In their debut episode of How Did We Get Here? Jason and Krista talk about conversation and how to navigate difficult subject matter in the current social climate.
How Did We Get Here? is a new podcast about a variety of topics, touching on relationship, society, philosophy, psychology, and lighter fare like favorite comedians, the best chocolate, and what Jiu Jitsu injury Jason is nursing this week.
Honorable Mentions During this Episode
Comedian Pete Holmes and his HBO Special “Faces and Sounds”
Peter Rollins and his work
Poet and Philosopher David Whyte, author of “Midlife and the Great Unknown”
Comedian Nate Bargatze and his Netflix comedy special
Comedian Tom Papa
Partisanship and Political Animosity in 2016 - Survey results
Depolarize podcast series about White Evangelical voters, episodes 50-54, dated March 18, 2018 - April 16, 2018.
Quotables
6:30 - What do you feel in your body when you have conflict?
7:18 - Krista paraphrases the popular Maggie Kuhn quote: “Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind -- even if your voice shakes.”
14:17 - Krista references well-known Elizabeth Gilbert quote that “Fear can get in the car, but it doesn’t get to pick the music.”
18:16 - Krista references the On Being podcast and Krista Tippett’s interview with Sally Kohn and Erick Erickson, aired on October 11, 2018.
27:38 - Krista quotes Rumi poem.
28:08 - Krista asks Jason, “If there are three gates we need to pass through in order to speak, what would three gates be for listening?”
29:55 - Jason references Peter Rollins and his question: “Am I willing to let ‘the other’ critique me?”
33:09 - Krista asks Jason, “What do you do if the words of ‘the other’ become vile or violent or hate-filled?”
36:55 - Jason references an academic article from the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. “Past research suggests that it is not disagreement or opposing interests alone, but rather the perceptions about those disagreements that determine how they react.”
39:05 - Krista references author and philosopher Alain de Botton and his interview with Krista Tippett on the On Being podcast.
42:00 - Jason and Krista dip their toes into a conversation about conversations on social media.
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