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256 - The Persuaders - Anand Giridharadas

You Are Not So Smart

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How to Have Difficult Conversations With People Who See the World Differently

This is the third episode in a three-part series about how to have difficult conversations with people who see the world differently. In this episode, we sit down when Anand Girdardis, the author of The Persuaders, discusses his thesis. He considers his book an intervention for people on the left who have bought into what he considers a lie. We discuss meaning-making, the dark arts of rhetoric, the ethical issues associated with reaching out to people who may hate you or hate someone you love.

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