Speaker 1: Hey you it's me Bartune Day. Yeah, I missed you two.
Speaker 1: I know, I know. I've been very busy. I've been
Speaker 1: writing for Puck, this new media outlet. I shot a
Speaker 1: whole TV show for PBS called America Outdoors. I even
Speaker 1: left the country for a minute. When I came back,
Speaker 1: I was inspired to make this next season of How
Speaker 1: the Citizen with You. In previous seasons, we dug deep
Speaker 1: into the systems of technology and economics and reckoned with
Speaker 1: our relationship to them as citizens. In this, our fourth season,
Speaker 1: we're far from the surface, deep in the soil where
Speaker 1: these systems take root. This show has always been based
Speaker 1: on interpreting the word citizen as a verb. We believe
Speaker 1: that the citizen is to show up and participate, invest
Speaker 1: in relationships, understand power, and value the collective. Now, it's
Speaker 1: one thing to talk about these as principles. It's a
Speaker 1: whole another thing to practice them. How do you do
Speaker 1: that day to day? Where you're at right now? How
Speaker 1: can the practice of citizening in ways big and small
Speaker 1: create a dope culture of democracy. We've crossed borders and
Speaker 1: disciplines to try to answer this question. That's what this
Speaker 1: whole season is about We'll look at citizen ng within
Speaker 1: teams and in sports with NBA legend and coach Steve Kerr.
Speaker 1: Connection between people is really a powerful force, whether it's
Speaker 1: a force for winning basketball games or a force for
Speaker 1: changing society. Will explore our practice of democracy and our
Speaker 1: homes and in our hearts with Adrian Marie Brown, and
Speaker 1: I feel like we have to be able to say that,
Speaker 1: like if this ship is sinking, but we're all still
Speaker 1: alive and there's still on earth here, there's still a
Speaker 1: way to live, how quickly will we tune into that?
Speaker 1: How quickly can we have the right conversation. We'll learn
Speaker 1: how to maintain and rebuild our communities by rethinking the
Speaker 1: way we gather with Prea Parker so and what we
Speaker 1: actually need to shared experiences where we're literally talking less.
Speaker 1: Dialogue is one form of communication, and sometimes there are
Speaker 1: so many landmines that actually what you need to remember
Speaker 1: is that there's other ways to be and we might
Speaker 1: even skip electing candidates altogether and instead conscript ourselves into
Speaker 1: the process through citizen assemblies. With Claudia Clouds, I really
Speaker 1: feel personally a sense of disillusionment with how things work,
Speaker 1: but I also feel like we cannot give up hope
Speaker 1: that things could be different, because it's in that uncertainty
Speaker 1: around hope that motivates us into action and to say that,
Speaker 1: you know, we are all capable of making some changes,
Speaker 1: to actually do things differently, to change the way things work.
Speaker 1: So this season we're getting practical sharing things you can
Speaker 1: try in your community, in your workplace, in your home,
Speaker 1: and within yourself to contribute to a culture of democracy.
Speaker 1: I am committed to helping us tell a better story
Speaker 1: of who we are. Whether you know me from America Outdoors, Puck,
Speaker 1: The Daily Show, MSNBC, or Twitter Rest in Peace Twitter,
Speaker 1: I hope you'll see the connective tissue. How the Citizen
Speaker 1: is the centerpiece of that work. For me, we can
Speaker 1: citizen in every area of our lives. We just need
Speaker 1: a bit more practice, some guidance, and the belief that
Speaker 1: we can do it. I hope you'll join us in
Speaker 1: creating that new story. Listen to How the Citizen with
Speaker 1: Baritunday starting February six on the I Heart Radio app,
Speaker 1: Apple podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.