Choose to be Curious

06/18/2026

Ask a question -- and then just listen.
~ Laura Zigman

06/17/2026

Did you know that once upon a time, the biggest private employer in DC was an immigrant brewer? And that his enormous factory was where the Kennedy Center now is?

Nope? Neither did I!

A fascinating house tour at Heurich House Museum, inspired by Philippa Hughes and A [New] American Dream — a terrific series of installations and events going on now with cool stuff into August. Check the Heurich House schedule!

Philippa went looking for America and found herself. She asks: What is the American Dream? What do YOU dream for the next 250 years?

I’m excited to share my conversation with Philippa in time for July 4. So rich.

Also: have you read the Declaration of Independence lately? All the way through? Weirdly resonant…

06/04/2026

"Sometimes we just love the simplicity of black and white. And we forget the beauty of all the different grades of gray that you can have." ~ Mónica Quesada Cordero on the wonder and nuance of solutions journalism.

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06/04/2026

In September 2024, I sat on a bench at the Grassroots Radio Conference with two wise women who told me I needed to take a break (Davyne Dial, I'm looking at you💕). They weren't wrong.

I jiggered my workflow and figured out how I could take that December off from production. That proved to be a wonderful respite -- and a good infusion of new energy.

So I'm learning from their wisdom and taking another break. June will see some cherished C2BC Classics for my radio audiences, and if you want to follow along, check out the lineup here:

I know I'm relaxed when I'm barefoot in the grass. Something about the smell. The slightly damp, uneven texture under my feet. The associated breeze and bird song. It pulls me fully into the moment, settles me. So I'm putting my toes in the proverbial grass this month. Here are some great re-airs to...

06/01/2026

We are, in Larry Robertson’s elegant phrase, “a deeply question-dependent species” and now -- today! -- comes Great Question, a book built from and for our times.

🌟 Bravo and congratulations, Larry!

Distilled from 140 interviews with all manner of delightful thinkers, Great Question offers insights that are both wise and wonderful, tips and tricks that reveal and leverage the under-appreciated power of . An exciting and important contribution to the conversation about and how we can get at what we really need and want -- as and as a .

I don't often get to sit in person with my guests, so it was a special pleasure to do so with this elastic and generous thought partner. Can't wait to share the conversation in a few weeks...just enough time for you all to read the book first!

Find Larry and Great Questions here: https://lrspeaks.com/great-question/

05/31/2026

Lest we forget, Shaka Mitchell / Come Together Music Project reminds us: "Follow-up questions are really important."

05/30/2026

"When you have a crack in the dam, it allows other things to pour out" -- and other insights on making connections through music, with Shaka Mitchell Come Together Music Project.

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05/30/2026

Yesterday was a global day celebrating creativity and community. More than 2200 people pledged to release something into the world. How great to play a small part!

05/29/2026

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