Episode 39: Mediating between the media and our sense of what's possible

In this episode Ginger and Iris dive into the "theory of change" a term coined by David Bornstein of the Solutions Journalism Network. Basically the idea that  reporting on how bad everything it will lead to a better world. 

Now that the global news stream on our phones is being updated every 2 minutes how can our nervous systems handle to being inundated with everything that's going wrong while being offered few if any solutions? 

Can a better world emerge when so many avoid, deny, blame and don't trust the media? What could nurture journalism look like and what impact would it have on how we view and respond to the world around us?

Notes: 

This conversation was inspired by an interview of David Bornstein by Krista Tippet  of the On Being podcast. Find the whole episode here.

Solutions Journalism Network is an organization addressing this very issue in journalism and presenting solutions and new ways of covering world events. Find them here. 

Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard is a book by Chip and Dan Heath. No longer available by the Ford Foundation but here is a link to Powell's books or check your local library!

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Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home