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Depolarizing America: Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together. Nathan Bomey

Depolarizing America: Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together. Nathan Bomey

FromLet's Find Common Ground


Depolarizing America: Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together. Nathan Bomey

FromLet's Find Common Ground

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Common Ground Committee is part of a robust and growing national movement of bridge builders, who are working to reduce incivility and toxic polarization in America today. We look in-depth at this diverse, vital coalition. 
Who's involved and how are they tackling racial, cultural, and political schisms that threaten American democracy?
Our guest, Nathan Bomey, is a reporter for USA Today, and author of the new book, "Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age." In this interview, we hear stories about people from many walks of life who are building the structure of a new, more united America.
"Despite its transformational qualities, bridge building often attracts considerable resistance," says Bomey. "In many cases, that's because bridges promise to disrupt the status quo for people who previously benefited from or preferred social isolation." This episode looks at a constructive way forward.
Released:
Sep 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

As the tone of public discourse becomes increasingly angry and divisive, Common Ground Committee offers a healing path to reaching agreement and moving forward. We talk with top leaders in public policy, finance, academe and more to encourage the seeking and finding of points of agreement, and to demonstrate how combating incivility can lead us forward.