Podcast Episodes

Ten Bright Spots in the First 100 Days

Season 3 Episode 4

The first 100 days of the Trump presidency have brought destruction and chaos at astonishing speeds.

Yet we've also seen demonstrations of courage, strength, and grace.

In this 4-minute episode, I desc…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Nine Suggestions For Facing An American Warlord

Season 3 Episode 3

In this episode of How My View Grew, I offer nine ways that leaders of key American institutions—Congressional Democrats, the Supreme Court, universities, and law firms—can act differently when facin…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

"They Would Never Do That"

Season 3 Episode 2

Why have so many liberals and progressives felt shocked by the first two months of the second Trump Administration?

Why, instead, did so many assume that "they would never do that?"

In this short solo…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ari Weinzweig: Can Workplace Dignity Prevent Political Tyranny?

Season 3 Episode 1

The first two months of the new Administration in Washington DC have brought shocking degrees of chaos and disruption. Many people who didn't vote for the current President feel like they've been pun…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

How to Escape the Drama Triangle

Season 2 Episode 10

This is the final episode of season two. After taking a short break, we'll return in March with season three.

In episode eight of this season, I introduced a way to depolarize politics and evoke more …

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kim Stanley Robinson: How can humans reverse climate change?

Season 2 Episode 9

Kim Stanley ("Stan") Robinson is one of the world's most acclaimed and popular science fiction novelists, first famous for his Mars Trilogy. For the past two decades, Stan has been telling vivid stor…

Published on 10 months ago

Depolarize Politics by Escaping the Drama Triangle

Season 2 Episode 8

In this 10-minute episode of How My View Grew, discover a powerful method for depolarizing politics and improving relationships: the drama triangle.

Invented to support families in high-conflict situ…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lene Rachel Andersen: Can Teaching History Prevent Authoritarianism?

Season 2 Episode 7

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, many American citizens are willing to tear everything down. Where did these destructive inclinations come from? Might they partly reflect the way that vote…

Published on 11 months ago

Beyond the false choice between despair and hope

Season 2 Episode 6

In this short episode of How My View Grew, I offer an alternative to the false choice between despair and hope.

After the recent U.S presidential election, many people in my orbit are feeling despair…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

The day liberals became small "c" conservative

Season 2 Episode 5

When new political leaders promote disruptive and even violent change, then people accustomed to pressing the gas pedal on change may choose instead to hit the breaks. Liberals become small "c" conse…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago