Braver Angels Media

Braver Media

We tell the story of Braver Angels - our mission, members and impact - through the creation and dissemination of:

Newsletters
Podcasts
Field reporting
Guest articles
Social media
Video
And earned media coverage

Questions?

Contact Wilk Wilkinson, Director of Media Systems & Operations, at wilk@braverangels.org

A New Way of Talking Politics

Podcasts

Derate the Hate

I am your host, Wilk Wilkinson. Your blue-collar sage, calming outrage and helping to navigate a world divided by FOG, & those who spread that fear, outrage, and grievance. Each week I’m sharing stories from my path & using the power of conversation and collaboration with great guests. Together, we chart a course toward understanding, bridging divides, and fostering a community where wisdom prevails over discord.

A Braver Way

A podcast about how you – yes YOU – can disagree about politics without losing heart. Host Mónica Guzmán is joined by guests from across the political spectrum to unearth tools, insights, and messy real life stories that can guide you over the divide in your everyday life. So whether you’re Red, Blue, or something entirely different, “A Braver Way” will help you hear and be heard by people who confound you.

Stories from the Field

‘Braver Angels really helped me to see the humanity in people from the other side’: One high schooler’s journey to better political conversations

A native of Boulder, Colorado, Mia didn’t know many Trump supporters—and she was nervous to engage with them. “I was like, ‘Don’t they hate women? Don’t they hate black people?’” she said. “That was my initial belief because that’s what I had heard about people who voted for Trump.” But she quickly realized she was wrong. During the first Braver Lens session, Mia was able to connect with conservatives in the group and recognize their points of commonality. “When we met, they showed their pictures, and explained their life stories, and I was able to see where our values overlap,” she said.

How a Christian conservative found his way to Braver Angels

As a young man, Daniel’s father emerged from a broken, dysfunctional home looking for direction and found it while attending a Billy Graham crusade in Chicago. There, he “walked forward”—committing himself to Jesus Christ and changing the trajectory of his family. Not long after, he married Daniel’s mom, a Christian convert whose grandparents sought refuge in America after escaping pogroms in Europe.

Substack

Two Former Mayors. Two Parties. One Question.

June 10, 2026

Braver Angels Announces Advisory Council

June 9, 2026

When Council Members Ask Braver Angels to Run the Room

June 5, 2026

Documentary

Braver Angels: Reuniting America is a 50-minute documentary about 8 Democratic-leaning voters and 7 Republican-leaning voters moving through a Braver Angels signature Red/Blue workshop in Waynesville, Ohio, from initial skepticism to more profound understanding and empathy. You’ll get an inside look at how a Democratic voter went from threatening to cut off relationships with Trump voters to becoming dear friends with one—and how a Republican voter moved from disdaining progressives to taking co-leadership with one in a movement that now spans the country.

It was directed by four-time Emmy award-winner Jim Brown, and produced by musician Peter Yarrow.

Please note that Braver Angels was known as Better Angels until April 2020.