Big things are happening at the Beacon Project! Last week we released our first article on a new framework for America’s Exhausted Majority; this week we are launching a podcast! Over the coming weeks, I’ll be hosting a series of interesting conversations with leaders in civil society and academia on some of the biggest issues facing our democracy, on topics ranging from polarization to culture to social media.

It was a joy and honor to have Eric Liu be the podcast’s inaugural guest. Eric is the CEO of Citizen University, an organization that is actively shaping civic culture across the country through workshops, gatherings, and other programming.

I first met Eric at an event hosted by the Beacon Project last May, and since then have come to see him as one of the most eloquent and passionate forces behind the movement to renew civic life in America. Aside from this resume credentials, of which there are many (including 8 books!), Eric is a deeply insightful, wise, and clear thinker who always has a way of shedding new light on familiar topics.

In this conversation, we cover a range of topics, including why citizenship is so important right now, politics as “pain relief,” grief, hope, and the future of our democracy.

If you prefer to listen to your podcasts on iTunes or Spotify, stay tuned: we’ll be posting links for those shortly.

Enjoy!

Daniel

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