Good Citizen
What does it mean to be a good citizen? What values motivate someone to step into the arena and make positive change? Join Ted Roosevelt V on Good Citizen and hear a new conversation every other Friday with a diverse range of folks who take action to build this country up and protect our planet.
Episodes
What allows a politician to hold to his principles when almost every incentive pulls the other way? In this memorable conversation with Ted, Senator Mitt Romney traces the formative moments with his father that shaped his moral compass, and the specific ways he guards against self-rationalization. Senator Romney also speaks to the outsized power of presidential leadership, and why his legacy won’t rest on any single vote he cast. P...
What if we prioritized relationships over the chase for success? What if we ignored the siren call of social media in exchange for cultivating a sense of purpose? Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States, has made it his mission to sound the alarm on one of the defining public health crises of our time: loneliness. In his conversation with Ted, Murthy makes the case for a fundamental reordering of wh...
What's really at stake when a community loses its local newspaper? Civic engagement drops, polarization rises, and corruption goes unchecked. But Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project, is working to reverse that. Sarabeth believes local journalism should be treated like an essential public good, similar to a museum or a food bank. And with the AJP, the first venture philanthropy dedicated to local news, news organ...
Adam Met is a musician, climate policy writer, and genuine problem-solver – not your typical celebrity activist. This bass guitarist spent years building a devoted fanbase for his multi-platinum indie-pop band AJR. Now, as co-author of the movement-building manifesto Amplify, he outlines how those same tools can power lasting social change. Adam joins Ted to discuss what a four-hour conversation with Glenn Beck taught him, why he l...
In this candid and searching conversation, George Packer wrestles with what it means to be a patriot in a fractured nation, and Ted presses him on whether shared facts or shared values will really unite us. George distinguishes between love of country and nationalism, and acknowledges a fading empathy for those he feels have betrayed democracy. Drawing on his newly published novel, The Emergency, he describes turning to fiction to ...
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Presidential Stories, the TRPL, and the Enduring Lessons of Theodore Roosevelt
In a special live taping at The Explorers Club in New York City, presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Ted for a warm, wide-ranging conversation about his great-great-grandfather. Goodwin shares lively anecdotes about TR and other White House occupants, reveals details of her new book on the Gilded Age, and marvels at the upcoming Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library: “I don't think I've eve...
Karl Rove cuts through partisan noise to examine deep questions about American democracy. The master political strategist offers a surprisingly optimistic take on our polarized moment, drawing from the divisions of the 1960s, the Gilded Age, and the 1896 McKinley-Bryan race. His rich and dynamic storytelling invites listeners to consider that Americans will ultimately demand unity.
Karl is the former Deputy Chief of Staff to Preside...
Jane Carpenter-Rock is the acting director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In this conversation with Ted, she draws from her varied experiences to frame art as a tool for diplomacy, debate, storytelling, and social change. Jane previously spent over 2 decades working at the U.S. Department of State. Now at the helm of SAAM during a time of profound political and social division, she faces scrutiny from the White House.
From growing up amid poverty and violence to walking 450+ miles across Arctic ice, Dwayne Fields’ life is a story of resilience and transformation. In this episode, the adventurer, author, and UK Chief Scout reflects with Ted on the moments that shaped him, from a near-fatal encounter on a London street to becoming the first Black Briton to reach the North Pole. A moral reckoning and renewed bond with the outdoors now guide his mis...
Michael Luo exposes the long-ignored story of Chinese Americans, tracing the violence they endured, the resilience they forged, and their ongoing struggle for inclusion. He is an executive editor at The New Yorker and the author of Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America.
For more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.
Follow us on Facebook @TRPresidentialLibrary
Instagram @trlibrary
To mark Native American Heritage Day, we're revisiting this 2023 episode with Secretary Deb Haaland.
It’s a time to honor the history, traditions, and enduring contributions of Indigenous peoples across the country. Few leaders have embodied that heritage more powerfully than Deb Haaland, who made history as the first Native American cabinet secretary. During her time as Secretary of the Interior, she brought Indigenous knowledge a...
Susannah Cahalan traces her extraordinary recovery from psychosis and her pursuit of untold stories that probe consciousness, sanity, and identity. She is the author of Brain on Fire and The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary.
Find her at susannahcahalan.com.
For more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.
Follow us on Facebook @TRPresidentialLibrary
Instagram @trlibrary
Amy Bowers Cordalis illuminates how saving nature may save humanity, as she traces her historic battle to un-dam the Klamath River. She is an attorney, Yurok Tribe member, and the author of The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life.
Find her at: amybowerscordalis.com
For more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.
Follow us on Facebook @TRPresidentialLibrary
Instagram @trlibrary
Douglas Brinkley highlights Theodore Roosevelt’s bold use of executive power to protect public lands, and reveals how both civics education and Duke Ellington offer lessons in tolerance. He’s the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, and the author of The Wilderness Warrior.
Find him at: douglasbrinkley.com
For more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.
Follow us on Facebook @TRPresidentialL...
Bradford Fitch insists that Congress’ reputation is worse than its reality. He is a columnist for “Roll Call,” the former CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation, the author of Citizen’s Handbook to Influencing Elected Officials, and host of The Good Congress podcast.
Find him at bradfordfitch.com
For more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.
Follow us on Facebook @TRPresidentialLibrary
Instagram @trlibrary
Ruth Whippman shows that our approach to raising boys leaves them isolated and trapped between competing expectations of steely dominance and emotional sensitivity. She is the author of BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity. Find her at: ruthwhippman.com
For more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.
Follow us on Facebook @TRPresidentialLibrary
Instagram @trlibrary
And sign up for our newsletter at ...
Tony Porter redefines masculinity and frames vulnerability as power, challenging a culture that teaches boys to be tough and emotionless. He is the co-founder and CEO of A Call to Men and the author of Breaking Out of the “Man Box”: The Next Generation of Manhood. Find him at: acalltomen.org
For more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.
Follow us on Facebook @TRPresidentialLibrary
Instagram @trlibrary
Jeffrey Rosen insists that self-discipline and reading were central to the Founders’ vision and are not just personal habits but principles vital to democracy. He's the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and author of The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America.
Find him at: constitutioncenter.org
For more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.
Emily Oster discusses how communicating data with nuance can rebuild public trust and empower people to make informed decisions about their health. She is a professor of economics at Brown University, the CEO of ParentData, and the author of The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications.
Find her work at www.parentdata.org
For more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.
Follow us on Facebook @TRPresidentialLibrary
To mark World Nature Conservation Day, we're revisiting this 2024 episode with Benji Backer.
July 28th is World Nature Conservation Day, a day that calls attention to the critical importance of protecting our natural resources for future generations – something President Theodore Roosevelt took very seriously. He set aside more than 230 million acres during his presidency, protecting American forests and wildlife, and providing inv...
Popular Podcasts
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.