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Village SquareCast

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by The Village Square

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Village SquareCast is the podcast your mother warned you about. We talk politics, religion and race — across color, creed and ideology — and we do it like the partners in democracy that we really ought to be. At The Village Square, we've had hundreds of conversations with tens of thousands of people — and now we bring you our favorites of these conversations via podcast. We talk in bars, we talk in churches, we talk across a hundred continuous tables in the middle of a street downtown. And through all this talking, we've discovered something truly remarkable — people are hard to hate close up. Oh, and we really think civics ought not to be boring. We hope you'll join us.

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July 2, 2026

UNUM | American Covenant, with Dr. Yuval Levin

<div>On the eve of America's 250th birthday, The Village Square and Florida Humanities proudly present:</div> <div> <div> <div>Dr. Yuval Levin: American Covenant</div> </div> <div> As we near July 4th in our 250th year, we turn our attention to the document that charted a path for a new country—the Constitution. Far from being the source of our problems as has become fashionable to believe, Dr. Yuval Levin argues that the Constitution holds the power to save us. According to Levin, "it doesn't mean thinking alike, it means acting together." Are you wondering how we could possibly act together when we disagree so vehemently? Join us as we meet a scholar who "may be the most important voice in the political culture right now." Learn more about our guests and <a href= "https://villagesquare.us/event/yuval-levin/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">find the program online here</a> . </div> </div> <div> This program is part of the series in partnership with Florida Humanities — "UNUM: Democracy Reignited," a multi-year digital offering exploring the past, present and future of the American idea — as it exists on paper, in the hearts of our people, and as it manifests (or sometimes fails to manifest) in our lives. <a href="https://villagesquare.us/event/truths/">View the full series of programs online here.</a> ———————————————————— The Village Square is a proud member of <a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Democracy Group</a>, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. UNUM: Democracy Reignited is funded in part by <a href="https://floridahumanities.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Florida Humanities</a> with support from <a href="https://www.statehumanities.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federation of State Humanities Councils</a> and the <a href="https://www.mellon.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mellon Foundation.</a> (Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of our funders.) By the People: Conversations Beyond 250 is a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. <img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/show/280400/SFF26_BY_The_People_RED_Text_NO_URL.png" alt="" width="358" height="361" /> </div>

May 14, 2026

God Squad | Old Lady Liberty is 250 (And She's Having an identity Crisis)

Lately it's pretty hard to zero in on what we have in common as a people. It often feels like we're living in alternate realities with completely different sets of values and priorities. What would it take for us to more widely agree on a national narrative, and what are the dangers of failing to do so? God Squad will make a valiant attempt to wrestle some transcendent principles out of the partisan mud pit—principles that stand a chance of leading us into a better time. This program will be moderated by Liz Joyner of The Village Square, who will be joined by God Squad regulars Father Tim Holeda of Co-Cathedral at St. Thomas More, Rabbi Paul Sidlofsky of Temple Israel, and Joseph Davis Jr. of Truth Gatherers Community Church. Check out the panel and more info about this program <a href= "https://tlh.villagesquare.us/event/old-lady-liberty-is-250/">here</a>. Catch up on past God Squad programs <a href= "https://tlh.villagesquare.us/series/god-squad/">here</a>. Interested in our topic of America's 250th? We've talked about it all year in our UNUM series in partnership with Florida Humanities. <a href="https://villagesquare.us/series/unum/">Check it out here.</a> __________ Village SquareCast is funded in part by the <a href= "https://www.statehumanities.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Federation of State Humanities Councils</a> with support from the <a href= "https://www.mellon.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mellon Foundation</a> and <a href= "https://floridahumanities.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Florida Humanities</a>.

April 30, 2026

UNUM | "We Hold These Truths" with Monticello's Dr. Jane Kamensky

In this 250th year since the Declaration of Independence was signed, the American idea—an idea that has changed a whole world around it—finds itself under extraordinary pressure. As the Declaration's author, Thomas Jefferson has gifted us with both breathtaking credal words and a life lived so firmly in contradiction to their meaning that we cannot possibly look away. Our very special UNUM guest, Dr. Jane Kamensky, has made history her life's work as the President & CEO of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. She calls our founding idea "leaky," as people of every color and creed both in America and in unfree corners of the globe heard this <a href= "https://tlh.villagesquare.us/about/our-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">big idea</a> 250 years ago and believed it could also be for them. Learn more about our guests and <a href= "https://villagesquare.us/event/rosen/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">find the program online here</a>. This program is part of the series in partnership with Florida Humanities — "UNUM: Democracy Reignited," a multi-year digital offering exploring the past, present and future of the American idea — as it exists on paper, in the hearts of our people, and as it manifests (or sometimes fails to manifest) in our lives. <a href="https://villagesquare.us/event/truths/">View the full series of programs online here.</a> ———————————————————— The Village Square is a proud member of <a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Democracy Group</a>, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. UNUM: Democracy Reignited is funded in part by <a href="https://floridahumanities.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Florida Humanities</a> with support from <a href="https://www.statehumanities.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federation of State Humanities Councils</a> and the <a href="https://www.mellon.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mellon Foundation.</a> (Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of our funders.) By the People: Conversations Beyond 250 is a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. <img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/show/280400/SFF26_BY_The_People_RED_Text_NO_URL.png" alt="" width="358" height="361" />

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What is Village SquareCast?: Village SquareCast is the podcast your mother warned you about. We talk politics, religion and race — across color, creed and ideology — and we do it like the partners in democracy that we really ought to be.

At The Village Square, we've had hundreds of conversations with tens of thousands of people — and now we bring you our favorites of these conversations via podcast. We talk in bars, we talk in churches, we talk across a hundred continuous tables in the middle of a street downtown. And through all this talking, we've discovered something truly remarkable — people are hard to hate close up.

Oh, and we really think civics ought not to be boring. We hope you'll join us.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates weekly.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 10 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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