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Host Toby Davis sits down with Erec Smith, co-founder of Free Black Thought, to discuss his original path as a mild-mannered professor of rhetoric with interest in the confluence of rhetorical theory and Buddhist philosophy all the way to his time now in the fight against “The Great Awokening”. Erec tells us what key event changed his path and even caused him to alter his book at the time. The near complete shift became his 2020 book “A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition”. Erec sheds light on Critical Race Theory regarding what points are based in truth and thought and which parts have been stolen and transformed. We also discuss Empowerment Theory (the helpful kind), Led Zeppelin, and Jay Cutler. Look for Erec’s co-authored new book in 2022 covering disempowerment and empowerment.

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Host Toby Davis sits down with Desh Amila to discuss "Better Left Unsaid", his latest film. The premise behind Better Left Unsaid, lies in the unconfined analysis of the often violent extremism of today’s Western political landscape. As liberal democracy becomes increasingly challenged in the West, we expose the dangerous tactics employed by the radical-left and far-right, alike. In a world where political polarization frames the way in which we live, a new path forward of unity is needed more than ever before. Desh also exposes the tech censorship and cancel culture surrounding the release and promotion of the film. Better Left Unsaid won the "Best International Documentary Feature" at the 2021 Anthem Film Festival and was the featured film at the 2021 FAIR Film Festival. The film was produced by Desh and his company This Is 42 and written and directed by Curt Jaimungal.

To watch the film and learn more, visit: https://betterleftunsaidfilm.com/
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Host Toby Davis sits down with Heather Shayne Blakeslee to discuss her publication Root Quarterly and Heather’s Interest in “Civics”, not “Politics”. Heather shares her journey to Editor and Publisher of her own magazine which started at a young age when she understood the separation of church and state in third grade. Heather Heying of The Darkhorse Podcast says of Root Quarterly; “Glorious. This is exactly what we need right now... This is our better angels and we owe it to ourselves, and all of us—and our future—to engage with art, and with science, with truth and with beauty, with honor, and without division.” On September 30th in Philadelphia, Heather and her team are hosting “Root Roundtable: The Redcoats are Coming!” for a conversation on media bias, heterodox thinking, and depolarization. Click here to learn more: https://www.rootquarterly.com/new-events/redcoat%20roundtable

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Host Toby Davis sits down with Amna Khalid, Host of Banished , a new podcast about "about our reassessment of the many people, ideas, objects and even works of art that conflict with modern sensibilities." We discuss Amna's efforts to combat cancel culture that is escalating at an alarming rate. Growing up under a series of military dictatorships, Amna has a strong interest in issues relating to censorship and free expression. She speaks frequently on academic freedom, free speech and campus politics at colleges and universities as well as at professional conferences for organizations such as the American Association of University Professors, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and Heterodox Academy. Her essays and commentaries on these same issues have appeared in outlets such as the Conversation, Inside Higher Ed and the New Republic.

Banished is published by Booksmart Studios here: https://www.booksmartstudios.org/
Follow Amna here: https://twitter.com/AmnaUncensored

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In this episode, host Toby Davis sits down with Phil Reeves. Phil is an actor, screenwriter,
former police officer, and police chaplain. He played the incoming Vice President, Andrew
Doyle on the HBO series Veep, and can currently be seen on the ABC sitcom Home
Economics. They talk about his time as a police officer and the current climate of us versus
them when it comes to law enforcement. They discus what it was like being a working actor and
a police officer at the same time. Finally, they talk about Phil’s passion for community and
seeing the common humanity in all people, manifesting in his work as a police chaplain.

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Host Toby Davis sits down with Eric White, Host of the EW Podcast to catch up with the Unity2020 member and former UnityNow teammate. We reflect on Eric's time with UnityNow, the 2020 movement, talk about Eric's video editing projects, and look ahead to what's next on the EW Podcast.

Connect with Eric below:

YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw27qaF6r_XdQrzREV21QSA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericwhte?s=09
Web: https://ericwhte.com/


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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion is one of the foundational books of the Unity movement. As part of a new "Book Club" series of episodes, UnityNow! Podcast team members, Gabe Garber, Todd Niesen and Kimberly Kolb Eakin sat down and discussed this timely work by Jonathan Haidt.

Our rich and wide-ranging discussion covered: models of understanding those with whom we disagree, lessons from self-assessment, the “red pill” moment of the author, elephant communication, tribalism, how to spot a fundamentalist, born leaders, finding balance between the individual and the group, overcoming biases, and continuing the search for tools to end the Ideological War.

Buy the Book! The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt https://amzn.to/3wrJexN

Curious to test your morality, ethics and/or values? Go to https://yourmorals.org.

Braver Angels hosts Depolarization workshops in 2021. https://braverangels.org

For the Hidden Tribes report https://hiddentribes.us/ and the Perception Gap assessment https://perceptiongap.us/.

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt https://amzn.to/2TUFCpB.

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Pamela Paresky is a psychologist, speaker, author, and the founder of “Habits of a Free Mind.” In this fast-moving episode, host Gabe Garber speaks with Pamela about her involvement with the New York Times bestseller The Coddling of the American Mind, her antidote for the coddled mind, teaching at the University of Chicago, and the four assumptions we practice when we encounter someone with whom we disagree.

“Habits of a Free Mind” toolkit and her latest thoughts can be found on Substack.
https://paresky.substack.com

Pamela’s prophetic article about political division in Psychology Today.
Her 2021 article in Sapir Journal, “Critical Race Theory and the ‘Hyper-White’ Jew” is here.

Sapir Presents: A Conversation with Pamela Paresky and Jonathan Haidt is here.

If you’re interested in purchasing The Coddling of the American Mind.
Follow Pamela on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PamelaParesky - @PamelaParesky

FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) https://www.thefire.org

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In this episode, host Toby Davis sits down with the current Mayor of Burbank, California, Bob Frutos, and former mayor Anja Reinke. They discuss the challenges of governing a city in the midst of a pandemic, how national political division has infected local politics, and how social media has had a hand in spreading misinformation. They also highlight how liberals and conservatives have successfully governed a modern city like Burbank for decades and what the state and nation can learn from Burbank’s model.

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Host Toby Davis sits down with Braver Angels Ambassadors Elizabeth Chan and Breyette Covington. In keeping with our mission, we bring you a discussion centered around a very difficult topic approached from opposite sides. Breyette is an adjunct professor in the School of Integrated Sciences at JMU and teaches for the Graduate Certificate in Cyber Intel Program. Elizabeth is an attorney practicing in the Washington D.C. and Virginia area. What's more of a polarized topic than Abortion? In 2021, there are many but abortion remains a very emotional and stressful situation to review. Watch as Breyette and Elizabeth show us what Unity Now looks like as they dive in from each of their perspectives as honest individuals.

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