Ideas and field lessons on rebuilding connection in America — drawn from conversations on the podcast and the work of community builders nationwide.
How We Connected
Melting the Seattle Freeze, One Sweat at a Time
A cedar sauna on Seattle’s waterfront spent the winter testing a warm hypothesis: the Seattle Freeze isn’t a personality trait. It’s a shortage of places built to thaw it.
The Art of Inviting: How to Host a Party People Come Back To
Wonder Women founder Yao Huang has hosted dinners for twenty years without ever marketing them. What her whisper network teaches about how to host a party people come back to.
Every Neighborhood Needs a Nancy
A San Diego block that changes faces every week learned to welcome new neighbors with a monthly coffee-and-bagels table. Here’s what it teaches the rest of us.
The Party Where Everyone Already Knew Each Other
Struggling with how to make friends in a new city? The research says the fix is simpler than you think: pick one repeatable thing and keep showing up.
