American Tributaries

Apr 18 2024 1
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The American Tributaries podcast will explore the vast and various currents of people in the United States of America, like a modern-day Lewis & Clark journey, talking with...learning from...and being amazed by...people of all stripes from all places doing all sorts of things. Although a broad mission, the podcast will focus on a particular and very important niche: cultivating hope in – and celebration of – America.

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Episode 81 - Seth Kaplan of Maryland on his book “Fragile Neighborhoods” and Envisioning a New Civil Society

Apr 18 2024 63 mins  
Dr. Seth D. Kaplan lives in the Baltimore / Washington DC area and is a leading expert on fragile states, lectures at Johns Hopkins University and consults for organizations such as the World Bank and U.S. State Department. In October 2023, he published an amazingly insightful book, “Fragile Neighborhoods”, about how we can repair American society one ZIP code at a time.Seth fi

Episode 80 - Greg Gerloff of North Dakota talks Ross Perot, Healthcare and Winnipeg

Apr 04 2024 66 mins  
Greg Gerloff lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he raised his family and pursued a career in healthcare, which concluded with him serving as chief executive officer of Altru Health Systems. Greg and host Michael Whidden were connected by Greg’s nephew Adam, who was an elementary school teacher for two of Michael’s children.Greg finds hope in his granddaughter...in his be

Episode 79 - Aviva Sussman of New Mexico on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Santa Fe's Desert & the Torah

Mar 23 2024 65 mins  
Aviva Sussman lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she was a scientist for Los Alamos National Laboratories and Sandia National Laboratories involved with, among things, implementation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and recently started studies of a new, very different topic: the Torah.Aviva finds hope in stillness and in our common struggles across the broad breadth

Episode 78 - Sara Stahl of Ohio on Small Town Living, Social Work & Mayflies

Mar 11 2024 62 mins  
Sara Stahl lives in Port Clinton, Ohio, on the southwest shore of Lake Erie, where she is a social worker in the education system. Sara grew up in Port Clinton and attended The Ohio State University.Sara finds hope in her work and the youth and what they can offer the country.American Tributaries is a podcast sponsored by American Tributaries, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit based

Episode 77 - Vishwesh Bhatt of Mississippi on Southern Cuisine & His Oxford Hometown

Feb 23 2024 61 mins  
Vishwesh Bhatt lives in Oxford, Mississippi, where he is executive chef for the city’s acclaimed Snackbar, a Southern brasserie and oyster bar and was recognized, in 2019, as the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef in the South. In 2022, he published a book of recipes and stories called “I Am From Here” which was designated as one of NPR’s “Books we Love” for 2022 and

Episode 76 - Mark Genszler of New York on Spirituality

Jan 11 2024 83 mins  
Reverend Mark Genszler lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he is the rector for Christ Church Cobble Hill, an Episcopal parish first organized in 1835. Rev. Genszler and host Michael Whidden met this past December at the holiday party of mutual friends.Mark finds hope in the rising generation’s awareness of the world, in the quiet and stillness of nature and in the enduring power

Episode 75 - Ed Tomlinson of West Virginia on Classic Liberalism, Depolarization & Waterfalls

Nov 24 2023 60 mins  
Dr. Ed Tomlinson lives in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he is a Professor of Management at the Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in negotiation and compensation and a Ph.D. seminar on groups and teams. Dr. Tomlinson is also active with Braver Angels, serving, among other things, as red co-chair of

Episode 74 - Tami Van of New York talks Construction, Trade Training & Dining thru New York City

Nov 02 2023 66 mins  
Tami Van lives in New York, New York, where she is the Chief Financial Officer of one of New York City’s premier HVAC contractors.Our discussion covers, among other things:*her path from Brooklyn Tech High School and New York University into the construction industry*thoughts on union work*how she has developed the skills to meticulously manage projects*the importance of trade wo

Episode 73 - Max Miller of Iowa talks Capitalism, Government & Iowa Nice

Oct 19 2023 67 mins  
Max Miller lives in Des Moines, Iowa, where he works for the Federal Trade Commission as an attorney advisor on competition to Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya. Max has experienced living in a variety of different settings, growing up in Des Moines, attending the University of Florida, attending Columbia Law School and working/living in Chicago, London, Geneva and Paris. But his affec

Episode 72 - Wanda Battle of Alabama on Montgomery, Dr. King, Love & Community

Oct 12 2023 61 mins  
Wanda Battle lives in Montgomery, Alabama, where she owns and operates her Legendary Tours company, which teaches about the Civil Rights Era but has a far grander ambition: “to engage in life-changing conversations” that will inspire guests to become their “greatest” selves and be “committed to love, respect, care for all mankind”.Our discussion covers, among other thin