The Braver Angels Podcast
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Episodes: 173
May 29, 2022
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Our lives have changed – our politics need to change too. Now is a time for us to remember that we need each other as Americans. Now is a time for us to reject those voices that say we don’t. The Braver Angels Podcast brings you face to face with leading voices from across the divide alongside remarkable Americans you did not know existed. Experience a movement to reignite the spirit of America and defeat the forces that divide us. With John Wood, Jr., Ciaran O’Connor and April Lawson.
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Bringing Back Intellectual Humility
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Introducing “A Braver Way” | Mónica Guzmán with April Lawson
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Launching “Uniting America” | John Wood Jr. with Ciaran O’Connor See More from John Wood
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Want to fight polarization? Take a vacation! | Aziz Abu Sarah with Randy Lioz
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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What's Up With Elon Musk? | A Braver Angels Podcast Holiday Special
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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What’s your ‘red line’? | Jonathan Haidt with Mónica Guzmán
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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"What Liberals Miss About Conservatives"
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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What Curiosity Can Teach Us | Monica Guzman with Ciaran O’Connor
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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The 2022 Midterms: A Humble Debate | Ciaran O’Connor and John Wood, Jr.
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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How Civil Wars Start — And How to Stop Them | Barbara Walter with Ciaran O’Connor
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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A Trump Supporter Interviews a Biden Supporter
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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A Catholic, a Jew, and a Protestant Walk Into a Bridge-Building Movement | Eduardo Andino & Randy Lioz with April Lawson
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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A Trump Republican on the FBI's Mar-a-Lago Raid
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Generosity in America: 1 Working Person's View of Politics & Life | Annette Ritter with April Lawson Kornfield
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Keeping the Faith | John Wood Jr., Monica Guzman, April Lawson Kornfield, & Ciaran O'Connor
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Braving the Gun Divide | Mark Beckwith & Wilk Wilkinson with Ciaran O'Connor
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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A Jalapeño a Day: What America Can Learn From Bridging in the Hispanic Community | Monica Guzman & Daniel Acosta-Rivas with April Lawson Kornfield
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Gen-Z & the New Center | Manu Meel with John Wood Jr.
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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How Braver Angels Began, Part 2 | David Blankenhorn, Bill Doherty, & David Lapp
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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What’s It Like To Be Gen Z in Today’s Climate? Two Zoomers Discuss | Isaac Humrich & Ope Tukuru with April Lawson Kornfield
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May 23, 2022 |
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Will Trump Run in 2024? | Robert Gibbs & Rick Wilson with Ciaran O'Connor
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May 16, 2022 |
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From the Depolarization Movement to the U.S. Senate? | Steven Olikara with John Wood Jr.
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May 02, 2022 |
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Braver Politics is Live! Plus: Seeing the Unseen | Rev. Mark Beckwith with Ciaran O'Connor
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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President Trump, Ukraine, & the Future of Conservatism: Reds Discuss | Steve Saltwick, Marc Ang, & Paul N. with April Kornfield
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Bridging the Divide in the North Carolina General Assembly | John Torbett & Becky Carney with Ciaran O'Connor
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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The Musical Life of Coleman Hughes | with Alma Cook
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Racism, Colorism, & the Complicated Legacy of Hollywood | Joy Donnell with John Wood Jr.
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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The Power of Curiosity | Mónica Guzmán with Ciaran O'Connor
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Cocaine, Black L.A. and the Story of Lorenzo Murphy | with John Wood Jr.
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Can We Talk About Class? | Annette Ritter & Len Breslow with David Lapp
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Straight Outta the Black Bourgeoisie | John Sibley Butler with John Wood Jr.
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Depolarization in the Age of Misinformation | Jonathan Rauch with David Blankenhorn & Ciaran O'Connor
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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The Man Who's Seen It All | Daniel Seddiqui with Mónica Guzmán
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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The Future of Depolarization | Esther Cash with Ciaran O'Connor
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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A Conservative Perspective on January 6th & the 2020 Election | Peter Wood with Ciaran O'Connor
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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The Meaning of January 6th | John Wood, Jr. & Ciaran O'Connor
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Building the Beloved Community in 2021 | Rev. Adam Taylor with John Wood Jr.
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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How Braver Angels Began | David Blankenhorn, Bill Doherty, & David Lapp
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Can We Talk About Abortion? | April Kornfield, Alma Cook, Sage Snider, & Mónica
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Understanding the American Schism | Seth David Radwell with Ciaran O'Connor
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Grace Under (Political) Pressure? | Kirsten Powers with Mónica Guzmán
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Moving Depolarization Forward | Andrew Yang with John Wood, Jr. & Silas Kulkarni
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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A BLM Leader, a Trump Supporter, & an ICU Doctor Talk Vaccines | Hawk Newsome, David Iwinski, & Dr. Tess Russell with Ciaran O'Connor
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Wait, You’re Married?! How a Republican & Democrat Keep It Together | Barbara Thomas & Rick Hotchner with Mónica Guzmán
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Breaking the Social Media Prism | Christopher Bail with Ciaran O'Connor
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Mind Your Mandates | Ciaran O'Connor, John Wood, Jr., Alma Cook, & Mónica Guzmán
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Can Conservatives Trust Journalists? | Joy Mayer with Mónica Guzmán
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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What Being Homeless Can Teach Us About Dignity & Overcoming Division | Morgan Brown with David Lapp
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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The Power of Strangers | Joe Keohane with Ciaran O'Connor
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Why National Service in 2021? | Sri Preston Kulkarni with Luke Nathan Phillips
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Let's Blame the Media! | Mónica Guzmán, April Lawson, John Wood, Jr., & Ciaran O'Connor
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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The Plight of Returning Citizens | Sheba Williams with John Wood, Jr. & Silas Kulkarni
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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What Does Freedom Mean to You? | Valerie Durham with Ciaran O'Connor
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Critical Race Theory & UFOs? | John Wood, Jr., April Lawson, Ciaran O'Connor, & Mónica Guzmán
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Faith in the Public Square | Gov. Bill Haslam with Ciaran O'Connor & John Wood, Jr.
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Church, Hip-Hop, Race, & Politics | Sho Baraka with John Wood, Jr.
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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A Defense of Truth | Jonathan Rauch with John Wood, Jr. & April Lawson
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Get off Your Butt & Take Action! A Special Podcast on BA Alliances | Steve Saltwick & Lynn Heady with Ciaran O’Connor
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Cancel Culture, Communication, & the Quest for Humanism | Steven Pinker with John Wood, Jr.
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May 26, 2021 |
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Trust & the Election: Left, Right & Center | Wilfred Reilly, Shouvik Banerjee & Chris Paul with John Wood, Jr.
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May 20, 2021 |
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Balance & Perspective on Race | John McWhorter and John Wood Jr.
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May 14, 2021 |
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Libertarianism in America | Nick Gillespie with John Wood, Jr.
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May 06, 2021 |
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Time, Truth & Technology | Tristan Harris with John Wood, Jr. & Ciaran O'Connor
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May 03, 2021 |
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A Multiracial Working-Class Revolution? | Lance Nickol & Jason Clark with David Lapp
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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The Psychology of Disagreement | Julia Minson with Greg Steinbrecher
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out | Amanda Ripley with Ciaran O'Connor & April Lawson
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Can Theatre Bridge the Divide? A Conversation with Collaboraction Theatre Company | Anthony Moseley & Dr. Marcus Robinson with Ciaran O’Connor & Alma Cook
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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From Brooklyn to Boomtown: A Musician's Year in the Oilfield | Michael Patrick F. Smith with Alma Cook
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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The Call to Unite | Tim Shriver with John Wood, Jr. & April Lawson
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Depolarization & Faith: How Faith Can Help Us Reach Across the Divide | Sarah Anderson with April Lawson
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Camera Angles: Valuing Diverse Perspectives | Roben Bellomo & Jim Hamel with Randy Lioz
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Tangle: Reimagining Political News | Isaac Saul with Ciaran O'Connor
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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The Odyssey of Bari Weiss | with John Wood, Jr. & Ciaran O’Connor
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Antiracism in Black & White | James Lindsay with John Wood, Jr.
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Why Debate the 2020 Election? | Ciaran O’Connor, John Wood, Jr., David Blankenhorn, April Lawson, & Silas Kulkarni
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Speech, Justice and the ACLU | Rakim Brooks with John Wood, Jr.
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Should Donald Trump Be Convicted? | Lawrence Mead & William Galston with Ciaran O’Connor
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Media & the Death of Objectivity | Matt Taibbi with John Wood, Jr. & Ciaran O’Connor
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Can Red & Blue America Avoid Divorce? | Greg Smith, Sage Snider, & David Lapp
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Presenting The Reunited States | Director Ben Rekhi & Erin Leaverton with Ciaran O'Connor & John Wood, Jr.
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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“What I Saw at the Capitol on January 6: Perspectives from Two Protestors”
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Calling In, Calling Out, and Where to Draw the Line
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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It's Been a Hell of a Year
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Diversity, Social Justice, & Personal Responsibility | Lisa Forbes, Marilyn Hosea, Peter Bell, Thomas J. Reeves Jr., & Carlos Hernandez
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Could a Multiparty System Depolarize American Politics? | Lee Drutman, Ciaran O'Connor, & Luke Nathan Phillips
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Remembering Charlottesville through Song & Action | Becca Stevens, Susan Bro, & Alma Cook
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Social Media is Broken. Is Minds.com the Answer? | with Ciaran O'Connor and Bill Ottman
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Antiracism, Blackness and What Killed Michael Brown | Shelby Steele with John Wood, Jr.
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Braver Angels-of-Color: Experience The Student Voices of Color - High School, College, and Doctoral Studies.
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Processing the 2020 Election | with Ciaran O'Connor and John Wood, Jr.
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Envisioning Unity: John Wood, Jr. with Alma Cook, Greg Steinbrecher and Stacia Wilson
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Warriors: Specialists. Blue and Red. Woman and Man.
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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To Trump or Not to Trump | Chris Paul & Mike Casentini with John Wood, Jr.
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Republicans Who Are Voting Biden | Peggy Wardlaw and Andrew Stegmaier with Silas Kulkarni
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Race, Antiracism and Growing up Biracial | Thomas Chatterton Williams and John Wood, Jr.
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Ciaran O'Connor Interviews Rick Gates, Star Witness in the Mueller Investigation
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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David French on How to Prevent a Civil War
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Politics and Hollywood | Roxanne Hoge meets Lydia Cornell (with John Wood, Jr.)
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Donald Trump and the Realignment of Conservatism / Daniel McCarthy with Luke Nathan Phillips and Silas Kulkarni
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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"Why I'm Supporting Trump"
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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The Accidental Anchor | Greta Van Susteren with Ciaran O'Connor & John Wood, Jr.
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Feminism, Free Speech & Thinking Freely | Heather Heying with April Lawson
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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"No Ballot No Buck": A Trump Supporter's Case for Campaign Finance Reform | Bill Fry with Ciaran O'Connor
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Antiracism, Christianity, Trump & Triumphing over Adversity | Carol Swain with John Wood, Jr.
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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A Trump-Supporting Braver Angel
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Bridging Black Perspectives | Dominique DiPrima meets Kira Davis with John Wood, Jr.
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Understanding Nonviolence | Harry Boyte, Damien Conners, April Lawson & John Wood, Jr.
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Depolarizing America | ft. Pearce Godwin, Debilyn Molineaux & Liz Joyner with Ciaran O'Connor & John Wood, Jr.
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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"And the Winner Is!" Announcing the Braver Angels Songwriting Contest Winners
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Empathy in Black & White from the U.S. to the U.K. | Ayishat Akanbi & John Wood, Jr.
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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The Politics of Coronavirus and "Cancel Culture"
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Depolarizing the Media
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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LGBTQ Rights and Religious Liberty
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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'What we Mean by White Supremacy' Perspectives from Joy Donnell and Maleena Lawrence (with Monica Guzman and John Wood, Jr.)
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Bridging Black Perspectives - Bob Woodson meets Hawk Newsome (with John Wood, Jr.)
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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A Politics of Love with Lawrence Lessig
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Race, Policing, Experience and Perspective with Coleman Hughes
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Tara Burton and the New Awakening | with April Lawson and Luke Phillips
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Arriving at the Grand Divide | Jonathan Haidt, John Wood Jr. and April Lawson
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Journey to Justice | Sally Kohn Interview with April Lawson & Monica Guzman
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Race, Free Speech, and "Defunding the Police"
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Bridget Phetasy & the Culture Wars | with John Wood, Jr. and Monica Guzman
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May 26, 2020 |
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Transcending Politics Through Art | Sage Snider, Phillippa Hughes, Luke Phillips and John Wood, Jr.
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May 24, 2020 |
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Experiencing COVID-19 | Ciaran O'Connor, April Lawson, Monica Guzman and John Wood, Jr.
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May 11, 2020 |
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Morality, Politics and Persuasion | Scott Adams and John Wood, Jr.
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May 06, 2020 |
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Getting Results: Organizing Across the Divide | Sam Daley-Harris
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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In Search of a Braver Nation ft. Chloe Valdary and Ken Bone
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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The Media and COVID-19 – featuring Annafi Wahed, Denise Nanke and Monica Guzman
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Introducing Braver Angels with John Wood, Jr. and Ciaran O'Connor
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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Impossible Conversations and Coronavirus with Peter Boghossian
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Studying Abroad ... In Your Own Country
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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James Comey
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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A Democrat, A Republican, and The Open Road
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Should Donald Trump Be Impeached?
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Rusty Reno on Politics and Religion in the Age of Donald Trump
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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The Limits of Empathy with Julie Koler
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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Identity and Conversation with Monica Guzman
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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Politics, Polarization and President Trump: The Bill Kristol Interview
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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The Craft of Self Governance: Lexi Hudson interviews David Blankenhorn
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Recapping the Better Angels Convention
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Why Politics Sucks! with Mike Casentini
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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Pop-Culture and Polarization: with Chloe Valdary
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Johnologue 3: Depolarization is Not Naive
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Recapping the Month: Ezra Klein, The Weave Project and more
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Johnologue 2: Depolarizing Within
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Ezra Klein
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May 27, 2019 |
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Johnologue 1: Uniting America
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May 21, 2019 |
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Faith, Love and Trump (with Evan Chase)
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May 07, 2019 |
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The Better Angels Podcast: A New Way of Talking Politics
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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Diagnosing the Divide with Bob Shrum
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Arthur Brooks and the Transformational Power of Love
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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The Mueller Report and the Saga of Jussie Smollett
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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From Obama to Better Angels: A Conversation with White House Speechwriter Terry Szuplat
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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Climate Change, Israel and the Challenge of Perceptions
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Fame and Polarization with Ken Bone
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Neeson, Omar, Northam and the Politics of Redemption (with Ione Butler and Billy Singhas)
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Feb 16, 2019 |
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On Immigration, Polarization and Special Interests with Kim Iversen
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Jan 29, 2019 |
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Protests, Pile-Ons and Toxic Masculinity
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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A Deeper Look at Immigration & the BA State of the Union
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Trump, Syria and the Government Shutdown
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Dec 29, 2018 |
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A Former Trump Official on Politics, Polarization, and a Path Forward
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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A Trump Supporter and a Black Lives Matter Activist Discuss Policing and Racial Justice
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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Conservatives Find Healing in a Better Angels Workshop
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Sally Kohn and "The Opposite of Hate"
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May 23, 2018 |
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Confronting Polarization with Jordan Peterson
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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Bridging the Divide with Jonathan Rauch: From Same-Sex Marriage to Donald Trump
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Apr 05, 2018 |
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Bridging the Divide in High Schools
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Mar 24, 2018 |
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A New Way of Talking Politics with Ciaran O'Connor and John Wood, Jr.
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Mar 19, 2018 |
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A Conservative Christian and a Liberal Muslim Find Their Better Angels
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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April Lawson (NYT) and Annafi Wahed (The Flip Side)
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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David Blankenhorn and Hunter Baker
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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A Conversation with William F. Winter, Former Gov. of Mississippi
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Oct 17, 2017 |
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Community Organizing with Lew Finfer
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Oct 17, 2017 |