The Debate that Keeps on Going…
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from May 23rd, 2021.
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Trust & the Election: Left, Right & Center | Wilfred Reilly, Shouvik Banerjee & Chris Paul with John Wood, Jr.
America is more than half a year removed from the 2020 election, but millions still think Joe Biden was illegitimately elected. Can Americans reason together on election 2020?
The Power of Conflict
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from May 16th, 2021.
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Balance & Perspective on Race | John McWhorter and John Wood Jr.
John McWhorter and John Wood, Jr. seek to balance the racial conversation in this episode of the Braver Angels Podcast.
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Religious Liberty vs. Civil Rights?
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from May 9nd, 2021.
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Libertarianism in America | Nick Gillespie with John Wood, Jr.
“Intellectual godfather” of Reason Magazine, Nick Gillespie talks libertarianism on the Braver Angles Podcast with John Wood, Jr.
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Are We a Racist Nation?
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from May 2nd, 2021.
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Time, Truth & Technology | Tristan Harris with John Wood, Jr. & Ciaran O’Connor
Tristan Harris, former Google design ethicist, and heralded as “the conscience of Silicon Valley” joins the Braver Angels Podcast.
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A Multiracial Working-Class Revolution? | Lance Nickol & Jason Clark with David Lapp
On the Braver Angels Podcast two guests discuss whether a multiracial working-class revolution is in the future.
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The Psychology of Disagreement | Julia Minson with Greg Steinbrecher
Julia Minson, a social psychologist at Harvard’s Kennedy School, joins the Braver Angels Podcast.
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The Painful Path to Unity
Redressing injustice and rebuilding community will force us all to acknowledge our shortcomings. But we have to get started.
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High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out | Amanda Ripley with Ciaran O’Connor & April Lawson
Amanda Ripley, author of High Conflict, explores how good people get captured by devastating conflict and how they can break free.
Can Theater Bridge the Divide? A Conversation with Collaboraction Theatre Company | Anthony Moseley & Dr. Marcus Robinson with Ciaran O’Connor & Alma Cook
Collaboraction Theatre’s Anthony Moseley and Dr. Marcus Robinson discuss how theatre can open people up to more constructive political conversations.
From Brooklyn to Boomtown: A Musician’s Year in the Oilfield | Michael Patrick F. Smith with Alma Cook
Michael Patrick F. Smith and Alma Cook talk global petroleum dependency, blue collar jobs, and music in the political space.
The Call to Unite | Tim Shriver with John Wood, Jr. & April Lawson
Tim Shriver joins the Braver Angels Podcast to talk about his new book, The Call to Unite, and the budding nationwide movement to unite America.
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Passover, Easter and the Quest for the Self
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from April 04, 2021
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Depolarization & Faith: How Faith Can Help Us Reach Across the Divide | Sarah Anderson with April Lawson
Host April Lawson and Sarah Anderson discuss how to engage faith and politics in our key relationships.
The Virtue of Friendship
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from March 28, 2021
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Camera Angles: Valuing Diverse Perspectives | Roben Bellomo & Jim Hamel with Randy Lioz
Photographers Roben Bellomo and Jim Hamel join Randy Lioz to talk about how they’ve come to a much more complete understanding of perspective and meaning.
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Tangle: Reimagining Political News | Isaac Saul with Ciaran O’Connor
Isaac Saul joins host Ciaran O’Connor for a deep dive on the future of political news, the power of storytelling, and what happened when he decided to open up about past transgressions.
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The Odyssey of Bari Weiss | with John Wood, Jr. & Ciaran O’Connor
Bari Weiss chats about the need for diversity in the editorial room, The 1619 Project, the role of conservative media in polarization, and more.
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The Courage to Connect | Ciaran O’Connor and John Wood, Jr. join Tristan Harris on the Humane Tech Podcast
How can we design a digital architecture that brings us together, incentivizes empathy, and builds a shared reality? Ciaran O’Connor and John Wood, Jr. join Tristan Harris on the Humane Tech Podcast
Antiracism in Black & White | James Lindsay with John Wood, Jr.
John Wood, Jr., national ambassador for Braver Angels and a public voice on matters of race and society, plumbs the depths of antiracism in its substance, cultural origins, and arguments in this far-reaching conversation on one of the most important intellectual movements of our time.
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Politics at Dinner in Post-Trump America: A Blue’s Advice to Her Fellow Blues
After two nights of competing to share the most outrageous Trump news, I made a request that we not talk about Trump, so that we could instead learn about each other. At first there was silence. Then some nods. They agreed. And over the course of the week we ended up laughing, crying, and feeling inspired by the personal stories we shared.
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The Politics of (Self)Division
As I reflect on my inner voices, I’m struck that my liberal voice is egotistical, and my conservative voice is defensive. I note that the liberal voice argues from a feeling of intellectual superiority, and the conservative from a sense of moral superiority. It strikes me that the two voices talk past each other. Morality and knowledge are pitted against each other. That should not be.
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A Firebell in the Night
Our mission at Braver Angels, since the day of our founding a few short years ago and across all the lifetimes and ages that have passed since then, remains what it always has been and always will be: to hold America together by transforming ourselves and loving one another.
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The Heroes Of Our Own Stories
I’ve heard several people declare that they are uniquely impervious to the human tendency toward emotionally motivated reasoning. But I tend to conclude instead that this person is the opposite of unique. They’re blind to the impact of their own biases, just like the rest of us.
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