Chris Beem's guest appearances

Chris Beem

Democracy Works

With a Side of Knowledge

Michael Mann

Andrew Yang

Henry David Thoreau

Mitch Landrieu

Robert Bullard

Jonathan Haidt

Kerry Hannon

Jon Meacham

Marilynne Robinson

Mike Collins

Meghan Sullivan

Alyssa Bereznak

David Frum

Alberto Cairo

Masha Gessen

OwlTail

Earlier this fall, our own Chris Beem traveled to Notre Dame to appear on With a Side of Knowledge, a podcast produced by the university’s Office of the Provost. The show is recorded over brunch, and this happened to the last meal served at campus institution Sorin’s. Bacon and eggs aside, Chris talks with host Ted Fox about his most recent book, Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America’s Political Crisis, and his current work on democratic virtues. They discuss why democracy runs counter to the way we’re wired, and why it’s so difficult to sustain. This episode is a cool collaboration for a few reasons:  Chris is a Notre Dame alumnus — we won’t tell you what year he graduated Ted Fox, the host of With a Side of Knowledge, and our own Jenna Spinelle have become podcast kindred spirits since they met earlier this year. Tracy and Ted McCourtney are generous supporters of both Penn State and Notre Dame. In many ways, this collaboration would not have been possible without them.  We’ll return to our normal format next week for one final episode in 2019 before taking a holiday break. Listener Survey We we head toward the end of the year, we are conducting a listener survey to find out how we can make the show even better in 2020. Complete the survey for a chance to win a Democracy Works mug — the perfect holiday gift for the democracy enthusiast in your life. Additional Information With a Side of Knowledge Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America’s Political Crisis

Earlier this fall, our own Chris Beem traveled to Notre Dame to appear on With a Side of Knowledge, a podcast produced by the university’s Office of the Provost. The show is recorded over brunch, and this happened to the last meal served at campus institution Sorin’s. Bacon and eggs aside, Chris talks with host Ted Fox about his most recent book, Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America’s Political Crisis, and his current work on democratic virtues. They discuss why democracy runs counter to the way we’re wired, and why it’s so difficult to sustain. This episode is a cool collaboration for a few reasons: <ol> <li>Chris is a Notre Dame alumnus — we won’t tell you what year he graduated</li> <li>Ted Fox, the host of With a Side of Knowledge, and our own Jenna Spinelle have become podcast kindred spirits since they met earlier this year.</li> <li>Tracy and Ted McCourtney are generous supporters of both Penn State and Notre Dame. In many ways, this collaboration would not have been possible without them.</li> </ol> We’ll return to our normal format next week for one final episode in 2019 before taking a holiday break. <h2>Listener Survey</h2> We we head toward the end of the year, we are conducting a listener survey to find out how we can make the show even better in 2020. <a href="https://forms.gle/ggxws3x3UjYMu94M7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete the survey</a> for a chance to win a Democracy Works mug — the perfect holiday gift for the democracy enthusiast in your life. <h2>Additional Information</h2> <a href="https://provost.nd.edu/about/side-of-knowledge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">With a Side of Knowledge</a> <a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498511445/Democratic-Humility-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Neuroscience-and-America’s-Political-Crisis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America’s Political Crisis</a>

Chris Beem on democratic humility and virtues

The idea behind this show is pretty simple: We invite scholars, makers, and professionals out to brunch for an informal conversation about their work, and then we turn those brunches into a podcast.It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it.For our last episode of 2019, we had the chance to welcome a Notre Dame alum back to campus. His name is Chris Beem, and he is the managing director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University.Chris is the author or co-editor of five books, most recently Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America's Political Crisis, which was published by Lexington Books. Currently at work on a book about democratic virtues, he is also a co-host of the McCourtney Institute’s Democracy Works podcast.His conversation with host Ted Fox did eventually find its way to podcasting, but on the way there they talked about things like the nature of democracy—not to mention human beings themselves—as well as the role of ethics in a democratic society. They also discussed the one thing everyone listening to this episode could do to help make our democracy better.Chris’ answer to that question provided some good food for thought heading into 2020.Finally, to close out the episode (and the year), we said a special thank you to our Twitter peeps.LINKS:Chris’ Book: Democratic HumilityMcCourtney Institute's Podcast: Democracy Works

The idea behind this show is pretty simple: We invite scholars, makers, and professionals out to brunch for an informal conversation about their work, and then we turn those brunches into a podcast. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. For our last episode of 2019, we had the chance to welcome a Notre Dame alum back to campus. His name is Chris Beem, and he is the managing director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University. Chris is the author or co-editor of five books, most recently Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America's Political Crisis, which was published by Lexington Books. Currently at work on a book about democratic virtues, he is also a co-host of the McCourtney Institute’s Democracy Works podcast. His conversation with host Ted Fox did eventually find its way to podcasting, but on the way there they talked about things like the nature of democracy—not to mention human beings themselves—as well as the role of ethics in a democratic society. They also discussed the one thing everyone listening to this episode could do to help make our democracy better. Chris’ answer to that question provided some good food for thought heading into 2020. Finally, to close out the episode (and the year), we said a special thank you to our Twitter peeps. LINKS: Chris’ Book: <a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498511445/Democratic-Humility-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Neuroscience-and-America%E2%80%99s-Political-Crisis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democratic Humility</a> McCourtney Institute's Podcast: <a href="https://www.democracyworkspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democracy Works</a>

On Democracy and Difficult Questions—Chris Beem, Penn State University