The Hopeful Majority with Manu Meel

Who's actually for free speech the left, the right, those who are out of power, none of the above? In this week's episode hear Manu's take on the hypocrisy he sees in the realm of free speech in contemporary America!PODCAST INFO:Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_Instagram: @manumeel_Twitter: @manumeel_

Manu sits down with President Obama to discuss political bridge building in contemporary America! See the uncut version here: https://www.youtube.com/live/gOcEDyQrbhEPODCAST INFO:Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_Instagram: @manumeel_Twitter: @manumeel_0:00 Intro0:42 What's worked what hasn't 6:50 Assumptions and Intent11:20 Does dialog lead to action14:39 Outrage Industrial complex17:15 Abstract vs concrete goals19:58 The culture of fear23:10 Soft hearted but hardheaded27:50 Outro

What's something Americans broadly agree on regardless of political identification? In this week's episode Manu lays out the case for this common agreement being a deep mistrust of America's contemporary institutions!PODCAST INFO:Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple:/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_Instagram: @manumeel_Twitter: @manumeel_

In this episode Manu sits down with Ven Meester of BridgeUSA @ the University of Wyoming. Together they discuss Ven's bridging work on camps the kumbaya critique and much more!BridgeUSA University of Wyoming Insta:https://www.instagram.com/bridgeuwyo/PODCAST INFO:Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_Instagram: @manumeel_Twitter: @manumeel_

Have you heard of the kumbaya industrial complex? What about big civility? Well in this episode Manu lays out why bridge building is both constructive and important for a functioning democracy!New York times article referenced:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/us/politics/national-divisions.htmlPODCAST INFO:Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_Instagram: @manumeel_Twitter: @manumeel_

What is the new counterculture? In this episode of The Hopeful Majority, Manu lays out his case for why it's open discussion and dialog.Links to info in this episode:Milo Yiannopoulos Protests Berkeley- https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/us/milo-yiannopoulos-berkeley/index.htmlManu's Forbes Column- https://www.forbes.com/sites/manumeel/2025/01/21/a-new-counterculture-is-emerging-on-americas-college-campuses/More In Common Study- chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.moreincommon.com/media/dxrh2mjs/annual-survey-report_9-19-23-1.pdfFIRE Study- https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/academic-mind-2022-what-faculty-think-about-free-expression-and-academic-freedomPODCAST INFO:Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_Instagram: @manumeel_Twitter: @manumeel_

In this episode Manu lays out his case for a little discussed opportunity that comes with President Trump's return to office!PODCAST INFO:Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_Instagram: @manumeel_Twitter: @manumeel_

In this episode Manu sits down with Harvey and TJ two students from BridgeUSA's Columbia chapter to talk about a discussion on the Israel Palestine conflict their chapter held on campus.BridgeUSA Columbia's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/busa.columbia/PODCAST INFO:Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_Instagram: @manumeel_Twitter: @manumeel_