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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.

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.

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.

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, ...

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 ...

Get to know "The Mayor" Billy Keyserling as we set off on a journey to prove we are all the sum of our experiences, and Billy has a talent for digging deep with his guests. Riveting stuff!

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

Writer Anthony Payton’s Common Ground Podcast, aims to highlight the diversity of our New Hampshire communities with stories of people the average Granite Stater might not get to see or meet. The goal is to clarify misconceptions and find the threads that bind us all together as one New Hampshire community. This podcast is produced in partnership with The Granite State News Collaborative and The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communications at Franklin Pierce University.

Nimco Ali is a leading campaigner, activist and writer, as well as an independent government advisor on tackling violence against women and girls. Each week Nimco will speak to commentators, celebrities and politicians as they aim to find common ground on the issues that matter to them both. Nimco is also CEO and founder of The Five Foundation, the global partnership to end female genital mutilation (FGM). In 2010, she co-founded Daughters of Eve, a non-profit organisation which works to protect girls and young women who are at risk from FGM. Follow Nimco on Twitter: @NimkoAli

2024 Update:  While our audience remains the same, we're doing a bit of a pivot with the podcast and making it more of an interactive group conversation platform instead of just a one-on-one interview.   With this pivot, the name of the podcast has changed slightly to "Heart Stormings & Common Grounds".   There is so much divisiveness going on in the world and the hope is to find a common ground when discussing various topics that are impacting women in today's society - even if it is just that we all love coffee  :)   We don't have to agree, but perhaps we can at least listen with an ...

Bill and Odell Are Finding Common Ground Podcast The “Bill and Odell Are Finding Common Ground” podcast is a captivating exploration of shared perspectives and understanding. Hosted by Bill Goebel and Odell Cleveland, this unique show brings together two individuals from vastly different backgrounds: one a Republican and the other a Democrat. Despite their political differences, they share a common bond as devoted Christians who love the Lord and each other. Here are some key points about the podcast: Purpose and Theme: The podcast’s central theme revolves around finding common ground ...

This podcast is for First Nation people who are a carer for someone in their family.  You are not alone. There are lots of First Nation carers in the Canberra community, just like you. In this show, we sit down and have a yarn with some of those First Nation carers in Canberra. Just normal chat, no scripts. They are carers, just like you, and they are faced with the same challenges, just like you. We yarn with them so that they can share their stories, and maybe offer some advice so that we can all do the best caring job we can. Carers are amazing people and we hope this podcast helps you a ...

Formerly known as "The Lifestyle Chase", Chasing Common Ground is a purpose-driven podcast that doesn't fit into one box or category. The mission is to help listeners find common ground with a variety of guests and solo topics and progress in life year over year rather than simply staying the same. chrisliddle.substack.com

Brutally honest heart to heart conversation about real life with real riders.