The Neighboring Movement Podcast

This is it. The finale is here! Welcome to Part 3 of our three-episode series in which hosts Adam and Matt sit down with the founder of asset-based community development, John McKnight. Hopefully, you have had a chance to listen to the first two episodes in this series. If you have not, we would highly suggest going back and listening to them first, as this final episode builds off of the first tw...

Greetings friends! Welcome to Part 2 of this three-episode series in which hosts Adam and Matt sit down with the literal founder of asset-based community development, John McKnight. Hopefully you had a chance to listen to the first episode in this series, which is titled "John McKnight (Part 1): Have You Been Out in the Garden?". If you have not, we would highly suggest going back and listening to...

Goodness gracious me oh my, do we have a few episodes in store for you! Today, we are releasing the first episode of a three-episode series in which hosts Adam and Matt sit down with, quite literally, the founder of asset-based community development, John McKnight. John began community organizing when he was in his early twenties, and since then, he has done everything from training Barack Obama i...

Greetings, all! This week, we're putting a little twist on our regular neighboring tip episode in order to address COVID-19. For this episode, hosts Adam and Matt sit down on the front porch with Kristopher to talk through this week's tip: Brainstorm ways you can be a good neighbor during this coronavirus pandemic, and then pick one of these ways, and do it this week. This week's episode, like our...

For this week, we're spotlighting a previously released episode from June of 2019 in which hosts Adam and Matt sat down on the front porch with researcher and physician, Justin Moore. In this interview, Justin presents the fact that neighboring makes us healthier. Justin practices medicine in various community-oriented ways, and he also researches the impacts of social isolation and loneliness on...

This week, we're pumped to present a new series: Catherine's Porch Ponderings! Periodically, Catherine Johnson will pop in on the podcast in order to ponder various subjects on the porch with producers Adam and Matt! For this first episode, Catherine ponders Eric Klinenberg's book Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Li...

This episode presents the second part of hosts Adam and Matt's conversation with the most recent addition to the Neighboring Movement team: Riccardo Harris. In last week's episode, Riccardo detailed what his childhood neighboring was like, as he painted a picture of the neighborhood where he grew up. If you have not yet listened to that episode, titled "Riccardo Harris (Part 1): A Murmuration of S...

Welcome back to the front porch! This week, hosts Adam and Matt sit down for the first of two episodes with the most recent addition to the Neighboring Movement team: Riccardo Harris. Among so much more, Riccardo is an incredibly gifted speaker, author, and trainer, and he works a wide spectrum of jobs that range from being a pastor to being the executive director of Wichita GEAR UP. Riccardo brin...

It's neighboring tip week for The Neighbor Next Door ! Host Matt sits down on the front porch with Kristopher to talk about this week's tip: Take an active step towards helping you and/or your neighbors become more prepared for a future emergency. This episode, like our other neighboring tip episodes, presents a simple experiment for connecting with your neighbors. We hope you not only enjoy liste...

Cat got your tongue? You might end up speechless after listening to this episode in which hosts Adam and Matt are joined on the front porch by a not-yet-introduced member of the Neighboring Movement staff, Lydia Rodriguez. Lydia is one of our neighbors, and among so much more, she is an incredibly hard worker with a great sense of humor and a deep love for pit bulls. Lydia started working at the N...

Today, we are quite excited to announce Prescott Barlow-Thompson's debut on The Neighbor Next Door ! Prescott is the son of host Adam Barlow-Thompson, and recently, Prescott hosted a block party. In this episode, we first take listeners behind the scenes of the party through never-before-heard recordings in order to discover what this creative process was like. Next, Prescott details how the party...

It's celebration time! Last Wednesday marked the 1-Year Anniversary of this podcast, so this week, hosts Adam and Matt are joined on the front porch by their wives, Ashley and Catherine, in order to both celebrate and reflect upon their neighboring in the past year. In this episode, the group reflects upon the following three questions: Are there any specific highlights for you from neighboring in...

Greetings friends! Today's episode is a special one. For this week's front-porch interview, host Adam sat down with a published author in order to get the scoop on their new book. "Who could this author be?", you ask. Why, none other than our podcast's own Matthew Johnson, of course! Yes, that's right, Matt wrote a book! The book is about the spiritual practice of worship and is one of eight books...

It's neighboring tip time! Host Matt sits down on the front porch with Kristopher for this week's neighboring tip: Acknowledge an issue your neighborhood struggles with, and then ask, "What gifts do I have that could address this issue?". This episode, like our other neighboring tip episodes, presents a simple experiment for connecting with your neighbors and seeing your neighborhood with abundanc...

2020 is here! For the first episode of 2020, hosts Adam and Matt sit down on the front porch with Richard Ruth, a fellow Wichitan doing incredible neighboring work. In this episode, Richard outlines some of his neighboring journey before talking about his approach to civic AND civil engagement. Richard is a passionate neighboring practitioner, and in this interview, he also explains a lot of the t...

Happy New Year's Eve, all! In this episode, Karen Rice Ratzlaff sits down on the front porch for a second time in order to tell hosts Adam and Matt all about the neighborhood get-together she hosted last week. Last week, Karen, one of the newest staff members at the Neighboring Movement, sat down on the front porch to talk about her upcoming neighborhood get-together. And, between last week and th...

Happy holidays, all! Today, one of the newest staff members of the Neighboring Movement team, Karen Rice Ratzlaff, sits down on the front porch with hosts Adam and Matt to discuss her upcoming neighborhood get-together. Among so much more, Karen is an extremely kind and compassionate person, an excellent listener, and a gifted coach. We are so excited and honored to be working with her! In this ep...

This week, we present a guest episode from one of our favorite podcasts, Reports From The Spiritual Frontier, as host Benjamin Yosua-Davis interviews Gregory Ellison II, whom we will let introduce himself. Again, we want to allow Greg to introduce himself, but believe us when we say that he is doing amazing work and that you won't want to miss his interview! Because this is a guest episode, it is...

Vistapher joins Matt on the front porch to bring us this week's neighboring tip: Ask a neighbor to watch over your home while you are away. This episode, like our other neighboring tip episodes, presents a simple experiment for connecting with your neighbors. We hope you not only enjoy listening to this tip but also experiment with asking a neighbor to watch over your home while you are away! We h...

This week marks our first re-release of an episode, as we bring you a conversation from February 2019 in which hosts Adam and Matt sat down on the front porch with an amazing neighbor: Rhonda Stevens. Rhonda shares a few highlights of fostering relationships with her neighbors, as well as some of the struggles. Along the way, there is plenty of laughter! Rhonda has a special gift for throwing part...

Greetings, friends! In this episode, hosts Adam and Matt return to the front porch for a second conversation with the President and CEO of Thrive Allen County, Lisse Regehr. If you have not yet listened to Adam and Matt's first conversation with Lisse, we would encourage doing so before listening to this episode. In that first conversation, Lisse tells the story of her organization and their appro...

This week, hosts Adam and Matt are honored to sit down on the front porch for the first of two conversations with the President and CEO of Thrive Allen County, Lisse Regehr.  Lisse is an excellent storyteller, and she brings to the front porch a ton of community development experience. Her organization, Thrive Allen County, is a health, wellness, and economic development coalition located in Allen...

The Neighbor Next Door is back and here to stay! We are now an episodic podcast, which means, starting today, we will be releasing an episode every Tuesday. So, welcome to Infinity Season! For today's episode, hosts Adam and Matt sit down on the front porch to explain the work of our nonprofit, the Neighboring Movement, and detail our vision for 2020. They begin by explaining who we are and what w...

Transition time! For this bonus episode, hosts Adam and Matt sit down on the front porch to bring us an announcement about the future of the podcast as we know it! 

Just like Season 1, Season 2 comes to a conclusion with interviews with the 4 co-founders of The Neighboring Movement: Catherine & Matthew Johnson and Ashley and Adam Barlow-Thompson. It is a joyful reflection on the second season and a glimpse into season 3. With plenty of burns along the way! Ashley and Catherine have listened closely to every episode, so their insights and additional stories fo...