Bill Shireman, founder of In This Together, explores the issues of the day and seeks sense in the chaos.
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Woman's Place is Wherever She Wants to Be! Women's history in bite-sized pieces! Tune in to learn more about how the role of women has evolved over time, how women gained the rights we have today, and to find inspiration to push forward for equality!
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An exploration of self-similarity across diversity. Diving in to themes of conflict transformation, cultural evolution, transcending political polarization, racial healing, music, art, history, the future, science and spirituality. Host, Duncan Autrey, interviews with interesting people with unique perspectives on the world and seeing what we can learn from each other, because “we all have a role to play in the whole.” Duncan Autrey is a conflict transformation catalyst and educator. We all ...
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America's surprising take on totalitarianism
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Has totalitarianism come to America? Is it a new form where a duopoly reinforces totalitarianism?By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Ron DeSantis, fear mongering on crime, trying out-flank Trump?
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The crime bill signed under Trump was a bi-partisan achievement. Desantis calls it a "jailbreak" bill.By Bill Shireman
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We are all part part of many overlapping and interweaving systems.By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Flabbergasted at the Biden/Trump rerun
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The old guard on both sides want the "old guy" rematch. Does anyone in the entire USA think these are the best 2 candidates?By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Is it time for a #YouToo movement?
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In the interest of truly identifying racism and sexism, does it make sense for those most concerned with identifying racism and sexism in society to look at themselves also? Would that better inform the effort?By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: The weird politics of Ukraine
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Have the 2 major parties switched sides on war? What to do in the current war?By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: The shortest distance between two (political) points is not usually a straight line
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Solving problems usually takes time and the path shifts with the societal landscape.By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Don't believe the hype (from right and left), We CAN have a sustainable economy
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Permitting reform is key to a more sustainable energy grid and economy. And join us at EarthX in Texas, the largest green gathering on the planet held around Earth Day in April to celebrate progress, impact, and innovation. Learn more and register HERE.By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Crime has been legalized in San Francisco, What to do?
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Should we call out bad behavior? Would it make for a better society?By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Information technology has the capacity to radically reduce the amount of energy we use
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IT is an energy force multiplier, and maybe also a "life multiplier". Visit In Between Times for more.By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Will capitalism save us, or destroy us?
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There appear to be 4 ways to internalize externalities. Regulation Prices The Marketplace and Market Power CultureBy Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Why both right and left fear Davos(man) and why this fear gets in the way of actual progress
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A cabal of greedy capitalists meeting up in a posh ski resort to rule the world "Bond villain” style? A cabal of “woke” crony capitalist big government types plotting to undermine everyman for a globalized system of governance? Both? Neither? A mix?By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Could a radical change in taxation improve our economy, increase freedom, and help the environment?
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An opportunity for a big bi-partisan win?By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: How the Climate Wars will rage in 2023
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The ESG battle royale? Don't take the bait.By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: The Republicans' "Gang of 20": Are they all wrong?
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It may be time for some creative solutions to the current chaos in The House.By Bill Shireman
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"The ultimate form of energy has already been found"
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Tapping into the essence of nature is the key driver in our increasingly post-industrial world. ”Humans are not just metaphors for life. We ARE life.”By Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: A loaded gun aimed at the heart of democracy
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Is the SCOTUS interested in originalism or are they really interested in something else? Should state legislatures alone determine the time, place, and manner of the election of senators and members of Congress? That is a question with which the Supreme Court is wrestling right now.By Bill Shireman
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A way we could save 35%-75% on our healthcare (Seriously)
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How's your health? How is your healthcare? Why don't we really know the cost of anything in our system? Why is our system so wasteful? How can we do better? Maybe we should look to Singapore.By Bill Shireman
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The current political machine is eating the American people's dinner
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“Corporate statism increasingly manages the details of our lives. And it does so on autopilot…” “…A machine has taken control of our economy and our democracy, programmed according to an algorithm that directs how our meats are to be carved, and our potatoes mashed without our conscious awareness.”By Bill Shireman
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The old political business model that celebrated the political middle has been replaced by a political business model that encourages those on the political extremes. "Profits are maximized in politics and media when the left and right are caricatured."By Bill Shireman
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Who Were the 2 Clear Winners in the Mid-Term Elections?
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It wasn't Trump and it wasn't the "woke".By Bill Shireman
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This Is Not a War Between Red and Blue America, It Is A War Against Red and Blue America
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Who is waging this "war"? What is the political industrial complex?By Bill Shireman
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Why Progress on Environmental Issues Is Sometimes Counterintuitive
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Bans and "green austerity" can sometimes actually lock in destructive technologies and policies. Often, when radical environmental solutions are embraced by policymakers, even bigger problems, environmental and societal can result.By Bill Shireman
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Hi Fractal Friends. Sorry, it’s been a while. I have some bittersweet news for you… After wrapping up the last series of episodes coming into the beginning of 2021, I found myself really wanting to find a way to put together my love for podcasting, my passion for conflict transformation and my real interest in trying to figure out how to improve ou…
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Women's Abolitionist and Anti-Slavery Organizations
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This week, we continue our discussion of women who united in support of different causes to garner influence and effect change with an exploration of women's abolitionist organizations and the origins of the women's movement in America. This episode highlights some inspiring women that we should strive to emulate in our own lives in many ways.…
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Ladies' Aid, Benevolent, Relief, and Missionary Societies of the Nineteenth Century
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This season, we’ll be delving into the organizations that have served women throughout the fight for equality and equal rights. We’ll also discuss the organizations that serve us today in efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment and other national and international legislation with the final aim of equal and equitable existence for all genders. T…
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"Healing the Political Divide" with Bill Shireman
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Bill Shireman is a republican environmentalist and activist dedicated to supporting solution-based politics. He is the co-author of In This Together: How Republicans, Democrats, Capitalists and Activists are Uniting to Tackle Climate Change and More and the Founder and CEO of Future 500. We talk about how our political system is designed to be inef…
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"Mission Focus, Stewardship & Sensemaking" with Jim Uhlmann
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Major Jim Uhlmann is a former green beret commando, father, neighbor, gardener, citizen and libertarian. He is a stewardship consultant and a full stack human system(s) engineer. In this conversation we talk about facing the fact that we are humans who are living in a biological reality, with a drive to avoid pain and fear and move towards what we …
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"A Prayer for Peace, Reconciliation & Grace" with Michael Brodeur
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This is part of series of episodes where I interview forward-thinking people from the conservative side of the political spectrum in the spirit of cultural healing. Michael Brodeur is a minister and proud follower of Jesus. Michael was raised in the heart of 1960s counterculture in San francisco, Michael is not your typical minister and this is not…
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"Solutionary Love in America (and the World)" with Alixa Garcia
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In this episode I talk with Alixa Garcia, a musician, poet, visual artist, filmmaker, activist, and educator. She is a visionary and radical solutionary of our time. Along with Naima Penniman, Alixa co-created the amazing duo Climbing Poetree. For 17 years, Alixa and Naima have dedicated themselves to “harnessing creativity as the antidote to destr…
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"Response Ability & Doing No Harm" with Wendy Wood
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Wendy Wood is a conflict transformation colleague of mine. She's one of the co-founders of The Karuna Center for Mindful Engagement, the co-author of the book Do No Harm: Mindful Engagement for a World in Crisis, and a founding member of the Democracy Politics and Conflict Engagement (DPACE) Initiative of Mediators Beyond Borders International. Wen…
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"Thinking Globally and Legislating Locally" with Cheryl Davila
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Cheryl Davila is an elected member of the Berkeley City Council. Councilmember Davila is currently up for reelection and this conversation provides an intimate window into the experience of an elected representative who is working at the local level to address global and national issues while also communicating directly with the people she represen…
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"Building Bridges with Music" with Austin Willacy
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Austin Willacy is a musician, producer and musical mentor. Austin is a member of the Thrive Choir of Thrive East Bay, and The House Jacks. In this conversation we talk about finding your passion and then doing the work of growing into your best self. We talk about the role of mentorship and developing resilience through vulnerability. We talk about…
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"Using Dialogue to Heal Local & Global Ruptures" with Pablo Lumerman
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Pablo Lumerman is a conflict transformation colleague from Argentina. In this conversation we talk about the power of living in the present moment, the importance of remembering deep history and enacting our visions for the future. We discuss a comparative history of colonialism, race and racism between Argentina and the United States. We draw para…
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"Designing Workplaces of Safety & Trust" with Alla Weinberg
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In this episode I talk with Alla Weinberg. Alla is my business partner, and we are the co-founders of Spoke & Wheel the workplace relationship experts. In this conversation we talk about our vision of a future of work, where people are excited about the work they get to do and nourished by the people they get to work with. We talk about how teams, …
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"Honoring Dignity & Leading in Polarization" with David Brubaker
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David Brubaker is a Professor of Sociology, and Author of a new book called When the Center Does Not Hold: Leading in an Age of Polarization In this conversation we talk about polarization and what happens when conflict reaches its highest levels: people stop caring about the issues and the conflict turns personal. When this happens people start to…
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"Intersectional & Authentic Transformation" with Sunshine Michelle Coleman
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Sunshine Michelle is a spiritual leader, a visionary, an academic and a poet who is deep into her doctoral dissertation about Authentic Self-Expression of Black and Brown Women.Her academic inquiry is based on a sacred sister circle that she has been conducting over the last year in Berkeley, California. In this conversation we talk about finding a…
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"Growing & Healing Through Conflict" with AddieRose Mayer & Ei Ei Samai
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In this episode I talk with AddieRose Mayer and Ei Ei Samai. AddieRose is the Executive Director at SEEDS Community Resolution Center. Ei Ei is a Culture Designer at Samai Group. This conversation is grounded in reality-based optimism that’s rooted in our lived-experiences that show that not only is it possible to communicate across our differences…
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