Can we practice hope better? Can we recognize and value the people and initiatives that inspire and embody hope in the world? What happens when we focus on these kinds of practical hope? Join Indy Rishi Singh and friends to face the shadows in our society by engaging in neuroplastic, hopeful conversations.
Political Hope
Claim This Podcastby Indy Rishi Singh
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Can we practice hope better? Can we recognize and value the people and initiatives that inspire and embody hope in the world? What happens when we focus on these kinds of practical hope? Join Indy Rishi Singh and friends to face the shadows in our society by engaging in neuroplastic, hopeful conversations.
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August 9, 2026
139: Planting Food Policy Councils with Nessa Richman
<p data-path-to-node="0"><a href="https://www.cultivatingself.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.cultivatingself.org/</a></p> <p data-path-to-node="0">In this episode of Political Hope, host Indy Rishi Singh sits down with <strong data-path-to-node="0" data-index-in-node="72">Nessa Richman</strong>, a 30-year veteran of domestic food systems change and the Executive Director of the <!----><!----><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><a class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://rifoodcouncil.org/staff_post/nessa-j-richman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved= "0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwib-ZqsspSWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQtgE">Rhode Island Food Policy Council</a><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!---->. Together, they explore how over 300 Food Policy Councils across the nation are acting as hidden engines for civic engagement, community health, and food sovereignty. Drawing from her new book, <!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><a class="ng-star-inserted" href= "https://www.routledge.com/Food-Policy-Councils-Building-Civic-Engagement-and-Community-Well-Being/JRichman/p/book/9781041125808" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved= "0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwib-ZqsspSWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQtwE">Food Policy Councils: Building Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being</a> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!---->, Nessa breaks down how local communities can bridge political divides, build collective power, and transform their regional economies from the kitchen table to the town hall.</p> <h3 data-path-to-node="2">📚 Featured Resources & Links:</h3> <ul data-path-to-node="3"> <li> <p data-path-to-node="3,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Nessa's New Book:</strong> Grab a copy of <!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><a class="ng-star-inserted" href= "https://www.routledge.com/Food-Policy-Councils-Building-Civic-Engagement-and-Community-Well-Being/JRichman/p/book/9781041125808" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved= "0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwib-ZqsspSWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQuAE">Food Policy Councils: Building Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being</a> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----> via Routledge.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="3,1,0"><strong data-path-to-node="3,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Book Companion Site:</strong> Explore additional tools, praise, and insights at <!----><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><a class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://www.fpcbook.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved= "0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwib-ZqsspSWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQuQE">fpcbook.com</a> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!---->.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="3,2,0"><strong data-path-to-node="3,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Rhode Island Food Policy Council:</strong> Learn more about Nessa's ongoing statewide leadership and policy initiatives at <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><a class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://rifoodcouncil.org/staff_post/nessa-j-richman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved= "0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwib-ZqsspSWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQugE">rifoodcouncil.org</a><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!---->.</p> </li> <li>Click <strong>"Launch Interactive Dashboard"</strong> to see current national food policy councils: <a href= "https://foodpolicynetworks.org/councils">https://foodpolicynetworks.org/councils</a><br /> <br /></li> <li><strong>National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition</strong>: <a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://sustainableagriculture.net/</a></li> </ul>
May 27, 2026
138: What is a County Assessor? with Kismat Kathrani
<p style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" data-path-to-node="1"><a href="https://kismatforpeople.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://kismatforpeople.com/</a> </p> <p style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" data-path-to-node="1"><a href= "https://www.butterflyonbooks.com/book-package/ben" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.butterflyonbooks.com/book-package/ben</a> </p> <p style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" data-path-to-node="1"><a href="https://www.cosmiclabyrinth.world/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.cosmiclabyrinth.world/</a> </p> <p id="p-rc_597f0e0491c9826e-23" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" data-path-to-node="1">We often look at our local tax and administrative offices as cold, bureaucratic black boxes. <span class="citation-97 citation-end-97" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;">But what if we brought real-world, transparent leadership into the heart of our county systems, treating the public not as numbers, but as partners?<sup class="superscript" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;" data-turn-source-index="1"><!----></sup></span></p> <p id="p-rc_597f0e0491c9826e-24" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" data-path-to-node="3"><span class="citation-96" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"> Today, we are talking about transforming government operations from the ground up with</span> <strong style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="87"><span class= "citation-96 citation-end-96" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"> Kismat Kathrani<sup class="superscript" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;" data-turn-source-index="2"><!----></sup></span></strong>. <span class="citation-95 citation-end-95" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"> Kismat is a software technology entrepreneur and community advocate who has built successful self-funded businesses and created thousands of jobs over the past 18 years.<sup class="superscript" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;" data-turn-source-index="3"><!----></sup></span> <span class= "citation-94 citation-end-94" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"> Now, he is stepping up to run for Contra Costa County Assessor with a powerful vision:<sup class="superscript" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;" data-turn-source-index="4"><!----></sup></span> to bring private-sector innovation, ethical leadership, and true data-driven modernization to a crucial office. <!----><!----><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----></p> <p id="p-rc_597f0e0491c9826e-25" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" data-path-to-node="4"><span class="citation-93 citation-end-93" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"> He is here to break down how we can slash property tax appeal wait times through streamlined digital systems, safeguard our data, and restore public trust through complete transparency.<sup class= "superscript" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;" data-turn-source-index="5"><!----></sup></span></p> <p style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" data-path-to-node="4"><span class="citation-93 citation-end-93" style= "font-family: Google Sans Text, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"> <a href= "https://www.contracostavote.gov/4026_en/">https://www.contracostavote.gov/4026_en/</a> </span></p>
May 22, 2026
137: Food Policy Councils with Mark Winne
<p><a href="https://www.markwinne.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.markwinne.com/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/road-to-a-hungerfree-america-9798765132340/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/road-to-a-hungerfree-america-9798765132340/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cultivatingself.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.cultivatingself.org/</a></p> <p>Today, we are diving deep into the blueprints (or green prints) of food democracy with Mark Winne. For over forty years, Mark has been at the forefront of the food justice movement, bridging the gap between grassroots activism and structural policy. As a co-founder of some of the nation's very first Food Policy Councils, he took food out of the realm of simple charity and turned it into an act of local self-governance.</p> <p>Through his acclaimed books like <a href= "https://www.markwinne.com/books-by-mark-winne/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Food Town, USA, Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin' Mamas and Closing the Food Gap</a>, Mark has spent decades documenting how communities can reclaim their food systems from corporate monopolies. His work proves that when you organize municipal food policy around equity, you don't just feed people—you build community wealth, improve public health, and revitalize local economies.</p> <p>He is here to remind us that a resilient democracy begins at the kitchen table and the town hall.</p>
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