Best Andrew DeVigal Podcasts (2024)

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#22: Relationships During a Pandemic 23:18

4y ago23:18

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Quarantine has meant that we’re having to listen to ourselves and each other as we navigate through new ways of being together for long stretches at a time. It’s near impossible to know how this global pandemic is affecting the quality of our relationships. The stories are endless and varied. Listeners producer Cecilia Brown takes us on a journey i…

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#21: Reflective Listening with Sad Songs 30:30

4y ago30:30

30:30

Are you eager to diversify what you’re listening to these days? This episode is for you especially if you’ve been reflecting on and processing what we’re all going through these days. Listeners producer Cecilia Brown talks with her friend Andrea Baron about her process of not only making a playlist of sad songs for her dad but also went the extra l…

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#20: Cleo and Kayin Talton Davis - Education Reimagined 33:12

4y ago33:12

33:12

Listeners producer Cecilia Brown talks with Cleo Davis and Kayin Talton-Davis about homeschooling during COVID-19 and reimagining education by challenging the Eurocentric ideals most educational institutions are built upon. The Portland-based artists and designers have long been using art to tell stories about the Black experience and their current…

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#19: Strings - Bussing Around (Episode #1) 32:59

5y ago32:59

32:59

With this episode we introduce a new series called Strings. It’s all about how issues and individuals string our communities together in surprising ways. Podcast producers Kevin Beasely and Ann Powers take the show on the road starting out in U.S. District Court and sitting down with Judge John V. Acosta’s, which leads them to a ridealong with a Tr…

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#18: Amanda Ripley: Adding Complexity to the Stories We Tell 59:00

5y ago59:00

59:00

Last summer, bestselling author and Atlantic magazine contributor Amanda Ripley published an essay, Complicating the Narratives, exploring what journalists could learn from mediators, lawyers, rabbis, and others “who know how to disrupt toxic narratives and get people to reveal deeper truths.” Ripley revealed how she discovered her own shortcomings…

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#17: Kaitlin Prest: Discovering the Magic in Modern Audio Fiction 37:19

5y ago37:19

37:19

Kaitlin Prest is an award-winning podcast artist whose keen ability to blend intricate sound design and distinct narrative storytelling into one-of-a-kind sensory experiences has earned her high acclaim at audio festivals and conferences worldwide. She got her start as a puppeteer, moved onto launch a Canadian radio show called Audio Smut, directed…

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#16: August Wilson Red Door Project - Hands Up, Cop Out - Look Within & Evolve 57:26

5y ago57:26

57:26

The August Wilson Red Door Project strives to change Portland’s racial ecology through the arts. It started with a play called Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments that showcases a powerful set of monologues commissioned by The New Black Fest in response to police shootings and institutional profiling. Then came Cop Out: Beyond Black, White & Blue…

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#15: Claire Cain Miller - Admitting and Overcoming Bias 47:58

5+ y ago47:58

47:58

Research shows that developing empathy, connection and compassion is crucial to a sustainable and humane society. But, in order to do that we must first admit our own biases, overcome them and step outside of our bubbles - or comfort zones. So, how do we do that? Claire Cain Miller is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist who covers gender, work, fam…

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#14: Bob McKinnon - Headwinds & Tailwinds 49:21

5+ y ago49:21

49:21

What happens when we change the narrative of the classic American Dream mantra - that our position in life depends on more than just pulling ourselves up by our own bootstraps? How does this impact reaching our personal and professional goals, helping others reach theirs and how public policy and resources are developed? Bob McKinnon is an author a…

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#13: Kara Moore - Being Present 22:34

5+ y ago22:34

22:34

Kara Moore is the lead facilitator at Kickstand Comedy Space in Portland, OR. Having studied, performed, and coached improv and sketch comedy since 2001. She says improv is more about being a hardcore listener than it is about trying to be funny. We had a fun conversation with Kara about being present, genuinely portraying subjects, and how the bes…

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#12: Eli Saslow - Building Trust 39:51

5+ y ago39:51

39:51

Eli Saslow is an award-winning journalist and a staff writer for The Washington Post. In 2014, he received a Pulitzer Prize Award for his work on food stamps in post-recession America. His most recent book, Rising Out of Hatred tells the story of Derek Black’s transition from an emerging white supremacist leader, to an outspoken opposer of the whit…

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#11: Gabe Howe - Finding the Literal Common Ground 32:19

5+ y ago32:19

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Gabe Howe is the Executive Director of the Siskiyou Mountain Club. The group works to maintain and promote remote trail systems in southwest Oregon. Gabe finds that when volunteers from different walks of life and diverse backgrounds come together in the wilderness, they’re able connect in special ways over a literal common ground. Show notes & lin…

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#10: Jennifer Brandel - Public Powered Journalism 22:59

5+ y ago22:59

22:59

What happens to journalism when the public gets to choose the topics they’re curious about? “Public powered journalism” is the ongoing experiment the co-founder and CEO of Hearken Jennifer Brandel is working on to make journalism more responsive and useful to the public’s needs. Also check out Curious City https://curiouscity.wbez.org https://www.w…

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#9: Chris Nye - A Pastor's Problem 38:32

5+ y ago38:32

38:32

When writer and pastor Chris Nye moved from an affluent Oregon suburb to San Francisco's Tenderloin district, his work as a pastor was turned upside down. Chris Nye is the author of Distant God, and his new book Less of More is due in spring of 2019.

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#8: Gary Noesner - FBI Hostage Negotiator 23:35

5+ y ago23:35

23:35

Gary Noesner was the FBI negotiator at Waco in 1993, where David Koresh and the Branch Davidians waged a 51-day siege against authorities. This is just one of the many high-profile cases Gary has worked on, and we wondered what a career in negotiating life-or-death situations teaches you about listening. His new memoir is called Stalling for Time: …

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#7: Celeste Headlee - How To Have Better Conversations 35:50

6y ago35:50

35:50

Being in the hosting chair of public radio for almost 20 years made Celeste Headlee discover how bad most of our conversations are. What are we doing wrong? And how can we make it right? Show notes & links: https://www.celesteheadlee.com Celeste’s TED Talk 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation Celeste’s book We Need To Talk: How to Have Conversatio…

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#6: Julian Treasure - Conscious Listening for a Healthy Democracy 17:52

6y ago17:52

17:52

In an era of angry pundits, attack journalism, and click-bait, how can we re-train ourselves to listen consciously and embrace healthy disagreement? https://www.juliantreasure.com/ Julian’s book How To Be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking & Listening

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#5: Megan Finnerty - The Storyteller’s Project 34:53

6y ago34:53

34:53

Seven years after starting the Arizona Storyteller’s project, Megan Finnerty has watched her project expand to 22 cities across the United States. We talk about why people are drawn to live storytelling events, what goes into putting them on, and how Megan uses her expertise to help participants get the most out of the experience of telling their s…

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#4: DJ & Warren Waldow - Political Listening 18:46

6y ago18:46

18:46

DJ hates Trump. His dad Warren loves Trump. How can a father and son maintain a loving relationship when their political differences have reached a breaking point?

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#3: Jesikah Maria Ross - Problem Solving Through Storytelling 34:05

6y ago34:05

34:05

How does journalism change if the comment section happens before the article is written? Jesikah Ross is the founder of the Story Circle, a curated storytelling event with citizens who share stories about the issues affecting their communities.

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#2: Matthew Olson: The Cost of Listening 46:16

6y ago46:16

46:16

Growing up in a devout Jehovah’s Witnesses community, Matthew Olson struggled to come to terms with being gay. When he finally started listening to himself instead of those around him, a new life began - but at a high cost.

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#1: Joy Mayer - Building Trust for Civil Dialogue 25:53

6y ago25:53

25:53

How do journalists earn the trust of their communities? As the director of the Trusting News Project, Joy Mayer breaks down practices of engaged journalism and explains why credibility is key for effective communication. She and Andrew talk about fostering environments for civility and dialogue within newsrooms and discuss how being a journalist is…