# Thomas Gordon

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Whisper in the Wings Episode 1733

Join us on the latest Whisper in the Wings from Stage Whisper, we welcomed on the director Thomas Gordon and the actors Derek Chariton, Jeff Kushner, Emily Cummings, and Jennifer Yadav to talk about their production of the classic Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet. This was such a great conversation abo…

President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER.

For the founders, an elective monarchy was just as bad as an hereditary one – because the core issue was the power of discretion. On this episode, it’s 6 of the most dangerous powers of a king as the founders understood them. And you just might recognize every single one of them today. Path to Lib…

You Could Make This Beautiful: Henry Winkler & Saeed Jones

In this first episode of "You Could Make This Beautiful," actor Henry Winkler tells hosts Maggie Smith and Faith Salie about the poetry he's found in everything from fly fishing, to the music of Lin-Manuel Miranda, to the acting performances of the late Robin Williams. Poet and teacher Saeed Jone…

#6 Choose Honesty: Why Feedback Breaks Down Across the Power Gap

Why does feedback go wrong so often? How power distorts giving and receiving it, and the tool that fixes it. Feedback is never neutral once power is involved. Here's what that means for the next hard conversation you have to have. WHAT WE DISCUSS We dig into how rank distorts feedback in both dire…

Bipolar Arguments: What to Say Instead of “You Always”

"You" vs "I" statements: the single communication shift that lowers the temperature when bipolar disorder is in the room. A four-part formula for sentences that land — plus word-for-word scripts for the meds fight, the spending spree, and the depression withdrawal. An argument about the dishes spir…

They’re not Patriots. They’re Degenerate Cowards.

Degenerate cowards. That’s how the founders and old revolutionaries viewed people who refuse to protect and defend their own constitution and their own liberty out of fear for their own skin – or a lazy preference for comfort. On this episode, it’s the founders’ hard reality check – what needs to b…

The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident.

That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending e…