Front Porch Movement: Recent Episodes
Front Porch Movement
The Front Porch Movement is a voice in civic engagement that uses the power of multi-media platforms to present stories from a diversity of people. We explore how we live, the challenges we face and the ideas needed to improve our society. Through this higher level of community engagement, the Front Porch Movement aspires to help us be better connected to one another, better informed, and gain a better understanding of opinions that divide us.
Politics and the pandemic have divided us like never before. But how can family and friends come together while still having strong opposing opinions on hot button topics? We called on Dr. Susan Birne-Stone, a Brooklyn psychotherapist, to get her expert advice not just for the holidays but in the volatile days and years to come.
Host Ted Canova talks with Jafet Rodriquez, an 18 year old who will be voting for the first time in the New Hampshire presidential primary and has a simple message to the leaders of America.
Host Ted Canova has a candid conversation with journalist Ray Suarez on Donald Trump's first 100 days, the challenges facing the media, Ray's ethnic identity and the Twitter storm that erupted when Marc Anthony sang the National Anthem at the All-Star Game.
Host Ted Canova talks with millennial Tom, disappointed by the election results and who is anxious as he heads home for Thanksgiving to face relatives who voted for the other side.
Host Ted Canova talks with Karen at a healing service where she shares her deep sense of abandonment the night after Donald Trump's victory.
Host Ted Canova talks with musicians Vo Era and Eliki who delight passengers on New York City subways while developing their professional musical careers above ground too.
​Follow them and listen to their work Vo @VoEra and VoEra.com Eliki @Eliki and https://soundcloud.com/eliki
Host Ted Canova talks with Eleanor Noell, a runner who survived two traumatic brain injuries and who finds a silver lining on the impact its had on her memory.
Host Ted Canova talks with Pastor Jan Vezikov about the struggles growing up in a bi-cultural family, leaving his job at the CIA, and working at finding hope.
Host Ted Canova talks with Marty and Paul Trent, a father and son, as they visit Central Park's Strawberry Fields on the 35th anniversary of John Lennon's death.