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This Is Civity — 65 episodes

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1

Eric Schurenberg: Building Trust Among Newsrooms & Audiences

2

DG Mawn on Nurturing Community through Convening & Mediation

3

PJ Andrews on the Baha’i’s “Common Endeavor" to foster connection across difference

4

Beyond the Politics of Contempt with Beth Malow & Doug Teschner

5

My Omaha Filmmaker Nick Beaulieu on Building Relationships Across Difference

6

The Power of Photos to Create Connection & Community with Roman Williams of Interfaith Photovoice

7

The Importance of Civic Culture to Democracy, with Laurie Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

8

Linda Tropp on the Power of Intentionality in Relationship Building to Address Power Differences

9

Kelsey Blahnik on How “And” Can Help Us Adapt, Accept, and Connect Across Difference

10

Facing the Fracture: Managing Distress in Polarized Times, with Tania Israel

11

Nathan Smolensky on Finding Common Ground in Our Everyday Lives

12

Changing Perceptions to Heal Relationships, with April Ossmann

13

The Critical Role of Civic Spaces in Connecting Us Across Difference

14

James Coan of More Like US on Taking Bridging Efforts to Scale

15

John Paul Lederach on Peacebuilding Through Relationship & Common Connection

16

How Public Interest Communications Can Benefit Communities, with Angela Bradbery

17

Bridging & Relationship Building Through Service with Jennifer Leshnower

18

Ben Bain of More Perfect Union on Strengthening Communities Through Relationships

19

Michael McRay on Becoming Re-storied to See the Humanity in Yourself and Others

20

Mónica Guzmán on the Importance of Curiosity to Build Relationships that Bridge Divides

21

New York Times columnist David Brooks on How to Know a Person

22

Writer and Civic Renaissance Founder Alexandra Hudson on "The Soul of Civility"

23

International Relations Expert Seth Kaplan: Fragile Neighborhoods Repairing American Society One Zip Code at a Time

24

Riaz Patel on The Connect Effect: Connecting Across Difference by Recognizing Our Shared Humanity

25

Eric Tars on How Seeing Humanity Helps Us Address Homelessness More Effectively

26

Bridging Divides & Cultivating Solidarity to Counter Strategic Racism, with Ian Haney López

27

Strengthening Democracy by Increasing Social Trust & Cultivating Connections Across Difference, with Robb Willer

28

Making DEI Work Transformative & Relational, with Jacqueline Font-Guzmán

29

Learning to Listen in Different Ways, with Graham Bodie of the Listen First Project

30

Bridging Across Difference in Polarized Times, with Convergence CEO David Eisner

31

Josh Schachter, Creating Connections with Community Share

32

Welcoming Week 2021: Belonging Begins With Us

33

Relational Infrastructure to Bridge Differences and Heal Communities in Myanmar, with the World Bank's Nang Mo Kham

34

The role of public health agencies in community well being, with Andy Wessel

35

Seeding Civity with the University YMCA

36

Melissa Weintraub w/Resetting the Table on Engaging Across Intractable Differences

37

Adriana Sanchez-Solis, Seeding Civity at the Allegheny County Department of Human Services

38

John Wood of Braver Angels on Building Community Across Divides

39

Courageous Conversations with Reverend Zina Jacque & Jessica Green

40

Marnita's Table on Helping People in Communities SEE Each Other

41

Tom Williams, Compassionate Louisville

42

Rachel Peric, Welcoming America

43

Jordan Feyerherm & Gladys Godinez, Center for Rural Affairs

44

Derek Wolfgram & Jenny Barnes, The Redwood City Public Library's Human Library

45

David Levinsky & Nate Bagley, Bridging Divides Across Religious Difference

46

Stephanie Lepp: Host, Reckonings Podcast

47

Jud Hendrix, Lean Into Louisville & Global Human Project

48

Zach Bell & Ron Towns, Camp Common Ground

49

Kim Roth Howe, Searching for Purple in a Red & Blue Time

50

Claudia Cohen & Everyday Dignity

51

Stuart Chittenden, SquishTalks & The Power of Empathetic Conversation

52

Islamic Networks Group (ING) & Know Your Neighbor

53

Andrew Hanauer, One America

54

Greg Baldwin, VolunteerMatch

55

Jacob Hess, All Sides Dictionary

56

Paul VanDeCarr, Who Are You?

57

Vivek Patil, Arlington Democratic Committee

58

Marty Swaim, Challenging Racism

59

Vincent Pan, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) SF

60

Liz Joyner, The Village Square

61

Joan Blades, Living Room Conversations

62

Katy Birnbaum, Sunday Streets SF

63

John Esterle, The Whitman Institute, with Malka Kopell

64

Martha McCoy, Everyday Democracy

65

Malka Kopell & Palma Strand, Civity Co-Founders