Let's Find Common Ground
Hosted by Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy and Kamy Akhavan · USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future
4.6from 49 ratings
- 294
- Episodes
- 66
- Transcribed
- 49
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 286K
- YouTube views
About Let's Find Common Ground
The Bully Pulpit has merged with the Let's Find Common Ground podcast. As the tone of public discourse becomes increasingly angry and divisive, Let's Find Common Ground offers a healing path to reaching agreement and moving forward. At the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, we bring together top Republicans and Democrats to transcend partisan divisions and explore solutions to our most pressing national and global challenges. Join veteran strategists Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy along with other Center staff and major voices for fun conversations that advance civil dialogue and practical politics. The conversations go behind the curtain with elected officials, campaign staff, journalists, academics, pundits, and political operatives. Every exchange is guided by standards central to the Center's mission: Respect each other and respect the truth. Opponents are adversaries, not enemies. And if you lose, don't burn down the stadium.
- Publisher
- USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 9 Dec 2019
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
66 of 294 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Education Reform: What's Working and What's Not?
12 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Midterm Tsunami? A Conversation with Fall 2026 CPF Fellows
8 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Climate Forward 2026: "Is There A Republican Way Forward?"
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Education Reform: What's Working and What's Not?
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And most of our OECD countries are a little more purposeful and focused. I would add, though, that almost all those countries have social welfare systems that don't expect schools to solve problems of poverty. So if you're in Canada and you come from a low-income family, the country's helping that family. The school doesn't have to figure out how to get resources to help make sure this kid is fed or gets eyeglasses. In this country, we don't have that kind of system. So it falls on the schools to address poverty, and that's a very ineffective way to approach it. Over 50% of kids in this country qualify for free and reduced lunch. […]
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- Amy McIntosh
- Pedro Noguera
- Marshall Tuck
- Michael Donilon
- Julianna Goldman
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- YouTube views
- 286,043
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 42 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts Let's Find Common Ground?
Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy and Kamy Akhavan host the show. Published by USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future.
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