Common Good Podcast

In this final episode of the miniseries, Tristan and Rashid step back to reflect on what seven episodes of storytelling from Cape Town have revealed. They revisit the arc of the series, from grounding ourselves in our bodies with Bongeka and Aphiwe, to the critical hope of Ashley and Helene, the courage of Ncedisa, the radical imagination of Leila, and the belonging found at Charlie and Barry’s di...

What if the most radical thing you could do is invite someone to sit at a table with no queue, no power dynamic, and a really good meal? In this episode, Tristan and Rashid introduce two unlikely friends: Charlton Alexander, a tour guide and facilitator who invites people to connect with the city and its stories, and Barry Lewis, an architect from the UK who has spent decades building sandbag home...

What would it look like if any two people could sit at a table and have a conversation? In this episode, Tristan and Rashid begin with a wide-ranging exploration of shared consciousness, Ubuntu, and the Hebrew concept of tzedakah, before introducing Leila Kidson, a social systems researcher, facilitator, and designer who co-founded the social design studio OCTOPI. Through a clip from the original...

What does it take to stop colluding with systems that dehumanise us? In this episode, Tristan and Rashid explore the role music plays in grounding us, reminding us of our humanity, and giving us the courage to resist. They introduce us to Ncedisa Nkonyeni, an African-centred systems change and field learning partner who teaches organisations to apply systems change to their strategies and partners...

What kind of hope is worth holding onto? In this episode, Tristan and Rashid unpack the idea of critical hope, drawing on the work of Jeff Duncan-Andrade and a powerful quote from Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of Hope . They introduce us to Ashley and Helene Visagie, founders of Bottom Up, a Cape Town youth organisation that equips teenagers with tools of critical thought to question the systems around...

In this episode, Tristan and Rashid take us to Khayelitsha, one of South Africa’s largest townships, about 20 miles southeast of central Cape Town. Built during apartheid-era forced removals, Khayelitsha continues to bear the scars of spatial inequality. But in the heart of its informal settlements, two young founders, Bongeka and Aphiwe (Qhama), have created something remarkable: Thembisa Ratanga...

What happens when imagination meets reality? In this pilot episode, we kick off a special miniseries in collaboration with The Liminal Space Podcast, bringing voices from Cape Town, South Africa to the Common Good conversation. Hosts Tristan Pringle and Rashid Adams introduce themselves, share what drew them to the idea of liminality, and explore the stories that ground them right now, from earth...

Welcome to the Common Good podcast, a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. Earlier this summer, Walter Brueggemann passed away . His friendship with Peter Block and John McKnight was the spark that inspired the Common Good Collective, and the first three seasons of this podcast captured conversations among these three voices....

Welcome to the Common Good podcast, a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. Today’s episode is something a little different. We’re sharing a recent conversation with Peter Block that originally aired on the Avenue M , hosted by Joey Taylor and Haroon Moghul. In each episode they speak with remarkable guests to help unpack the m...

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 Chris LaRue, the Director of The Hive , speaks with Kristen Barker. In addition to being a fellow at the Hive , Kristen Barker is a social entrepreneur and the President and Co-Founder of Co-op Cincy and is a Co-Founder of 1worker1vo...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. In this episode, Joey Taylor and Sarah Buffie  speak with Prentis Hemphill . Sarah Buffie is the visionary founding director of Soul Bird Consulting ,which believes that nothing has the power to heal like supportive relationships. Specializing in trauma responsi...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This 8 weeks series consists of mini episodes which are being produced in partnership with The Hive , A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action, as a part of an ongoing class they’re offering locally called Election Brave Space: Compassionate Resilience For Our S...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This 8 weeks series consists of mini episodes which are being produced in partnership with The Hive , A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action, as a part of an ongoing class they’re offering locally called Election Brave Space: Compassionate Resilience For Our S...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This 8 weeks series consists of mini episodes which are being produced in partnership with The Hive , A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action, as a part of an ongoing class they’re offering locally called Election Brave Space: Compassionate Resilience For Our S...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This 8 weeks series consists of mini episodes which are being produced in partnership with The Hive , A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action, as a part of an ongoing class they’re offering locally called Election Brave Space: Compassionate Resilience For Our S...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This 8 weeks series consists of mini episodes which are being produced in partnership with The Hive , A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action, as a part of an ongoing class they’re offering locally called Election Brave Space: Compassionate Resilience For Our S...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This 8 weeks series consists of mini episodes which are being produced in partnership with The Hive , A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action, as a part of an ongoing class they’re offering locally called Election Brave Space: Compassionate Resilience For Our S...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. This 8 weeks series consists of mini episodes which are being produced in partnership with The Hive , A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action, as a part of an ongoing class they’re offering locally called Election Brave Space: Compassionate Resilience For Our S...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging. For the next 8 weeks we’re going to drop mini episodes on Tuesday which are being produced in partnership with The Hive , A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action, as a part of an ongoing class they’re offering locally called Election Brave Space: Compassionate...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. In this episode, Joey Taylor and Sam Pressler speak with Kate Hanisian . Kate Hanisian is a strategist and social change advocate that is deeply driven by the question: How might we design a more connected, sustainable, and inclusive world? She co-founded Design...

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The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. In this episode, Joey Taylor and Sam Pressler speak with Dr. Ian Marcus Corbin about loneliness as a spiritual and material crisis, agency, world making, and Restoring the Common Good . Ian Marcus Corbin is a philosopher in Cambridge, MA, serving on the facultie...

The Common Good podcast, a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. This week's episode is with Sam Pressler . Sam is a community-builder, researcher, and writer focused on connecting people to the relationships and responsibilities that make life worth living. He was the founder and executive director of the Armed Services A...

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 Kay Lindahl about listening as a gift, art and choice before focusing on listening in groups and physical environments that make sacred listening possible. Kay Lindahl has been described as an inspired presen...

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 Dan Joyner about participatory leadership, pain, fear and hospitality. Dan Joyner is a change management consultant and facilitator in education, government and the civic sector. He has significant senior lea...