
Rethinking with Alex Torpey
Alex Torpey
Our nation’s public institutions at nearly all levels are failing to be the proactive, thoughtful, strategic forces for good that they were founded to be. As a result, our society is currently incapable of effectively identifying and addressing our most pressing challenges, threats, and needs.
Rethinking aims to provide those who work in public institutions or whose work relates to community and public problems, access to a completely nonpartisan, thoughtful, and critical place to question everything and develop strategic and practical real-world solutions to some of our most pressing needs.
From serving as mayor (non party affiliated) of his hometown of South Orange at age 23, a municipal business administrator, founder of a digital consulting firm, an emergency management director and volunteer EMT, and as a graduate level adjunct professor, management consultant, mentor and speaker, Alex Torpey brings together his uniquely diverse experiences to help provide us a platform to rethink the future of our communities, our republic, and ourselves.
- 20 episodes
- Avg 31 min
- English


#34Nov 1, 2024 · 52 minEp #34: The allure of Ted Lasso
#33Oct 2, 2024 · 5 minEp #33: 5 Min Book Review – The Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
#32Jun 7, 2024 · 5 minEp #32: Five Min Book Review – The Machine Stops by EM Forster
#31Nov 10, 2023 · 1 hr 12 minEp #31: Repost: Conversation with Rob Gurwitt of Daybreak about journalism, media, community, and trust

#29Nov 10, 2023 · 1 hr 27 minEp #29: Repost: Conversation with NH and VT Secretaries of State on civics, elections, and trust
#28Apr 17, 2023 · 30 minEp #28: Using AIM to reflect on always-on tech and social norms
#27Nov 17, 2022 · 56 minEp #27 – How do leaders vet ideas? When should you listen to negative feedback?
#26Jul 12, 2022 · 36 minEp 26: A reflection on Youth and Civics
#25May 31, 2022 · 42 minEp #25: Municipal borrowing – is rising debt a problem in your community?
#24Mar 10, 2022 · 33 minEp #24: Problems with “perpetual adversarialism” and what we can do
#23Mar 3, 2022 · 6 minEp 23: Five Minute Book Review: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
#22Feb 1, 2022 · 6 minEp 22: Five Minute Book Review – Semiosis by Sue Burke
#21Jan 14, 2022 · 32 minEp 21: What’s the deal with online news paywalls?
#20Dec 22, 2021 · 6 minEp 20: Five Minute Book Review – The Stand by Stephen King

#18Nov 14, 2021 · 6 minEp 18: Five Minute Book Review – Walden by Henry David Thoreau
#17Oct 28, 2021 · 6 minEp 17: Five Minute Book Review – A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson