The Braver Angels Podcast

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Why Politics Sucks! with Mike Casentini Jul 12, 2019

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Ciaran O'Connor and John Wood, Jr. are joined by stand up comedian and BA Podcast producer Mike Casentini to trade voice impersonations and to talk political tribalism, political hypocrisy, and why its so hard to have reasonable conversations in today's political climate.

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Music: Josh Lim www.joshjameslim.com/

Pop-Culture and Polarization: with Chloe Valdary Jul 01, 2019

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Listen to Ciaran O'Connor and John Wood, Jr. break down the political and racial divides alongside special guest, Chloe Valdary. Chloe Valdary is a writer and the founder of the Theory of Enchantment, a curriculum which confronts polarization through the use of pop-culture. Chloe's written work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Quillette.

Learn more about Chole:

https://theoryofenchantment.com/

Twitter: @cvaldary

Johnologue 3: Depolarization is Not Naive Jun 19, 2019

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Pundits and activists on the left and the right are saying we cannot seek understanding with our political opponents without sacrificing our political goals. We disagree.

Recapping the Month: Ezra Klein, The Weave Project and more Jun 12, 2019

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Ciaran O'Connor and John Wood, Jr. recaps their recent journeys across the country discussing depolarization and reconciliation, Ciaran's interview with Ezra Klein, the values that bind Americans and John's feelings on Memorial Day.

Johnologue 2: Depolarizing Within Jun 07, 2019

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John Wood, Jr. highlights a surprising potential political partnership in congress, and reveals a new Better Angels process...

Ezra Klein May 27, 2019

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Ciaran talks to Ezra Klein about the state of our public conversation, viewpoint diversity on college campuses, the rise of the intellectual dark web, and whether Better Angels can truly find values that meaningfully connect Americans across ideological differences.

Johnologue 1: Uniting America May 21, 2019

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Better Angels leader and media director John Wood, Jr. calls upon us to "Unite America," addressing the challenges and arguments against depolarization in this special episode of The Better Angels Podcast.

Faith, Love and Trump (with Evan Chase) May 07, 2019

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John and Ciaran sit down with conservative community organizer and Evangelical Christian Evan Chase to discuss Evangelical politics, support for Trump, race and the power of love to transform community.

The Better Angels Podcast: A New Way of Talking Politics Apr 23, 2019

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Ciaran and John talk about their roads to Better Angels, the Depolarization Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., the need for community and how to apply love in politics.

Diagnosing the Divide with Bob Shrum Apr 17, 2019

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Prominent Democratic strategist and Director of the Center for the Political Future at USC Bob Shrum talks with Ciaran and John about his friendship with Co-Director (and prominent GOP strategist) Mike Murphy, their work at the center, and how American politics became so divided.

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