Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points
The Commons Good podcast is about stewardship and starting points for learning and acting together to secure intergenerational well-being and equity for all. It makes visible the practices and progress of community pacesetters, sparking dialogue about what it takes to create legacies of dignity and inclusion, and build the civic muscle needed to expand vital community conditions.
Episodes
29 episodes
Ali Abazeed and Sara Elhasan, Dearborn Public Health Department
At a time when public health department budgets are being cut and their authority is being challenged the City of Dearborn, Michigan is taking a different path and investing in the expansion of public health in the region with a new public heal...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 1
•
1:07:32
.png)
Maya Bhola, All-America City John Parr Youth Award Winner
In this episode we’re talking with Maya Bhola, All-America John Parr Youth Award winner out of the city of Miramar, Florida. This award recognizes extraordinary civic engagement and leadership on the part of a young person in their community. Maya...
•
40:04
Justice Horn, All-America City John Parr Youth Award Winner
In this episode we’re talking with Justice Horn, All-America John Parr Youth Award winner out of Kansas City, Missouri. This award recognizes extraordinary civic engagement and leadership on the part of a young person in their community. Justice w...
•
30:46
Debra Oto-Kent and Barbara Masters, Build Healthy Places Network Partners
In this episode we’re joining forces with the Build Healthy Places Network -- whose work sits at the intersection of community development, finance, public health, and healthcare. They intentionally position partnerships between these sectors to l...
•
1:12:51
Khuram Hussain, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
In this episode we’re talking with Khuram Hussain, Ph.D about what it looks like for colleges as anchor institutions to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion for greater well-being across their campuses and in their communities. Hear how the ar...
•
1:14:02
Katya Fels Smyth, Full Frame Initiative
In this episode we’re talking with Katya Fels Smyth about what it means to see and create change from a fuller frame. We too often see people as what is broken and our attempts to “fix” the human beings, allow problems to just get deeper. There is...
•
53:03
Thamara LaBrousse, Tracey-Ann Anthony and Tamara Wadley, Miami Gardens
“The City of Miami Gardens was incorporated in 2003 out of a quest for self-determination that unfolded as a six-year citizen advocacy campaign to form a new municipality in north Miami-Dade County where residents had grown increasingly concerned ...
•
1:03:01
Sean Dunne, Councilman Portsmouth, Ohio
The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the All-America City mini-series we have the opportunit...
•
44:43
Ricardo Salvador + Paula Daniels: Food Systems For Thriving Together
People’s foundation for physical and mental well-being starts with access to fresh air, clean water, and nutritious food. Meeting these basic needs allows us to be healthier today by avoiding hunger, exhaustion, disease, and injury. It also means ...
•
1:13:08
Michael Romy Greer, Artsfund Seattle
In this episode we’re talking with Michael Greer about the arts and it’s essential role in our social and civic fabric. We might also consider it’s role in our economy. The arts industry employs more than 5 million people and drives 900 billion in...
•
54:22
Aaron Burnett, Mason City, Iowa
Mason City, Iowa sits in the top third of the state, almost directly at the center off I-35. A town of just over 28,000 and the boyhood home of playwright and author Meredith Wilson, creator of the Music Man. This city has continued to invest in t...
•
28:27
Mayor Dave Kitchell, Logansport, IN
Logansport sits at multiple crossroads—the confluence of two rivers, the east-west railways of the Wabash, and the first North/South road in Indiana. As the railways have quieted across the rural landscape, they’ve transformed rails to trails -- w...
•
18:55
Annie Martinie and Maggie Richardson, Danville, VA
The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City/County (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportun...
•
34:16
Tab Brockman and Chris Jung, Hopkinsville, KY
The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City/County (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportun...
•
29:44
David Gibbs
David Gibbs joins us to talk about racial equity and the role of our systems and structures as key drivers of the persistent inequities communities and community members face. He introduces Stock and Concealed stories and their role in maintaining...
•
52:03
Alice Keene, Pitt County, NC
The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City/County (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportun...
•
16:58
Alexandro Simental, El Paso, TX
The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to ...
•
15:37
Erika Lewis-Huntley and David Eoff Rancho Cucamonga, CA
The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the All-America City podcast mini-series we have the op...
•
27:36
Mindy Tate and Mayor Ken Moore, Franklin TN
The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the All-America City podcast mini-series we have the opportun...
•
26:02
100 Million Healthier Lives: Shannon Welch and Tricia Zahn
100 Million Healthier Lives is working to advance a shared ecosystem for health, well-being and equity that connects people, organizations, and networks around the world. Listen in as Shannon Welch and Tricia Zahn share their experiences using the...
•
1:15:28
Jane Ellery, Muncie, Indiana
The Commons Good podcast team sat down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about their efforts and the individuals helping to steward the work. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we hear from Jane Ellery on beh...
•
8:57
Michael McAfee
The nation is rapidly becoming a majority people of color. In cities and towns across the country many people are embracing the concept of equity and intent on achieving racial and economic equity for all. At the same time, as the word is used mor...
•
50:03
Liz Baxter
Health happens in communities, in the spaces where we congregate, live, and work; where children go to school and play; and where we seek care and services. North Sound Accountable Community of Health (North Sound ACH) is an independent nonprofit ...
•
1:05:57
