Richard Helppie's Common Bridge

Rich kicks off Season 4 of The Common Bridge, with a two-part interview with the President and CEO of FairChoice, Rob Richie.   Richie has been involved in helping to develop, win, and implement ranked-choice voting in states and cities across the US.   This is the first of a two-part interview. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Rich wraps up a successful season three with an analysis of the media landscape and how The Common Bridge is playing its part in providing a fair, fiercely non-partisan platform for intelligent discussion of policy and solutions. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

The second of a two-part interview where Rich welcomes back Robert Greenfield, who again dropped into The Common Bridge Studios all the way from Perth,  Australia to trade stories and opinions on politics, policies, and news of the day.   Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Rich welcomes back Robert Greenfield, who again dropped into The Common Bridge Studios all the way from Perth,  Australia to trade stories and opinions on politics, policies, and news of the day.  This is the first of two parts. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

In this repeat episode from 2021, Rich sits down with Thomas Frank, the prophetic author of the now-classic What’s the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, Liberal , to talk about his book, The People, No, which explores the idea that everything we think we know about populism, is wrong. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Renowned physician, health researcher, and first to codify benefits of aerobic exercise, Dr. Kenneth Cooper visits The Common Bridge. Dr. Cooper sets out simple guidelines for improving health status and shares lessons and data from his  50-year journey on helping people stay well.  Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Tax accountants Rachel Keller and Brett Bissonnette join Rich on The Common Bridge to discuss the IRS. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Rich welcomes Eli Zupnick of advocacy group Fix Our House for this fiercely non-partisan talk about the idea of shifting from winner-take-all elections for House of Representatives to proportional representation. Mr. Zupnick explains the concept of multi-representative districts. This episode touches on how more political parties may be the way to break the two party doom loop and other ideas to u...

In this fiercely non-partisan episode, Rich brings back energy expert Fred Gallagher, the CEO and Managing Director of Canadian Vitality Pathway to talk about Hydrogen Energy and its use to strive for zero emission. Listen, read or view The Common Bridge at substack.com.  Add to the discussion there , and enjoy broader content. The Common Bridge also always available on your favorite podcast outle...

On this weeks fiercely nonpartisan discussion, Rich takes down the notion that the 2024 presidential election will be a rematch of Joe Biden versus Donald Trump. January 6th prosecution decisions aren’t a factor, but pose other risks.  Listen, read or view The Common Bridge at substack.com.  Add to the discussion there , and enjoy broader content. The Common Bridge also always available on your fa...

From the vault, a topic that is not only fiercely nonpartisan, it is universally nonpartisan- the immediate threat of Fentanyl.   Rich talks with retired Drug Enforcement Administration officer, Derek Maltz about the dramatic increase in counterfeit drugs being sold on the black market that contain potentially deadly doses of fentanyl.  Maltz talks about how the Chinese underground and Mexican car...

Rich invites CEO and Managing Director of Canadian Vitality Pathway to the Common Bridge to talk about Energy, our Carbon footprint, and what we may be getting right and what are getting wrong about Energy policy in the U.S. and around the world. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Rich invites former New York and Detroit FBI Agent in Charge, Andy Arena to talk about the current landscape of Federal and State Law.  Arena, currently the Executive Director of the Detroit Crime Commission, and Professor in Homeland Security at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, talks about how FBI investigates cases, navigates controversy and serves justice.   Support the show Engage the conversation...

This is a much-requested replaying of Rich’s 2021 honoring of Independence Day.  He takes some time to reflect on why we still should celebrate our nation's birthday even though our history has been imperfect. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Columnist and author,  Adam Coleman joins Rich to talk about the impact of fatherless homes and its relationship to gun violence, and social upheaval in the United States. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Rich invites Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Timo Stewart to The Common Bridge to talk about the impact of Finland and Norway possibly joining NATO. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

In response to President Joe Biden’s June 2, 2022 speech, “Remarks by President Biden on Gun Violence in America.”  Rich creates a reaction video that looks for sensible gun control. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Noted author and media figure Patricia Posner discusses language, degendered medical care, and impact on women’s progress. Provocative conversation at a time when SCOTUS nominee must feign not knowing what a woman is.” Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

This is the second part of the two-part interview with Investment Strategist Beata Kirr, who joined Rich in a conversation where  they talk about the stocks, bonds, investing, and the societal drivers and are currently impacting the world of finance and personal wealth.   Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Political process blocks practical solutions to this preventable tragedy. Guest Justin Higgins says the GOP at fault.  Rich and Justin try to work out what could be done. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Investment Strategist Beata Kirr joins Rich in the first of two episodes where they talk about the stocks, bonds, investing, and the societal drivers and are currently impacting the world of finance and personal wealth.  This is a conversation broken up into two segments, with second part posting on March 31. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Legal scholar Anthony Colangelo returns to the Common Bridge to talk about the implications of what the overturning of Roe v. Wade would be at the state level.   Rich and Professor Colangelo discuss the road bumps with various states having varying abortion laws and the legal issues that would be exposed. Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Rich invites business developer, investor, consultant, and millennial, Sam Caudle to The Common Bridge.  Sam talks about the challenges he faced building successful businesses during Covid, and during the current unpredictable economy.  Caudle talks about his modest upbringing from a small town in Oklahoma how working hard, taking risks, and avoiding blame, have been the foundation of his success...

Rich and former USA Today columnist Kevin Allen discuss the changes in reporting, journalism, and news coverage in that last 40 years.  Their conversation compares and contrasts how newspaper reporting and delivery transitioned away from physical print to the internet.   Kevin Allen is a 40-year newspaper veteran, and was elected into the journalist wing of NHL Hall of Fame. Support the show Engag...

In this episode, the tables are turned as veteran CBS News journalist, Logan Crawford interviews Rich for his program, Spotlight TV.  Rich and Logan talk about the origins of The Common Bridge, and the success of what started as a podcast and now includes, YouTube, Substack and the new digital magazine, "The Common Bridge." Support the show Engage the conversation on Substack at The Comm...