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Vote 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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Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
While it can seem that the issues facing asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrants are hopelessly stuck in a partisan political divide, the truth is that the answers are already being lived out by people on both sides of the border. Today we talk with Johana Bencomo, who, as a faith-based organizer and Las Cruces City Council Member, is part of those hope-filled solutions.
Johana Bencomo is Executive Director at New Mexico CAFé and City Council Member at City of Las Cruces.
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
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Professor Fadhel Kaboub is back with Doug and Robb to continue a conversation about our economy, what really causes inflation, and how federal taxes and spending differ from the state and municipal level.
Fadhel Kaboub, Ph.D. is President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and Associate Professor of economics at Denison University. His research focuses on the Political Economy of the Middle East and the fiscal and monetary policy dimensions of job creation programs. He is a widely published author and his recent work has been presented at many prestigious institutions including the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Law School, Cornell University, Columbia University, Sorbonne University, and the National University of Singapore.
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: Running For Our Lives @RobbRyerse
The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich
Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Doug talks with Ani Zonneveld, President of Muslims for Progressive Values, about calling out the religious extremists in our midst.
Ani Zonneveld is a writer, singer/songwriter, founder and President of Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV), an international human rights organization that advocates for social justice and equality for all, a strong supporter of freedom of expression and of conscience, women’s rights and as an ally, LGBTQ rights. Ani promotes these values at the United Nations by challenging human rights abuses in the name of Islam, and by offering an inclusive understanding based on universal human rights and justice.
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
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
How should people of faith respond to such a complex and politically charged issue like gun violence?
Stephany, Laura, Dominique and Doug discuss the horrific mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder and dig into the underlying causes of gun violence including racism and toxic masculinity.
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 serves as an adjunct professor at North Park Theological Seminary and serves on the board of directors for the Christian Community Development Association. In 2015, the Huffington Post named him one of the “Black Christian Leaders Changing the World.” Gilliard’s forthcoming book, Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege will be released on August 24, 2021.
@DDGilliard // facebook.com/dominique.dg.7
Rev. Dr. Laura Truax is senior pastor of LaSalle Street Church in Chicago and serves on the Seminary Advisory Board at the University of Dubuque. Dr. Truax holds a master of divinity degree from Loyola University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the joint program of North Park Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary. She is the author of Undone: When coming apart puts you back together (2013) and Love Let Go: Radical Generosity for the real world (2017) and is part of the Red Letter Christians.
@revtruax // facebook.com/laura.truax1
Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding is pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, associate professor of Women’s and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) and former U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Colorado. She holds a B.A. in English from Clark Atlanta University, as well as a M.A. in American Literature and a Ph. D. in American Studies both from Purdue University. She is the author of Recovering from Racism: A Guidebook to Beginning Conversations (2015) and Abolishing White Masculinity from Mark Twain to Hiphop: Crisis in Whiteness (2014).
@drstephanyrose // facebook.com/stephanyrose
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
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Doug and Robb sit down with Congressman Ted Lieu of California to talk about the January 6th insurrection, how Trump fueled the rise of hate crimes agains Asian Americans, and how Democrats have united to pass bills that help the American people.
Congressman Ted W. Lieu represents California’s 33rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Ted is serving in his third term in Congress and currently sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He was also elected by his Democratic Colleagues to serve as a Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee.
Ted is a former active duty officer in the U.S. Air Force and currently serves as a Colonel in the Reserves, stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base. In Congress, Ted has established himself as a leader on the environment; cybersecurity; civil liberties; government ethics and veterans.
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: Running For Our Lives @RobbRyerse
The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich
Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Doug and Dan take a look at the headlines through the lens of The Common Good. Topics include: Facebook purging 1.3 BILLION fake accounts, a NY Congressman admits to sexual misconduct, March Madness, an armed all-black militia called the NFAC, filibuster reform, immigration 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
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Jim Stump, Vice President of BioLogos, joins hosts Doug and Paul to talk evolution, race, vaccines, and how science is the language of God.
Jim Stump is Vice President at BioLogos. He oversees the editorial team, participates in strategic planning, and hosts the podcast, Language of God. Jim also writes and speaks on behalf of BioLogos. He has a PhD in philosophy and was formerly a professor and academic administrator. His books include, Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design; Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues; How I Changed My Mind about Evolution; and The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.
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.Matthew.Wallace / twitter.com/paulmwall / pwallace.net
Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director of Vote Common Good and is a pastor, author, and social activist.
The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich
Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
In July, Doug Pagitt sat down with author and historian Kristin Du Mez to talk about her book on militant Christian nationalism called Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. Unfortunately Christian Nationalist rhetoric and violence has only increased in recent months making this conversation more timely than ever.
kristindumez.com
Kristin Kobes Du Mez is a professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University. She holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame and her research focuses on the intersection of gender, religion, and politics. She has written for the Washington Post, Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Christian Century, and Religion & Politics, and has been interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition, CTV, the CBC, and by CNN, the New York Times, the Economist, the Christian Post, PBS News Hour, and the AP, among other outlets.
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
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Stephany, Dominique, Laura and Doug discuss the history of St. Patrick's Day and dig deeper into the tension of celebrating the good while acknowledging the failings of those we elevate in church history and society at large.
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 serves as an adjunct professor at North Park Theological Seminary and serves on the board of directors for the Christian Community Development Association. In 2015, the Huffington Post named him one of the “Black Christian Leaders Changing the World.” Gilliard’s forthcoming book, Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege will be released on August 24, 2021.
@DDGilliard // facebook.com/dominique.dg.7
Rev. Dr. Laura Truax is senior pastor of LaSalle Street Church in Chicago and serves on the Seminary Advisory Board at the University of Dubuque. Dr. Truax holds a master of divinity degree from Loyola University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the joint program of North Park Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary. She is the author of Undone: When coming apart puts you back together (2013) and Love Let Go: Radical Generosity for the real world (2017) and is part of the Red Letter Christians.
@revtruax // facebook.com/laura.truax1
Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding is pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, associate professor of Women’s and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) and former U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Colorado. She holds a B.A. in English from Clark Atlanta University, as well as a M.A. in American Literature and a Ph. D. in American Studies both from Purdue University. She is the author of Recovering from Racism: A Guidebook to Beginning Conversations (2015) and Abolishing White Masculinity from Mark Twain to Hiphop: Crisis in Whiteness (2014).
@drstephanyrose // facebook.com/stephanyrose
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
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Doug, Robb and our guest Michael Owens discuss the wave of proposed laws that would make it harder for people - especially people of color - to vote. Michael worked alongside Stacy Abrams to help turn out black voters in Georgia, an effort that arguably won back the senate for Democrats and made the recent stimulus bill possible.
Dr. Michael C. Owens is a third-generation veteran, a father, and a progressive Democrat who ran for Congress in Georgia’s 13th District. Michael served on the Georgia Advisory Committee with the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and served as Chair of the Cobb County Democratic Party. @owensforga13
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: Running For Our Lives @RobbRyerse
The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich
Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Today on Common Good News, Doug and Dan cover daylight savings, the George Floyd murder trial, vaccines, and the ongoing humanitarian crisis at our southern border.
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
www.votecommongood.com/podcast
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Doug and Dan sit down with complex systems scientist and pandemic expert Dr. Yaneer Bar-Yam to talk about the path to #zerocovid. We have the knowledge and tools to virtually eliminate this virus within 5-6 weeks, but do we have the collective willpower as a society?
Go to zerocovid.us to see how you can help make a difference in the fight against Covid.
Dr. Yaneer Bar-Yam is a complex systems scientist and pandemic expert with his PhD in physics from MIT. He is also the president of the New England Complex Systems Institute and founder of the End Coronavirus Coalition. @yaneerbaryam
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
www.votecommongood.com/podcast
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
A year ago today the World Health Organization declared that Covid-19 had reached global pandemic status. Doug and Dan look back at a year of shutdowns and mask mandates and discuss how getting "back to normal" might not be the best goal when "normal" wasn't working for so many Americans. Can we imagine a better way forward post-Covid?
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 Daily podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace.
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
It's Women's History Month and so Doug and Stephany discuss women of faith, Beth Moore leaving the Southern Baptist Convention, and the pervasive plague of fragile, toxic masculinity within the church.
Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding is pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, associate professor of Women’s and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) and former U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Colorado. She holds a B.A. in English from Clark Atlanta University, as well as a M.A. in American Literature and a Ph. D. in American Studies both from Purdue University. She is the author of Recovering from Racism: A Guidebook to Beginning Conversations (2015) and Abolishing White Masculinity from Mark Twain to Hiphop: Crisis in Whiteness (2014).
@drstephanyrose // facebook.com/stephanyrose
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 Daily podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace.
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
A growing number of Americans consider themselves politically homeless. Doug and Robb discuss a possible way forward - not a new political party, but a new way of approaching politics with the common good as the guiding principle.
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: Running For Our Lives @RobbRyerse
The Common Good Daily podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace.
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Doug and Dan chat with Nick Laparra, host of the Let's Give a Damn podcast, a show for “people who want to leave the planet better than we found it.”
Nick has spent over 15 years living or spending time in over 30 countries around the world. He has led non-profit organizations, coached CEO’s, consulted with Fortune 500 companies, and spoken at award-winning events. Guests on Let's Give a Damn include Matthew McConaughey, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Chelsea Clinton, Rainn Wilson, and 180+ other damn good humans.
Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director of Vote Common Good and is a pastor, author, and social activist.
The Common Good Daily podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace.
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Astrophysicist Paul Wallace and Doug Pagitt are joined by Biologist Michael Zimmerman of The Clergy Letter Project. The Clergy Letter Project is an endeavor designed to demonstrate that religion and science can be compatible and to elevate the quality of the debate of this issue.
Paul Wallace 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.net
Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director of Vote Common Good and is a pastor, author, and social activist.
The Common Good Daily podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace.
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Doug Pagitt sits down with Abraham Bonowitz of Death Penalty Action to talk about how it might be possible to abolish the federal death penalty in the next 55 days.
Abe Bonowitz is the Executive Director of Death Penalty Action and has been one of the leading organizers in the death penalty abolition movement since changing his mind on the issue in the late 1980's.
Find more info and watch the new call to action video at DeathPenaltyAction.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 Daily podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace.
www.votecommongood.com/podcast
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Today on Common Good Faith, Stephany, Laura and Doug discuss the Parable of the Two Sons found in Matthew 21:28-32 and why Jesus used stories, rather than lectures, to teach his followers a new way.
Rev. Dr. Laura Truax is senior pastor of LaSalle Street Church in Chicago and serves on the Seminary Advisory Board at the University of Dubuque. Dr. Truax holds a master of divinity degree from Loyola University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the joint program of North Park Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary. She is the author of Undone: When coming apart puts you back together (2013) and Love Let Go: Radical Generosity for the real world (2017) and is part of the Red Letter Christians.
@revtruax // facebook.com/laura.truax1
Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding is pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, associate professor of Women’s and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) and former U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Colorado. She holds a B.A. in English from Clark Atlanta University, as well as a M.A. in American Literature and a Ph. D. in American Studies both from Purdue University. She is the author of Recovering from Racism: A Guidebook to Beginning Conversations (2015) and Abolishing White Masculinity from Mark Twain to Hiphop: Crisis in Whiteness (2014).
@drstephanyrose // facebook.com/stephanyrose
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 Daily podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace.
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Robb and Doug take a look back at the last year and talk politics and the pandemic.
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: Running For Our Lives @RobbRyerse
The Common Good Daily podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace.