Best Vote Common Good Podcasts (2024)

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Post-Debate Commentary with Vote Common Good 1:06:14

14d ago1:06:14

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Doug Pagitt, Robb Ryerse and Dan Deitrich break down the (very few) highs and the lows of the CNN presidential debate between President Biden and former-president Trump. www.votecommongood.comBy Vote Common Good

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Common Good Candidates - Joel Levi 33:00

1h ago33:00

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Every Wednesday until Election Day, Vote Common Good's Political Director, Robb Ryerse, sits down with some of the extraordinary, ordinary Americans running for office this year. Today's guest is Joel Levi who is running for Indiana State Senate, District 20. www.joelleviforindiana.com To see if there's a Common Good Candidate in your area, check o…

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Common Good Candidates - Kyle Kilbourn 27:58

3d ago27:58

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Every Wednesday until Election Day, Vote Common Good's Political Director, Robb Ryerse, will be sitting down with some of the extraordinary, ordinary Americans running for office. Today's guest is Kyle Kilbourn who is running for the U.S. House in Wisconsin's 7th district. To see if there's a Common Good Candidate in your area, check out: www.candi…

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Live! with Common Good Candidate Chris Crothers for County Commissioner in District 4 (Zeeland) 33:45

7d ago33:45

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Chris Crothers. Chris is running for Ottawa County Commissioner in District 4 (Zeeland) as a Democrat. In this final segment from our live podcast event in Holland you'll learn how Chris started as a home brewer then started his own brewery, why h…

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Live! Sarah Leach discusses her recent firing, Ottawa Impact, and the crisis of local journalism 52:22

7d ago52:22

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Sarah Leach. Sarah is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and previously the regional editor for Gannett Media leading The Holland Sentinel and 14 other Michigan papers. During this second segment from our live podcast event in Holland you'll le…

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Live! Nick Brock and Doug Pagitt talk about their shared experience along the US-Mexico Border 1:04:18

7d ago1:04:18

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Doug Pagitt the executive director of Vote Common Good. Nick and Doug both went to the US-Mexico border in Arizona and Mexico and talk about their shared experience. During this segment from our live event in Holland you'll learn about Nick and Do…

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Common Good Candidates - Kaylee Peterson 29:28

10d ago29:28

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In this new podcast series, Vote Common Good's Political Director, Robb Ryerse, sits down with some of the extraordinary, ordinary Americans running for office this year. Our first guest is Kaylee Peterson who is running for the U.S. House in Idaho's 1st District. www.kayleeforcongress.com To see if there's a Common Good Candidate in your area, che…

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Common Good Politics - What the Supreme Court's Ruling on Trump's Presidential Immunity Means for Democracy 1:02:40

12d ago1:02:40

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Doug Pagitt, Robb Ryerse and Daniel Deitrich discuss the ramifications of the Supreme Court ruling that presidents have sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution after leaving office. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt Robb Ryerse is a pastor…

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Meet Common Good Candidate Marcia Mansaray running for State Representative (85th District) 1:05:44

15d ago1:05:44

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Marcia Mansaray, the Democratic candidate running for State Representative in Michigan’s 85th District. Marcia was the Deputy Health Officer for Ottawa County’s Department of Public Health and emerged as a courageous voice for the community when s…

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Common Good Politics - Will Trump Chicken Out of the Debate? 1:02:08

24d ago1:02:08

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Doug Pagitt, Robb Ryerse and Dan Deitrich talk about the week's political news and make predictions on whether or not Trump will show up for Thursday's presidential debate against Joe Biden. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt Robb Ryerse is a p…

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Common Good Politics - Trump pick for Co-Conspirator (VP) 1:00:09

1M ago1:00:09

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Doug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse talk about the week's political news and make predictions on Trump's co-conspirator for the promised damage he will do if elected. www.votecommongood.comBy Vote Common Good

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Finding Common Good in the Skies with an Astrophysicist 47:34

1M ago47:34

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Doug Pagitt talks with astrophysicist Paul Wallace about the earth's second moon, the Northern Lights and a huge cosmic explosion happening this summer. www.votecommongood.comBy Vote Common Good

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Common Good Politics - Trump Says He Doesn't Pray, His Supporters Want a Felon 1:14:44

1M ago1:14:44

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Doug Pagitt, Robb Ryerse talk about the political news including Trumnp's take on prayer - he thinks it's a contest he is winning, that his supporters are proud to support a felon, the state of the economy, and more. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. …

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Common Good Politics - Trump's Historic Conviction and What it Means For America 1:01:34

2M ago1:01:34

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Doug Pagitt, Robb Ryerse and Daniel Deitrich take a spin through the political news with a common good lens including the historic conviction of former president Trump and what it means for the 2024 election. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt …

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Educating Voters about Michigan's Election Process, with the Kent County Clerk's Office 55:55

1M ago55:55

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus-Lyons and Chief Deputy Clerk Robert Macomber. The two, both Republicans, have been educating voters about Michigan's new election laws and helping them overcome obstacles to election misinformation. In this episode…

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Meet Josh Brugger of Grand Haven (District 10) running to return Ottawa County to "boring, reliable and predictable" governance 1:21:01

2M ago1:21:01

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Josh Brugger “the man running to fill Roger Bergman's shoes in Ottawa County. Brugger is running as a Republican for the District 10 seat on the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners after several controversial decisions were made by Ottawa Impact.…

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Meet Sarah Matwiejczyk running for Ottawa County Prosecutor 52:55

1M ago52:55

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Send us a Text Message. Hey Everybody! Nick had the privilege of being in conversation with Sarah Matwiejczyk. Sarah is Ottawa County’s Chief Assistant Prosecutor and is running for Ottawa County Prosecutor as a Republican. In this episode you'll learn how to pronounce Sarah's last name (Ma-toy-sic!), her opinion on what's happened with the Ottawa …

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Meet Common Good Candidate Phil Kuyers of Grand Haven Twp. (District 9) running to defeat Ottawa Impact 56:42

1M ago56:42

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick had the privilege of being in conversation with Phil Kuyers the former Ottawa County Commissioner who was first elected to the commission in 2000 and served as board chair for three years. Phil, a Republican, is running again for the District 9 seat (Grand Haven Twp.), which he represented for more than …

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How to Defend Democracy from its Christian Enemies, with Christian Ethicist David Gushee 1:06:12

2M ago1:06:12

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick had the privilege of being in conversation with David Gushee the author of a new book called Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies. The Rev. Prof. Dr. David Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University and is one of America's leading Christian ethicists. …

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Meet Common Good Candidate, Becky Patrick, of District 8 (Allendale Twp.) running to defeat Ottawa Impact 54:38

2M ago54:38

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, West Michigan! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Becky Patrick of Allendale Twp. Becky is running to defeat Ottawa Commissioner / Vice-Chairperson and co-founder of Ottawa Impact, Sylvia Rhodea, in District 8 during the August 6th primary. In this episode you'll learn why Becky was one one o…

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Satan enters the chat (again) after giving the invocation at the OCBOC meeting 1:01:33

2M ago1:01:33

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, West Michigan! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with lifelong resident of Ottawa County Reverend Luis Cypher, a minister of Satan and co-head of the Satanic Temple of West Michigan. Reverend Cypher gave the invocation at the April 23rd Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting. In this episod…

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Common Good Politics - Inevitable Irrelevance Galore 56:16

3M ago56:16

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Doug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse take a spin through the political news with a common good lens. Doug can't say " Inevitable Irrelevance." Trump's continued violation of the law and all kinds of weirdness from Republicans. www.votecommongood.comBy Vote Common Good

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Meet Jordan Jorritsma the Republican Commissioner candidate in District 2 (Holland) 1:03:25

2M ago1:03:25

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, West Michigan! Shawn and I had the privilege of being in conversation with Jordan Jorritsma the Republican candidate running for Ottawa County Commissioner in District 2 (Holland). Jordan is running to defeat Ottawa Impact Commissioner Lucy Ebel in the August primary election if she wins her May 7th Recall Election. In …

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Common Good Politics - What does it take to keep the country from being taken over by MAGA 54:10

3M ago54:10

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Doug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse take a spin through the political news with a common good lens. They also talk bout what it takes for the US to not fall to the worst impulse of MAGAism www.votecommongood.comBy Vote Common Good

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Is the U.S./Mexico border as dangerous and chaotic as its made out to be? 50:19

3M ago50:19

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, West Michigan! Shawn and I had the privilege of being in conversation with Doug Pagitt, Executive Director of Vote Common Good. In 2021 Doug traveled 3,000 miles along the U.S./Mexico border with his bicycle and experienced first-hand that the border was not as dangerous nor chaotic as its made out to be. Wanting people…

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Common Good Politics - Guest Rodney Govens - Running for Congress in Arkansas 1:01:58

3M ago1:01:58

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Today's guest is running for Congress in Arkansas' First Congressional District. Rodney Govens is uniquely qualified for this role and he tell us why. www.RodneyForCongress.org www.votecommongood.comBy Vote Common Good

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Meet Common Good Candidate Mark Northrup of District 5 running to defeat Ottawa Impact 1:01:07

3M ago1:01:07

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Mayor Mark Northrup of Hudsonville. Mark is running to defeat Commissioner Board Chair and leader of Ottawa Impact Joe Moss in District 5 during the August 6th primary. And if you know anything about Ottawa County politics the primary election is …

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Your Opinion - Ebel should participate in voter forum so constituents have all the facts 4:17

3M ago4:17

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Send us a Text Message. "On May 7, voters in District 2 will have the opportunity to vote in the special recall election for their county commissioner. I am running against Ottawa Impact-affiliated commissioner Lucy Ebel. Recently, Commissioner Ebel distributed literature within the district containing several false claims and misrepresentations." …

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Common Good Politics 53:43

3M ago53:43

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Doug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse talk about some of the key political issues of the day.By Vote Common Good

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LIVE! with Common Good Candidate Chris Kleinjans of Holland 47:58

3M ago47:58

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Send us a Text Message. Check out this clip we pulled from our LIVE! event in Holland. Chris Kleinjans is a Democrat running against Ottawa Impact Commissioner Lucy Ebel during a special Recall Election occurring on Tuesday, May 7. Chris is also a Common Good Candidate. - Learn more about our Common Good Candidate platform Support the Show. Follow …

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Common good Politics - April 10 50:16

3M ago50:16

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Doug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse engage the political stories of the week from a Common Good Perspective. www.votecommongood.comBy Vote Common Good

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"Your Opinion" with Mayor Mark Northrup of Hudsonville 22:42

3M ago22:42

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Send us a Text Message. Check out this 20-minute clip we pulled from our LIVE! event in Holland. Mayor Mark Northrup discusses why Joe Moss' leadership with Ottawa Impact has led to a train wreck in Ottawa County. Support the Show. Follow us on Facebook at Vote Common Good - primaryBy Vote Common Good: West Michigan

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Common Good Politics from Vote Common Good 58:43

4M ago58:43

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Doug and Robb talk Trump's current nonsense, Biden's upward swing, and the state of national politics.By Vote Common Good

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Common Good Conversations LIVE! 1:42:35

4M ago1:42:35

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Send us a Text Message. Hey Everybody! Get ready for an episode packed with laughs and learning... Nick and Shawn had a great time with a live audience where they laughed about their father in-law wanting to try nasal irrigation, debating the correct way to pronounce the grocery store name "Meijer", and Nick testing for a red belt in karate. Kia! N…

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Upcoming Event: Join Common Good Conversations LIVE in 1 week! 15:04

4M ago15:04

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Send us a Text Message. *This is a shortened promo from our previous promo episode -- A few years ago brothers-in-law Nick and Shawn started doing the unthinkable at family gatherings – talking about politics and faith at the dinner table. While at times tense and cautious those conversations were filled with curiosity, nuance, grace, and humor. Wa…

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Special Episode: The Soul of Politics, co-sponsored by VCG-WM 1:35:35

4M ago1:35:35

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Send us a Text Message. *A live event recorded at Port 393 in Holland on March 10. -- How can we move from a politics of fear to a politics of faith? A discussion with local panelists Dr. Fred Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Hope College Sarah Leach, Editor of the Holland Sentinel Christy Berghoef, Communication Consultant Rev. Dr. Jared C…

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Common Good Science - Total Eclipse of the Heartland 55:22

4M ago55:22

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Astrophysicist Paul Wallace joins Doug Pagitt and Dan Deitrich to talk about the solar eclipse happening April 8, and what astronomers have learned from studying eclipses over the centuries. Paul Wallace is an astrophysicist, professor, pastor, and avid birder. He writes and speaks at the intersection of faith and science and holds a PhD in physics…

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The Exvangelicals with NPR Political Correspondent Sarah McCammon 1:05:24

4M ago1:05:24

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Doug Pagitt sits down with NPR political corespondent and author Sarah McCammon to talk about her new book The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living and Leaving the White Evangelical Church. Sarah McCammon is a National Political Correspondent for NPR and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Her work focuses on political, social and cultural divides in Ame…

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Common Good Politics - The Rematch Nobody Wants 59:30

4M ago59:30

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Doug, Robb and Dan discuss a busy week in politics, including both Trump and Biden solidifying their primary wins paving the way for a rematch that literally no one is excited about. Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Republican in Arkansas …

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Upcoming Event: The Soul of Politics, Sunday March 10, with Rev. Bryan Berghoef 1:14:10

5M ago1:14:10

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Send us a Text Message. Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with the Rev. Bryan Berghoef pastor at Holland UCC to discuss an upcoming event called The Soul of Politics happening March 10 at Port 393 in Holland at 3pm. The event will feature a panel discussion with Dr. Fred Johnson from Hope College, Sarah Leach from the Hollan…

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Upcoming Event: Join Common Good Conversations LIVE! March 24 in Holland 21:04

5M ago21:04

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Send us a Text Message. A few years ago brothers-in-law Nick and Shawn started doing the unthinkable at family gatherings – talking about politics and faith at the dinner table. While at times tense and cautious those conversations were filled with curiosity, nuance, grace, and humor. Wanting to lean into that experience they decided to start a pod…

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Common Good Faith - God and Country with Kristin Du Mez 54:52

5M ago54:52

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Vote Common Good recently hosted several screenings of the new film about the rise of Christian Nationalism called God and Country. Doug Pagitt and Kristin Du Mez, both featured in the film, sat down after one of the screenings to discuss the project and take questions Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Goo…

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Common Good Politics - Mountains and Molehills 53:33

5M ago53:33

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both facing hurdles in their presidential campaigns, but one has bigger problems than the other. Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Republican in Arkansas here: Running For Our Lives @RobbRyerse Doug Pagitt is …

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Your Opinion - "The Common Good" 16:50

5M ago16:50

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Send us a Text Message. Written and read by Lynn Smith of Holland. "It’s not bad luck that we’re living through the greatest threat to American democracy since the Civil War. Rather, it’s a privilege to live during a time when our actions have immense consequences and we have a unique opportunity to display American common good … not only in our co…

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Common Good Faith - Wizards, Pagans, and Inclusive Heathenry 1:18:26

5M ago1:18:26

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At The Parliament of the World's Religions, Doug Pagitt sat down with Master Wizard Oberon Zell who founded the Church of All Worlds and Carl Bonebright, Director of Education and Publishing for The Troth, an Inclusive Heathenry organization. www.oberonzell.com www.thetroth.org Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote C…

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Common Good Politics - Biden, We Have an Enthusiasm Problem 1:14:48

5M ago1:14:48

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Doug Pagitt, Robb Ryerse and Dan Deitrich discuss the week's political headlines, including Biden's "enthusiasm gap," Donald Trump becoming a shoe salesman, and Jon Stewart's return to The Daily Show. Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Repub…

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The national and local realties of immigration 1:10:50

5M ago1:10:50

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with David Lee and Bill Trenary from Lighthouse Immigration Advocates in Holland. Lighthouse provides direct immigration legal services to thousands of immigrants and refugees and advocates on behalf of immigrants and refugees on the local, state, and …

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Common Good Faith - Exploring Jainism with Surbhi Pandya 44:32

5M ago44:32

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Over the summer, Doug Pagitt and Dan Deitrich participated in the Parliament of the Worlds Religions in Chicago. Doug sat down with Surbhi Pandya to talk about her faith and how she created a board game to help kids (and curious adults) learn about Jainism. https://surbhipandya.com Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vo…

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Common Good Politics - Trump vs Biden: The Rematch Literally No One Wants 1:19:46

5M ago1:19:46

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Doug, Robb and Dan take a look at the week's political headlines and discuss why people on across the political spectrum don't want Trump or Biden to run. Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Republican in Arkansas here: Running For Our Lives …

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Red Hat/Blue Hat Talk 1:23:16

5M ago1:23:16

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Doug Pagitt and Casey Franklin are decades-long friends, they are both faith leaders, and, they seriously disagree about Donald Trump. Over the last 2 years, they have texted regularly about those disagreements. They are now bringing that conversation to this livestream/podcast. Their love for each other will be on display and so will their perspec…

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