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Ida speaks with John from Wisconsin about Tariffs, what kind of person our president is, and how the government actually provides many benefits to Americans that are not well publicized. How can we start making folks aware of all the infrastructure and benefits of being American-- before it's too late?

This week Ida talks to Shawn from Baltimore about what he agrees with the new administration on, where we get our news, how social media is impacting public opinion, and a possible president for 2028.

This week Ida speaks with Vera, a mom of three in rural Pennsylvania. Vera shares a story of talking to family members with differing politics. Ida and Vera also discuss their feelings about the Nazi salute that elon musk made during the inaugural events.

This week Ida explains the technique of Street Epistemology-- which is a great way to have productive, safe conversations across political lines. You can learn more about it or take the free online course at streetepistemology.com

How do we get to a place where we can listen to each other, better? Should the government allow people to profit off the misfortunes of others? Ida speaks to Dirk from Alameda, an organizer from the Bernie Sanders campaign, about the government, billionaires, the LA fires and more.

This week Ida talks to Bonnie from South Carolina. They discuss how to talk to someone who is stuck in their beliefs, how families are making decisions where to live based on womens' access to appropriate medical care and how we can try to find common ground and seek to understand others before making assumptions.

Ida speaks to Evan, who makes a great point about how we all really want the same things (mostly) and we just have different ways of getting there. We all want the best for our families, for our children to be safe etc. Episode also features a discussion on Eggs: are they really necessary? What you can do when egg prices go up. . .

Ida speaks with Jordan Owandi from the podcast "Everyday Celebrity" about his political views, racism, and what the country needs. She also gives listeners a tool for how to approach conversations with folks who are entitled, racist, or just obnoxious

In this short episode, Ida talks to Katie, from Wisconsin, who planted the seed of change in the mind of someone who had already admitted to himself, the truth.

My first interview with a Trump voter and supporter. I changed my intro after this episode, as he requested that I acknowledge the death of Ashli Babbitt, who died at age 35 during the January 6 riots. We found a few things we agreed on, but many things we do not agree on. However, the important thing is that we could have a conversation without anyone getting up and leaving.