In our season finale, Travis Rejman explores how reverence and grace can transform public discourse and community-building efforts. He reflects on the importance of fostering trust and relationships within communities before moving to action. Travis’s insights into the nuances of collective identity and shar…
Photo provided by John Zeigler “You’ve got to be able to let the E-Go and be humble in these spaces.” — John Zeigler Joining us as one of our final guests of Season 3, we welcome John Zeigler, career community organizer, activist, and Director of the Egan Office of Urban Education and Community Partnerships …
John Ziegler takes us on a profound exploration of authenticity as a spiritual practice. He highlights the importance of showing up fully as oneself, whether as an elder or a young person, and honoring the wisdom inherent in every stage of life. John discusses how reverence can be expressed through intentional lis…
The Icons, Emilie Flamme “What are the normative bounds with which we are working in? How are these bounds inherited from traditions that are often themselves laden with power structures that we have not necessarily been able to break down because they are the things which we use to be able to spea…
In this episode, Émilie invites us to explore the tension between convention and creativity. She delves into how visual storytelling can challenge conventions and serve as a medium for tracing belonging and history. Sharing about the creative inspiration behind, The Universe of Terms: Religion and Visual Metapho…
Lee Farrow focuses on the profound connection between love and reverence in grassroots organizing. Drawing inspiration from the Book of Nehemiah, Lee discusses how community-building efforts grounded in love, respect, and honor can create lasting change. She also emphasizes the need to set boundaries …
Credit: Returning to Water, Casey Murano “There's been this long history of folks like scientists who are looking at the material world, the external world, and folks who are looking at the inner world and recognizing they have to be in dialogue with each other. And I think the same goes for our civic life.” Joining us …
Elizabeth Garlow offers a compelling vision of how reverence can reshape our understanding of economics. She describes the economy not as a machine but as a garden, one that thrives when we approach it with care, interdependence, and a deep respect for humanity and nature. Elizabeth challenges us to que…
Alethia Jones, CHJL, 2022 “Sometimes the quest for reverence is something that we have to really push against the grain, fight for within ourselves and to really cultivate in a very self-conscious and deliberate way, because the default setting of the routine practices of society, it’s not necessarily this. How does…
In this episode, Alethia Jones helps us explore the hidden ways faith, culture, and survival intertwine in personal and collective expression. From the cloaking spiritual identity to the role of reverence in leadership, we examine how people navigate spaces where it is difficult to manifest one's own personal sense of…
In our debut episode, Aaron Slater challenges us to consider reverence not merely as an abstract ideal but as a tangible force for organizing and action. He explores the reverence we should hold for potentialities and possibilities for what the future could be. According to Aaron, what’s important is asking the rig…
View from Round Rock, Navajo Nation. Aaron Slater. “What is worthy of our contemplation? What is worthy of our time? And how is it that we can begin to discuss that with one another and iterate upon that core question continuously, together, communally? And that's where I think we might see more coming …
This season, we're diving deep into the intersections of spirituality, civic engagement, and the reverence we hold for one another and our shared future. In many ways, reverence has been overlooked in the fast-paced dynamics of modern civic life. As individuals, we often compartmentalize our inner selves, lea…
We’re excited to announce the much-anticipated return of our podcast with the launch of Season 3 on January 22! Mark your calendars and join us as we delve into an exciting and deeply personal theme: inner space and its role in civic engagement. Building on the rich conversations of our first two seasons, t…
Hello, fellow Engagers! After a short summer hiatus, We Who Engage is back! We hope you’re practicing self-care and remaining healthy as we transition into our ‘new normal’ quotidian lifestyles. Without a doubt, the pandemic has posed new challenges to the ways in which we engage each other and our system…
Democratic processes in the United States are failing to support inclusive and deliberative public conversations, challenge marginalization, and accommodate an increasingly complex public. We struggle to know how to talk to each other. The Civic Design Framework has two components: Conversation Types and D…
In Episode 4, The Move Podcast interviews Lindsay Smalling, CEO of Social Capital Markets (SOCAP). We discuss the relationship between capitalism and civic duty, the problem with venture capital, and forms of thoughtful investing that prioritize relationships instead of unregulated growth. Is it possible for money …
In Episode 3, The Move Podcast interviews David Wertheimer, the former Gates Foundation Director of Community & Civic Engagement. We discuss what it means to be a relational versus transactional corporation, how capital is taking the place of kinship networks, and how organizations could better promote …
In Episode 2, The Move Podcast interviews Eric Gordon, professor and founding director of the Engagement Lab at Emerson College. Co-hosts Ceasar and Ayushi explore the nature of this larger tapestry of civic organizations – including media and industry players – and institutional frameworks to maintain legit…
In our first season we focused on public spaces of discourse. We met with people in government and civic society organizations, and discussed how governance could be redesigned to improve public engagement processes. Through our conversations we learned that there isn't a clear delineation of wh…
In the third episode of our Spotlight Series, The Move co-hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy interview Emmett McKinney. We Talk about his work with the Food Association of Nashville and how listening to our first season changed his experience working with food systems. Ayushi: [00:00:00] Hey. Welcome to T…
In the second of our Spotlight Series, The Move co-hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy interview Holly Harriel. We talk about her work as the founder and CEO of Civic Salon, as Brown University's Director of Education Outreach, and the role of the university in the larger urban environment. photo courtesy of t…
In the first of our Spotlight Series, The Move co-hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy interview essayist Garnette Cadogan. We talk about his upcoming book on walking, the vitality and inequities of urban life, and keeping ourselves grounded in the process. Ayushi: [00:00:00] Hey. Welcome to the Spotlight. This is …
In Episode 10, The Move Podcast hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy reflect on learnings, takeaways and a-ha moments from the entire season. Our special guest – sound engineer Dave Lishansky – has recorded and edited every episode, and joins us today from behind the curtains. It's been a wild and b…
“When we enter into a workplace we're not leaving any of the experiences that we've had our entire lives, let alone just that morning on our way at the door. So it's necessary that people who manage others have an understanding of the complexities and the nuances as much as they can of people who are differ…