Yes, you found us out of the other 5,000,000 podcasts- this one will be worth it! The Hopeful Majority is a weekly show where we have nuanced conversations and fight outrage.
Each episode will focus on one question, and the episode will be divided into two sections: 1) my introduction 2) a nuanced conversation with a guest.
Episode #2 QUESTION: Why is it so hard to find hope and bring people together to solve problems?
Episode #2 GUEST: Monica Guzman. Monica is an author, former journalist, and she currently serves as Senior Fellow at Braver Angels.
MONICA’s INFO:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moniguzman
Book: I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:10 - Gen Z’s lived political memory
4:00 - The Trump-Biden 2024 rematch
8:00 - The polarization industrial complex
11:21 - Conversation with Monica Guzman
30:00 - How to have difficult conversations
38:00 - The irony of DEI, inclusivity, and belonging
42:30 - Can only privileged people have conversations across lines of difference?
46:30 - How to balance the desire for action with the necessity of having conversations
57:28 - Monica’s “why”
1:00:18- Closing
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