Best Deliberative Podcasts (2025)

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#107-How Institutionalizing Deliberative Political Processes Can Lead to Deliberative Democracy and Reduce Polarization-with guest Jim Fishkin 58:54

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James Fishkin, Stanford University Professor (and Director of the Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab) discusses his extensive research and development focused on the process of "Deliberative Polling" and clarifies its relationship to Deliberative Democracy—a form of democracy in which deliberation is central to decision-making. Professor Fishkin s…

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Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America From Around the Globe w/ NATASHA HAKIMI ZAPATA 54:55

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“ It's a really dangerous time we're living through, and I do think that when we talk about these progressive policies, a huge problem in the US is that we still have a lot of stigma left over from the Cold War that keeps us from really great ideas because they're branded as socialist or communist. And I’ve seen, in the time I've been a journalist …

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AI, Universities & Student Surveillance in the Digital Age - LINDSAY WEINBERG & ROBERT OVETZ 50:59

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In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu talks with Lindsay Weinberg and Robert Ovetz about the use of Artificial Intelligence in higher education. Under the guise of “personalizing” education and increasing efficiency, universities are increasingly sold on AI as a cure to their financial ills as public fund…

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Futuristic®: Powerful Partnerships 13:34

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People with Futuristic talent see a bright future. Learn more about how they cast a vision and motivate others to embrace and then build that future. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/691331/futuristic-vision-future-inspires-progress.aspx Learn more or purchase t…

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THE DREAM HOTEL with LAILA LALAMI 41:38

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What happens when the state, with the pretext of protecting public safety, can detain indefinitely certain individuals whose dreams seem to indicate they may be capable of committing a crime? Set in a precarious world where sleep-enhancing devices and algorithms provide the tools and formulae for making one’s unconscious a witness to one’s possible…

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Deva Woodly on Civil Society and the Politics of Care 1:32:07

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On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins chats with Deva Woodly on her book, Reckoning: Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements (Oxford University Press, 2021), which draw from on-the-ground interviews with leaders in the Black Lives Matter Movement to comment on social movements and their role in demo…

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The Evolutionary Brain - DR. FERNANDO GARCÍA-MORENO on Creativity & Survival 48:35

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We are working in the lab to understand this moment in development, which is called phylotypic. This is something that has been known for over a hundred years. When you see many vertebrate embryos at this early embryonic time point, all embryos look very, very similar. We are extrapolating these ideas to the brain. We have seen that at this time po…

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Focus®: Powerful Partnerships 16:38

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People with Focus like to orient themselves toward a goal and stay the course. Learn how they can help teams set priorities to bring their goals to fruition. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/691190/focus-setting-priorities-pursuing-what-matters-most.aspx Learn m…

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Empathy®: Powerful Partnerships 16:22

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People with Empathy make deep emotional connections. Find out how their intuition and relational talent can build smarter, more caring teams. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/690785/empathy-building-emotional-intelligence-culture-care.aspx Learn more or purchase…

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Discipline®: Powerful Partnerships 16:04

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Discover how giving people high in Discipline what they need — order and structure — can amplify team stability and trust. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/690782/discipline-creating-structure-that-builds-trust.aspx Learn more or purchase the new CliftonStrength…

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#106- The Role of Logic in Acquiring Knowledge and Forming Beliefs-with guest Patrick Hurley 59:16

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Patrick Hurley, Philosophy Professor Emeritus at University of San Diego and author of the widely acclaimed textbook: A Concise Introduction to Logic, joins us to discuss: the role of logic in acquiring knowledge and forming beliefs; the most important aspects of logic for critical thinkers to master; what can be done to encourage better practices …

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Developer®: Powerful Partnerships 15:18

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Developers have an eye for incremental progress. Learn how this helps them inspire their teams toward growth and psychological safety. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/660527/developer-cultivating-potential-celebrating-progress.aspx Learn more or purchase the ne…

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Alice Siu on Deliberative Polling and the Future of Democratic Dialogue 1:22:12

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On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins chats with Alice Siu on how deliberative polling fosters informed, respectful public dialogue. They discuss the method’s use in both in-person and on AI-assisted virtual forums, its role in shaping policy, and its potential to reduce polarization. Alice highlights the importance of teachin…

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Deliberative®: Powerful Partnerships 15:26

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Find out how tapping into the caution and intentional thinking of people with Deliberative can propel your team forward. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/660233/deliberative-strength-helps-teams-go-slow-to-go-fast.aspx Learn more or purchase the new CliftonStren…

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Context®: Powerful Partnerships 12:56

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Discover how those with Context focus on the past and use lessons learned to help their teams navigate change. iew the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/659996/context-using-past-shape-future.aspx Learn more or purchase the new CliftonStrengths® for Leaders report: www.ga…

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Consistency®: Powerful Partnerships 14:50

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Find out how clear expectations serve as building blocks that help those with Consistency bring trust and stability to their workplaces. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/659783/consistency-building-fairness-stability-systems.aspx Learn more or purchase the new C…

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Connectedness®: Powerful Partnerships 14:55

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Learn how seeing the bigger picture motivates those with Connectedness to build bridges and feel fulfilled in their work. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/659210/connectedness-seeing-bigger-picture-every-moment.aspx Learn more or purchase the new CliftonStrength…

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Hannah Gais on the Far-Right Rallies and Social Media Presence 1:20:34

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On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins chats with Hannah Gais on the far-right rallies and social media presence on platforms like Telegram and X. Hannah explores the events of the Unite the Right rally, the storming of the capital on January 6th, the far-right in the wake of the first and second Trump presidencies, and the dan…

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#105-The Epidemic of Political Lying and the Importance of Fact-checking-with guest Bill Adair 58:42

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Early in his career our guest, Bill Adair, worked as a journalist, author, and later founded the fact-checking organization Politifact. And in 2013 he accepted a position at Duke University as the Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, where he now teaches journalism in the Sanford School of Public Policy and directs the …

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Competition®: Powerful Partnerships 15:53

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Find out how external benchmarks are a powerful motivator for those with Competition, and how their partners and teams can help them win. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/659111/competition-drive-to-win-push-for-excellence.aspx Learn more or purchase the new Cli…

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Communication®: Powerful Partnerships 14:19

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Learn how the verbal and written talents of people with Communication can aid their partners and teams in landing powerful messages. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/658907/communication-storytelling-and-bringing-messages-to-life.aspx Learn more or purchase the …

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Command®: Powerful Partnerships 15:46

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Discover how the decisiveness and presence of those with Command can bring direction and a sense of stability to their teams. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/658712/command-the-strength-that-clears-the-path-for-progress.aspx Learn more or purchase the new Clift…

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JARON LANIER on Tech, Music, Creativity & Who Owns the Future - Highlights 13:29

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“What I meant when I said there is no AI is that I don't think we serve ourselves well when we put our own technology up as if it were a new God that we created. I think we confuse ourselves too easily. This goes back to Alan Turing, the main founder of computer science, who had this idea of the Turing test. In the test, you can't tell whether the …

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AI, Virtual Reality & Dawn of the New Everything w/ JARON LANIER, VR Pioneer, Musician, Author 49:13

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“AI is obviously the dominant topic in tech lately, and I think occasionally there's AI that's nonsense, and occasionally there's AI that's great. I love finding new proteins for medicine and so on. I don't think we serve ourselves well when we put our own technology up as if it were a new God that we created. I think we're really getting a little …

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Belief®: Powerful Partnerships 15:14

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Learn how the strong moral compass of people with Belief can bring clarity of purpose to their teams and organizations. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/658478/belief-the-power-of-purpose-and-values-in-action.aspx Learn more or purchase the new CliftonStrengths …

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How Can AI-moderated Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy? JAMES FISHKIN - Highlights 14:02

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“The three ills of democracy that I propose to address with this method, which we've perfected over the last several decades. Democracy is supposed to make some connection with the "will of the people." But how can we estimate the will of the people when everyone is trying to manipulate it?” James S. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in Interna…

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How can we meet the Climate Accords thru Environmental Credit Solutions? with BILL FLEDERBACH 50:50

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How can we meet the Paris Climate Accords through Environmental Credit Solutions? Bill Flederbach is the President & CEO of ClimeCo and is a respected leader in the global environmental commodities market. Following his favorite motto, “To make a difference each day and always do the next right thing,” Bill has created scalable Greenhouse Gas reduc…

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Eileen Hunt on Mary Shelley's "The Last Man" 1:18:54

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On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins chats with Eileen Hunt on her latest book, The First Last Man: Mary Shelley and the Postapocalyptic Imagination (2024), which focuses primarily on Mary Shelley's 1826 novel, The Last Man, the first major modern pandemic novel. Hunt explains the tragic life events that motivated Mary Shelle…

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#104-The Importance of Trust in Information and Institutions-revisited 59:15

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Untrue information is called misinformation, and intentionally spread misinformation is known as disinformation. When one uses disinformation to further one’s own agenda, especially in the political realm, then the information has been weaponized. And the continued acceleration of weaponized information further erodes our trust in experts, media, a…

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How Can AI be Part of Bringing Deliberative Democracy to the Masses? w/ JAMES S. FISHKIN 49:08

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“Deliberative democracy is itself, when properly done, a kind of democracy that can speak to the interests of a community. And we need that all over the world.” James S. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication at Stanford University where he is Professor of Communication, Professor of Political Science (by courtesy), Se…

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Analytical®: Powerful Partnerships 16:50

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Discover how the logical drive of people with Analytical can inform and empower the way their teams work together and make decisions. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/657680/analytical-logical-reasoning-data-driven-decisions.aspx Learn more or purchase the new C…

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Arranger®: Powerful Partnerships 15:46

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Find out how Arrangers' ability to manage multiple priorities can bring order out of chaos and help their partners and teams arrive at the best outcomes. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/658136/arranger-strength-keeps-everything-moving-forward.aspx Learn more or…

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The Imagination Emporium with Fmr. VP of Innovation & Creativity at Disney DUNCAN WARDLE 28:19

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How can we free our minds to cultivate curiosity, innovation, and creativity in our daily lives? In this age of AI, where creative tasks are increasingly being performed for us, what is intelligence? And what is the future of education? Duncan Wardle was Vice President of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and has helped organizations like Apple, …

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The Hidden Humans Behind Artificial Intelligence & the Sociopathology of Elon Musk 59:27

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In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu talks with Sarah T. Roberts about the hidden humans behind Artificial Intelligence, which is reliant on executives and business managers to direct AI to promote their brand and low-level, out-sourced, and poorly paid content managers to slog through masses of images, words…

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Adaptability®: Powerful Partnerships 17:18

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Learn how people with Adaptability talents can grow and succeed as they "go with the flow." View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/657230/adaptability-go-with-flow-embrace-change.aspx Learn more or purchase the new CliftonStrengths for Leaders report: www.gallup.com/c…

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Activator®: Powerful Partnerships 19:03

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Learn how Activators' talent for making things happen can help their organizations build momentum and workplace energy. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/656948/activator-catalyst-for-action-building-momentum.aspx Learn more or purchase the new CliftonStrengths® …

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Roos Slegers on the Uncanny Valley, Freud, and Cyborg Science Fiction 1:31:59

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On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins chats with Roos Slegers on the uncanny valley, Freud, and cyborg science fiction. They explore the uncanny valley and Freud’s concept of the uncanny, connecting them to ETA Hoffmann’s “The Sandman”, Donna Haraway’s “Cyborg Manifesto”, and contemporary AI debates. While Mori’s uncanny valle…

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#103-Worldview-The Elephant in the Room of Critical Thinking-updated for 2025 58:44

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This episode looks back to the previous episode: # 22- Worldview-The Elephant in the Room of Critical Thinking, and updates it from the perspective of 2025.By Bob Froehlich-Retired Chemist, Counselor, Psychology Professor and Julia Minton-Technology Consultant

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Achiever®: Powerful Partnerships 19:47

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Learn how those with Achiever can better leverage their talent through working more collaboratively. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/656699/achiever-drive-to-do-more-elevate-performance.aspx Learn more or purchase the new CliftonStrengths for Leaders report: ww…

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CliftonStrengths® Season 4 Launch: Powerful Partnerships 31:46

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Learn how fostering a collaborative culture can positively impact your work and workplace, and discover some tools that can get you there. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/656318/how-to-create-a-collaborative-culture.aspx Learn more or purchase the new CliftonSt…

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Art, Technology & Society with Author T.C. BOYLE 11:35

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“What I have done in my career is just try to assess who we are, what we are, why we are here, and how come we, as animals, are able to walk around and wear pants and dresses and talk on the internet, while the other animals are not. It's been my obsession since I was young. I think if I hadn't become a novelist, I might have been happy to be a nat…

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On Regulating the Attention Market & Prevent Algorithmic Emotional Governance w/ FABIEN GANDON & FRANCK MICHEL 11:34

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“The fact that technologies are being used and combined to capture our attention is concerning. This is currently being done with no limitations and no regulations. That's the main problem. Attention is a very private resource. No one should be allowed to extract it from us by exploiting what we know about the human mind and how it functions, inclu…

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PAY ATTENTION: A Call to Regulate the Attention Market & Prevent Algorithmic Emotional Governance 1:00:38

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AI competes for our attention because our attention has been commodified. As our entire lives revolve more and more around the attention economy, what can we do to restore our autonomy, reclaim our privacy, and reconnect with the real world. Computer scientist Fabien Gandon and research engineer Franck Michel are experts in AI, the Web, and knowled…

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Kris Rose on Deliberative Democracy and Meta's Community Forums 1:12:33

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Season 3 is here! On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins interview Kris Rose on deliberative democracy and Meta's community forums. Kris discusses Meta’s efforts to incorporate public input into decision-making through the Oversight Board and Community Forums. The Oversight Board, an independent body with binding authority over…

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#102-Worldviews and How they Guide our Beliefs-with guest Annick de Witt 59:12

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This episode takes a deep dive into the concept of “worldview”, based on the research and work done by Annick de Witt: researcher, writer, teacher, and founder of the organization Worldview Journeys. Topics discussed include: conceptualizing the idea of worldview; how our worldview might affect our beliefs and behaviors; examples of types of worldv…