Listen to snippets from 22 wonderful guests on a whirlwind discussion about America’s purpose in the 21st century. In one show, you’ll hear from famous leaders, experts, and average citizens alike all discussing American ideals, what they are and ought to be, how they inform America’s path forward, and how each American can play a…
Listen to Anna Laymon, Vice President of Programs and Planning at America 250 who until recently ran America’s Women’s Suffrage Commission commemorating women’s equality. Anna gives us her take on America’s purpose and how each of us can participate in the five-year national effort to recognize America’s commitment to our founding ideals of equality, diversity,…
Listen to Radhika Shah, Co-President of the entrepreneurship, innovation & investment catalyst community Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs who is also an advisor to the Sustainable Development Goals Philanthropy Platform. As an American changemaker who grew up in India in a family connected to Gandhi and his philosophy of peaceful change, Radhika gives us her take on America’s purpose and…
Listen to Fred Kenney, former US Coast Guard Admiral who now works for the UN’s International Maritime Organization, about what can be done to improve our oceans and the way we ship things here at home and across the world. Enjoy! Learn more about the UN’s IMO:https://www.imo.org/en/About/Pages/Default.aspx
Listen to author and scholar Andrew Hoffman tell us about his journey from being a carpenter building homes to helping each of us build a calling in life tied to the Great Work of our time; constructing a sustainable America! Enjoy! Learn more about Andy Hoffman and his work: http://www.andrewhoffman.net/ Connect with Matt…
Listen to inspiring environmental justice leader Mustafa Santiago Ali tell his story about growing up in Appalachia amongst civil rights leaders and cancer-causing pollution and how it informed his leadership in and out of government to get our nation to respond to the disproportionate impacts of pollution on so many of what he calls “the…
Listen to the President of the 250,000 member American Sustainable Business Council David Levine talk about the exciting progress that businesses are making; doing well by doing good. From his days as a community organizer to his work with the Obama/Biden Administration to make business a powerful force for good, David gives us his take…
Listen to Bolt Threads innovator Libby Sommer talk about the exciting release of a new leather-like material called Mylo that’s made from mushrooms and will be in products sold by major brands in 2021. From her beekeeping days as a girl growing up in Nebraska to becoming a top scientist at the U.S. EPA dedicated…
Listen to one of the designated 2020 election observers in the battleground state of Wisconsin, Richard Opie, describe what he witnessed leading up to and on election day November 3, 2020. As a longtime Wisconsin citizen and leading lawyer and educator, Rich shares his observations about the diligent and professional civil servants and volunteers making…
Listen to Impact Investing leader and CEO of Impact Experience, Jenna Nicholas give her take on America’s Purpose and how investors of all types can make smarter investments that can generate financial, social, and environmental returns. From her investing experience across the globe to her work to help American communities as diverse as West Virginia…
Listen to a long-time affordable housing leader and CEO and President of CHISPA, Alfred-Diaz-Infante, gives us his take on What’s America’s Purpose and steps necessary to make housing available and affordable for every American. From his family’s immigrant story of hard work leading to citizenship, homeownership, and community engagement, Alfred describes what it takes to…
Listen to Liz Covart, historian of early America, and the award-winning host of her own podcast, Ben Franklin’s World. Liz gives her take on What’s America’s Purpose, why early American history matters to our future, and how the best historians in the country can help each of us think about what ought to be America’s…
Listen to a long time NYC community builder Mathy Stanislaus who focuses on equality and environmental justice for ALL Americans give his take on What’s America’s Purpose. From the story of his family escaping Sri Lanka when he was a boy, to his finding the American Dream with help from so many Americans, to his…
Listen to John Cruden, Vietnam War veteran who went on to serve at the highest levels of the United States Department of Justice, give us his take on What’s America’s Purpose. From his stories of protecting the health of Americans from illegal pollution to his leadership in the development of American laws for sustainable development…
Listen to long time environmental leader Kathleen Rogers give her take on What’s America’s Purpose and hear how leaps of progress in tackling the climate crisis may not be that far away. Kathleen’s years of global leadership in the environmental movement informs her provocative take as to why the movement has not yet met the…
Listen to Prepared Neighborhoods Author, Activist and Entrepreneur Scott James and hear his take on America’s Purpose and how each of us can prepare ourselves, our families and our neighborhoods for predictable crises like storms, floods, earthquakes and pandemics. From helping to build sustainable soccer balls to helping neighbors become more resilient to avoid the…
How can we manufacture a sustainable society? Listen to Sarah Lee, Washington Governor Inslee’s Director of Advanced Manufacturing, tell her story of learning to help average citizens with bottom-up efforts and partnerships that give people better health and jobs. From helping disadvantaged kids gain access to better dental care to transforming the Northwest into the…
How Do We Make Climate Positive Career Choices? Wei-Tai Kwok, Climate Activist As important as it is to understand the history and strategy behind America’s Purpose, inspiring accelerated progress comes from hearing relatable stories about what every day American citizens can do to make America a more perfect union. In this episode, we talk with…
American Patriot and Statesman, Leon Panetta What are the 5 Key Ingredients to the American Leadership We Need NOW? Description: Listen to the former Secretary of Defense and son of Italian immigrants tell his 50-year story of living the American dream by helping to get things done by, for, and with American’s of all stripes. …
Stadium Manager and Green Sports Alliance Leader Scott Jenkins Listen to Stadium Manager and Green Sports Alliance leader Scott Jenkin’s story about the emerging opportunity that sports presents, the early progress, the importance of sustainability science, the threat of greenwashing, and how consumers and youth are demanding that sports organizations make more progress sooner. As…
Listen to Climate Policy Leader Ken Alex describe his journey to become former California Governor Jerry Brown’s “right hand” in helping the Golden State lead the world in addressing the climate crisis while growing the economy at the same time. As a leader in the law, and climate and sustainability policy, hear about the hopeful…
Listen to Professor Ryan Rynbrandt describe what the founding fathers actually meant in the 1776 Declaration of Independence and how its meaning is critical to making American progress now. Professor Rynbrandt reveals the “founding assumption” of the American experiment, a description of what IS America’s purpose hidden in plain sight, how it’s our government’s job…
This interview is with “America’s Maestro of Organizing”, renowned agent of social change, Marshall Ganz. Marshall’s early work as a Freedom Rider in the 1960s led to his helping Caesar Chavez accelerate the farm worker movement in the 1970s and then ultimately to his groundbreaking work to empower citizens in political campaigns, including the historic…
What’s America’s Grand Strategy? This interview is with Puck Mykleby who co-authored the book The New Grand Strategy: Restoring America’s Prosperity, Security, and Sustainability in the 21st Century.As theChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen was immersed in two wars and wanted to know how those efforts and others fit into what…
