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The Hopeful Majority with Manu Meel
#56 A Blue Collar Worker and a Scientist Walk Into a Bar… ft. Wilk Wilkinson
Ep. 56
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How can we bridge the gap between people with differing beliefs and ideologies? Join us this week as Manu sits down with Wilkerson host of the Derate the Hate podcast. In this episode we dive into many topics from Wilk’s fascinating friendship with Dr. Francis Collins to bridging divides and much more.
Episode 54 guest: Wilk Wilkerson
Wilk Wilkinson’s info:
Website: https://braverangels.org/colleague-of-the-week-wilk-wilkinson/
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OUTLINE:
0:00 intro
1:45 welcome wilk Wilkinson
8:15 How did we get here
11:40 the F.O.G. Model
16:30 investigating blind spots
23:15 COVID, Francis Collins and friendship
37:30 being united
41:50 real progress
47:20 not making everything about politics
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