Yes, you found us out of the other 5,000,000 podcasts- this one will be worth it! The Hopeful Majority is a weekly show where we have nuanced conversations and fight outrage. 

Each episode will focus on one question, and the episode will be divided into two sections: 1) my introduction 2) a nuanced conversation with a guest. 

Episode #2 QUESTION: Why is it so hard to find hope and bring people together to solve problems?

Episode #2 GUEST: Monica Guzman. Monica is an author, former journalist, and she currently serves as Senior Fellow at Braver Angels. 

MONICA’s INFO:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/moniguzman

Book: I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manumeel_/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuMeel_

OUTLINE:

0:00 - Introduction

1:10 - Gen Z’s lived political memory

4:00 - The Trump-Biden 2024 rematch

8:00 - The polarization industrial complex

11:21 - Conversation with Monica Guzman

30:00 - How to have difficult conversations

38:00 - The irony of DEI, inclusivity, and belonging

42:30 - Can only privileged people have conversations across lines of difference?

46:30 - How to balance the desire for action with the necessity of having conversations 

57:28 - Monica’s “why”

1:00:18- Closing

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