We Who Engage

Ayushi Roy & Ceasar McDowell

We Who Engage is a movement to rebuild our public’s resilience for the difficult conversations necessary for a functioning democracy. In this podcast, we'll talk about how we can help each other create a democracy that not only survives the many challenges it faces but one that harnesses the collective intelligence of the entire public to do so.

  1. 04/16/2025

    S3E8: Travis Rejman — Grace and Community Building

    In our season finale, Travis Rejman explores how reverence and grace can transform public discourse and community-building efforts. He reflects on the importance of fostering trust and relationships within communities before moving to action. Read more on our Medium site

    S3E8: Travis Rejman — Grace and Community Building

  2. 04/02/2025

    S3E7: John Zeigler — Mucking it Up

    John Ziegler takes us on a profound exploration of authenticity as a spiritual practice. He highlights the importance of showing up fully as oneself, whether as an elder or a young person, and honoring the wisdom inherent in every stage of life. Read more on our Medium site

    S3E7: John Zeigler — Mucking it Up

  3. 03/19/2025

    S3E6: Émilie Flamme — Belief, Memory, and Visual Storytelling

    Emilie invites us to explore the intersection of belief systems, memory, and artistic practice. She delves into how visual storytelling can challenge conventions and serve as a medium for tracing belonging and history. By integrating questions of trauma, memory, and political identity, Emilie demonstrates how reverence for aesthetics and storytelling can create deeper connections within communities. Read more on our Medium site

    S3E6: Émilie Flamme — Belief, Memory, and Visual Storytelling

  4. 03/05/2025

    S3E5: Lee Farrow — Building Community Out of Love

    Lee Farrow’s episode focuses on the profound connection between love and reverence in grassroots organizing. Drawing inspiration from the Book of Nehemiah, Lee discusses how community-building efforts grounded in love, respect, and honor can create lasting change. She emphasizes the need to set boundaries around what we revere and to ensure that our energy is directed toward worthy causes. Read more on our Medium site

    S3E5: Lee Farrow — Building Community Out of Love

  5. 02/19/2025

    S3E4: Elizabeth Garlow — Economy as a Garden

    Elizabeth Garlow offers a compelling vision of how reverence can reshape our understanding of economics. She describes the economy not as a machine but as a garden, one that thrives when we approach it with care, interdependence, and a deep respect for humanity and nature. Read more on our Medium site

    S3E4: Elizabeth Garlow — Economy as a Garden

  6. 02/05/2025

    S3E3: Alethia Jones — The Hidden Work of Showing Up

    In this episode, Alethia Jones helps us explore the hidden ways faith, culture, and survival intertwine in personal and collective expression. From the cloaking spiritual identity to the role of reverence in leadership, we examine how people navigate spaces where it is difficult to manifest one’s own personal sense of reverence... Read the rest on our Medium site.

    S3E3: Alethia Jones — The Hidden Work of Showing Up

  7. 01/22/2025

    S3E2: Aaron Slater - Reverence as an Organizing Force

    We kick off Season 3 of We Who Engage podcast with our first guest, Aaron Slater, the lead of MIT Solve’s US Interior and Indigenous Communities work. Joined by co-hosts Ceasar McDowell and Ayushi Roy, the discussion delves into the complexities of reverence in public life and the opportunities for creating inclusive civic spaces. To open the conversation, Aaron reflects on the comfort of practicing reverence at home in the Navajo Nation in Round Rock, Arizona. Read more on our Medium site.

    S3E2: Aaron Slater - Reverence as an Organizing Force

  8. 01/15/2025

    Announcing Season 3 of We Who Engage!

    We’re excited to announce the much-anticipated return of our podcast with the launch of Season 3 on January 22! Mark your calendars and join us as we delve into an exciting and deeply personal theme: inner space and its role in civic engagement. Building on the rich conversations of our first two seasons, this new season takes things to a whole new level... Read the rest at our Medium site.

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We Who Engage is a movement to rebuild our public’s resilience for the difficult conversations necessary for a functioning democracy. In this podcast, we'll talk about how we can help each other create a democracy that not only survives the many challenges it faces but one that harnesses the collective intelligence of the entire public to do so.

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  • Creator
    Ayushi Roy & Ceasar McDowell
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
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