Plus—Baratunde Thurston on America’s complicated relationship with the outdoors
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September 15, 2022
PODCAST
POLITICS
Where Do Democrats Go From Here?

"Unless the Democratic Party can muster at least a moment of self reflection and self criticism, we're not going to begin to address the sources of anger and grievance and resentment," says Harvard political philosophy professor Michael Sandel. He speaks with Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, who hears stories all across the state from people who struggle to make ends meet despite working two or three jobs. How can the Democratic Party actually deliver to the millions of Americans who feel frustrated by government and unseen by their elected officials? Hear from Bennet and Sandel as they discuss our current political moment and chart a new path forward, one that will deliver the promise of democracy to all citizens.
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VIDEO
FOOD
It’s Time to Reimagine Our Food System

Award-winning food writer Mark Bittman has a plan to provide affordable, nutritious, and environmentally-sound food for everyone, creating a food system that serves society without wrecking the earth."We spent more than 150 years subsidizing food that’s destroying the planet and making us sick," Bittman says. "But if we declare good food to be a universal right, if we support truly regenerative agriculture that produces truly nutritious food for everyone, we can become the first nation in modern history to have a food policy that makes sense and serves everybody." Watch him lay out his plan for how to do it.
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OUTDOOR IDENTITY
America’s Complex Relationship to Nature

"My understanding of America's relationship with land and the outdoors is vastness and diversity," says civic educator Baratunde Thurston. "There's something expansive about how we can connect with land," he emphasizes, but "we've done so much effective separation of ourselves from the outdoors." Thurston is on a mission to uncover America’s complicated, profound, and hidden relationship to nature. He speaks with Jenn White, host of "1A," about the ways in which landscape defines us as individuals and as a nation, plus his new show on PBS, "America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston."
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P.S. Catch Baratunde Thurston at Unfinished Live in New York City, September 21-24.
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