Now Is Not A Time To Play It Small: We Can Tell New Stories, Imagine New Futures in Pandemic Time
Season 2, Episode 240, May 07, 2020, 09:29 AM
Does the pandemic give us an opening to re-assess the trajectory of our social life and systems? Can we tell a different story going forward?
Our show pushes back against the unexamined, often unconscious ways that we frame public questions using political or economic modes of thinking. We aim to be part of a growing movement of people who are critical of the narrowness of political and economic categories, and who want to revive a vision of human flourishing that is grounded in the wisdoms of theological and moral philosophical tradition. We see these habits and ways of thinking as being pre-political, and foundational to a healthy and civil shared life in families, communities, economies, and polities.
In short, we want to create a community that is grounded in curiosity, going deep, and shining light.
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Here are timecodes to help you navigate through today’s show:
03:12 What is gaslighting, and who would have an interest in gaslighting the general public in this time? Do people with power ever share their power willingly?
08:45 Is the pandemic an opening? Is it a moment where we can assess where we are? Are things bad enough that our society can begin to imagine a different kind of future? Can pandemic be an opportunity to practice the “inbreaking” of a higher or newer order?
12:47 Who has power today? How is that power exercised?
15:16 Are we in for protracted struggle? Do people have power because we give it to them?
18:04 We’re in a time of creativity, and instability. These go together. Who is best suited to lead in this time?