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
28 episodes since 2023
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...
October 22, 2022
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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...
May 18, 2022
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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...
March 08, 2022
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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...
January 04, 2022
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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...
October 28, 2021
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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 ...
August 24, 2021
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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...
June 21, 2021
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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 ...
May 17, 2021
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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...
March 15, 2021
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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...
March 01, 2021
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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...
February 02, 2021
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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...
December 13, 2020
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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...
November 01, 2020
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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...
September 29, 2020
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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...
September 22, 2020
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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 ...
September 21, 2020
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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...
September 20, 2020
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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...
September 19, 2020
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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...
September 13, 2020
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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...
August 23, 2020
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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...
July 26, 2020
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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 ...
July 24, 2020
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1:05:57
Dr. Ben Miller, PsyD
Health care in the United States is fractured and fragmented. Too often, mental health and addiction are treated separately from physical health, making it challenging for people to get timely access to quality mental health and addiction services...
July 12, 2020
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44:48