Celebrating the power of music
to bring Americans together.
Luc de Clapiers
Ear to The Common Ground is a new series on public television that weaves intimate performances from world-class artists with enlightening discussion. Here, everyone has a voice that is heard and a seat at the table.
THE GOAL: to break some bread and talk about issues face to face, eyeball to eyeball with just one rule: replace contempt and conflict with
compassion and empathy.
Each 1/2 hour episode features one artist, 8 of their fans, and one issue.
Fans of each episode’s artist are chosen to
represent the full spectrum of diversity in America:
political, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
religious, spiritual, geography, age and most
importantly, diversity of thought.
Wu Fei
IMMIGRATION
Frank Solivan
GUN RIGHTS/GUN CONTROL
Sister Sadie
URBAN/RURAL DIVIDE
Bill Miller
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
Gustavo Guerrero
RACE
Kyshona Armstrong
VOTING RIGHTS
Season One will feature 12 artists and 12 topics.
IMMIGRATION
Sister Sadie
URBAN/RURAL DIVIDE
RACE
GUN RIGHTS/GUN CONTROL
VOTING RIGHTS
Minton Sparks
SEXUAL POLITICS/ME TOO
Louis York
EDUCATION
SEXUAL/GENDER ORIENTATION
ABORTION
ENVIROMENT
MEDIA POLARIZATION
Ear to the Common Ground is Presented by WNPT and was created by Todd Mayo and is produced by The Barn at Mayo Farm Productions in association with This Is Noteworthy and Brands and Content. Todd is the Emmy-winning creator and co-producer of the second longest-running musical series on American Television: Bluegrass Underground on PBS. Todd is the owner of The Caverns: the world-renowned subterranean PRODUCTIONS amphitheater and has produced several non-scripted specials for PBS via Todd Squared.
