Four Bars

About Four Bars

Presented by EDGES, Inc., The Four Bars Podcast is about building stronger, more connected communities through meaningful conversations. Hosted by Ken and Patti Leith, we explore how to foster collaboration, embrace differences, and address challenges together. We believe in creating "Four Bars" in our connections – deeper relationships that enhance personal lives, workplaces, and communities. Drawing on EDGES' innovative team collaboration tool, Inter Face Methods, and our nonprofit initiative, Unform Your Bias™, we share practical strategies to improve communication and reduce bias through storytelling.

Publisher

Ken and Patti Leith

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Oct 2024

Latest episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Dec 2025

   Stories That Spark: Community, Cocoa, and Connection

   The square was glowing, the cocoa was free, and our neighbors brought the magic. We set up on Bentonville’s town square to ask one question, what holiday memory still lights you up, and the answers turned into a living tapestry of cookies, carols, midnight meals, first ice skates, and quiet acts of generosity. You’ll hear a childhood tradition of sleeping under a bare tree just to watch the lights, a perfected gingerbread recipe that anchors a family, and a caroling ritual that turns doorstep...

2. 

   4 Dec 2025

   Growing Up Together Across Generations

   Feeling stuck between “kids these days” and “OK boomer”? We take a fresh, practical look at how each decade reshapes confidence, learning, health, and contribution—and how those shifts can knit stronger communities at home, at work, and in our cities. Drawing on a five-generation panel we hosted at Blake Street House, we unpack the habits that help you thrive in your 20s, the focus you need in your 30s, the mentoring power of your 40s, the relevance challenge of your 50s, and the surprising p...

3. 

   20 Nov 2025

   A Full Signal Panel on Building Stronger Human Connections - Part 3

   Ever wonder why a single broken promise can feel heavier than a hundred kept ones? We dive into trust as a lived currency—earned in tiny deposits, lost in a moment—and trace how reliability, discretion, and protection build bonds that last. From a Marine’s battlefield trust to the everyday courage of sharing a secret, we connect the dots between personal integrity and the health of whole communities. Music and film become our bridge. We talk about the way Lauryn Hill, D’Angelo, and even a be...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

28,989

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

89

Social presence

90

YouTube

72

Engagement

0

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