollywood. A Conversation with Greg Jbara

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Episode 219- Free Speech? Well,...about that. A Conversation with Konstantin Kisin

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Episode 218- Viewer, Listener, and Reader Mailbag. With Rich Helppie

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Episode 217- Exploring Firearm Regulation: A Conversation with Ryan Busse, Author of 'Gunfight'

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Episode 216- Unpacking America's Gun Culture: A Conversation with Ryan Busse, Author of 'Gunfight'

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Episode 215- Workforce Development, Support, and a Bridge- Policy Discussion with Brian Calley

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Episode 214- Constructing Utopia: An Exploration of Ideal Nationhood and American History

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Episode 213- Did The Kennedy Assassination Start The Era of Mistrust? Just the Facts with Investigative Reporter & Author Gerald Posner

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Episode 212- Government With Integrity - When The Truman Committee Battled Corruption - A Conversation with author of “The Watchdog” Steve Drummond

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Episode 211- A Deep Dive into Transgenderism, Transsexualism, and the Ethics of Pediatric Care. With Leor Sapir

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Episode 210- Information Casualties Fuel A Pandemic. Part 2 of 2 with Dr. Deborah Birx

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Episode 209- PEPFAR, Pandemics and Scientific Credibility. With Dr. Deborah Birx, M.D.

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Episode 208- Press: DENIED. How Democracy Can Die Behind Closed Doors. With M.L. Elrick

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Episode 207- Time for a New Playbook- A Richard Helppie Editorial Outlook

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Episode 206- Education Success For All- with Dr. Ernestine Sanders.

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Episode 205- The Rise and Fall of Civilizations: Today vs Antiquity. With Dr. Richard Enos.

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Episode 204- A Big Development with Significant Implications. With Richard Helppie

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Episode 203- Show Me The Data- With Kory

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Episode 202- Supply Chain Devastation Resolved? With Bill Michels

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Episode 201- On Death and Funerals. With Martha Thayer

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Episode 200- The Disintegration of American Journalism- With Matt Taibbi

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Episode 199- The ABCs of Open Primaries

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Episode 198- Environmental Disaster at Camp Lejeune. With Attorney Mike Cox

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Episode 197- Whistling Past the Economic Graveyard? with Kerry and Linda Killinger

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Episode 196- Part 2 of A Random Walk Through Politics and Media with Justin Higgins.

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Episode 195- A Random Walk Through Politics and Media with Justin Higgins. Part 1

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Episode 194- Black and Blue- When Jim Crow Came to the Big House. With Brian Kruger

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Episode 193- Response to Reader, Listener, and Viewer Mail. With Rich Helppie

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Episode 192- Make Way for The New Media Model. With Richard Helppie

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Episode 191- Medical Assistance in Dying- Canada’s Controversial Law. with Dr. Nicholas Tito

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Episode 190- Does Mass Media Lie About Conservatives? with Adam Coleman

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Episode 189- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Today. With Dr. Lauran Star

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Episode 188- Goodbye to 2022 and Welcome to 2023. With Rich Helppie

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Episode 187- Talking College Football with John U. Bacon

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Episode 186- Public Service versus Politics of Fear. With Rob Sand

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Episode 185- Progressive Agenda in Chicago. With Matt Rosenberg

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Episode 184- Mental Health Crisis in America. With Dr. Victor Hong

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Episode 183- Saving Lives: Rich and a Virtual Guest find Common Ground.

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Episode 182- COVID Today- Kids, Politics and …Bio labs in Boston?

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Episode 181- How to Eat an Elephant: Mid-Term Election Recap with Richard Helppie.

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Episode 180- Thank Goodness! Campaign Season Ends. A Commentary by Richard Helppie

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Episode 179- Understanding the Elections in Italy. With Steven Hill

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Episode 178- Universal Jurisdiction- The Potential Prosecution of Russian War Criminals- with Professor Anthony Colangelo

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Episode 177 Technology - Better Life or Bigger Risk? with Adam Kovacevich

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Episode 176- Ranked Choice Voting- A Closer Look: Part 2 with Rob Richie

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Episode 175- Ranked Choice Voting- A Closer Look: Part 1- With Rob Richie

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Episode 174- Reflections on Season 3 of The Common Bridge – The Promise of a New Media Model- with Rich Helppie

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Episode 173 Dialog and Deference; From The End of The World To Your Town, Part 2- with Robert Greenfield

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Episode 172- Dialogue and Deference; From The End of The World To Your Town, Part 1- with Robert Greenfield

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Episode 171- The People, No. with Thomas Frank

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Episode 170- Pioneer of Wellness and Preventive Care. With Dr. Kenneth Cooper

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Episode 169- What’s Going on at the IRS? with Rachel Keller and Brett Bissonnette

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Episode 168- Proportional Representation to Break the Two Party Stranglehold? with Eli Zupnick

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Episode 167- Is Hydrogen the Key to Decarbonization? - with Fred Gallagher

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Episode 166- 2024 Won’t Be A Biden-Trump Rematch- With Richard Helppie

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Episode 165- The Threat of Synthetic Fentanyl- with Derek Maltz

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Episode 164- A Pathway to Carbon Reduced Energy- with Fred Gallagher

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Episode 163- FBI; Practices and Rule of Law. With Andy Arena

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Episode 162 Independence Day Reprise - Richard Helppie

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Episode 161- Commentary on Society and the importance of Fatherhood- With Adam Coleman

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Episode 160- NATO Membership for Finland From Helsinki with Timo Stewart

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Episode 159- A Discussion About Gun Laws- Looking for sensible policy- with President Joseph R. Biden

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Episode 158- Woman Erased: How Degendering is Eliminating the Biological Woman- With Trisha Posner

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Episode 157- The Economy - How it Affects Everyone - With Beata Kirr

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Episode 156- Still stuck. Another massacre and those elected do nothing. With Justin Higgins

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Episode 155- Exploring Today's Investment World, with Beata Kirr

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Episode 154- What If Each State Had Its Own Abortion Laws? - with Professor Anthony Colangelo

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Episode 153- Not Your Parents' Economy- Pathways For Millennials?- with Sam Caudle

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Episode 152- Where Have All The Journalists Gone? -with Kevin Allen

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Episode 151- Rich Guests on Spotlight TV with Logan Crawford

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Episode 150- Rich’s Rapid Responses to Reader Inquiries-18 Topics from NATO to Jeopardy to 2022 Midterms

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Episode 149- Start to Finish- The Common Grill, with Restauranteur Craig Common

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Episode 148 - Viewing The Ukraine With A Historical Lens with Professor Jesse Kauffman

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Episode 147- Shame All Around- Michigan's failure of the Catastrophically Injured. with Dr. Owen Perlman

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Episode 146- Choices: Money for Votes or Victims of Car Crashes?- With Attorney George Sinas

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Episode 145- Supply Chain Congestion- with Bill Michels

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Episode 144- The Rise and Fall of Civilizations: Today vs Antiquity. With Dr. Richard Enos