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Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 6: Engaging in Community
Different ways to build and engage in community.
From Banking to Breadcrumbs: Kevin Howard on Finding Clarity in a Complicated System
One Banker’s Effort to Turn a Lifetime Inside Finance Into Insight, Guidance and a Clearer Picture for Those Who Follow.
Why School Feels Disconnected for So Many Children and Teachers—And How to Fix It
How Indigenous history and somatic learning offer a framework for rebuilding how children experience school.
The Citizens' Revival Is Already Happening (And This Is What It Looks Like)
A love letter to the builders, neighbors and quiet revolutionaries who are stitching a new world into being, right where they stand.
Working Models: Brewability
How One Restaurant Is Changing What Employment and Accessibility Look Like for Disabled Individuals
6 Breathwork Recordings for When You Need a Reset Now
Breathwork recordings designed to guide one into a state of calm, helping to navigate stressful situations with clarity and ease.
After the Earthquake, Haiti Asked for Work. Deux Mains Founder Julie Colombino-Billingham Responded
How Sustainable Fashion Brand Deux Mains Is Reimagining the Meaning of ‘Made to Last’.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 5: “New” Political Strategies
Rank choice voting, the national popular vote compact and anti-corruption laws.
Every Billion Elon Musk Adds to His Wealth Is An Insult to All of Us
The tech-fraud’s endlessly growing lump of monopoly money is a case study for why Western institutions are in terminal collapse.
Working Models: The Okra Project
How this national mutual aid model delivers care to trans and queer communities.
The Backyard Begins It: How Ordinary Spaces Become Civic Engines
As trust in institutions declines, civic engagement is rebuilding through backyard gatherings and neighbor networks.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 4: Defining Modern Progress
Civic Discourse Host Tripp Gomez is joined by a group of panelists to discuss what modern progress looks like.
The Illusion Economy: What Layoffs, Black Friday and AI Have in Common
A look at the growing gap between economics, business + tech headlines and the everyday experience.
Climate, Democracy and the Cost of Silence: Why This High-Stakes Moment Requires Voice
In a moment shaped by acceleration and overload, public voice remains one of the few forms of leverage still available.
Working Models: Change Food For Good
The NYC-based ag-tech nonprofit redesigning food access.
How Mexican Artist Tuxamee Turns “Bad Taste” Into Something Sacred
Meet Tuxamee, the Mexican artist who leverages so-called "trash"—namely, bad taste, kitsch, barrio + queer aesthetics—as the raw material for his work.
Inside The Artist Closet: Oklahoma’s Free Art Supply Hub Supporting Local Creators
Explore The Artist Closet, a community-led project giving Oklahoma artists free access to donated art supplies and expanding creative opportunities statewide.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 3: Citizen Story Paradigm Shift
Civic Discourse Host Tripp Gomez is joined by a group of panelists to discuss everyday citizenry.
Working Models: National Domestic Workers Alliance
The Organization Building Power in the Shadows of America’s Care Economy
Meet The Indie Marketplaces Challenging Big Tech’s Grip on Small Sellers
The e-com rebels refusing Big Tech’s rules.