Sep 15, 2026 · 20 min · 10 segments
Zita Cobb grew up in Fogo Island, a small fishing community in Newfoundland. As she got older, overfishing led to a collapse of the industry, and her family was forced to move. Zita went on to a…
David CicillineHost
We're living in a time when facts are fiercely debated, news sources can be polarizing, and it's easy to vilify our neighbors.
On this podcast, we talk to people who are working to create a different reality, one where we have meaningful and honest conversations, where we strengthen our communities instead of tearing them down, and where we find solutions to hard problems.
Zita Cobb grew up in a small fishing community in Newfoundland called Fogo Island.
As she got older, overfishing led to a collapse of the industry and her family was forced to move to find other sources of income.
Zita went on to a successful career in tech and eventually she decided to move back to Fogo Island to invest in the community.
She's here to tell us what she's learned about revitalizing coastal communities.
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We're living in a time when facts are fiercely debated, news sources can be polarizing, and it's easy to vilify our neighbors.
On this podcast, we talk to people who are working to create a different reality, one where we have meaningful and honest conversations, where we strengthen our communities instead of tearing them down, and where we find solutions to hard problems.
Zita Cobb grew up in a small fishing community in Newfoundland called Fogo Island.
As she got older, overfishing led to a collapse of the industry and her family was forced to move to find other sources of income.
Zita went on to a successful career in tech and eventually she decided to move back to Fogo Island to invest in the community.
She's here to tell us what she's learned about revitalizing coastal communities.
