Jen says she heard him more deeply. She was kind of looking for like have you actually thought about why you're sending this? He said he has a sense but I haven't articulated it even to myself, Jen adds. It sounds like you're saying you're not entirely made up in your mind but your hope in sending this stuff along. What you may resonate with on some level is to have the recipients consider kind of what some people are feeling is that right?" "I don't exactly know why I'm doing it but I feel compelled," Todd replied.
Today we’re going to see if one American family can flip the usual, tortured and tedious script for arguing about politics and do something more interesting. Jenn and Todd Brandel sit down with their dad, Bruce, to see if they can come to a better understanding about what has shaped their different political views. Mónica Guzmán, senior fellow for public practice at Braver Angels and author of I Never Thought Of It That Way: How To Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times, is back to provide some insightful post-game analysis. In this second episode of our special two-part series, she breaks down what went well, what got a little messy, and what we can all apply to our own conversations with loved ones.
Listen to the first part of our series: “How To Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without Yelling) Pt 1”
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