Depolarize! Podcast

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Bonus: Dan on Seattle’s KIRO FM Aug 03, 2017

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Greg Tomlin, filling in for Dori Monson, interviews Dan on Seattle's KIRO FM about this podcast and what he's learned about political polarization over the past year.

What I’ve Learned, Season Break & What’s Next Jun 28, 2017

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Dan discusses what he's learned making 41 episodes of Depolarize!, the principles he still finds valuable, why it is difficult sometimes to follow his own advice, as well as what is next for the show and for him, including breaking for the Summer.

41: Q&A with Dan Jun 20, 2017

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Get to know your host a little more! Due to some emergency travel, this week's scheduled interview had to be postponed, so Dan took questions from listeners for his first Q&A episode.

40: Learning from Non-U.S. Peacemakers with Jer Swigart Jun 13, 2017

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Jer Swigart stops by to talk about what they're doing over at The Global Immersion Project where he is the Co-Founding Director. He shares some wonderful insight into the complicated conflict in the Middle East.

39: Science, Soil & Farmer’s Profits with David Montgomery Jun 06, 2017

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David R. Montgomery, a Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington invites Dan over to discuss soil, carbon dating, and how farmers are restoring profitability and reducing environmental impact.

38: Depolarizing and Reconstructing with John Raines May 30, 2017

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Dan talks with John Raines, his co-host for their new Reconstruct podcast, about polarization in the world of theology, why they started the podcast, and how the two shows aren't quite as different as they might at first seem.

37: Actual Solutions! (to Group Polarization) with Dr. Ravi Iyer May 23, 2017

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Dr. Ravi Iyer is doing the real social science work of depolarization as Executive Director of CivilPolitics.org and brings some surprisingly simple solutions to the most complex polarizing issues we face today.

Bonus: Depolarizing Evangelicalism, a Mutual Interview with Mike Erre May 18, 2017

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Former megachurch pastor Mike Erre and I interview each other about topics ranging from my two podcasts, a communion/eucharist-based church service, and how their church's experiment of holding neither a gay-affirming nor non-gay-affirming stance is going.

36: Balance Your News Diet with USA TODAY’s Josh Hafner May 16, 2017

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Josh Hafner is a former campaign reporter and now a resident journalist at USA TODAY. In this episode he and Dan discuss media identity and how to choose legitimate news sources.

35: Everyone Knows They’re Being Judged with David Lapp May 09, 2017

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This week David Lapp stops by to talk about depolarization in action as seen through his experiences with the organization he is with, Better Angels, which facilitates candid conversations between voters from the left and the right.

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