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  • Nobody’s Coming To Save You From Loneliness — Here's What Will

    Nobody’s Coming To Save You From Loneliness — Here's What Will
    2026/10/20

    During COVID, Maryam Banikarim posted a photo of a long table full of neighbors sharing a meal and asked a simple question: what if we did this? 500 people showed up. In this episode, Maryam shares how that one potluck grew into The Longest Table, a movement that has touched over 150 communities, and how something as simple as a shared meal can restore our neighborhoods.

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    1 時間 16 分
  • HIGHLIGHTS: Nobody’s Coming To Save You From Loneliness — Here's What Will

    HIGHLIGHTS: Nobody’s Coming To Save You From Loneliness — Here's What Will
    2026/10/20

    During COVID, Maryam Banikarim posted a photo of a long table full of neighbors sharing a meal and asked a simple question: what if we did this? 500 people showed up. In this episode, Maryam shares how that one potluck grew into The Longest Table, a movement that has touched over 150 communities, and how something as simple as a shared meal can restore our neighborhoods.

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    36 分
  • Are We Hypocrites For Loving Football Despite CTE?

    Are We Hypocrites For Loving Football Despite CTE?
    2026/10/16

    In this Shop Talk, Bill breaks down what a concussion actually is, why repeated hits on an unhealed brain lead to CTE, and why he believes today’s players - armed with the data his generation never had - aren’t victims when they choose to play. He makes the case for why football still matters, from the teamwork and sacrifice it builds to the toughness our culture needs more of, and lays out real solutions to play safely.

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    16 分
  • How Your “Good Intentions” Keep People Stuck in Poverty

    How Your “Good Intentions” Keep People Stuck in Poverty
    2026/10/13

    In this episode, James Whitford, co-founder of Watered Gardens and True Charity, breaks down why most well-meaning charity accidentally traps people in dependency instead of helping them be self sufficient. He’ll walk us through what true charity looks like. This one will change how you think about giving, volunteering, and what it actually means to believe in someone.

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    1 時間 18 分
  • HIGHLIGHTS: How Your “Good Intentions” Keep People Stuck in Poverty

    HIGHLIGHTS: How Your “Good Intentions” Keep People Stuck in Poverty
    2026/10/13

    In this episode, James Whitford, co-founder of Watered Gardens and True Charity, breaks down why most well-meaning charity accidentally traps people in dependency instead of helping them be self sufficient. He’ll walk us through what true charity looks like. This one will change how you think about giving, volunteering, and what it actually means to believe in someone.

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    Take The 10 Level Challenge, "the hero's journey for service" at 10LevelChallenge.org

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    35 分
  • You Are No Longer Invited to Dinner

    You Are No Longer Invited to Dinner
    2026/10/09

    In 1975, 42% of Americans hosted friends or family at home at least once a month. Today, that number has collapsed to just 12%. In this Shop Talk, Bill and Alex dig into Derek Thompson’s article on the decline of hosting and what it reveals about disappearing community. The fix is simple, invite someone to dinner this week.

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    11 分
  • He Went to Max Prison at 16 and Came Out With a Master's Degree

    He Went to Max Prison at 16 and Came Out With a Master's Degree
    2026/10/06

    At 16, Sean Pica made a decision that landed him in a maximum security prison. Now he holds multiple master's degrees and serves as president of Hudson Link - the nonprofit whose prison education programs once gave him a reason to believe his life wasn't over. In this episode, Sean shares his story and tells us why fewer than 2% of Hudson Link's graduates return to prison.

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    1 時間 19 分
  • HIGHLIGHTS: He Went to Max Prison at 16 and Came Out With a Master's Degree

    HIGHLIGHTS: He Went to Max Prison at 16 and Came Out With a Master's Degree
    2026/10/06

    At 16, Sean Pica made a decision that landed him in a maximum security prison. Now he holds multiple master's degrees and serves as president of Hudson Link - the nonprofit whose prison education programs once gave him a reason to believe his life wasn't over. In this episode, Sean shares his story and tells us why fewer than 2% of Hudson Link's graduates return to prison.

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    35 分