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Radical Civility

Benjamin Pacini•podcasters.spotify.com
Education
Self-Improvement
Dialogue, dignity, donuts. Except the donuts. Sorry.
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RC 10: Covid Coping: Emotional Health During a Pandemic

Two content warnings today: 1) I'm not a therapist. You probably shouldn't listen to any of my advice. You've been warned. 2) I talk about grief, including loss, in this episode. Why still discuss? Because everything I do is aimed at starting helpful conversations. I hardly think that I'm the one with the answers, but I'm always better off when people tell me what some good answers are. These are the things that have worked for me. Now tell me about the things that are working for you! I hope yo...

Mar 26, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 10

RC Interview: Pandemic Personal Finance w/Justin Garritt

Is it possible to save money during a crisis? Yes--and we'll talk about how. My friend Justin Garritt is starting up a new firm www.garrittfinancialsolutions.com all about helping service-industry folks get high-quality, high-integrity, high-transparency help on financial decision-making. We also talk about working together, old stories of students, and how not all financial advisers (cough cough insurance salesmen cough cough) have your best interests at heart. We also talk about how this crisi...

Mar 24, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 9

RCN 8: Responding to Represent.US

You know that viral video of Jennifer Lawrence? A friend asked me for my take on it. Here it is. Note: You might want to watch this on youtube, as there's a lot of graphics here. If not, you'll still get a broad sense of what's going on. You should also watch both ads before listening if you want to have some context. Gil Fulbright ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz_V4lRdtjo Jennifer Lawrence full ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz_V4lRdtjo Don't forget to discuss in the laboratorium: ht...

Mar 17, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Grace as Triage

Commandment 2: Above all, Grace. Grace as Triage. After publishing, the thought occurred to me of another quote that I should have left in. I'm using grace in a non-religious way here, so forgive me for muddying the waters with a religious quote, but it still applies quite nicely: "It is by grace that we are saved after all we can do." This episode is about doing all that is in your power, and being comfortable with the idea that you can't do it all. Do what you can, no more, no less. Spoon theo...

Mar 13, 2020•12 min

Nickelodeon: The Social Moderate

What kills thousands of Americans each year, has a powerful lobby defending it, and is something that has a long history of political controversy around being banned? I'm not talking about guns. Today's episode is about being a social moderate: a societal libertarian, and a personal conservative. Take a listen, and let me know what you think by joining the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/196041658160585/...

Mar 11, 2020•16 min

The Nickelodeon: Maximum Tolerable Trump

A fun game: what would it take for you to vote for someone that you really, really don't like? I did it for Senator Sanders, and the President deserves a turn. Fun times: I tried to keep this one short. Still made it to 20 minutes. *shrugs*

Mar 03, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Commandment 1: Radical Civility

What's the first commandment of radical civility? Radical civility. Obviously. Civility is about engaging. That's what it is built for. This podcast is about how.

Feb 28, 2020•11 min

The Nickelodeon: Maximum Tolerable Socialism

So a friend asked a question, and all of a sudden this episode happened. *ashamed face* Also, it's 20 minutes, which is four times longer than I want these to be. Alas. But the question is a good one: why won't I consider voting for Sanders given that I so deeply oppose Trump? Rather than respond directly, I consider what it would take for Sanders to convince me to vote for him. It's possible, just not likely.

Feb 25, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2

The Nickelodeon: Motivated Scrutiny

In my first nickelodeon, I talk about coining a new term: motivated scrutiny. Have you ever had people compare two identical resumes but fault-find with one and leave the other alone? The ask: find something that you disagree with, and comment about it. On Facebook, YouTube, wherever you feel like it. Do it civilly (obvs) but engage in something that I say that you'd like to correct.

Feb 24, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Civility As Dignity

Why start a podcast? Why Civility? What is civility? Why does it matter? A Micro-cast on the topic with a free Sister Act reference. :)

Feb 21, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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