Making Yourself the Solution to the American Communications Crisis

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An Anti-Loneliness Campaign

The United States is the most powerful national on earth economically and militarily, and it is at the forefront of medical and technological innovati...

America Divided Against Itself on Vaccines: Understanding, Listening and Common Purpose Is the Answer

A critical antidote to polarization around life and death matters is for Americans to develop three key skills: learning together common facts, listen...

America Divided Against Itself on Vaccines: Understanding, Listening and Common Purpose Is the Answer

A critical antidote to polarization around life and death matters is for Americans to develop three key skills: learning together common facts, listen...

"Good Enough" Change: The Art of Ending Syria's War in 2024

The world has just witnessed the hope of a new birth of civilization in Syria after 15 years of a murderous war against its people and after 50 years...

American Stress Test: A Positive Outlook

This episode of Making Change explores the positive value of stress tests on American society and American democracy. Americans right now, for the sak...

Compassionate Reasoning, the Future and Reconciliation

Building relationships through compassion and moral reasoning has a distinctive effect on the future of a country and its ability to reconcile with it...

70-something and Productive- A New Opportunity for Humanity

There will be 1.5 billion senior citizens across the planet by 2050, and there is an immense opportunity for them to participate the productivity and...

Who really crashed the cargo ship into the Francis Scott Key Bridge?

Good information, bad information and how to know the difference, this episode offer the skills of the mind to discern current events in a more inform...

Overcoming our tribalism through a new way of thinking

Deepening Democracy : An Answer To Our Country’s Need For More Unity, Common Values, And Trust In Each Other

In this week’s episode, Dr. Marc Gopin explores the concept of Deepening Democracy and how it is essential in our polarized United States. Deepening d...

The Love Of This World – A Spiritual Philosophy Of Change

"We need our minds working together on a philosophy of life, looking at the world around us in a way that is filled with love." - Dr. Marc Gopin

Election Celebration | Part 1 - An Essential Answer To Our Democracy Crisis

In this episode, Dr. Marc Gopin interviews Dr. Heidi Ravven, Professor of Religious Studies at Hamilton University, on the urgency of embracing electi...

Learning From Dementia For A World Of Conflict

"We need to learn from what helps dementia patients to cope and to feel loved. We need to look at ourselves in society as patients in need of care, as...

Helping Your Political Enemy Who Is Also Poor

We are living through a time of American history when a system of political enemies pitted against each other is the worst in memory. This is occurrin...

True Homeland Security – What Does It Mean To Have A Truly Safe Country?

"What is true security? Some people argue it is loving everyone who comes into your country. Other people think it is about being very careful, about...

Successfully Facing The Ethical Dilemmas Of The Covid Crisis

“The first step of moral deliberation is to realize that ‘I don’t know exactly what the suffering is of people who I cannot see’, and listen, listen,...

A Conversation With African American Scholar, Theologian And Activist Reverend Dr. Rodney Sadler On Transforming America

“I planted a rose bush near my mailbox several years ago. I thought it was a good idea at the time. It grew and got bigger, but when mail carriers wou...

Taking Memory In A New Direction: Rerouting Neural Pathways of Regret

“You don’t deny regrets, but instead, you can take those regrets you may have as an individual, or as a community, or as a country, and you put them b...

Gratitude In The Time Of Corona

“Gratitude gives us a vision of the world that starts to spell optimism and happiness even in the midst of extraordinary circumstances.”

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The Lesson Of "The Buddy Bench" In The Time Of Corona

“The answer of Buddy Bench in the time of corona is the intimacy that comes with relationships being victorious over the disease and caring for others...

Love and Intelligence In The Time Of Corona

“Never before in history has there been something this direct and this constant that unites us in a place of fear, and alertness, and emotion. “ The c...

Can We Turn The Human Mind From A Sword Into A Plowshare?

In this episode of Making Change, we explore how decisions made by humans can change from inciting violence and corruption to instead promoting peace....

What Happens When Empathy Makes You Miserable?

What happens when empathy makes you feel miserable? How can you change the way you empathize with people in a healthier way that does not hurt you int...

Is Empathy for a Bad Person a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

Does it make the world a better or worse place when we attempt to truly understand people who do terrible things? We explore this with two contrasting...

Chess Is The Name Of The Game In Conflict

Making Change: A Podcast on positive change, the art and science of what needs to happen to make ourselves better, to make society better, and make th...

Wisdom Can Change Minds

Making Change: A Podcast on positive change, the art and science of what needs to happen to make ourselves better, to make society better, and make th...

Even A Bully Can Form A Circle- The Anatomy Of Healing

Making Change: A Podcast on positive change, the art and science of what needs to happen to make ourselves better, to make society better, and make th...

What In The World Does A Cure For Alzheimers Have To Do With Global Warfare?

Making Change: A Podcast on positive change, the art and science of what needs to happen to make ourselves better, to make society better, and make th...

Can Love Ever Overcome Hate?

Making Change: A Podcast on positive change, the art and science of what needs to happen to make ourselves better, to make society better, and make th...

What's In A Name? Black Lives Matter

“It is crucial to listen to everybody’s story. The next time somebody says Black Lives Matter, ask them about their story. The next time somebody says...

What's In A Name? Extinction Rebellion

Making Change: A Podcast on positive change, the art and science of what needs to happen to make ourselves better, to make society better, and make th...