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by Alexis Morgan
Hosted by Alexis Morgan, The Purple Zone explores how governance, public institutions, community, and history shape the places we call home. Through conversations, storytelling, and policy analysis, the podcast connects local experiences to larger civic and political currents--from education, healthcare, and governance to culture, identity, and institutional change.Rooted in Idaho but reaching far beyond it, The Purple Zone is less about hot takes and more about understanding how communities evolve, how decisions shape everyday life, and what it means to participate in civic life together.Alexis Morgan is a PhD candidate in public policy and administration, longtime community participant, advocate, and civic storyteller.
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- 4 days ago1h 15m
The Dignity Index: A Deep Dive on The Ranch Podcast (Dual Release)
Send us Fan Mail Have you noticed that division in the United States feels higher than ever? What if conflict isn't the cause of our division, but rather the normalization of contempt within conflict? In this dual release, Matt Todd of The Ranch podcast invites Alexis on to talk all things Dignity Index. As a member of the Dignity Politics team at Dignity.US, Alexis takes listeners behind the scenes of the index: how it was developed, how research studies have verified and validated it, and h...
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Leading with Curiosity Over Contempt: Transparency vs. Targeting in the Ballot Measure process
Send us Fan Mail Have you thought about the difference between transparency and targeting in our election process? Do you know what it means to choose curiosity instead of falling into contempt? And what does contempt actually look like when it comes to a ballot initiative? In this episode, Alexis pulls these questions apart through a recent incident: a Facebook post that shared the names of citizens who signed a ballot initiative petition. Rather than reacting, she digs in to understand what...
- 2 weeks ago1h 9m
An Idaho Lawmaker Walks Into a Book Club: A Conversation on Learning with Britt Raybould
Send us Fan Mail This episode marks an exciting first for The Purple Zone: a brand-new experiment in bringing people together around ideas, not just single books. Alexis is joined by Representative Dr. Britt Raybould to pilot a new kind of book club, one that lives right here on the podcast and spreads out through social media, inviting listeners to engage with a topic (not a specific book) in a whole new way. For this trial run, the topic is learning...how it actually happens, what gets in t...
- 3 weeks ago27 min
The Naming of The Purple Zone: What It Really Means
Send us Fan Mail It's a solo episode this week and Alexis is pulling back the curtain. Most people hear "The Purple Zone" and think politics: red meets blue, somewhere in the middle. But that's not where the name came from, and it's not what it means. Alexis takes you back to where the podcast really started: the early days of her PhD program, and the idea that began shaping everything she'd go on to build. Before diving in, Alexis shares a few stories from her weekend, moments that turned ou...
- Sep 8, 20261h 12m
Idaho’s AI in Education Journey: Guardrails, Implementation, and the “Now What?”
Send us Fan Mail Alexis Morgan welcomes Will Goodman, Director of People and Organizational Services for Boise School District, to unpack the Idaho journey of AI in Education legislation and why Idaho is leading the nation on guardrails and implementation. They talk candidly about the question many people are asking: Is this a good move, or a potential risk? They dive into the process behind Senate Bill 1227, including the work group work and how the bill ultimately moved through the 2026 leg...
- Sep 1, 202623 min
My Date with Dignity
Send us Fan Mail In this opening episode of the season, I’m stepping in solo to share a quick recap of my summer with my kids as they head into a new chapter: college town life and off-to-school mornings that feel like both a goodbye and a beginning. But the heart of this episode is my “date with dignity.” I’m sharing a personal story in honor of my late aunt, an important relationship, a lasting lesson, and a reminder that dignity isn’t just a word we say. It’s something we practice, protect...
- Aug 25, 202644 min
Community Schools, Shared Power: Mountain Home's “One Town, One Team”
Send us Fan Mail In this season opener, Alexis Morgan sits down with guest Stehvn Tesar, principal at Bennett High School, to explore how the community school strategy at Bennett High helps meet students’ needs and strengthens the surrounding community. We start by defining what a community school is and why this model fits the Mountain Home School District, before digging into the work happening at Bennett High, including an alternative school approach designed to support students through re...
- May 12, 202645 min
Rethinking Tech in the Classroom with Joey Palmer
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Alexis sits down with Joey Palmer, a school administrator in the Treasure Valley (larger Boise area in Idaho), who’s taking a different approach to technology in the classroom. This isn’t about being anti-tech—it’s about asking better questions: When does technology actually improve learning, and when does it get in the way? Joey shares how his district is shifting from tech as the default to tech as a tool, one that should be purposeful, powerful, and propor...
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About The Purple Zone
Hosted by Alexis Morgan, The Purple Zone explores how governance, public institutions, community, and history shape the places we call home. Through conversations, storytelling, and policy analysis, the podcast connects local experiences to larger civic and political currents--from education, healthcare, and governance to culture, identity, and institutional change.Rooted in Idaho but reaching far beyond it, The Purple Zone is less about hot takes and more about understanding how communities evolve, how decisions shape everyday life, and what it means to participate in civic life together.Alexis Morgan is a PhD candidate in public policy and administration, longtime community participant, advocate, and civic storyteller.
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