Episode 105: We talk a lot about diversity in this country, and while many Americans seem to like the idea of having a country that is welcoming, most of us still choose to spend most our time with people who are a lot like ourselves.

And this is especially apparent when it comes to class.

Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss why far too many people are comfortable in discriminating against people who have fewer economic advantages.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

Where do socioeconomic classes mix? Not church, but Chili’s, by Catherine Rampell, The Washington Post

Barbara Kingsolver thinks urban liberals have it all wrong on Appalachia, The Ezra Klein Show podcast

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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