Not My Narrative en Copyright 2026 Every society runs on stories it mistakes for facts. In America, those stories shape who gets help, who gets blamed, and who is left out. “Not My Narrative” is a podcast and essay series from Next City that debunks the pervasive myths that have been used to justify neglect, inequity, and the status quo — and elevates the people proving those myths wrong. Each episode pairs a podcast with three original essays. Together, they trace the origins of one stubborn myth that’s been handed down through politics, schools, and culture; document the harm it causes; offer a counter-narrative rooted in truth and justice; and highlight the leaders who are driving positive change by living out a different set of assumptions. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e854cb7a-c35c-11f1-8202-437e3d1d3c24/image/7bc60758dee1c3fe15e99e11de815435.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Not My Narrative episodic Straw Hut Media Every society runs on stories it mistakes for facts. In America, those stories shape who gets help, who gets blamed, and who is left out. “Not My Narrative” is a podcast and essay series from Next City that debunks the pervasive myths that have been used to justify neglect, inequity, and the status quo — and elevates the people proving those myths wrong. Each episode pairs a podcast with three original essays. Together, they trace the origins of one stubborn myth that’s been handed down through politics, schools, and culture; document the harm it causes; offer a counter-narrative rooted in truth and justice; and highlight the leaders who are driving positive change by living out a different set of assumptions. Every society runs on stories it mistakes for facts. In America, those stories shape who gets help, who gets blamed, and who is left out. “Not My Narrative” is a podcast and essay series from Next City that debunks the pervasive myths that have been used to justify neglect, inequity, and the status quo — and elevates the people proving those myths wrong.

Each episode pairs a podcast with three original essays. Together, they trace the origins of one stubborn myth that’s been handed down through politics, schools, and culture; document the harm it causes; offer a counter-narrative rooted in truth and justice; and highlight the leaders who are driving positive change by living out a different set of assumptions.


]]> Straw Hut Media hello@strawhutmedia.com Trust the Market vs Love Thy Neighbor If corporations are people, they’re awfully selfish human beings. The design of the business world has long been based on The Milton Friedman Doctrine, which says “the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.” Some are pushing an alternative philosophy that insists corporations serve their communities. They don’t trust the “invisible hand” of capitalism, as once described by Adam Smith, to ever help Americans who themselves feel invisible. Not My Narrative essays available here: https://nextcity.org/not-my-narrative Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full Straw Hut Media If corporations are people, they’re awfully selfish human beings. The design of the business world has long been based on The Milton Friedman Doctrine, which says “the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.” Some are pushing an alternative philosophy that insists corporations serve their communities. They don’t trust the “invisible hand” of capitalism, as once described by Adam Smith, to ever help Americans who themselves feel invisible. Not My Narrative essays available here: https://nextcity.org/not-my-narrative

If corporations are people, they’re awfully selfish human beings. The design of the business world has long been based on The Milton Friedman Doctrine, which says “the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.” Some are pushing an alternative philosophy that insists corporations serve their communities. They don’t trust the “invisible hand” of capitalism, as once described by Adam Smith, to ever help Americans who themselves feel invisible.


Not My Narrative essays available here:

https://nextcity.org/not-my-narrative

]]> 3268 Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps! vs It Takes a Village What originally started as a joke about how impossible it would be to solve your own poverty has somehow become standard operating procedure in the way we design welfare. What’s gone wrong? And who is working instead from the truth? Not My Narrative essays available here: https://nextcity.org/not-my-narrative Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full Straw Hut Media What originally started as a joke about how impossible it would be to solve your own poverty has somehow become standard operating procedure in the way we design welfare. What’s gone wrong? And who is working instead from the truth? Not My Narrative essays available here: https://nextcity.org/not-my-narrative What originally started as a joke about how impossible it would be to solve your own poverty has somehow become standard operating procedure in the way we design welfare. What’s gone wrong? And who is working instead from the truth?


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]]> 3183 Birth of a Nation vs Truth and Reconciliation It’s important to remember where you come from. But the “master narrative” about where America comes from, as it is taught in our schools, has left out seemingly endless information. There are people trying to ensure we know where we really came from. How does that change us? Not My Narrative essays available here: https://nextcity.org/not-my-narrative Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full Straw Hut Media It’s important to remember where you come from. But the “master narrative” about where America comes from, as it is taught in our schools, has left out seemingly endless information. There are people trying to ensure we know where we really came from. How does that change us? Not My Narrative essays available here: https://nextcity.org/not-my-narrative It’s important to remember where you come from. But the “master narrative” about where America comes from, as it is taught in our schools, has left out seemingly endless information. There are people trying to ensure we know where we really came from. How does that change us?


Not My Narrative essays available here:

https://nextcity.org/not-my-narrative

]]> 3174 Coming Soon: Not My Narrative This October, Next City is launching Not My Narrative, a new podcast and essay series about the stories we tell ourselves that are mistaken for facts and the people proving them wrong. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:14:00 -0000 trailer Straw Hut Media This October, Next City is launching Not My Narrative, a new podcast and essay series about the stories we tell ourselves that are mistaken for facts and the people proving them wrong. This October, Next City is launching Not My Narrative, a new podcast and essay series about the stories we tell ourselves that are mistaken for facts and the people proving them wrong.

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