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Inspired by their popular USA Today column, conservative Cal Thomas and liberal Bob Beckel show politicians of both stripes how to get beyond partisanship, restore civility, and move our country forward. Thomas and Beckel are a unique pair in today's political climate—pundits from opposite...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, and the American Book Award, the best-selling Common Ground is much more than the story of the busing crisis in Boston as told through the experiences of three families. As Studs Terkel remarked, it's "gripping, indelible...a truth about all large American cities."

"Common Ground" is a dynamic podcast exploring diverse perspectives through engaging conversations. Hosted with openness and curiosity, the show brings together voices from various backgrounds to discuss current topics, personal experiences, and shared human interests. Each episode aims to find understanding, highlight our interconnectedness, and celebrate the nuanced dialogues that bridge different viewpoints.

It's now more than 40 years since 30,000 women joined hands around the perimeter fence of RAF Greenham to protest against the siting of American nuclear weapons on the Common. In this series of five podcasts we hear what those women did next. How their new-found strength led to dramatic life-choices, how their activism forged changes in the law and how their solidarity created a generation of proud feminists.

On Mother's Day 2013, Tennyson Jacobson's life was turned upside down by a home invasion. Common Ground is an opportunity for her to tell her story, in her voice, with a goal of giving others an opportunity to heal from trauma. She shares her experience, resources and also insights from others who have been impacted by trauma. Although her experience is uncommon, through this podcast Tennyson hopes to help find for herself and others, connection and common ground.

AEI Education’s Rick Hess and USC Rossier School of Education Dean Pedro Noguera, who often fall on different sides of the ideological aisle, push past posturing and polarization to search for understanding and common ground when it comes to the nation’s toughest education questions. Each month, the two talk through the pressing education issues of the moment.

Justin Trudeau has spent his life in the public eye. From the moment he was born, the first son of an iconic prime minister and his young wife, Canadians have witnessed the highs and the lows, sharing in his successes and mourning with him during tragic times. But few beyond Justin's closest circle have heard his side of his unique journey. Now, in Common Ground, Justin Trudeau reveals how the events of his life have influenced him and formed the ideals that drive him today.

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Does it feel like every part of your life is divided? Every scenario? Every environment? Your church, your school, your work, your friends. Left, right. Conservative, liberal. Religious, secular. From parenting styles to school choice, denominational choice to governing preference, it seems you're always being asked to take a side.This is a conversation between a progressive Christian and a conservative atheist who happen to be great friends. Welcome to Living on Common Ground.

When it comes to Confederate monuments, there is no common ground. Polarizing debates over their meaning have intensified into legislative maneuvering to preserve the statues, legal battles to remove them, and rowdy crowds taking matters into their own hands. These conflicts have raged for well over a century - but they've never been as intense as they are today. In this eye-opening narrative of the efforts to raise, preserve, protest, and remove Confederate monuments, Karen L. Cox depicts what these statues meant to those who erected them.

Much has been written about our polarized media, social bubbles, and intractable biases. Award-winning journalist Bastian Berbner circled the world to find a different narrative. In Search of Common Ground is his profound collection of true stories that prove it is possible to mend even our fiercest divides. Berbner gets to the root of what pushes people apart, and shows that we can dissolve divisions by simply meeting face to face.

Searching for Common Ground is a podcast that dares to ask the hard questions—without shutting down the conversation. Hosted by Rabbi Mark Perman, this thought-provoking show invites listeners on a journey beyond the boundaries of fixed perspectives and entrenched beliefs. Each episode explores how we can challenge ourselves to grow, reflect, and connect with ideas and people we might otherwise overlook. From insightful commentary to interviews with guests from all walks of life, Searching for Common Ground is a space for dialogue, not division. Whether discussing faith, culture, politics, ...

The Middle Ground is where nuanced thinking finds a home in our polarized world. The host tries to offer thoughtful monologues that explore life's complexities without the noise of extreme viewpoints. Drawing from global perspectives, each episode examines topics that matter to working people everywhere, from identity and family to work and community. With a calm, research-backed approach, this podcast creates space for listeners seeking balanced perspectives. Join us as we navigate between ideological extremes to uncover wisdom in the areas where most of us actually live: the rational middle.

Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson brings together prominent voices from all walks of life to tackle questions on vital and fascinating topics to increase public awareness and understanding.

Hello and welcome to 'Common Ground with Haleydebee'! On the podcast, the goal is simple: make unheard voices heard. The stories and advice in each episode have been told with the intention of resonating with you as a listener, helping you better understand your emotions, process your thoughts, or just find a safe place in a world of constant chaos. Know this: you are not alone in your struggles, and there is always help for those in need. With much love, Haley, and thank you for listening... and please (dramatic pause) be prepared to find... some common ground.

In 2016, I started driving two-lane roads through small towns all over the United States, looking for vintage movie theaters: movie theaters with just one or two screens, usually built somewhere between 1920 and 1960, and usually in dusty downtowns or rundown suburbs. Eight years later, I’ve documented over two hundred such movie theaters. Some thriving, some abandoned, most just hanging in there. I stop, I take a few pictures, and, if I’m lucky, I hear a story from someone about what that theater means to them, and what that theater means to their town. Join me as I visit eight vintage ...

How can we make progress toward healing political divides? Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Common Ground Committee is influencing this movement by tuning in as our co-founders Bruce Bond and Erik Olsen discuss areas of opportunity, legislators and peers who are doing good work, and reasons for hope on the nation’s most timely and pressing issues.

New Jersey 101.5 presents Bill Spadea's live-recorded show with an open discussion about common sense solutions for New Jersey. Heard on WKXW's top-rated morning show, Spadea is helping you take the fight for our nation to the next level.

No breaks and no fluff. Just common sense conversation for an hour with YOU. We'll talk politics, hot-button issues, lifestyle, and more. Let's save our state from the grips of corrupt politicians and morally bankrupt elites and their shills in corporate media. Every week, Bill Spadea hosts an open discussion about the common sense solutions for our state and nation.

2 guys who are VERY different, but find COMMON GROUND in Christ!