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Corey Nathan

@coreysnathan.bsky.social
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Creative Businessman, Engaged Citizen Hubby, dad and die hard @mets fan Exec. Producer, Host of Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other

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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yes, “My Hometown” is about a place. But it’s really about a time, and mostly it’s about people. (And it’s still such a trip to have one of my favorite outlets, @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social, share something I wrote. Lemme know if you’d like a gift link.)
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Born Jewish, Became a Christian, and Living in the Tension
And what each gets wrong about the other.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I'm not great at this part, so cutting to the chase: @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social published my essay today. Telling my observant Jewish family I'd become a Christian, and what the 25 years since taught me about staying in the room with people you deeply disagree with. Pour a full cup of coffee.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
New episode: www.politicsandreligion.us/e/lindsey-co...
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Lindsey Cormack || How to Raise a Citizen for a Government That Doesn't Suck | Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
The founders weren't just the names in the history books. You count as one, and citizenship is something you practice. Lindsey Cormack studies how members of Congress actually talk to the people they ...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"What have you heard about that?" might be the five most useful words in American politics right now. @dcinbox.bsky.social Lindsey Cormack on raising citizens, talking across difference without keeping score, and her new show Government That Doesn't Suck.
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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I had such a great conversation with @coreysnathan.bsky.social on Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other. We talked powerlifting, civics, parenting, and why democracy depends on people actually knowing how to use it. It's all here: www.politicsandreligion.us/e/lindsey-cormack
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Lindsey Cormack || How to Raise a Citizen for a Government That Doesn't Suck | Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
The founders weren't just the names in the history books. You count as one, and citizenship is something you practice. Lindsey Cormack studies how members of Congress actually talk to the people they ...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Wrote a #4thofJuly essay that opens with a firebombed synagogue and closes on an 87-year-old named Eloise who's been showing up to rallies since the early '60s. It's about what survives after a sacred place gets desecrated. Link below.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Thanks so much! What the team at @535news.bsky.social is doing in news/media is a breath of fresh air. Such a great lineup of excellent journalists. And what a treat to get to know @kristin-wilson.bsky.social. She’s fantastic!
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Wrote this last week in DC. Before the weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial. Sometimes the essay arrives before the fact does.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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More Faithful Than I Intended To Be
A Walk Through Washington and the Wreckage of Our Civic Life
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Here's one of the passages from the Jefferson Memorial.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Wrote this essay last week while walking through Washington. Before last night. Before the weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial. Sometimes the metaphor arrives before the fact does.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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And Then What?
On outrage, pluralism, and the heavy lift of staying in the room
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
My latest on Substack. Would love your thoughts.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Prophecy, Power, and the Algorithm — with Carissa Véliz of Oxford's Institute for Ethics in AI | Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
“Often predictions try to pass as descriptions of the world or facts when actually they are something like power plays in disguise.” — Carissa Véliz Reviews are the lifeblood of independent podcasts....
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@carissaveliz.bsky.social's new book PROPHECY (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) argues that AI predictions aren't really about knowing your future — they're about controlling it. She joins Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other for a conversation that's hard to shake. Link in comments.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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A Thousand Miles Away
I Never Really Got Off That Bike
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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A Thousand Miles Away
I Never Really Got Off That Bike
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Wasn't sure if I should share something this personal, but a dear friend reminded me it's Mental Health Awareness Month. So maybe someone can relate. Or maybe it helps someone understand a loved one a little better. #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealth
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
That's the spirit we've lost — and that constitutional scholar Jeffrey Rosen says we desperately need to recover. New episode of TP&R out now. 🎙️ politicsandreligion.us
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Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other | Scan Media, LLC
Politics and Religion. We’re not supposed to talk about that, right? Wrong! We only say that nowadays because the loudest, most extreme voices have taken over the whole conversation. Well, we‘re takin...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Jefferson placed a bust of Hamilton across from his own at Monticello. In old age, he'd look at it and say: "Opposed in life as in death." Not enemies. Adversaries.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
From the latest on Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com/p/stolen-gro...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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Stolen Ground
Why I stopped saying the Pledge. And why I started again.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
For 15 years, I didn't put my hand on my heart during the Pledge. Then I started again. Not for the reason you think. Full essay at the link in comments. Free to read.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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At What Cost?
Trumpism, Progressive Overreach, and the Democracy We Say We Care About
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Most Americans want to make a difference in the lives of others. Most assume they're the only ones who feel that way. Brian Hooks of Stand Together joined TP&R to talk about the collective illusion — and what it looks like when the exhausted majority finally shows up. 🎧 bit.ly/Spotify_Bria...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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Susan Page: The Queen Had a Front Row Seat to American Democracy | Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
She moderated the fly debate. She interviewed Stephen Hawking. She covered 12 presidential campaigns and sat down with the last 10 presidents. And she spent years inside Queen Elizabeth’s extraordinar...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Today's the day THE QUEEN AND HER PRESIDENTS hits shelves. And it just so happens the luminous @susanpagedc.bsky.social is this week's guest on @goodfaithpolitics.bsky.social, where she got candid about the long road in journalism, her craft, and a lot more you won't find in the book jacket.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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The Laughing Emojis Are a Tell
No Kings, the Constitution, and the cauterizing of the civic conscience
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
No Kings, the Constitution, and the cauterizing of the civic conscience
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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The Laughing Emojis Are a Tell
No Kings, the Constitution, and the cauterizing of the civic conscience
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
My latest on Substack. Would love your thoughts if you get a chance to read it. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/the-laughi...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Rajiv Mehta, founder of Mapping Ourselves and member of WEAVE: The Social Fabric Project. "The self is plural." One of the more radically nuanced ideas in a convo full of them. Part of our ongoing WEAVE series. His book Camaraderie is out this summer. 🎧 www.politicsandreligion.us/e/raj-mehta_...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Something a little different. Would love your thoughts if you get a chance to read it. open.substack.com/pub/coreysna...
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A Canticle for Bailey
When despair for the world grows in me
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
One is an ancient tyrant who demanded idol worship. The other is from Babylon.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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Braver Angels' Wilk Wilkinson: Stop Wearing the Partisan Jersey | Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
He drove a truck across America listening to talk radio. Somewhere between 9/11, the Obama years, and a long personal reckoning with his own anger, Wilk Wilkinson became one of the most unlikely figur...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Tribalism isn't a flaw. It's ancient wiring that kept us alive. The problem is it hasn't caught up with civil society. And staying in real conversation across difference isn't natural. It's a decision. Braver Angels' Wilk Wilkinson on the new episode. Link below.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
“We don’t need yet another commentary about how uncivil the current occupant of the Oval Office is. But this is the latest painful reminder that those of us who still have some semblance of good will and good faith have work to do.” coreysnathan.substack.com/p/dispatches...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Be water, my friend. New piece on civic renewal, cross-difference conversations, and why a small handful of pub conversations might make all the difference in the world. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/dispatches...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Is America becoming more judgmental? What about other countries? New episode with Jonathan Evans from @pewresearch.org digging into what the data actually shows about how Americans see each other. Good one to sit with. www.politicsandreligion.us/e/jonathanev...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Truth. Christian. Conservative. Patriot. These Words Have Been Hijacked. We're Stealing Them Back.
Truth Social?
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
There are now some wonderful words that individuals and movements have claimed and essentially redefined. We’re stealing them back. My latest on Substack: substack.com/@coreysnatha...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Our vocabulary is being colonized by those whose actions and character render them unqualified to commandeer such valuable words. As Bono once said of Helter Skelter, “This is a song Charles Manson stole from the Beatles; we’re stealing it back!”
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Trump ran on getting OUT of foreign wars. Then launched one without a congressional vote. Some of his voters are noticing the gap. This essay is for them and for anyone trying to talk to them. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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When the Constitution Becomes the Obstacle
A guide for talking to Trump voters about executive power and the republic
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Many voters supported policies. The question is whether they supported abandoning constitutional limits to achieve them. New essay: When the Constitution Becomes the Obstacle
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