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Community is a Verb (CiaV) is the podcast for allies, advocates, and activists - hosted by Mr. Well-Travelled and Conner Cayson. In every episode, we talk about tools for social action - social media, systems, processes, and strategies - and what we’re doing to create the world we want to see.

  1. 2021-05-03

    Social Leaders and their Money - S2E9

    In Season 2, Episode 9 of Community is a Verb, Mr. Well-Travelled and Conner discuss wealth and power. They break down the recently released details behind the net worth of the 5 Seattle Mayoral Candidates: Andrew Grant Houston’s net worth: $0 Bruce Harrell’s net worth: $15 million M. Lorena González’s net worth: $266,000 Colleen Echohawk’s net worth: $400,000 Jessyn Farrell’s net worth: $1.25 million source: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/from-0-to-15-million-what-seattles-mayoral-candidates-say-about-their-own-finances/?mc_cid=cfc87096bb&mc_eid=98adb54834 Other sources include: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9456145/Shell-pick-white-people-complain-BLM-founder-buys-1-4M-LA-home.html

    34 min

  2. 2021-04-18

    Fully Vaccinated - S2E8

    Conner and Mr. Well-Travelled are both officially fully vaccinated. The two talk about their thoughts about receiving both doses over the past month and compare their different experiences in the process.

    36 min

  3. 2021-04-05

    War on Voting Rights - S2E7

    This episode is called War on Voting Rights after the State of Georgia, and their Republican dominated legislature passed laws this past week to limit access to voting. Mr. Well-Travelled and Conner also react to some of the other major headlines this week including the start of the Derek Chauvin trial.  Quotes from the show include: Derek Chauvin trial from MSNBC - https://youtu.be/-S7RJxFau84 Voting Access from PBS News - https://youtu.be/-YytmK3As5s Growing Calls of Boycott - https://youtu.be/yuGOej_OYgU

    42 min

  4. 2021-03-22

    #StopAsianHate - S2E6

    Conner and Mr. Well-Travelled meet this week to discuss the tragic, racist fueled shooting in Atlanta, Georgia and the response on social media.  We honor those victims by saying their names: Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33 Paul Andre Michels, 54 Xiaojie Tan, 49 Daoyou Feng, 44 Soon Chung Park, 74 Hyun JungGrant, 51 Suncha Kim, 69 Yong Ae Yue Elcias Hernandes Ortiz (survivor) Links from this episode include: Atlanta Shootings: Asian Americans Speak Out About Hate Crimes - https://youtu.be/4VcH4XeG-i4 The Dark History of the Washington State Fairgrounds During WWII - http://www.southsoundtalk.com/2018/12/21/the-dark-history-of-the-washington-state-fairgrounds-during-wwii/  Daniel Dae Kim Speaks to Congress About Anti-Asian Hate - https://youtu.be/fRhkZ5EZnJo Donate - https://stopaapihate.org/ The Making of Asian America: A History - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476739412/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_RXGKAWGNPQSGT7A7GR8H

    50 min

  5. 2021-03-06

    The Potential of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT)

    Mr. Well-Travelled and Conner are excited about Non Fungible Tokens aka NFTs. They have just discovered them recently and are still in the research phase of discovery, however, they already see the future of the technology and the benefits to communities. In this episode, they talk about what they've learned about the new technology and some of the future applications of NFT, Blockchain and how these intersect with the world of art, content and creation.

    38 min

  6. 2021-02-22

    I Lived Through the Texas Power Grid Failure - S2E4 - Community is a Verb

    Conner and Mr. Well-Travelled discuss what it was like in Texas this week to experience the power grid failure.

    47 min

  7. 2021-02-07

    WHY LOCAL ELECTIONS MATTER - S2E3

    Community is a Verb Season 2 Episode 3 WHY LOCAL ELECTIONS MATTER https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/seattle-and-sequim-show-why-local-elections-matter/ "Only 42.7% of King County voters turned out for the 2017 general election, which had dozens of local races on the ballot, including the county executive, sheriff, Seattle mayor and council seats. In contrast, the county’s voters showed up in droves — 85.9% turnout — for the high-profile presidential, congressional and legislative races in November." https://crosscut.com/opinion/2021/01/lessons-2021-seattles-first-black-mayor “People tend to make fun of Seattle process, which can be as slow as a banana slug on pavement. But Rice supports extensive civic engagement — he says he thinks every public college or university should have a Department of Civic Engagement devoted to keeping the public informed and involved, studying the ways “movements such as March for Our Lives or Black Lives Matter can move from marching to governing.” Activists, he says, are good at identifying problems; government’s task is to find answers.” https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/dates-and-deadlines.aspx http://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher/program-data https://web6.seattle.gov/ethics/elections/campaigns.aspx?cycle=2021&type=contest&IDNum=188&leftmenu=collapsed

    43 min

  8. 2021-01-28

    The Seattle Freeze During Covid - S2E2

    Conner and Mr. Well-Travelled start the show talking about Seattle's Democracy Voucher Program and having previous podcast guest, "Ace" Andrew Grant Houston, be Seattle's first name in the race for Mayor.  The guys also answer an email question from a listener regarding the Seattle Freeze and dealing with relationships during the pandemic. Here's the questions: "Dear Mr. Well-Travelled, and Conner, Last week you shared your story about meeting each other in person after connecting on Instagram. Honestly, it made me a little sad, and a little jealous. I graduated from college in 2019 and moved from Florida to Seattle in November 2019 for my new job. With it being the holidays, I realized I might not have moved here at the best time, however, when Thanksgiving came around, one of my coworkers invited me over to celebrate with him and his family which took some of the worry away about being alone for the holidays. I spent Christmas by myself, but was lucky enough to again spend NYE with my coworkers. I had met some new people and thought I was starting to make friends, I even went on a date with a girl I met online.  I know this sounds good, but 3 months later, the pandemic had started, and my job moved to remote full time. Since then, I really haven't had many friends in Seattle. I haven't heard from my coworkers (outside of work) and the friends I thought I had been making haven't reached out. I heard about the Seattle Freeze when I moved here, but hearing you two share your story, made me wonder, what do you think of the Seattle Freeze and how have you made friends in Seattle?"

    43 min
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Community is a Verb (CiaV) is the podcast for allies, advocates, and activists - hosted by Mr. Well-Travelled and Conner Cayson. In every episode, we talk about tools for social action - social media, systems, processes, and strategies - and what we’re doing to create the world we want to see.

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    Community is a Verb
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    19
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