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Past Rhymes With Present Times: Isolationist Fears of Foreign Ideas, People, and Trade

Past Rhymes With Present Times: Isolationist Fears of Foreign Ideas, People, and Trade

by | Aug 11, 2026 | , ,

Contemporary campaigns against the influence of foreign people and ideas thus revive political fears from earlier times, but they also extend these fears into the twenty-first-century exchanges of international organizations, global commerce, transnational travel, and cross-cultural research at modern universities. The new Isolationism, in short, is using old fears to undermine the future influence and social-intellectual power of the United States.  

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On the Porch: Kristine Sloan – Training Regional Leaders

On the Porch: Kristine Sloan – Training Regional Leaders

by | Aug 9, 2026 | ,

This Week:

A Triangle native, Kristine Sloan brings a deep commitment to justice, interdependence, and authenticity into all of her work. She’s an entrepreneur, executive leader, facilitator and strategist. As the Executive Director of Leadership Triangle, Kristine works to connect local leaders to their values, purpose and vision, in service of greater regional collaboration and impact. Prior to Leadership Triangle, Kristine was the CEO of StartingBloc, supporting 3200+ social entrepreneurs and activists as they made significant social change. Earlier in her career, Kristine led a multimillion dollar grant project in Burundi for All Across Africa, designed cross-cultural programming for NC State University, worked on water advocacy rights with indigenous populations in South India and co-founded a social enterprise in West Africa.

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Judy Miller’s Not Ready for the Farm: Longevity: How Strong Social Ties Lead To Long Lives

Judy Miller’s Not Ready for the Farm: Longevity: How Strong Social Ties Lead To Long Lives

by | Aug 8, 2026 | ,

This week – What if the secret to living a longer, healthier life has less to do with diet and supplements- and more to do with the people around you? In this episode, Judy and Jess welcome longevity expert and former NPR CEO Ken Stern, author of Healthy to 100. Drawing on research from some of the world’s longest-lived countries, Ken explains how social connection, purpose, lifelong learning, and intergenerational relationships can dramatically improve both lifespan and quality of life. It’s a fascinating conversation about what it really means to age well.

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