The Importance of Changing Minds

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Join me next week when we hear from Dr. Lucy Kalanathy, who lost her husband to cancer eight years ago. You may have read her husband Paul's best-selling memoir, When Breath Becomes Air. If you enjoyed my conversation with World Debate Champion, Boseau, I recommend listening to our very first episode of a slight change of plans. It's called a black jazz musician takes on the KKK and features Darryl Davis.

World champion debater Bo Seo knows how to win an argument. He’s made it his mission to teach everyone to disagree better. Bo walks us through how to apply the most effective strategies from competitive debate to improve our disagreements at the dinner table. Bo and Maya also discuss how to determine whether an argument is worth having in the first place.

For more on Bo’s work, check out his book, “Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard.”

If you enjoyed this episode, we recommend this one from the archives: "A Black Musician Takes on the KKK."

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