12 September 2024 | Patriotism
Shelby and I talk about how some acts of patriotic expression have been politicized and her desire to reclaim them for all.
Sunday, September 29th @ 12pm
Philip & Jerry Miller Library, Event Hall A
100 South Wilcox Street Castle Rock, CO 80104
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8 September 2024 | Depolarization
Avant is concerned about the growing polarization of socioeconomic classes and the desperation that comes from feeling less in control of your future.
2 August 2024
It was 9 a.m., and I arrived at the light rail station, on my way to brunch with a friend. I ducked beneath the awning, seeking refuge from the sun on a warm summer day, leaving space between me and…
Sunday, August 18th @ 1:30pm
Douglas County Libraries - Lone Tree - Event Hall
10055 Library Way Lone Tree, CO 80124
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27 July 2024 | DEI
Paul recently moved to the U.S. from Ecuador with his family. He shares his thoughts on diversity in Ecuador and in Colorado.
8 October 2023 | Depolarization – Elections – Vaccine Mandates
John shares his path into and out of conspiratorial thinking. We talk about the roles pain and fear play in polarization and about the need to feel heard.
26 November 2021 | Vaccine Mandates
This is late in coming (and maybe lacking since I haven’t kept up with news for a year), but I figured I’d share anyway. I suspect a lot of folks have been pressured into COVID vaccination through employment mandates. If you got vaccinated, maybe you don’t feel great about it. Or maybe you’ve held out or are still on the fence. It took me a while to get comfortable with getting the COVID vaccine. The arguments I’d seen presented publicly didn’t really get me there. I wanted to share the concerns I had and where I’m at now on it….
10 October 2021 | Elections
Justin and I discuss some benefits/risks of mail-in voting and the lack of public confidence in professionals–what went wrong and how to fix it.
10 October 2021 | Vaccine Mandates
Justin and I discuss workplace vaccine mandates, alternatives to those mandates, and who should pay the price for testing.
9 October 2021 | Animal Ethics
Chuck and I talk about the ethics of eating meat, incl. the role food plays in culture and how a significant change in food consumption could have spillover effects.
3 October 2021 | Homelessness
Possum shares his experience living on the streets and the one thing he would change if he could.
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Even small amounts of voter fraud can significantly undermine public confidence in the electoral process.
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Even small amounts of voter fraud can significantly undermine public confidence in the electoral process.
1 October 2021 | Elections
JC and I butt heads over whether voter suppression is a legitimate concern in the United States.
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Earnestly considering the views of skeptics is an essential component of scientific inquiry.
1 October 2021 | Climate Change
Bob, a retired mathematician and geophysicist, has concerns about skeptical voices being silenced in the climate science field and non-anthropogenic causes getting short shrift.