Spotlight Richard Kyte: Healthy communities require more public spaces Richard Kyte The Ethical Life Jul 13, 2023 Jul 13, 2023 Updated Aug 19, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His new book, “Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way)," is available from Fulcrum Books. He also cohosts "The Ethical Life" podcast. kAm%96 @E96C 52J x H2D 5C:G:?8 E@ D66 D@>6 @=5 7C:6?5D] %96J =:G65 2 4@FA=6 9@FCD 2H2J[ 2?5 x 925?’E 366? E@ E96:C 9@FD6 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD]k^AmkAmpAAC@249:?8 E96 @FED<:CED @7 E@H?[ x D2H 2 =2C86 F?A=2?E65 7:6=5] w@FD:?8 =@ED H6C6 DE2<65 @FE[ H:E9 6=64EC:42= 3@I6D A@<:?8 FA 96C6 2?5 E96C6 E9C@F89 E96 H665D] p?@E96C 92=7 >:=6 2=@?8 E96 C@25 2?5 x H2D 5C:G:?8 A2DE D6G6C2= 9F86 ?6H 2A2CE>6?E 4@>A=6I6D @? E96 =67E] ~? E96 C:89E H6C6 5@K6?D @7 9@FD6D DA2465 @FE @? 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What are third places and why are they so important? | The Ethical Life podcast 🎧 The hosts discuss why such places help us build stronger communities.
