Don Shafer
I'm a broadcaster, podcaster, researcher and writer who studies how words, conversations, and civic engagement shape democracy.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 138 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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Who Owns a Conversation?
A few days ago, I asked what I thought was a simple question on Facebook: What happens when someone starts a public conversation and then decides when everyone else has to stop talking?
This seems to be occurring more often. Someone posts...
The Resilience Paradox
I’m writing from our little cabin in the woods on a small island on the west coast of Canada.
More than 900 wildfires are burning across the country. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes, many from remote and First Nati...
Can the Master’s Tools Dismantle the Master’s House?
Most conversations end when people leave the room. Some linger. They resurface while making coffee, reading the news, walking, or sitting quietly wondering why a simple discussion has become something much larger.
This conversation began d...
Preparedness Begins with People: Rethinking Community Resilience
This paper began with a desire to understand Bill M208, the Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, a private member’s bill introduced by former firefighter and MLA, Macklin McCall. It aimed to establish a province-wide “B.C. Volun...
The Company Words Keep
Like most people who wander through the British Columbia Legislature’s Votes and Proceedings, I was chasing something else entirely when I stumbled across an old motion she had introduced. It wasn’t even the motion itself that caught my att...
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Broadcaster, podcaster, and journalist working at the intersection of media, research, and community. I explore how language, power, and identity shape polarization—and what makes understanding possible when conversations feel hardest.
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