Ripple & Root
A podcast at the intersection of bold leadership,
compassionate action, and the Mahāyāna spirit of
awakening that serves all beings.
Ripple & Root draws from two of nature's most profound teachings. A ripple begins with a single point of contact - one stone, one act, one voice - and moves outward in widening circles, touching everything it reaches. The root is what anchors and nourishes: invisible, patient, and deeply committed to sustaining what grows above ground.
Together, Ripple & Root speaks to leaders who create lasting change not through noise or force, but through purpose-driven action grounded in values. Our guests are the stone-throwers and root-tenders — changemakers whose lives demonstrate that how you lead matters as much as what you accomplish.
Ripple & Root
Latest Episodes
A "People’s Primary"
The fastest way to change Congress might be to stop obsessing over the general election and start fixing the part almost nobody sees clearly: the primary. Jess Vachon sits down with Tom Joseph, founder of Bookminders and a lifelong systems thin...
Democracy In Your Pocket with Ramon Perez
Democracy doesn’t usually collapse with one dramatic moment. It erodes when people stop believing the system can hear them, serve them, or tell the truth about who holds power. That’s the tension we sit with alongside Ramon Perez, a U.S. milita...
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