{"podcast":{"title":"Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other","slug":"talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845","podcast_index_feed_id":3353845,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/politicsandreligion/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.politicsandreligion.us/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7013826/TPR72.jpg","author":"Scan Media, LLC","episode_count":432,"summary":"Politics and Religion. We’re not supposed to talk about that, right? Wrong! We only say that nowadays because the loudest, most extreme voices have taken over the whole conversation. Well, we‘re taking some of that space back! If you’re dying for some dialogue instead of all the yelling; if you know it’s okay to have differences without having to hate each other; if you believe politics and religion are too important to let ”the screamers” drown out the rest of us and would love some engaging, provocative and fun conversations about this stuff, then ”Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other” is for you!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T00:17:19.595458+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845"},"episode":{"title":"Frederick J. Riley, WEAVE's Executive Director: Connection — Not Policy — Is the Only Thing That Saves Us. Here's Who's Making It Happen.","slug":"frederick-j-riley-weave-s-executive-director-connection-not-policy-is-the-only-thing-that-saves-us-here-s-who-s-making-it-happen","published_at":"2026-03-10T09:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845/frederick-j-riley-weave-s-executive-director-connection-not-policy-is-the-only-thing-that-saves-us-here-s-who-s-making-it-happen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845","url":"https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/frederick-riley_weave/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ph6kjy3q4yww7fm3/FrederickRiley_WEAVE_Produced.mp3","summary":"What does it look like to grow up in a city running power cords between neighbors' houses just to stay warm — and then spend your career trying to rebuild that ethic everywhere else? Fred Riley is the Executive Director of Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute, where he leads a national effort to fund, highlight, and connect the grassroots leaders who are stitching communities back together. Fred grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, shaped by a mother who \"kneaded the dough\" of her kids like bread — and by teachers, pastors, and neighbors who saw something worth nurturing. That formation is the whole story of why Weave exists, and why Fred is the right person running it. This conversation goes deep: from the Baltimore neighborhood that got a symphony performance because one woman cleaned out a vacant lot, to the moment Fred lived for months with his boxes packed — because he wasn't planning to stay. And somehow it circles back to why, at the end of the day, the most radical thing any of us can do is knock on a neighbor's door. Calls to Action ✅ If this conversation resonates, consider sharing it with someone who believes connection across difference still matters. ✅ Subscribe to Corey’s Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Subscribe to Talkin’ Politics & Religion Without Killin’ Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion Key Takeaways Weave the Social Fabric Project: Founded by David Brooks at the Aspen Institute, Weave identifies and resources \"weavers\" — people living counter-culturally in their communities by showing up for neighbors, organizing mutual ai…","meta_description":"What does it look like to grow up in a city running power cords between neighbors' houses just to stay warm — and then spend your career trying to rebuild…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3946,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845/episodes/frederick-j-riley-weave-s-executive-director-connection-not-policy-is-the-only-thing-that-saves-us-here-s-who-s-making-it-happen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845/frederick-j-riley-weave-s-executive-director-connection-not-policy-is-the-only-thing-that-saves-us-here-s-who-s-making-it-happen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}