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CommonS Sense
Author: Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer
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CommonS Sense is a podcast about reclaiming “common sense” for a livable future. Hosts Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer explore what counts as common sense and how we might change it by thinking about the commons—those shared resources we all depend on. Featuring thinkers like Bill McKibben, Astra Taylor, Candis Callison, and Bill Ayers, the show challenges assumptions and sparks collective imagination on how to reframe the way we think about the climate crisis and the way we live together.
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In this episode, we introduce the idea of common sense to listeners and ask what counts as common sense now
Your hosts for CommonS Sense are Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer. The producer is Mary Stinson. Our sound engineer is Rheanna Philipp. Music is by Jesse Stewart.Support for CommonS Sense comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Shared Online Projects Initiative at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa and from Re.Climate, Canada's National Center for Climate communication and public engagement.
Listen to the trailer for Commons Sense -- that's commonS, with an 'S'!
Your hosts for CommonS Sense are Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer. The
producer is Mary Stinson. Our sound engineer is Rheanna Philipp. Music
is by Jesse Stewart.
Support for CommonS Sense comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada, the Shared Online Projects Initiative at
Carleton University and the University of Ottawa and from Re.Climate,
Canada's National Center for Climate communication and public
engagement.
In this episode, we ask if current ideas of common sense are equipped to address climate change and our guests explore how what counts as common sense can change
Your hosts for CommonS Sense are Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer. The
producer is Mary Stinson. Our sound engineer is Rheanna Philipp. Music
is by Jesse Stewart.
Support for CommonS Sense comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada, the Shared Online Projects Initiative at
Carleton University and the University of Ottawa and from Re.Climate,
Canada's National Center for Climate communication and public
engagement.
This episode is the first of three episodes to address the idea of the commons in relation to common sense Your hosts for CommonS Sense are Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer. The
producer is Mary Stinson. Our sound engineer is Rheanna Philipp. Music
is by Jesse Stewart.
Support for CommonS Sense comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada, the Shared Online Projects Initiative at
Carleton University and the University of Ottawa and from Re.Climate,
Canada's National Center for Climate communication and public
engagement.
In this episode, our guests discusses limitations to the idea of the commons from Indigenous and other perspectives
Your hosts for CommonS Sense are Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer. The
producer is Mary Stinson. Our sound engineer is Rheanna Philipp. Music
is by Jesse Stewart.
Support for CommonS Sense comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada, the Shared Online Projects Initiative at
Carleton University and the University of Ottawa and from Re.Climate,
Canada's National Center for Climate communication and public
engagement.
In this episode, we talk about different ways in which variations on the commons are being practiced today. Your hosts for CommonS Sense are Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer. The
producer is Mary Stinson. Our sound engineer is Rheanna Philipp. Music
is by Jesse Stewart.
Support for CommonS Sense comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada, the Shared Online Projects Initiative at
Carleton University and the University of Ottawa and from Re.Climate,
Canada's National Center for Climate communication and public
engagement.
Our final episode brings the previous episodes together through the lens of climate change to explore new possibilities for collective action together. Your hosts for CommonS Sense are Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer. The
producer is Mary Stinson. Our sound engineer is Rheanna Philipp. Music
is by Jesse Stewart.
Support for CommonS Sense comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada, the Shared Online Projects Initiative at
Carleton University and the University of Ottawa and from Re.Climate,
Canada's National Center for Climate communication and public
engagement.




