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Shifting the Narrative

Shifting the Narrative is a limited podcast series about changing the dominant narrative around critical social and cultural issues. Over five episodes, we examine case studies where individuals worked together to change how society views the death penalty, poverty, and guns. And based on this, what lessons can we learn to apply to other campaigns?


Jan 6, 2022

It's been a few months since we launched the Shifting the Narrative podcast, a limited series that shared inspiring stories of people working for progressive narrative change. As we enter the new year, we wanted to uplift  some other shows that also inspire us. Together, we compiled a list of 10 of our...


Sep 20, 2021

Over the past few episodes, we introduced you to the idea of what Shifting the Narrative is and what it looks like in gun sense, the war on poverty and death penalty. To wrap-up the season, we bring together narrative experts to help break down the major takeaways from the series and what they mean in our day to day...


Sep 20, 2021

Over the past decade, support for the death penalty has plummeted. In this episode, we look at why this happened and how one unexpected messenger, Bill Pelke, played a big part in this change.


Sep 20, 2021

Gun violence is an issue that divides many Americans. But a theater company in New York set out to build a bridge by helping people with firsthand experience with guns tell their own stories on stage. What happened was not what they expected.