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Common Good Conversations
A few years ago brothers-in-law Nick Brock and Shawn Skinner started doing the unthinkable at family gatherings – talking about politics and faith at the dinner table. While at times tense and cautious those conversations were filled with curiosity, nuance, grace, and humor. Wanting to lean into that experience they decided to start a podcast. Common Good Conversations is a weekly opportunity for Nick and Shawn to talk about the politics and faith of West Michigan by being curious, nuanced, grace-filled, and humorous; perhaps they’ll learn something along the way.
Common Good Conversations
Is the U.S./Mexico border as dangerous and chaotic as its made out to be?
Hey, West Michigan!
Shawn and I had the privilege of being in conversation with Doug Pagitt, Executive Director of Vote Common Good.
In 2021 Doug traveled 3,000 miles along the U.S./Mexico border with his bicycle and experienced first-hand that the border was not as dangerous nor chaotic as its made out to be. Wanting people to experience this for themselves he is encouraging people to join him at border towns on foot and talk with the people who actually live there.
In this episode you’ll learn what it’s really like along the U.S./Mexico border, what surprised Doug the most about the border towns, and how human experience can change our ideas of what we think we already know.
Enjoy!
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