The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. For this week's episode, we begin a live podcast series with The Hive about Collective Change . Join us for any or all of these conversations, either in person at The Hive in Cincinnati or online via Zoom. This event will include music, poetry and small group discussion and while this event is free, attendees will be invited to be active participants in this emer...
Nov 07, 2023•52 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This episode is a snapshot from the Abundant Community Conversation on October 26 where Amy Howton speaks with Parker Palmer and Peter Block . This event was produced in partnership with Designed Learning , Abundant Community , Faith Matters Network and Common Change . These conversations happen on Zoom and they always contain poetry, small groups and an explorat...
Oct 30, 2023•10 min
The next Abundant Community conversation is on October 26 with Parker Palmer, Peter Block and Sushama Austin-Connor. You can register here. You can order Julia's new book, Habitats, here. The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. For this episode, I speak with multidisciplinary artist and teacher Julia Orquera Bianco . Julia Orquera Bianco was born in Argentina and lived in Mexico before moving to the Un...
Oct 04, 2023•19 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This episode is the Abundant Community Conversation from September 14 where Troy Bronsink speaks with David Brooks and Peter Block about David’s new book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen . This event was produced in partnership with Designed Learning , Faith Matters Network , Abundant Community and Common Change . These...
Sep 26, 2023•35 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. For this episode, I speak with Reverend Sushama Austin-Connor, DMin about Faith Matters Network , which envisions communities rooted in wisdom, spiritual practice, & healing. FMN is a womanist-led organization that equips justice leaders and heals the healers. Also, Sushama will be the host for the upcoming series of Abundant Community Conversations with Pete...
Aug 31, 2023•33 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. For this episode, Devin Bustin and I speak with Mary Pierce Brosmer. Mary founded Women Writing for a Change and for over 30 years WWf(a)C has provided a safe and non-competitive environment for individuals to develop their writing skills, cultivate their creativity and strengthen their voices. We speak to Mary about her poetry, how she holds space, her life as a...
Aug 25, 2023•32 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This episode is the Abundant Community Conversation from August 2 where Amy Howton speaks with Meg Wheatley and Peter Block about the new edition of Meg’s book, Who Do We Choose to Be? This event was produced in partnership with The Berkana Institute , Designed Learning , Abundant Community and Common Change . These conversations happen on Zoom and they always co...
Aug 09, 2023•36 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this week's episode Joey Taylor speaks with Amaha Sellassie about the Gem City Market , West Dayton Strong and his article, Beloved Community is a Present Possibility . The recited poem was New Day's Lyric by Amanda Gorman . Excerpts: Heed the Word of the Brother by X-Clan World is MIND from KRS-One Love Supreme by John Coltrane This episode was hosted by ...
Jun 29, 2023•30 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this week's episode we partner with April Doner and the Abundant Community to speak with Quanita Roberson and Amy Howton about their book, The Inner Ground Railroad. The recited poems were On Children by Kahlil Gibran and Still I Rise by Maya Angelou . Abundant Community is a place to visit. To read and hear stories of action. More valuable than your daily...
Jun 22, 2023•35 min
Link to Shavuot prompt . If you’ve created something during this time you’d like to share with us we’d love to see it! You can send an email to Joey at joey@commongood.cc . The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. Your host is Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp. In this episode, Joey Taylor and Miriam speak with Rabbi Adina Allen . Rabbi Adina Allen is a spiritual leader, writer and educator who believes in th...
May 30, 2023•40 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. Your host is Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp. In this episode, Joey Taylor and I speak with Reverend Ben McBride . Ben is a native of San Francisco, spiritual leader and longtime activist for peace and justice in the Bay Area. In 2008, he relocated his family to a difficult neighborhood in Oakland called the “Kill Zone” to understand and respond to the epidemic of gu...
May 09, 2023•46 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this episode we speak with Dr. Martin Accad about a theology of staying , how it's developed into a theology of hope and resistance and the ways in which it has manifested in his work as an urban beekeeper. Martin Accad has a DPhil from the University of Oxford, UK. Formerly, he was the Chief Academic Officer at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Man...
Apr 25, 2023•30 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this week's episode we partner with April Doner and the Abundant Community to speak with Yuki Jackson. Yuki Jackson is a Black and Japanese poet, text-based artist and educator. She focuses on empowerment and enlightenment, specifically seeking to share her perspective and experiences as the divine feminine. Her poetry has been published in literary journa...
Mar 31, 2023•27 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this episode, John McKnight & Cormac Russell discuss their new book, The Connected Community: Discovering the Health, Wealth & Power of Neighborhoods , as a part of the ABCD Book talk on January 19. This week's episode is part 2 of the previous episode so if you haven’t heard the last episode it would be good to press pause, go listen to it and the...
Mar 28, 2023•17 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this episode, John McKnight & Cormac Russell discuss their new book, The Connected Community: Discovering the Health, Wealth & Power of Neighborhoods , as a part of the ABCD Book talk on January 19. The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) is at the center of a large and growing movement that considers local assets as the primary buil...
Feb 07, 2023•36 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this episode, Devin Bustin and Joey Taylor speak with Ross Gay about his books Inciting Joy, The Book of Delights, Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude and Be Holding. "Ross Gay is interested in joy. Ross Gay wants to understand joy. Ross Gay is curious about joy. Ross Gay studies joy. Something like that." Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Again...
Dec 23, 2022•38 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this episode, Brad Wise, Darin Petersen and Joey Taylor speak with Walter Brueggemann about myth, Exodus and how it relates to the work of the Common Good. The recited poem was Moses by Luis Alberto de Cuenca. Walter Brueggemann is one of the most influential Bible interpreters of our time. He is the author of over one hundred books and numerous scholarly ...
Dec 09, 2022•23 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. Your host is Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp. This episode is the Abundant Community Conversation from November 15 where Peter Block spoke with Jenn Hoos Rothberg, the Executive Director of the Einhorn Collaborative, about "A Call to Connection." Abundant Community conversations happen every couple of months on Zoom and they always contain poetry, small groups and an...
Dec 01, 2022•30 min
You can register for the next Abundant Community Conversation on November 15 at 1pm with Jenn Hoos Rothberg here. The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation & the structure of belonging. The previous series explored the 6 conversations from Peter Block. Now we're speaking with practitioners and today, we speak with Dr. Gary Mangiofico . You can find more the biography written by Gary about Peter here: Block, Peter: A Prophetic Vo...
Nov 11, 2022•24 min
You can register for the next Abundant Community Conversation on November 15 at 1pm with Jenn Hoos Rothberg here. The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation & the structure of belonging. The previous series explored the 6 conversations from Peter Block. Now we're speaking with practitioners and today, Brad Wise & Joey Taylor speak with Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson. You can find more about the conversations in Community: Structur...
Oct 19, 2022•22 min
You can register for the next Abundant Community Conversation on November 15 at 1pm with Jenn Hoos Rothberg here. The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation & the structure of belonging. The previous series explored the 6 conversations from Peter Block. Now we're speaking with practitioners and today, Brad Wise & Joey Taylor speak with Ife Bell. You can find more about the conversations in Community: Structure of Belonging an...
Oct 13, 2022•22 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. The host is Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp. This episode is the Abundant Community Conversation from September 15 where Rabbi Miriam spoke with David Whyte and Peter Block. Abundant Community conversations happen every couple of months on zoom and they always contain poetry, small groups and an exploration of a particular theme. David Whyte's writing explores the ti...
Sep 27, 2022•39 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation & the structure of belonging. The previous series explored the 6 conversations from Peter Block. Now we're speaking with practitioners and today, Brad Wise & Joey Taylor speaks with Maegan Scott & Courtney Ng. You can find more about the conversations in Community: Structure of Belonging and from these videos . The recited poem was "Sweet Darkness" by David Whyte. David Whyte wil...
Sep 06, 2022•27 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. The previous episodes explored the 6 conversations from Peter Block’s work. We journeyed through invitation, possibility, ownership, dissent, commitment and gifts. For the next five episodes, we’ll speak to practitioners who are using these conversations in the world. Today, Brad Wise speaks with Rama Naidu about how he was exposed to Peter’s conversations and...
Aug 25, 2022•27 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. This is the final episode in the series focusing on the 6 conversations from Peter Block’s work. We’ve journeyed through invitation, possibility, ownership, dissent and commitment. Now, we land the plane with the gifts conversation. These conversations are designed to occur in small groups, seeking to produce transformation in communities. You can find more ab...
Jul 29, 2022•22 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. This is the fifth episode in a series of six episodes focusing on the six conversations from Peter Block’s work. Beginning with invitation, possibility, ownership and dissent, we now turn to the commitment conversation . The final conversation for the next episode is the gifts conversation. These conversations are designed to occur in small groups, seeking to ...
Jul 25, 2022•27 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. This is the fourth episode in a series of six episodes focusing on the six conversations from Peter Block’s work. Beginning with invitation, possibility, and ownership, we will now focus on the dissent conversation . The final two conversations for the next two episodes are commitment and gifts. These conversations are designed to occur in small groups, seekin...
Jul 15, 2022•23 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. This is the third episode in a series of 6 episodes focusing on the 6 conversations from Peter Block’s work. We began with the invitation conversation and the possibility conversation and today we will focus on the ownership conversation. The final three conversations for the next three episodes are dissent, commitment and gifts. These conversations are design...
Jun 28, 2022•22 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. Last episode we started a series of 6 episodes focusing on the 6 conversations from Peter Block’s work. We began with the invitation conversation and today we will focus on the possibility conversation. The final four conversations for the next four episodes are ownership, dissent, commitment and gifts. These conversations are designed to occur in small groups...
Jun 18, 2022•18 min
The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. Today’s conversation is between Peter, Rama Naidu and Louise van Rhyn. For the next 6 episodes we will be focusing on the 6 conversations from Peter Block’s work. This was recorded at the outset of the pandemic and you’ll hear that moment in history referenced a few times throughout the episode. For those who are new to Peter’s work, the 6 conversations are in...
Jun 13, 2022•26 min