This week, the gang comes back from their month long break producing Road of Democracy conversations with a review of the many streams of conversations that culminated in the Road of Democracy panels and also give a preview of the very arbitrary, upcoming Season 2 of the pod.

Back from break with a new Season 2 intro! (00:23), Reviewing Road of Democracy: arts an culture as a bridge for hyper-polarization, creating a sense of inclusion through the arts, and arts as an economic driver (3:25), Embedding arts and culture in the civic infrastructure and positioning our sector for social impact (13:20), Why Applebee's?: the gang takes a tangent on Times Square, challenge, and comfort (25:00), A preview of our annual report (28:31), Mac and David give their thoughts on the Road of Democracy artist commissions (30:14), Upcoming guests! (40:03).

Season 2 Premiere Episode Ephemera:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/nnqqnb/in-defense-of-times-square-730 (In Defense of Times Square (VICE))

https://twitter.com/atsocanicole?lang=en (Nicole Acosta): https://www.facebook.com/imaginemke/videos/699006620719105 (HOOPS Portrait Project Preview Video)

https://annalardinois.com/ (Anna Lardinois): https://annalardinois.com/road-of-democracy ("Forward: Milwaukee Women on the Road of Democracy")

https://www.joshua-yang.com/ (Joshua Yang): https://assets.adobe.com/public/caf42bf2-d8f4-46e1-4b53-f5858e98ef41?fbclid=IwAR2E1k40hb6LRuLzOmgRHRrdkdtw0BfP8PqtrtbqBsYb2aGNqrIwTJItZn0 ("Unite")