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Sanity

We"re on a quest to help you stay sane – positive, even! – in spite of today’s divisive political climate.

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Ep7: Zappos’ Customer Service for Anything | Brian...

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2020/05/22

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Ep6: Violinist Comforting the Elderly | Chloe Groth +...

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2020/05/15

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Ep5: Wildrye Distilling | Troy Downing + Family Meal...

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2020/05/01

There are over 750 distilleries across all 50 states that are now producing hand sanitizer. On this episode, hear from one of them. Troy Downing is the co-owner of Wildrye Distilling in Bozeman, Montana. From working with the highway patrol to relay sanitizer across the state to fielding requests from EMTs as far as New York to loading hand sanitizer onto planes operated by volunteer pilots, the past month and a half has been a whirlwind for Troy and his team. On this episode, Troy shares how his

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Ep4: Feed the Front Line Nola + Krewe of Red Beans |...

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2020/04/17

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Ep3: Team Rubicon | Mike Lee + Trader Joe’s in...

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2020/04/15

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Ep2: Masks for Heroes | Becky Viera + A Hospital in...

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2020/04/09

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Ep1: Helping kids read | Librarian Tom Bober +...

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2020/04/07

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Welcome to Season 2: “Look for the helpers”

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2020/04/07

In Season One, Sanity spoke with leaders who are working to bridge division in this country. For Season Two of Sanity’s podcast, SanityPod, we’re hearing from the Helpers doing their part to get us through. In the spirit of Mr. Rogers, we’re celebrating these men and women as we navigate a crisis that impacts every single one of us. We hope you’ll find some comfort in these messages of hope, determination, and good will.

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Ep24: “Discomfort is a small price to pay for...

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2019/08/30

Kyle Emile talks to strangers. A lot. In cities across the country, and now around the world. His group, Free Intelligent Conversations (FreeIC for short) is on a mission to bridge divides one conversation at a time. The approach is simple: hold a sign bearing “Free Intelligent Conversation” in a high foot traffic area. What happens next is unscripted and magical and gets people talking in ways we could all benefit from in 2019. Because talking to strangers not only offers a mood boost, but can

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00:40:28

"It’s About Being A Decent Human Being" | Karith...

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2019/08/13

Often the only person of color in her childhood classrooms, stand-up comedian Karith Foster spends a lot of her time speaking at universities such as Stanford and Oberlin about taboo subjects in a constructive way. She hates labels and the boxes they can put us in, which is why her take on diversity training actually focusses on “INversity” – meaning inclusion and introspection – mixed with a healthy dose of humor.In this episode, Karith talks about what it was like to transform a hostile

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00:36:31

“None of Us is Omniscient” | Steven Pinker, Harvard...

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2019/07/26

In our latest episode, Steven Pinker, a Harvard University cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, sheds light on the quest for human progress, the Enlightenment period, and the importance of maintaining – and burnishing – our democracy. Pinker is the author of “Enlightenment Now,” a book that dedicates its pages to the great many advances we’ve made as a society and the reasons world is actually getting better, not worse. Bill Gates calls it his “new favorite book of all time.” It’s not all

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"Polarization is the Mother of Extremism" | Faisal...

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2019/06/27

Human rights activist Faisal Saeed Al Mutar is a survivor of the Iraq Civil War, of being placed on an al-Qaeda death list by a high school classmate, and of the murder of his brother. Faisal escaped Iraq and eventually made his way to the United States in 2013. A firm believer that education and a free flow of ideas across the world can combat extremism, he founded Ideas Beyond Borders in 2017 in an effort to prevent extremism before it takes root. In this episode we talk about Faisal’s personal

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(Mis)perceptions of "The Other" | Uriel Epshtein,...

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2019/06/20

"It's really hard to vilify the other when you know them on a personal level." Uriel Epshtein is the executive director of the Renew Democracy Initiative (RDI), an organization that seeks to revitalize the political center by educating the American public about liberal democracy. Raised by Soviet Union refugees who lived in Israel before immigrating to the United States, Uriel’s family instilled in him a lifelong passion for reconciling people's (mis)perceptions of “the other." In this episode, we

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"I have to instill confidence in every voter, not...

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2019/05/30

For four years, Washington's Secretary of State Kim Wyman was the only Republican to hold statewide office across the entire West Coast. You could say she knows a thing or two about working across the aisle. In this episode, Secretary Wyman shares insight on election security (and what it was like keeping Russian hackers out of WA in 2016), mail-in and paper ballots, her bipartisan reddit thread with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, and the uniqueness of overseeing institutional libraries

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"If I'm not challenging your world view...I'm not...

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2019/05/09

Did you ever choose to stay quiet in a college classroom in fear of rustling feathers? If so, the Heterodox Academy wants you to know you’re not alone. Founded in 2015, Heterodox is a network of over 2,500 academics across the country that are committed to having a diversity of viewpoints in the classroom. We spoke with their executive director, Deb Mashek, about their important work and about two elements that are critical to learning: discomfort and challenge.

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"Polarization Is Not the Problem" | Professor Morris...

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2019/04/25

Morris P. Fiorina is an optimistic political scientist like few others. He grew up in rural Pennsylvania and worked in steel mills to put himself through college. A professor at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Fiorina has spent much of his life studying the American electorate. In this episode, Fiorina busts political myths, explains the difference between sorting and polarization and offers a reassuring perspective on today's political climate.

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The McCain Institute Is On A Mission to Get Us In the...

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2019/04/05

Since the fall, the McCain Institute has used its #MavericksNeeded campaign to stand up against injustice and defend the dignity of all people. Following President Trump’s latest round of tweets about Senator McCain, the institute released a fact sheet about the Senator’s legacy to set the record straight. In this episode, we sit down with Ambassador Kurt Volker, Executive Director of the McCain Institute and former US Ambassador to NATO, to discuss Senator McCain’s legacy as well as the work the

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00:32:45

Putting (Customer) Service Back in News | Jenna Lee

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2019/03/28

In journalist Jenna Lee’s words, it’s all too easy to feel disgusted reading and watching the news these days. That’s why the former Fox News co-anchor is on a mission to produce a refreshing, customer service-centered alternative: SmatHER News. The non-partisan platform is working to be a source consumers can not only trust, but also enjoy. After seven years at Fox and a decade in New York City, Jenna moved to Texas with her family and launched SmartHER News. Every morning, Jenna reports the

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Voters Not Politicians | Katie Fahey

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2019/03/14

The bright and bubbly Katie Fahey of Grand Rapids, Michigan wanted to do something that captured the energy of the 2016 election that people from across the aisle could actually unite over. Sound impossible? Not to Katie. What started as a Facebook post about taking on gerrymandering in her home state led to hundreds of thousands of Michiganders joining her in the fight. People like three sisters -- an Independent, a Democrat, and a Republican -- that reconnected over the cause.

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Building A Movement: Democracy Entrepreneurs | Alan...

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2019/03/07

Alan Khazei builds movements. First, it was expanding service through City Year, which later became the brainchild for AmeriCorps (which has facilitated 1.2 billion hours of public service!). Then it was expanding social entrepreneurship through Be the Change. Today Alan is spearheading the group Democracy Entrepreneurs, which just hosted its first Democracy Entrepreneurship Summit at the Harvard Kennedy School. Inspired in part by seeing his own family divided by the 2016 election, he’s working “to

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