The regular series of Rebuilding America is over, but last month Ken was honored with the HOOAH Award from the National Conference on Citizenship. To celebrate this award, NCoC recorded a live Veteran’s Day panel conversation between Ken and tw

The Future of Service

Nov 24th, 2020 44m 5s

What could national service be at its best? If we invest and shift our culture to value service more highly, what could we accomplish and how could we grow as a country? On the last regular episode of Rebuilding America, Ken talks with Barbara

A Breakthrough on Capitol Hill?

Nov 17th, 2020 22m 10s

Could national service be the issue to break through partisan gridlock in Congress? Ken talks with Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth and Republican Congressman Don Bacon to get some insight.The alumni testimonial features Emily Cherniack, Ame

Service Abroad is Service to the Nation

Nov 10th, 2020 31m 8s

Ken talks to Carrie Hessler-Radelet, the 19th Director of the Peace Corps, about service abroad and whether it is also service to the United States. The Peace Corps is different from most of the other programs we’ve discussed so far on Rebuild

Repairing Broken Trust

Oct 27th, 2020 38m 50s

Our country is deeply divided and we often do not trust one another these days. Ken talks first with Francis Fukuyama, political scientist and author of the 2018 book Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, about identi

The Fourth Estate

Oct 20th, 2020 33m 16s

The American people have a complicated and often fraught relationship with the media. Can national service help repair that broken trust? Ken talks to Steve Waldman about Report for America, an organization that believes the answer is yes.The

The Military as a Model for Building Trust

Oct 13th, 2020 36m 41s

The military is one of the most widely trusted institutions in the United States. Can that deep well of trust be replicated in other forms of national service? What else can the military teach us about service? Ken talks to Service Year Allianc

Think Global, Act Local

Oct 6th, 2020 35m 40s

Ken explores national service at the local level by talking to Fagan Harris, co-founder and CEO of Baltimore Corps and board president of Lead for America, and Cheri Selby Pearson, Executive Director of Public Allies North Carolina.The alumni

Closing the Learning Gap

Sep 29th, 2020 38m 27s

Today, Ken explores national service in education by interviewing Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEO of Teach for America, and Rey Saldaña, CEO of Communities in Schools. The alumni testimonial features Cristina Flores, AmeriCorps alum who served thr

Healing America

Sep 22nd, 2020 35m 42s

Today, Ken explores national service in healthcare by talking to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, physician, public health expert, and host of the Crooked Media podcast America Dissected, and Dr. Anne Steptoe, founder of the North Carolina-based service fel

Serving in Common Purpose

Sep 15th, 2020 28m 54s

Join host Ken Harbaugh as he explores national service from a different angle each week on Rebuilding America. He’ll talk to one or two experts in the national service movement, as well as an alum of a service program to get an intimate look at

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Aug 27th, 2020 1m 50s

Launching on September 15, “Rebuilding America: A National Service Podcast” is a 10-episode limited series featuring advocates of national service from a range of perspectives. Ken Harbaugh talks to politicians, academics, and other leaders in