The Public Discourse Podcast
1) The Public Discourse - EP 3 - The Role Of Community
On this episode, we talk with Ana Serrano and Shabnam Tashakor about the role of the community in responding to coronavirus, and the values they hope will characterize our future society. Serrano hold...Show More
2) The Public Discourse - S3.EP 6 - Beauty and the Human Spirit
We talk with Hossein Amanat, Siamak Hariri, and Prof. Brigitte Shim about how a building or a place can help to illuminate the inner life of a person, and what role architecture can play in the spirit...Show More
3) The Public Discourse - S3.EP 5 - Education and Social Progress
We talk with Anne Snyder and Eric Farr about the nature of an educational process that can empower people to contribute to social progress. Snyder is Editor-in-Chief of Comment Magazine and Farr is a ...Show More
4) The Public Discourse - S3.EP 4 - Championing Justice
We talk with Shain Jackson and Dr. Roshan Danesh about the work of transforming society to reflect the principles of justice and oneness, with a focus on Indigenous peoples. Jackson is Coast Salish fr...Show More
5) The Public Discourse - S3.EP 3 - The Role of Religion in Eradicating Violence Against Women
This is an edited conversation among panelists who spoke about the role of religion in eradicating violence against women, hosted by the Bahá’à Community of Canada’s Office of Public Affairs in partne...Show More
6) The Public Discourse - S2.EP 8 - Economic Choices
We talk with Jessey Njau and Erik Friedmann about the economic choices people are making during the pandemic, and how they can point us to new ways of thinking about our social and economic life. Frie...Show More
7) The Public Discourse - S2.EP 7 - Environment & Human Civilization
We talk with Prof. Thomas Homer-Dixon and Paul Hanley about the civilizational change humanity needs to make in order to build a just and sustainable world. Prof. Homer-Dixon is Founder and Director o...Show More
8) The Public Discourse - S2.EP 6 - Faith as a Vehicle for Dialogue
This is an edited conversation among representatives of national religious communities, who gathered as part of the DemocracyXChange Festival to talk about how faith can be a vehicle for dialogue. It ...Show More
9) The Public Discourse - S2.EP 5 - Youth & Social Transformation
We talk with Tanika McLeod and Ashraf Rushdy about how young people are adapting to the conditions created by this health crisis, and the ways in which they can help to lead processes of social transf...Show More
10) The Public Discourse - S2.EP 4 - Education, Technology & Community
We talk with Taban Behin, Brian Dijkema and Hoda Farahmandpour about how we should think about the nature of technology and its relationship to the education of young people. Behin is a PhD student at...Show More