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The Hopeful Majority with Manu Meel

SPECIAL Pod | Obama asked me about differences in bridge building!

Manu sits down with President Obama to discuss political bridge building in contemporary America! See the uncut version here: https://www.youtube.com/live/gOcEDyQrbhE


PODCAST INFO:

Website: thehopefulmajority.com

Spotify: spoti.fi/42GYjec

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_

Instagram: @manumeel_

Twitter: @manumeel_


0:00 Intro

0:42 What's worked what hasn't

6:50 Assumptions and Intent

11:20 Does dialog lead to action

14:39 Outrage Industrial complex

17:15 Abstract vs concrete goals

19:58 The culture of fear

23:10 Soft hearted but hardheaded

27:50 Outro

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