The Stand Together Podcast
The Stand Together Podcast is a podcast for people who care about tackling the biggest challenges facing our country. In this first season, our hosts—Evan, Becky, Ski, Jeff, and Ty—will start the conversation by exploring the history and future of the social sector. Over the course of 14 weeks, they'll explore the origins of philanthropy, unpack the challenges and opportunities facing community organizations today, learn from nonprofit leaders, and hear from individuals who have successfully transformed their lives. You'll end each episode with fresh stories, ideas, and advice to shape your own perspective and daily work.
Episodes
15 episodes
Season One in Review: Standing for Something Good
In this season’s final episode, Executive Producer Obiekwe Okolo sits down with Evan, Ski, Jeff, and Ty to identify the insights and conversations that stuck with them the most. We hope that this season has given you a new perspective on how to...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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37:56
Perspectives: Healing in Action with Dorris Walker-Taylor
On Monday, November 9th, 2009, Dorris Walker-Taylor likes to say that she got her life back. That day, after almost three decades wrestling with addiction, abuse, and processing personal trauma, she joined the Thistle Farms community. In the ye...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:03:38
Principles: Talents Turned Treasures with Kirk Brown
What would the world look like if everyone had the opportunity to realize their full potential? In this episode, Ski and Jeff speak with Kirk Brown, the Founder and CEO of HANDY, which helps youth overcome the obstacles that prevent them from t...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:03:50
Paradigms: Experience as Expertise with Dr. Buster Soaries and Antong Lucky
Evan talks with Dr. DeForest “Buster” Soaries, Jr., the chairman of dfree, and Antong Lucky, the president of Urban Specialists. Both leaders share their perspectives ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:31:00
A Brief History of Good Pt III: A New Hope
In this final chapter of A Brief History of Good, Evan and Becky discuss some of the best examples of transformative nonprofits around the country. They identify why focusing on individuals can get better results than centralized plann...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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47:07
Perspectives: Dignity Behind Bars with JJ Velazquez
JJ Velazquez spent more than 23 years incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit. Now, a year after his release, he is on staff with the Frederick Douglass Project for Justice, working to enhance the dignity of individuals in the criminal justic...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:16:04
Principles: Painting a Fuller Picture with Khali Sweeney
Ski and Jeff hear from Khali Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Downtown Boxing Gym, about his experience building a nonprofit that treats everyone with dignity. Khali designed Downtown Boxing Gym to provide others with the very thing he lacked in his...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:01:11
Paradigms: Measuring The Wrong Things The Wrong Way with Todd Rose
Evan is joined by Dr. Todd Rose, an expert on the science of individuality. They discuss the immense impact that environment has on an individual’s ability to flourish, and consider the shortcomings of decisions that are based on averages. What...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:08:06
A Brief History of Good Pt II: The Non-Identity
Evan and Becky continue their conversation by exploring how the industrial revolution influenced modern philanthropy. They consider the ways in which professionalization may have actually weakened the impact of nonprofit organizations, and iden...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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43:13
Perspectives: Sober Stigma
As a program manager at The Phoenix, Kaley Jones spends every day helping people in recovery rediscover their inherent value. She is also uniquely positioned for this role, as she celebrates more than a decade of sobriety. In this episode, Kale...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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38:35
Principles: Scott Strode & Bottom-Up Solutions
What does it look like when recovery programs are informed by people who have experienced addiction themselves? Hosts Jeff Proctor and Ski Ahmad talk to Scott Strode, founder of The Phoenix, about his experience overcoming addiction, discoverin...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:01:28
Paradigms: Lauren McCann & The Start of Change
Join hosts Evan Feinberg and Lauren McCann as they share a new vision for social change. We’ll identify the core ideas that led to the founding of Stand Together Foundation, discuss the broken paradigms that the organization is designed to addr...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:07:55
A Brief History of Good Pt 1: De Toqueville in The New World
In this first full-length episode exploring A Brief History of Good, hosts Evan and Becky take us on a journey from the dawn of American society to the industrial revolution. We will explore how the work of doing good grew from small-scale volu...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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42:33
Introducing our Hosts and Themes
Welcome to the Stand Together Podcast! Join our hosts, Evan, Becky, Ty, Jeff, and Ski as they share their vision for the series and introduce the four themes that will guide our discussion over the next 14 weeks. From big-picture paradigms to p...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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11:17
Welcome to the Stand Together Podcast!
The Stand Together Podcast is a podcast for people who care about tackling the biggest challenges facing our country. In this first season, our hosts—Evan, Becky, Ski, Jeff, and Ty—will start the conversation by exploring the history and future...
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Season 1
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