41: Respect in America: Where Do We Go From Here?

Today we want to take some time to dive into the topic of respect in America, or the lack thereof, that we might be seeing and feeling these days. As we’ve shared, we started Respect Circles because we recognized a growing divide in this country, partially due to people not listening to each other or communicating effectively. We’ve seen the behavior and harm this has caused, and believe our podcast is one way to open up broader conversations, have respectful debates, and move things forward together.

And we’re excited to share our latest nominees for our new Models of Respect segment, highlighting people in the world that are living and demonstrating our Respect Circles values. If you have someone in mind that you’d like to nominate and have featured on a future episode, please let us know!

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In this episode you’ll hear:

A discussion around the question of what it truly means to be an American [3:09]
AJ’s family history and how that influences the ways that he feels about being American [5:50]
The shifts that we are seeing online and on the various social media platforms, and what we think can be done to help people have more respect for one another [9:05]
One of the main reasons why we may be seeing and hearing more individuals act out at this point in time [10:28]
What each of us will be committing to this week and an opportunity that exists for you as well [15:52]
A celebration for our latest Models of Respect [26:32]
An invitation for you to appear on Respect Circles, have a conversation and perhaps challenge us, respectfully [32:22]