The Common Good Podcast
467 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsVote Common Good is inspiring and mobilizing people of faith to make the common good their voting criteria.
Tuesdays we talk Politics, Wednesdays we talk about how Faith should compel us to care about the Common Good, and Thursdays we talk Science, Space and Economics.
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A Conversation with Author-Artist Frank Schaeffer
July 22, 2021 17:44 - 1 hour - 162 MBDoug Pagitt sits down with author, artist, filmmaker and provocateur Frank Schaeffer to talk about surviving fundamentalism, the scientific case for empathy, and his upcoming book Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Frank Schaeffer is a New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books. Frank is a survivor of both polio and an evangelical/fundamentalist childhood, an acclaimed writer who overcame severe dyslexia, a home-schooled and self-taught do...
Common Good Faith - Spirituality as an Activist
July 21, 2021 17:36 - 46 minutes - 106 MBHosts Rev. Dr. Stephany Spaulding, Dominique Gilliard, and Doug Pagitt discuss how to avoid burnout and grow spiritually while doing public activism. Resources: Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement Brother Bayard Rustin Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, which ...
Common Good Politics - A Conversation with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan
July 20, 2021 18:03 - 1 hour - 162 MBDoug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse sit down with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan to talk common good politics. U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan is an Air Force veteran, engineer, entrepreneur, and educator who is continuing her career of service as the first woman ever to represent Pennsylvania's 6th District in Congress. Chrissy is the daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors who came to America with nothing. She grew up in a military family; her parents met when her father and g...
Common Good News - Fire Clouds, Mudslides, Long Covid, Nicholas Cage and other Plagues
July 19, 2021 18:09 - 55 minutes - 63.8 MBDoug Pagitt and Dan Deitrich take a look at the week's headlines through the lens of the Common Good. Topics include wildfires, mudslides, climate change, Long Covid, and the flying squirrels that captured the heart of Nicholas Cage. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed b...
Common Good Science - How to Talk About the COVID-19 Vaccine with Those Who Are Reluctant [replay]
July 16, 2021 17:47 - 1 hour - 139 MBAs vaccination rates stall and the Delta Variant continues to spread, Doug and Dan revisit a conversation with Dr. Erin Wise, MD about vaccine hesitancy that originally aired May 7, 2021. Erin Wise, MD is an Internal Medicine and Pediatric Hospitalist. She originally hails from Indiana where she completed medical school and residency at Indiana University School of Medicine. One of the great joys of her job is to be able to take care of patients of all ages, from newborns to the elderly and...
Common Good Issues - Immigration and Border Reform
July 16, 2021 02:16 - 1 hour - 141 MBDoug Pagitt and Dan Deitrich talk about the broken immigration system and why Vote Common Good is committed to changing the conversation around immigration and border practices. While immigration is foundational, it remains one of the most fraught social and political issues in our country. Who can enter this country, who can work here, who can create a family here, and who can become Americans are questions that continue to roil our politics. Get more info at: WeThePeopleRide.org Doug...
Common Good Politics - Cuba, Texas, and Voting Rights
July 15, 2021 02:42 - 1 hour - 169 MBDoug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse discuss the mob that disrupted Rep. Katie Porter's town hall, voting rights in Texas, 60 years of failed sanctions against Cuba, and more. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Republican in Arkansas here: Runnin...
Common Good Faith - A Conversation with Poet-Priest Malcolm Guite
July 14, 2021 18:09 - 57 minutes - 131 MBLaura, Dominique and Doug sit down with poet-priest Malcolm Guite to talk about the intersections of poetry, lament, and justice as well as his new book, David's Crown: A Poetic Companion to the Psalms. malcolmguite.wordpress.com Malcolm Guite is an English poet, singer-songwriter, Anglican priest, and academic. Born in Nigeria to British expatriate parents, Guite earned degrees from Cambridge and Durham universities. His research interests include the intersection of religion and th...
Common Good News - Haiti Struggles While Billionaires Fly to Space
July 12, 2021 19:02 - 55 minutes - 127 MBDoug Pagitt and Dan Deitrich deliver the weekly News Roundup, including turmoil in Cuba, the assassination of Haiti's president, the first billionaire to reach space, and more. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic votecommongood.com votec...
Common Good Economics - How Federal Spending Isn't Like A Household Budget
July 09, 2021 21:04 - 1 hour - 159 MBToday Doug and Dan discuss an interview from C-SPAN of Rep. John Yarmouth explaining how spending at the federal level actually works. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic votecommongood.com votecommongood.com/podcast facebook.com/votec...
Common Good News
July 08, 2021 20:54 - 1 hour - 151 MBDoug Pagitt and Producer Dan recap the week's headlines searching for some common good news. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic votecommongood.com votecommongood.com/podcast facebook.com/votecommongood twitter.com/votecommon
Common Good Faith - Origin Stories
July 07, 2021 19:45 - 57 minutes - 130 MBOrigin Stories. Future Stories. How do we tell a story of our own lives, and our nation's life that is accurate, and compelling. With our four faith leaders Laura Truax, Stephany Rose Spaulding, Dominique Gilliard, and Doug Pagitt. Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, which won a 2018 Book of the Year Award for InterVars...
Common Good Politics - Erica Smith for Senate
July 07, 2021 04:01 - 1 hour - 150 MBDoug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse just can't get over the January 6th Insurrection - and think you shouldn't either. They discuss the six-month anniversary of that infamous day and are joined later in the show by Erica Smith who is running for Senate in North Carolina. An educator, a minister, a State Senator and a mother of four, Erica Smith has spent her life fighting for working people across North Carolina. Having grown up on a family farm and represented rural North Carolina in the state ...
What to the Slave is the 4th of July - A Reading of Frederick Douglass' 1852 Speech
July 05, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour - 101 MBChristian leaders from around the country read the words of Frederick Douglass from his speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” originally given on July 5th 1852. Readers include Lisa Sharon Harper, Rev. Dr. Michael Waters, Alex Mack, Shane Claiborne, Bishop Patricia Davenport, Rev. Sharon Risher, Pastor Jonny Rashid, Rob Schenck, Dave Gibbons, Doug Pagitt, Rev. Wayne Croft, Pastor Jonathan Brooks, Diana Oestreich, Elaina Ramsey, Rev. Dr. Malcolm Byrd, Lindsey Pruett-Hornbaker, P...
Common Good Science - Billionaires in Space
July 03, 2021 16:52 - 59 minutes - 135 MBDoug Pagitt and resident astrophysicist Paul Wallace discuss the new billionaire space race, the little known Russian mission to Venus, the Pluto planet debate, and more. Paul Wallace is an astrophysicist, professor, pastor, and avid birder. He writes and speaks at the intersection of faith and science and holds a PhD in physics from Duke University and an MDiv from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. facebook.com/Paul.Matthew.Wallace / twitter.com/paulmwall / pwallace.n...
Common Good News - Stop Fighting Strawmen
July 01, 2021 18:24 - 59 minutes - 136 MBDoug Pagitt and Dan Deitrich take a look a the week's headlines from a Common Good perspective and Doug challenges listeners to stop fighting strawmen and engage with the most honest, robust argument of the opposing side instead. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Be...
Common Good Faith - Outlove: A Queer Christian Survival Story with Julie Rodgers
June 30, 2021 17:34 - 51 minutes - 119 MBOur hosts, Laura Truax and Stephany Spaulding sit down with Julie Rodgers to talk about her new book, "Outlove: A Queer Christian Survival Story" as well as her upcoming Netflix film, Pray Away. Julie Rodgers is the author of Outlove: A Queer Christian Survival Story. She played a significant role in shutting down Exodus International, the largest conversion therapy organization in the world, and she was the first openly gay person to be hired by an evangelical Christian college. She is...
Common Good Politics - The Lingering Trump Effect
June 29, 2021 21:47 - 41 minutes - 93.9 MBVote Common Good's Political Organizer Robb Ryerse and Producer Dan discuss the week's headlines and lament that Trump still holds sway over the Republican Party - though some of his supporters are getting bored. Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Republican in Arkansas here: Running For Our Lives @RobbRyerse The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. ...
Common Good Issues - Fasting For a Common Good Immigration System
June 28, 2021 17:04 - 53 minutes - 123 MBDoug Pagitt is joined by filmmaker and activist Laura Peniche and Nanci Palacios of Faith in Florida to talk about the Fasting For Freedom initiative. Both Laura and Nanci are DACA recipients and are leading the effort to make DACA permanent and provide a pathway to citizenship. Faith leaders and directly impacted immigrants are holding the #WeAreEssential Fast for Freedom to shine a spotlight on our nation’s moral obligation to fully and finally include our immigrant siblings as part of...
Common Good Issues - Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy with Paula Stone Williams
June 24, 2021 20:12 - 1 hour - 138 MBDoug Pagitt sits down with author, pastor and therapist Paula Stone Williams about her new book “As A Woman - What I learned about Power, Sex and the Patriarchy After I Transitioned.” In her book and this interview she talks openly and honestly about her her personal journey and what others in the transgender community experience in our society. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt ...
Common Good Faith - The Christian Case for Reparations (re-broadcast)
June 23, 2021 20:22 - 1 hour - 144 MBToday we revisit a conversation on the Christian Case for Reparations that aired April 8, 2021. Stephanie, Laura, Dominique and Doug discuss how our Christian faith compels us to not just repent, but to also make amends - reparations - for America's original sins of slavery and land theft. ados101.com Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Ju...
Common Good Politics - Biden's Faith, Trump's weakening influence, and an Education for an Insurrectionist
June 22, 2021 17:31 - 59 minutes - 137 MBDoug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse discuss the week's politics and politics-adjacent headlines, including Catholic Bishops voting to withhold communion for President Biden, the civil war within the Evangelical world, Trump losing to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a recent straw poll, and how at least one convicted insurrectionist is learning American history for the first time. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and soci...
Common Good News - Cancel Culture: Is There A Common Good Way Forward?
June 21, 2021 21:25 - 44 minutes - 102 MBDoug Pagitt offers a pathway forward out of Cancel Culture. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic votecommongood.com votecommongood.com/podcast facebook.com/votecommongood twitter.com/votecommon
Common Good Issues - Cryptocurrency
June 18, 2021 18:43 - 55 minutes - 126 MBWhat exactly is cryptocurrency and how does it impact our economy? Economics Professor Fadhel Kaboub helps us understand the sometimes confusing world of Crypto, the surprising environmental impact of Bitcoin mining, and why we should be skeptical that the same folks who tanked the economy in 2008 are now champions of cryptocurrency. Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky brilliantly explains Modern Monetary Theory. Fadhel Kaboub, Ph.D. is President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Pro...
Common Good Economics - Cryptocurrency
June 18, 2021 18:43 - 55 minutes - 126 MBWhat exactly is cryptocurrency and how does it impact our economy? Economics Professor Fadhel Kaboub helps us understand the sometimes confusing world of Crypto, the surprising environmental impact of Bitcoin mining, and why we should be skeptical that the same folks who tanked the economy in 2008 are now champions of cryptocurrency. Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky brilliantly explains Modern Monetary Theory. Fadhel Kaboub, Ph.D. is President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Pro...
Common Good Issues - Is the Insurance Industry Rigged?
June 17, 2021 20:27 - 1 hour - 148 MBAn insurance company insider speaks out on how corporate PR is killing health care and deceiving Americans. Wendell Potter is a self-described "reformed insurance propagandist" who left the industry after blowing the whistle on shady insurance company tactics. He and host Doug Pagitt discuss a the challenges of reforming the deeply flawed American health care system. "It's a David vs Goliath battle, but David can win." Wendell Potter is the President of the Center for Health and Democrac...
Common Good Faith - Juneteenth and the Truth and Conciliation Summit
June 16, 2021 19:46 - 58 minutes - 133 MBToday we look at the history of Juneteenth and how being truthful about our past is the only way to build a better future. To that end, Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose gives us a preview of the Truth and Conciliation Summit that she is hosting this week. She is joined by Doug Pagitt, Dominique Gilliard, and Dr. Dena Samuels who is one of the presenters at the summit. Learn more and take the Truth and Conciliation Pledge here. Dena Samuels, PhD, serves as a mindfulness-based diversity, equity...
Common Good Politics - Biden Abroad, Domestic Extremists, and the Trump Loyalty Test
June 15, 2021 18:36 - 58 minutes - 134 MBDoug Pagitt and Robb Ryerse discuss President Biden's trip to the G7 Summit, the work to hold domestic extremists accountable, and how the Tea Party paved the way for the MAGA Movement. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Republican in Ar...
Common Good News - June 14
June 14, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBDoug Pagitt takes a look at the week's headlines, including why we can't move on from the January 6th insurrection until there is true accountability. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic votecommongood.com votecommongood.com/podcast fac...
Doug Pagitt on the UnPresidented Podcast
June 11, 2021 18:45 - 1 hour - 145 MBOur Executive Director Doug Pagitt was on the other side of the interview desk as a guest on the UnPresidented Podcast this week. He talks about our work at Vote Common Good and the struggle Democrats have in reaching more progressive faith voters. Subscribe to UnPresidented here. WeThePeopleRide.org Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced...
Common Good Issues - Church and State with Bishop Mariann Budde
June 10, 2021 18:44 - 42 minutes - 98.2 MBBishop Mariann Budde of the Washington DC Diocese sits down with Doug Pagitt to discuss her role in the Episcopal church, how she navigates the intersection of faith and politics, and to talk about the infamous photo of Trump holding up a bible in front of St. John's church - a church in her diocese - after teargassing citizens to clear the area. Bishop Mariann Budde Responds to Trump's Photo Op at St. John's Church Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vot...
Common Good Faith - Consumerism
June 09, 2021 16:38 - 55 minutes - 127 MBOur panel of pastors discuss the ways consumerism shapes our society and the way we see ourselves, often to our detriment. But what if our faith invites us into a different and more beautiful way of being a human in community? Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, which won a 2018 Book of the Year Award for InterVarsity Pr...
Common Good Politics - Qanon and Why We Can't Just "Get Over" The Insurrection
June 08, 2021 20:50 - 59 minutes - 137 MBHundreds have been arrested on charges related to the January 6th Insurrection, and the list grows daily. Doug and Robb discuss how Trump and The Big Lie, fueled by Qanon conspiracies, created a monster that most Republicans are trying to ignore, or worse, get in bed with. They also offer a critique of the Biden administration's immigration policies which have largely been the same as Trump's but with softer language. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote ...
Common Good News - Immigration Reform, Bit Coin, Ransomware and More
June 07, 2021 18:56 - 57 minutes - 132 MBDoug and Dan do the news: two Republicans in the house propose common good immigration reform, Vice-president Harris visits Guatemala, El Salvador embraces Bit Coin, plus the unavoidable headlines about Trump's pants. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @be...
Common Good Science - Scientific Origin Stories
June 04, 2021 17:23 - 1 hour - 140 MBHosts Doug Pagitt and astrophysicist Paul Wallace take a look at scientific origin stories, from life on our planet to the Coronavirus, and discuss how science helps us understand our past so we can build a common good future. Paul Wallace is an astrophysicist, professor, pastor, and avid birder. H writes and speaks at the intersection of faith and science and holds a PhD in physics from Duke University and an MDiv from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. facebook.com/Paul.Ma...
Common Good Issues - The Bipartisan Push to End the Death Penalty in Ohio
June 03, 2021 16:39 - 36 minutes - 83.9 MBDoug sits down with Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans To Stop Executions, to hear about how a bipartisan effort is on track to end the death penalty in Ohio in the next 18 months. Learn more about their efforts at nodeathpenaltyoh.com Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music ...
Common Good Faith - The Moral Implications of Income Inequality
June 02, 2021 16:27 - 56 minutes - 128 MBOur panel of pastors discuss income inequality and the various ways the Church has attempted to tackle this problem - or avoid it. Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, which won a 2018 Book of the Year Award for InterVarsity Press and was named Outreach Magazine’s 2019 Social Issues Resource of the Year. Gilliard also ser...
Common Good Politics - How to Get Past the Obstructionists
June 02, 2021 00:52 - 59 minutes - 136 MBThis past week, a minority of 35 Senators killed a bipartisan commission into the January 6th Insurrection. What do you do when the minority party can effectively veto anything it doesn't like - even when it goes against the will of the American people? Doug and Robb discuss this and more. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organize...
The Threat of Christian Nationalism - Session 4
May 27, 2021 15:55 - 1 hour - 168 MBThese four sessions were recorded during a live, interactive webinar in April 2021 and explore a faithful response to the rise of Christian Nationalism in America. Session 4 is hosted by Doug Pagitt, Christy Berghoef, and Rev. Dr. Stephany Spaulding and features Shane Claiborne and Kristin Du Mez, author of JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Ph.D. is Professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University...
The Threat of Christian Nationalism - Session 3
May 27, 2021 15:45 - 1 hour - 199 MBThese four sessions were recorded during a live, interactive webinar in April 2021 and explore a faithful response to the rise of Christian Nationalism in America. Session 3 is hosted by Doug Pagitt, Christy Berghoef, and Rev. Dr. Stephany Spaulding and features Brian Zahnd and Amanda Tyler, leader of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism Campaign. Amanda Tyler is Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Freedom where she spearheaded the Christians Aga...
The Threat of Christian Nationalism - Session 2
May 27, 2021 14:45 - 1 hour - 177 MBThese four sessions were recorded during a live, interactive webinar in April 2021 and explore a faithful response to the rise of Christian Nationalism in America. Session 2 is hosted by Doug Pagitt, Christy Berghoef, and Rev. Dr. Stephany Spaulding and features Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove as well as Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry, authors of TAKING BACK AMERICA FOR GOD: Christian Nationalism in the United States. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a celebrated spiritual writer and sough...
The Threat of Christian Nationalism - Session 1
May 27, 2021 14:30 - 1 hour - 163 MBThese four sessions were recorded during a live, interactive webinar in April 2021 and explore a faithful response to the rise of Christian Nationalism in America. Session 1 is hosted by Doug Pagitt and Rev. Dr. Stephany Spaulding and features Rev. Dr. Michael Waters as well as Katherine Stewart, author of THE POWER WORSHIPERS: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism. Rev. Dr. Michael Waters is founding pastor of Joy Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church ...
Common Good Faith - A Year Since the Murder of George Floyd, A Century Since the Burning of Black Wall Street
May 26, 2021 17:27 - 56 minutes - 130 MBHosts Stephany Spaulding, Dominique Gilliard and producer Daniel Deitrich reflect on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder and the upcoming 100-year anniversary of the massacre and burning of Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Eyewitness Account of the Burning of Black Wall Street Why Juneteenth Should Be a National Holiday My Anger, God's Righteous Indignation - Willie Jennings response to the murder of George Floyd Critical Race Theory, Explained Dominiq...
Common Good Politics - Political Transformation
May 25, 2021 19:55 - 51 minutes - 118 MBHost Robb Ryerse and Producer Dan Deitrich look at how a person's faith can transform their politics. Dan shares about his song Hymn for the 81% and how he followed Jesus from a conservative republican evangelical upbringing into more progressive faith and politics. Robb talks about his similar journey and book: Fundamorphosis: How I Left Fundamentalism but Didn't Lose My Faith. wethepeopleride.org Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can ...
Common Good Science - Are We Safe From Asteroids and Can We Trust Science?
May 25, 2021 19:43 - 34 minutes - 78.5 MBHow worried should we be about extinction-level asteroids hurling toward us in space? And can we really trust science in general? Doug Pagitt and resident astrophysicist Paul Wallace discuss these questions and more on today's episode of Common Good Science. wethepeopleride.org Paul Wallace is an astrophysicist, professor, pastor, and avid birder. H writes and speaks at the intersection of faith and science and holds a PhD in physics from Duke University and an MDiv from Emory Univer...
Common Good Faith - Abolishing the Death Penalty
May 19, 2021 17:02 - 47 minutes - 108 MBToday the state of Texas is scheduled to execute Quentin Jones after spending over 20 years on death row. Our host Doug Pagitt is on location in Texas where he is protesting the death penalty and demanding a stay of execution for Quentin. Doug is joined by Shane Claiborne of Red Letter Christians, Karen Clifton who is a local Catholic death penalty abolitionist, and Abe Bonowitz of Death Penalty Action. What does our faith have to say about the death penalty and the justice system in...
Common Good Politics - Senate Candidate John McGuigan
May 18, 2021 19:13 - 53 minutes - 122 MBRobb and Dan discuss the proposed January 6 Insurrection Commission and why Republicans are so reluctant to get on board. Later in the show we're joined by John McGuigan of Pennsylvania who is running for US Senate. www.mcguiganforpa.com Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Republican in Arkansas here: Running For Our Lives @RobbRyerse The Common Good Podcast is produced an...
Common Good News - Israel-Palestine, Texas Executions, UFO's and More
May 17, 2021 18:32 - 58 minutes - 133 MBDoug and Dan cover the stories that have been dominating the headlines, as well as some stories that may have flown under your radar. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic votecommongood.com votecommongood.com/podcast facebook.com/votecom...
Common Good Science - Masks, Vaccines, and the Road to Herd Immunity
May 14, 2021 21:34 - 43 minutes - 99.1 MBHosts Doug Pagitt and Dan Deitrich discuss the new CDC mask guidelines and hear the story of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, one of the main scientists behind the Covid-19 vaccine. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic votecommongood.com votecommon...
Common Good Issues - Can We Heal America's Divides?
May 13, 2021 20:50 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBPastor, artist, and writer Vanessa Ryerse joins us to talk about her journey from conservative, fundamentalist republican to hopping on a bus for three months to stop the re-election of Donald Trump. She contributed a chapter to the upcoming book, How To Heal Our Divides: A Practical Guidebook, which releases May 18. Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt The Common Good Podcast is ...