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Common Ground with Jane Whitney

This 12-episode series features deep-dive conversations with the nation’s leading thinkers, leaders and experts around the nation’s most important issues. It explores national public affairs issues from government and politics to the environment and global affairs, with a mission to inform and inspire communities through shared dialogue and providing thought-provoking suggestions and solutions.

What’s the Matter with Men

56m 46s

Incel. Misogyny. Toxic masculinity. Men are powering a type of reactionary politics, premised on a return to a time when men could be men. It’s a response to the malaise engulfing men and threatens the entire social order. Common Ground examines this national epidemic and discusses how we can provide boys with a more positive and inclusive social narrative of masculinity.

Episodes

  • What’s the Matter with Men: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What’s the Matter with Men

    S5 E503 - 56m 46s

    Incel. Misogyny. Toxic masculinity. Men are powering a type of reactionary politics, premised on a return to a time when men could be men. It’s a response to the malaise engulfing men and threatens the entire social order. Common Ground examines this national epidemic and discusses how we can provide boys with a more positive and inclusive social narrative of masculinity.

  • Do Evangelicals Get A Bum Rap?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Do Evangelicals Get A Bum Rap?

    S5 E502 - 56m 46s

    After a presidential campaign where evangelicals backed a twice-divorced casino mogul convicted of sexual assault, Christians are accused of having sold their souls for political gain. It’s caused a firestorm on religion’s place in the public square that is roiling both the political and judicial landscapes. This program explores faith, politics, and power in America.

  • Can This Marriage Be Saved? Avoiding National Divorce: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can This Marriage Be Saved? Avoiding National Divorce

    S5 E501 - 56m 46s

    Weary from living in an ideological war zone, that’s often compared to a toxic marriage, many Americans say it’s long past time for a national divorce. “Common Ground” weighs in: Will life be better – or worse – if the red and blue states split and the great American experiment ends? Or, can we overcome our seemingly irreconcilable differences?

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