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Ep #28: Using AIM to reflect on always-on tech and social norms
Do you remember Netscape, AOL Instant Messenger, and loud dial-up? Well in this episode of Rethinking, we drink some cool refreshing millennial nostalgia and...
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Ep #27 - How do leaders vet ideas? When should you listen to negative feedback?
Join former mayor, municipal manager, professor, and consultant Alex Torpey as we explore some of the dynamics behind how leaders vet (or don’t vet)...
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Ep 26: A reflection on Youth and Civics
This episode: Returning from my trip across the country in the fall of 2020, and before I moved up to New Hampshire to serve...
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Ep #25: Municipal borrowing - is rising debt a problem in your community?
While millions of Americans are in debt or behind on high-interest credit card payments, many trillions of dollars is owed by governments at various...
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Ep #24: Problems with "perpetual adversarialism" and what we can do
On Wednesday, March 9th, I hosted a workshop and discussion with the New Jersey Municipal Management Association entitled “How to use the internet to...
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Ep 23: Five Minute Book Review: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Join Alex for a new episode in the 5 Minute Book Review subseries of Rethinking! This is Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi...