Common Good Podcast

The Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. Since it’s founding over 30 years ago, the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts ’s mission has been to create local, green, and fair economies. Every year SBN hosts an annual conference to promote this mission and on June 4th, with the help of the Commo...

The Common Good Podcast, which is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging.  In this episode, Courtney Napier talks to Greg Jarrell about his book, A Riff of Love: Notes on Community and Belonging . Join the Common Good Collective on Tuesday, June 22nd, for an Abundant Community Conversation between Casper ter Kuile, Rabbi Miriam...

The Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging.  In this episode, we talk to Terence Lester about his work with Love Beyond Walls , his video series on empathy ( here & here ), and his book,  When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together . Terence Lester is a speaker, activist, author, and thought...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging.  In this episode, we talk to Reverend Lisa Yaboah about her pastoral address to her church in the wake of the last presidential election.  Reverend Lisa Yaboah is the campus pastor at Southeast Raleigh Table . She has a conversation with Greg Jarrell, Courtney Napie...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging.  In this episode, we talk to Cierra Hinton about her article, It's Time we Abolish the Fourth Estate .  Cierra is Scalawag's Executive Director-Publisher. She has an undying love and passion for the complicated South, which she brings to her work at Scalaw...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this week’s conversation, three people from the greater Tampa Bay Area have a conversation about evictions, policy and housing as a human right. This episode follows the last episode where Courtney Napier described her experience of being evicted, which built on...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. For this week’s conversation, our producer Joey Taylor talks with Courtney Napier about her experience being evicted when she was young. Courtney’s story follows last’s week’s episode with Bree Newsome Bass where she discussed the relationship between housing and po...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. In this episode, we talk to Bree Newsome Bass about her article, Black Cops Don’t Make Policing Any Less Anti-Black. Bree Newsome Bass is an award-winning artist and activist known for her historic act of civil disobedience when she removed SC’s confederate flag in...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. In this episode, we discuss Walter Brueggemann’s article, Not Numbed Inside: https://churchanew.org/brueggemann/not-numbed-inside Walter has a conversation with five individuals from the Common Good collective. Here are their bios:Greg Jarrell is a founder of QC Fam...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. For this episode, we returned to the relationship of John, Walter and Peter. This conversation was recorded last Wednesday and they discussed the current events s...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. In this episode, we talked to David Korten. David is the founder and president of the Living Economies Forum; co-founder of YES! Magazine; and a full member of the Club of Rome. Check out his recently...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. In this episode, John and Peter interview Parker Palmer (couragerenewal.org/parker/) on the Abundant Community Webinar. You can learn more about the works of Walter, Peter and John, as well as the Com...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. For this episode, because of the Coronavirus crisis, we decided to consult past guests from the podcast. We asked them, “How are they experiencing abundance in the wilderness of this moment?”Pastor Da...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. For this episode, we continue to draw on the wisdom of John, Walter and Peter. This conversation was recorded last week. One thing we have in common? Our dependence on one another. In a time of “socia...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. For the last couple of episodes, we’ve been bringing you conversations with practitioners who are enacting the Common Good in local, tangible, and relational ways….But, because of the current situatio...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. In this episode, John and Peter interview Deborah Puntenney (dpuntenney.com) on the Abundant Community Webinar about her work with the Greater Rochester Health Foundation (thegrhf.org). Deborah’s work...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. In this episode John and Peter interview Mike Mather on the Abundant Community Webinar about asset-based work, the importance of relationship, and making the invisible visible. Mike Mather is the past...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the friendship of three scholars who’s life work have shaped and informed one another. Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight are notable thought leaders in their own rights but at this point in there careers their work has begun to shape the others. In fact,...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the friendship of three scholars who’s life work have shaped and informed one another. Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight are notable thought leaders in their own rights but at this point in there careers their work has begun to shape the others. In fact,...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the friendship of three scholars who’s life work have shaped and informed one another. Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight are notable thought leaders in their own rights but at this point in there careers their work has begun to shape the others. In fact,...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the friendship of three scholars who’s life work have shaped and informed one another. Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight are notable thought leaders in their own rights but at this point in there careers their work has begun to shape the others. In fact,...

Common Good Podcast is a conversation at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the friendship of three scholars who’s life work have shaped and informed one another. Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight are notable thought leaders in their own rights but at this point in there careers their work has begun to shape the others. In fact,...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. In this episode Pastor Damon Lynch III and Pastor Daniel Hughes discuss the power of small groups, agency and justice. Pastor Lynch leads New Prospect Baptist Church and The Summit Center. Pastor Dani...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. In this episode Awhina Cameron and Glen Bennett discuss about friendship, eldership and cross cultural relationships accented by dimensions of historical trauma and privilege. Check out this article f...

Common Good Podcast is conversations at the intersection of place, belonging & remembering. The framework for the podcast is the relationship of Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block and John McKnight. In the fifth episode of the second season, Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp speaks with Sarah Buffie and Brad Wise about abundance, trauma, and the need to care for one another and ourselves. Sarah Buffie MSW...