Day 21 of our 30-day challenge, continuing our deep dive into bridging our divides.

Throughout this series, we’ve heard from bridge-builders, psychologists, and civic leaders — people who spend every day thinking about how to bring us back together.

But today, we’re stepping outside the inner circle of the bridging movement. Because if bridging is going to work, it can’t be just insiders talking to insiders.

So we’re revisiting our very first question:

What exactly is “bridging”?

And today’s answer comes from someone who approaches the idea with a different lens — Ross “Yergz” Yerger, host of the podcast and radio show Up the Middle.

Yergz works in the world of everyday political conversation — where most Americans live — and offers a grounded, practical take on what bridging looks like when the microphones are off and the neighbors are talking.

Check out his perspective.

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