This week is the next edition of The Ripple Effect, a quarterly series in which Justin speaks with grantees of the Headwaters Foundation. Today’s guest is David Quattrocchi, community organizer at Partnership Health Center. David’s work illuminates that healthcare is much more than an individual issue.In this conversation, David starts by explaining what a community organizer is and why a health center needs one. He talks about the social drivers of health, the hurdles of Medicaid enrollment and his concept of liberation.

This week’s guest is Jon Bennion. In 2004, Jon published Big Sky Politics, a comprehensive history of Montana campaigns and elections. He is out this year with an updated edition. Jon is also the executive director of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation.In this conversation, Jon talks about Montana’s political and electoral history, and highlights a few key turning points. He talks about the things that drive political change and about his own political journey, including a time running for office.

This week is the August edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society. Last month, they began a conversation about gratitude and civic virtue. And today, is part two of that conversation.In this episode, Justin and Bryce talk about civic virtue and how being in physical community can cultivate that virtue. They discuss how to integrate conversations about virtue at home, and give listeners a glimpse into an ongoing monthly bonus segment for subscribers called The Parent Trap.