Leaving With Common Ground

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<p>Why is Common Ground Free?</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bnp9315.substack.com

<p>Answering the mail.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bnp9315.substack.com

<p>The question I’m interested in is this: even when the memory of a place is accompanied by sadness, why do so many stories remain happy and funny? And a larger question lies beneath that one: What makes each one worth...

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<p>Have we somewhere along the way traded doing things together for doing things separately? Have we traded shared work for convenience and dependence on one another for independence from one another?</p> <br/><br/>This...

<p>We often think we care for our animals, but somewhere along the way, they end up caring for us, too. This episode is a tribute to the animals that loved us despite our flaws and changed us in return.</p>...

<p>In this new series, Doing it Wrong, we explore how families are resisting modernization to live a rural life and sustain it economically. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

<p>The Ones Who StayA tribute to the quiet heroes of hospice—the ones who hold the light steady when the rest of us can’t.</p><p>When you’ve sat beside someone you love in their final days, hospice is no longer an...

<p>This 10-minute episode goes out to anyone who learned something the hard way—with scraped knees, bruised egos, and just enough stubbornness to try again. It’s for the ones who are still at it decades later—moving a...

<p>In this episode, we pull up a barstool and explore the stories, sounds, and spirit of the neighborhood pub. Your favorite bar is a place that holds us together when the world feels scattered. The bars also reflect...

<p></p><p>Every day, 11,000 people in this country step into a new chapter at age 65. Where do they go? How do they build a life that feels full, connected, and purposeful? In this episode, we discover insights into the...

<p>Higher education is a $700+ billion-a-year industry. But for most families, it’s not an industry — it’s a life-changing, six-figure decision. And yet… how many parents really stop to ask the most important question...

<p>Across cultures and throughout history, we may disagree on almost everything, but we agree on one thing: something must be done with the dead.</p><p>When that universal impulse meets culture, belief, and change...

<p>My friend Ray is a playwright and an actor, and is navigating the challenges of living with Alzheimer's. Ray and Pat, his wife, share just a small sample of their insights on resilience.</p> <br/><br/>This is a...