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In this episode of How My View Grew, Palestinian Noor Awad describes an encounter with a Zionist Israeli settler that caused him to broaden his view o...

This short episode is about giving better advice. Just as medicine containers have warning labels, I propose that all advice about being a better citi...

In this episode of How My View Grew, educator Carlos Hoyt describes his early life experience transcending racial categories and how he discovered tha...

In this short episode, I share a personal story about a time I was knocked off center by the verbal attacks of a human "bull." When someone attacks y...

Rachel Eryn Kalish is a peacemaker. Personally, she radiates harmony. Professionally, she has devoted decades to non-violence and was mediating confli...

In this episode, I describe a conversation that is pivotal to approaching big global messes. Also useful for parenting, partnering, being a friend, an...

Two years ago, Ukraine stunned the world with its response to Russia's full-scale invasion. Where did its resilience come from? Leading Ukrainian civi...

A short episode in which I explore: why would any of us want to shift our perspective on a big complex issue like climate change, democracy, the Middl...

In this episode of How My View Grew, essayist Bill Deresiewicz describes the moment he stopped trusting his go-to news sources and started listening t...

In this short episode, I revoke my permission to get stuck in a mood of despair and show you how to do the same. How moods differ from emotions.If you...

In this episode of How My View Grew, discover how sustainability pioneer Gil Friend found his footing...and a commitment to a world that works for all...

Big thinkers describe how they see the world and how to make it better, but I want more. How do they get there? What did they used to think and what c...