Depolarize! Podcast

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24: Faith, Victories, and Failures in the Obama White House with Michael Wear Feb 20, 2017

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Michael Wear, author of the new book Reclaiming Hope, gives us a behind-the-scenes look into what was going on in the Obama administration in regards to faith and politics.

23: Humiliation, Trump, and America’s Shadow Communities with Chris Arnade Feb 13, 2017

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Chris Arnade is a PhD and former Wall Street trader who ended his career to capture addiction and poverty in America as a photographer and friend. He talks to Dan this week about his experience with the Americans he came to know.

22b: Islam 101 with Judd King, Part 2 Feb 09, 2017

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Dan is joined by Islamic Studies professor Judd King (American University) to give us something almost all of us could use: a basic primer on Islam. Shariah Law, the Five Pillars, whether or not there are non-practicing Muslims — all the hits! This is Part 2 of a 2-part series, mostly because Dan doesn’t really know anything, and therefore had a lot of questions.

22: Islam 101 with Judd King, Part 1 Feb 06, 2017

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Dan is joined by Islamic Studies professor Judd King (American University) to give us something almost all of us could use: a basic primer on Islam. Shariah Law, the Five Pillars, whether or not there are non-practicing Muslims — all the hits! This is Part 1 of a 2-part series, mostly because Dan doesn’t really know anything, and therefore had a lot of questions.

21: Women’s March on Washington with Jessica Hecox, Christian & Amy Piatt Jan 30, 2017

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Jessica Hecox joins Dan this week on a special double episode featuring Christian & Amy Piatt of Homebrewed CultureCast to discuss what she experienced at the Portland's Women's March and the conflicting feelings she walked away with.

20: Getting Schooled by Dr. Eddie S. Glaude: Race, Values, University Culture, False Equivalence Jan 23, 2017

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This week Dr. Eddie Glaude, Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University, poses some interesting challenges to Dan about systematic inequality and what it's going to take to change it.

19: Trump, Obama, and Big Companies with Matt Stoller Jan 16, 2017

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Author and policymaker Matt Stoller joins Dan, and Dan picks Matt's brain, a delightful garden full of non-partisan insights into economics, anti-trust laws, and the populist soul (or lack thereof) of both Trump and Obama.

18: Why Do We Categorize People? with Christena Cleveland Jan 09, 2017

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Christena Cleveland, social psychologist at Duke Divinity, shares her expertise on how and why we categorize people. It’s an interesting explanation of our built-in biases: socioeconomic, gender, religious and cultural.

17: Does America’s History of Racism Matter Today? with Drew G.I. Hart Jan 02, 2017

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Drew G.I. Hart (author of “Trouble I’ve Seen”) breaks down the racial empathy gap and explains why America continues to function as a systematically racist culture, usually unrelated to individual racist feelings. He brings great clarity to some truly thorny questions.

16: Does Matt Carter Understand Trump Voters? Dec 19, 2016

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Matt Carter, host of Break It Down podcast, sheds some light on the reasons he believes so many Americans voted for Trump.