Good Citizen Podcast 

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 with a diverse range of folks who take action to build this country up and protect our planet.

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2024 Webby Award Honoree 

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2024 Signal Award Winner

2024 Signal Award Winner

Bronze Recipient

Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde Thurston describes his experiences as a Black man in nature and the influence his mother had on his positive outlook. He’s a comedian, writer, tech guru, and the host of How to Citizen with Baratunde, a podcast where he reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb.

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Candice Millard

Candice Millard tells intimate stories of great leaders, digging into their most vulnerable moments to reveal their true character. She is the author of "The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey", about TR’s harrowing adventure in the Amazon.

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Christiana Figueres

Christiana Figueres makes the case for “stubborn optimism” in the face of our global climate crisis. An internationally-renowned climate change leader, she is co-author of the book "The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis" and co-host of the podcast "Outrage & Optimism".

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Welcome to Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V!

What does it mean to be a good citizen? What values motivate someone to step into the arena and make positive change? Join Ted V on Good Citizen and hear a new conversation with a diverse range of folks who take action to build this country up and protect our planet. Premiering October 27th, 2023!

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Susan Berfield

Susan Berfield captivates with a story of TR and J.P. Morgan, two adversaries who worked together to solve a national crisis.   She is a journalist and the author of "The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism."

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Benji Backer

Benji Backer offers climate crisis strategies from his perspective on the political right. Author of "The Conservative Environmentalist," he started a new campaign called “Nature is Nonpartisan.” 

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Laurie Leshin

Laurie Leshin shares stories about space exploration and her commitment to diversifying STEM fields. She is a distinguished geochemist and space scientist, and the director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

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