Best Come Porch With Me Podcasts (2024)

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Karen Kasten: A Difference for Me and for the Neighborhood 34:22

3M ago34:22

34:22

At The Neighboring Movement, we believe neighboring is a life-changing practice, and this certainly proved true for Karen Kasten, our guest for this newest episode of the podcast. Tune in to hear cofounder Catherine Johnson interview absolute neighboring rockstar, Karen, as they discuss Karen's journey of neighboring in our nonprofit's founding nei…

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Carter Ellis: Grace Shows Up in the Form of Neighbors 38:31

6M ago38:31

38:31

Happy 2024! In this first episode of the new year, we are so excited to welcome our dear friend Carter Ellis onto the front porch. Carter is the executive director of The Hub Argentine, a hub for neighboring and asset-based community development in the awesome, Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. A neighbor-led organization, the Hub is a…

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Joseph Rathinam (Part 2): The Power of Neighborocracy 50:30

7M ago50:30

50:30

Welcome to our Part 2 episode with Joseph Rathinam! For today's conversation, Joseph and Ian continue their discussion around the incredible impact of neighborocracy - an alternative system of neighbor-based, inclusive, and fully participatory governance now functioning in hundreds of thousands of neighborhoods across the globe. This episode is jam…

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Joseph Rathinam (Part 1): Neighborocracy- Global Governance From Below 48:14

9M ago48:14

48:14

When neighbors come together, everyday people can have some serious power. Around the world, in places like India, Syria, and Mexico, there are massive movements taking what we are doing with neighboring at The Neighboring Movement, building those same kinds of abundant relationships we are, but then turning those relationships into a completely tr…

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Seth Kaplan: From Fragile Neighborhoods to Ones of Pure Joy 38:54

9M ago38:54

38:54

For this podcast episode, we had the great honor of sitting down with Seth Kaplan! Seth is an expert on fragile states with so many consulting gigs to his name, but recently, his work has led him to the conclusion that one of our most fragile states might just be our very neighborhoods. In this episode - based around Seth's book that just came out …

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Samantha Teal: A "Neighboring Revolution" Is Under Attack 1:03:42

9M ago1:03:42

1:03:42

One of the most globally important examples of neighbor power and possibility is under full-scale military assault. Today we bring on Samantha Teal, a media activist with the Rojava Information Center, to give us insights of life on-the-ground in North and East Syria, where a revolution for women's liberation, direct democracy, and ecology- with ne…

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Majora Carter: Reclaiming Our Communities 34:46

10M ago34:46

34:46

We are so honored to present a podcast episode with Majora Carter! Majora is one of those people who is changing the world in incredibly visible, physical ways. As an urban revitalization strategist and real estate developer, she is taking the lead in facilitating neighborhood-level economic development that is both led by - and directly benefiting…

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Recollect Season 4 Cross Cultural Episode 1 - with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle: Where Are All the Acorns: Two WOC Writers Who Left Their Colonized Teaching Jobs 42:28

10M ago42:28

42:28

Welcome to Recollect Season 4 Cross Cultural. In all of the episodes of this season I extend the conversation about Black women decolonizing to women of color. One of the internalized behaviors that makes capitalism and colonization work, is being used and abused by the false system and not talking to each other about it. If we don't band together …

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Final Free Episode: Protecting Our Children 32:42

11M ago32:42

32:42

The Right Wing seems to want to protect our children from all sorts of supposed evil. I agree that our children need to be protected, but I disagree with what they need to be protected from. Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/protecting-the-children/ This is the last episode I'm giving away for free. I explain in the introduction. I…

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Episode 216: "A Talk With God" 28:06

12M ago28:06

28:06

I had a unique experience the other night. This is it. I should note that I am using AI voices for the different incarnations of God. I'm not, however, using cloned voices because an excellent point has been made that to do so is discourteous to those whose voices were cloned. These voices are, essentially, stand ins. I made a version for myself wi…

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No Episode Tonight 0:59

12M ago0:59

0:59

Find the episode you didn't get to hear only on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86514768

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Episode 214: When, Exactly, Was America Great? 39:43

12M ago39:43

39:43

When we talk about making America Great Again, which period in our history do we actually mean? Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/when-exactly-was-america-great/ Shoshana's book, "Secrets of Water," is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWGj2VcDTQM Support Fred's Front Porch Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/…

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Episode 213: "Eyewitness Testimony" 18:39

1y ago18:39

18:39

Speedy Shine and I each give firsthand accounts of an unfortunate incident. The video is in the transcript here: https://fredsfrontporch.com/eyewitness-testimony/

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Episode 212: The Love Tank 19:55

1y ago19:55

19:55

We all have limited amounts of Love to give. If we don't get enough back, we just run out of steam. It's important to fill each other's Love Tanks as frequently as possible. Failure to do so can be disastrous. Here's the Transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/the-love-tank/ Support Me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch Check out…

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Episode 211: We Can't Afford To Go To War. 31:00

1y ago31:00

31:00

If we can't afford to take care of our veterans, we can't afford to keep creating them. I'll show you some of the massive failures of our country to help those who sacrificed for us. Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/?p=1597 https://fredsfrontporch.com/we-cant-afford-to-go-to-war/ Support me on Patreon for early access to commercia…

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Episode 210: Success As An Artist 30:17

1y ago30:17

30:17

I don't equate success with money. I see it as spending our minutes in ways that make us happy. Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/?p=1550 https://fredsfrontporch.com/success-as-an-artist/ Please support Speedy Shine and his Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch…

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Episode 209: Pride 33:56

1y ago33:56

33:56

Love is love. Too many people have forgotten this simple fact, and are now making life dangerous for Transgender People and Drag Queens. We really have to stop that. Here's the transcript. https://fredsfrontporch.com/?p=1456 https://fredsfrontporch.com/pride/

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Dr. Nate Regier: Compassionate Accountability 32:22

1y ago32:22

32:22

In this episode of The Neighboring Movement Podcast, host Adam sits down with long-time friend and colleague Dr. Nate Regier. A former psychologist - and now leadership consultant, speaker, and author - Dr. Regier presents his newest book and wisdom around the culture-changing practice of compassionate accountability. Nate Regier, PhD, is the CEO a…

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Episode 208: This Is Why... 32:01

1y ago32:01

32:01

If you've ever wondered why I'm so terrified of you, this is the best explanation I can give you. This is the blog post so you can read along. https://fredsfrontporch.com/this-is-why/ Please support Speedy Shine and his Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch

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Episode 207: Being a Billionaire is (Still) Immoral (2023) 26:09

1y ago26:09

26:09

If you have a billion dollars, you have more money than you can spend in 19 lifetimes... Here's the transcript: https://fredsfrontporch.com/being-a-billionaire-is-still-inherently-immoral-2023/ Please support Speedy Shine and his Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch

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Episode 206: Privilege 23:49

1y ago23:49

23:49

There are privileges I have that I have done nothing to earn. There are also privileges for which I have paid dearly. Why shouldn't all people have the privileges I get simply because I was born a straight white male in America? Here's the transcript. It takes you to my new website, so I'm not sure if it will work, but I hope it will. If you're not…

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Ian Campbell: It's a Wonderful, Neighborly Life 28:02

1y ago28:02

28:02

Have you met Ian yet? Ian's our newest staff member here at The Neighboring Movement, and he's making the move from Dallas to Wichita in the next couple weeks! In this episode, hosts Adam and Kristopher ask Ian about his past neighboring, what drew him to this work, and what he's looking forward to as our faith-based organizer. We're so excited to …

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Episode 205: WOKE 29:17

1y ago29:17

29:17

This is somewhat different from my other episodes. I recognize that being "WOKE" is considered evil by some people. I offered a differing opinion to mine as someone is switching the channel from my show to that of a right wing talk show host. My intention is not to offend, but to help others to understand. I hope I accomplished that. Here's the tra…

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Recollect Season 3 Episode 6 - with Victoria Scott-Miller: Red Cups & Fish Fries - Two Black Book Loving Women Musing about Sharing and Collaborating 22:25

1y ago22:25

22:25

In this last episode of Season 3, Victoria Scott-Miller, children’s book author, and owner of Liberation Station Bookstore in Raleigh, NC is visiting me at Her Story Garden Studios. What starts out to be a conversation and first meeting to collaborate on my book release party and her bookstore opening this summer, turns into a conversation about al…

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Episode 204: Finding Joy Even in Poverty 39:21

1y ago39:21

39:21

I don't recommend Poverty. It's lovely to avoid it. Living in it, however, hasn't kept me from finding Joy. I have Enough... so perhaps it isn't poverty at all. That's for you to decide. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/05/07/finding-joy-even-in-poverty/ Support Me on Patreon please: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch…

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Special Christmas Episode: Fred's Fine Poetry 26:19

1y ago26:19

26:19

This is a special episode for Houseplants only. I was told by The Houseplants I needed to come up with some Fine Poetry because of what happened at the most recent Secret Songciety. This is my effort to do as I was asked. It's also a special Christmas Episode. Our regularly scheduled episode will be here tomorrow. There's not much to read, but I'm …

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Episode 169: Piglet Is Entirely Surrounded By Water 22:10

1y ago22:10

22:10

This is for those who need a bedtime story. There's nothing about Fred's Front Porch Podcast in this episode. This is just for helping you to relax and drift into what I hope will be a blissful slumber. Here's the Guttenberg version, with illustations: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/67098/67098-h/67098-h.htm#:~:text=CHAPTER%20IX,SURROUNDED%20BY%20…

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Episode 175: In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One 15:10

1y ago15:10

15:10

This is just the story. There is no opening, no "Next Week...", no Gratitudes, no Closing. This is intended to be useful to those who would like to share this story with a loved one without any interruptions or distractions. Here is the Gutenberg copy with which you can follow along: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/67098/67098-h/67098-h.htm#CHAPTER…

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Episode 203: Winnie The Pooh and The Woozle 11:41

1y ago11:41

11:41

This is pure Art, so it will not be interrupted by an Intro, Outro, or Gratitudes. There is no "Next Week..." This is a gift from me to you and from you to your children, or anyone else who needs to have a somewhat more relaxing day. This SHOULD take you to The Project Gutenberg reproduction, but I won't promise that. https://www.gutenberg.org/file…

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Episode 202: What We Deserve 35:31

1y ago35:31

35:31

Our species has advanced significantly in the last 200,000 years. We now have all we need to ensure every one of us has a home, food, and medical care. Instead of providing that to all of us, we ask who deserves it. I'm going to make the radical suggestion that all of us, whether I like them or not, deserve to survive. I'm going to combine fiction …

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Episode 201: Offensensitivity 24:53

1y ago24:53

24:53

We seem to find virtue in being offended. I question that in this episode. While we're busy fighting about trivial issues, we lose focus on the problems that really need to be solved. This is the Word Press Transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/04/16/offensensitivity/ Please support Speedy Shine and his Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://patr…

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Episode 200: The Impossible Conversation 40:52

1+ y ago40:52

40:52

We've been doing this for quite a long time now. This is our 200th episode together. In honor of the occasion, I'm explaining, as clearly as possible, what my Idealism is all about. I'm doing it in both nonfiction and fiction. The Impossible Conversation is another portion of "The Teddy Bear Coder." I don't know if it will appear in the novel. I do…

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Episode 199: Diabetes and Depression 25:24

1+ y ago25:24

25:24

There is a strong connection between Diabetes and Depression. They feed into each other. One makes the other worse. There are, however, ways of coping. Here's the Word Press Link: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/04/02/diabetes-and-depression/ Here's the Medium link: https://frededer.medium.com/diabetes-and-depression-94e0adb74f7 Support Speedy Shin…

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Texas Neighboring (Part 2): Good Neighboring Reflections 25:14

1+ y ago25:14

25:14

Welcome back to The Neighboring Movement Podcast and Part 2 of our conversation with community animators Melissa, Emily, and Eric from Austin, Texas! In this episode, hosts Elizabeth and Catherine ask them about the ways they navigate resistance to neighboring, where they're currently discovering energy, and what they're each curious about in their…

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Episode 198: Facing Death Daily: Diabetes 102 34:25

1+ y ago34:25

34:25

There is a courage in being Diabetic that many people never consider. I'll explain it here. This is the transcript on Medium. (It may ask you to sign in to read it.) https://frededer.medium.com/44aafcf6122e This is the transcript on Word Press: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/03/26/facing-death-daily-diabetes-102/ Support Speedy Shine and his Smell…

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Texas Neighboring (Part 1): Good Neighbor Fest 23:03

1+ y ago23:03

23:03

The Neighboring Movement podcast is back from a brief hiatus! We're so excited to kick things off with this episode from some of our community animators! Tune in as hosts Elizabeth and Catherine interview three of our animators from Texas - Melissa, Emily, and Eric - about their recent event: Good Neighbor Fest. In short, Elizabeth is the director …

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Episode 197: The Tightrope of Diabetes 28:43

1+ y ago28:43

28:43

It's easy to look at your Diabetic friends and assume they're fine. We're not walking around in casts or bleeding from a head wound. The truth is, however, that we live in a balancing act. Mistakes can be fatal. This is the first of a 3-part series dealing with Diabetes. This is an overview. Next week, we'll discuss Dealing With Death Daily. We'll …

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Recollect Season 3 Episode 5 – with Khadijah Ali-Coleman: Black Mothers Reckoning with Our 2022 Year & Recollecting What Our Daughters Taught Us 30:50

1+ y ago30:50

30:50

Note to Listener: Listen to it all. There are a number of times that Khadijah and I say goodbye, but in Black folk fashion, we strike up another and another conversation. LOL! In this episode Khadijah Ali-Coleman and I are recollecting what our daughters have taught us. It is March, and my daughter is turning 22. Wow! From tiny hands that I hold in…

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Episode 196: We Are Not Alone 25:00

1+ y ago25:00

25:00

We all have the opportunity to and ability to help one another in large ways and small. Sometimes it takes nothing more than a phone call. Here's the transcript: https://frededer.home.blog/2023/03/12/we-are-not-alone/ Please support Speedy Shine and The Smelly Old Man on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Freds_Front_Porch…

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