Mastering the art of storytelling to drive change.
Michael knows from experience that every single one of us has the potential to change the world. Nothing energizes him more than hearing a great story about a game-changing idea or social enterprise — and sharing it on THE GOLDEN MEAN Podcast so that everyone can get in on the action!
David Meyers, Publisher & Executive Editor, The Fulcrum
Ben Cohen, Polar Science Center GIS Technician at the Univ. of Washington
Declan Levy, WXOW-TV (ABC) Sports Anchor & News Reporter
Alyssa Rapp, CEO, Surgical Solutions and author of Leadership & Life Hacks
John Kass, Chicago Tribune Columnist & Host, The Chicago Way Podcast
Celinda Lake, Political Pollster and Founder of Lake Research Partners
Mark McKinnon, Host and Cofounder of Showtime’s “The Circus”
Jobi Cates, Founder, Restore Justice
Brian Gryn, Health Coach & Founder of Get Lean – Eat Clean
Patrick Berlinquette, Search Marketing Specialist, Founder, Berlin SEM
Norman J. Ornstein, Congressional Scholar at AEI and Columnist at The Atlantic
Sarah Gad: Founder, Addicted To Action, U.S. Congressional Candidate
Doug Levy, President & General Manager, Univision Television & Radio, Chicago
Eddie Bocanegra, Gun Safety Leader and Senior Director at READI Chicago
Jarrett Adams, Civil Rights Attorney & Exonoree
Jimmy Greenfield, Chicago Tribune Sports Reporter
Madeleine Doubek, Executive Director, CHANGE ILLINOIS
Dr. Jeffrey Fishbein, Sport Psychologist, Chicago White Sox
Gilad Gordon, Watergate Impeachment Hearing Attendee
Loriana Hernandez-Aldama, Cancer Conqueror, Founder, Armor Up For Life
Soledad O’Brien, Executive Producer, “Hungry to Learn”
A reading from the 1987 conspiracy movie “No Way Out” – and how the GOP is acting it out 30 years later
Shelley Jacobs, Founder, Chicago Is My Boyfriend on Instagram
Kate Sullivan, Host of “To Dine For” on PBS
Pat Quinn, Former Governor of Illinois
Carol Marin, National Award-Winning Journalist, WMAQ-TV & WTTW-TV
Karen Cohn, Co-Founder, The Zac Foundation
Alex Batdorf, Founder & CEO, Get Sh!t Done
Doug Schenkelberg, Executive Director, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Eric Zorn, Columnist, Chicago Tribune
Mary Ann Ahern, NBC-5 Chicago Political Reporter
Lynn Sweet, Washington Bureau Chief, Chicago Sun-Times
Kirsten Powers, CNN Analyst and USA Today Columnist
Melissa Henneberger, USA Today Columnist
Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ)
Annafi Wahed, Founder, The Flip Side
Jennifer Rodgers, CNN Legal Analyst
Tina Rosenberg, Founder, Solutions Journalism Network
J.D. Grom., Executive Director, New Democrat Coalition
Evelyn Diaz, President, Heartland Alliance
Allison Task, Coach and Author of “Personal (R)evolution”
Bethany McClean, Author, Vanity Fair Contributor
Nick Penniman, Founder and CEO, Issue One
Norman Ornstein: Congressional Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Neal Simon, Maryland Candidate for U.S. Senate
James Kaplan, Sinatra Biographer: “The Voice,” “The Chairman”
Lou Weisbach, Cofounder, American Center for Cures
Jamie and Paul Vallas, Daughter and Father talk about Jamie’s transgender journey
Arizona State Barrett Honors Students Talk Politics
Brad Herzog, Author & Idea Catcher
Bob Hercules, Documentary Filmmaker
Heidi Pryzbyla, Reporter, USA Today
Wendy Falcon, Author, “Turn Your Life Insight Out”
Daniel Biss, State Senator, candidate for Governor of Illinois
Josh Silver, REPRESENT.US
J’aime Radow, Life Coach & Brand Consultant
Rick Pearson, Chief Political Reporter, Chicago Tribune
Karen Hinton, Founder, Hinton Communications
James Strock, Author, “Disrupt Politics”
Rob Richie & Nick Stephanopoulos, Fairvote & University of Chicago
Lawrence Lessig, Founder, Equalcitizens.US
Max Temkin, Founder, Cards Against Humanity
Chris Kennedy, candidate for Governor of Illinois
U.S. Representative John Delaney
Charles Wheelan, Author, “The Centrist Manifesto”
Lisa Kueng, Author, “Picture Your Prosperity”
Lonnie Nasatir, Anti-Defamation League, Midwest Regional Director
Shawn Healy, Director, McCormick Foundation Democracy Program
Bruce DuMont, Founder, Museum of Broadcast Communications
Deborah Devedjian, Founder, The Chisel
Kristina Peterson, Congressional Correspondent, Wall Street Journal
Josh Krashaaur, Politics Editor, National Journal
Kevin Kosar, Congressional Expert, R-Street Institute
Tom Nichols, Author, “The Death Of Expertise”
Faith Sidlow, Director, Global News Relay, Fresno State University
Anne Wedner, Founder, America Of My Dreams
Yael Luttwak, Documentary Filmmaker
The education (maybe) of Donald Trump
It is no secret that President Trump dispenses lies with reckless abandon. This fact is not in dispute. It is also no secret that Trump has displayed a great number of moral failings and poverty of character during his campaign. Even swing voters who reluctantly voted for the President agree on that point.
Mark McKinnon, Creator of Showtime’s “The Circus”
Steve Glickman, Cofounder, Economic Innovation Group
Kevin McHale, NBA Hall of Famer,
Steven Sloman, Author, “The Knowledge Illusion”
U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer
Robert Costa, National Political Reporter, The Washington Post
https://soundcloud.com/thegoldenmean2016/episode-32-robert-costa-reporter-washington-post-nbc-news
Dan Proft, Political Host, WIND-AM 560 Chicago
Andy Katz, ESPN Senior NCAA Basketball Analyst
Jack Crittenden, Author, Direct Deliberate Democracy
Emmet Bondurant, Constitutional Attorney
Josh Kraushaar, Managing Editor for Politics, National Journal
Adlai Stevenson III, Former U.S. Senator (D-IL)
Jon Kyl, Former U.S. Senator (R-AZ)
Kevin Baker, Author
U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD)
Paul Lisnek, Political Analyst, WGN-TV
Ross Barkan, Contributor, Village Voice
Amanda Matti, Author, “A Foreign Affair”
Tom Rosenstiel, Executive Director, American Press Institute
Krist Novoselic, Nirvana Bassist and Chairman of Fairvote
Neera Tanden, President, Center for American Progress
John Bouman, President, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO & National Director, Anti-Defamation League
Bill Burton, Former Deputy White House Press Secretary
David Mendell, Author, “Obama – From Promise to Power”
Melinda Henneberger, Columnist, USA Today
U.S. Representative Steve Israel (D-NY)
David Scherer, Cofounder, One Million Degrees
Jonathan Rauch, Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Christie Hefner, Former CEO & Chair, Playboy Enterprises, Director, CAP Action Fund
Michael Golden, Election Day Monologue
Adam Hecktman, Microsoft, Director of Technology & Civic Innovation
Adam Hecktman of Microsoft Chicago talks about how anyone can use civic tech to influence our democracy. Adam explains how the use of data can improve transparency, accountability and efficiency (how the government spends YOUR MONEY).
Mark McKinnon, Creator of Showtime’s “The Circus”
Mark McKinnon was a Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush. He talks to Michael about producing his new hit show, The Circus, and also about the crazy 2016 political cycle, the upcoming presidential debates and the hidden meaning behind his ubiquitous Open Road Stetson!
Frank Bruni, New York Times columnist
David Axelrod, Founder, Institute of Politics, Former Senior White House Advisor
Jermaine Dye, World Series MVP, 2005 Chicago White Sox
Jarrett Adams: Attorney, Exonoree and Civil Rights Champion
In 1998, at the age of 18, Jarrett Adams was wrongly convicted and sentenced to 28 years in a maximum security prison. After losing nearly a decade of his life to confinement, Jarrett not only won his exoneration, he went on to graduate from Loyola Law School and recently passed the New York State Bar […]
To vote or not to vote
In 2008, 65 million Democrats turned out versus 52 million Republicans. President Obama was elected and his party held both chambers in Congress. But in 2010, in the “Tea Party Wave,” Democratic turnout fell to 39 million, while 45 million GOP voters went to the polls.
“I love learning about cutting-edge ideas and getting to know the dreamers who’re turning them into realities. Tune in to THE GOLDEN MEAN where I’ll introduce you to a fascinating array of social innovators and original thinkers. We’re all in this thing together — so let’s talk about it!”
