Rufus Grisco: It's amazing how on almost every major issue you think of, there is a surface level kind of binary distortion of the argument. He says we can build arguments together in neutral spaces and I have to think in the best moments of our political system, when you have bipartisanship, something like that happens. Rufus: Well, Buster, though it's slightly discouraging to learn that I will never change my wife's mind and our arguments will last forever. Use the promo code podcast for 10% off the cost of a subscription.
Have you ever had one of those arguments — whether with a friend or a colleague, a loved one or a perfect stranger — that you both vehemently disagree, and it boils your blood? Too often these days, arguments with people we disagree with feel impossible. We never solve anything but seem to succeed in hurting someone’s feelings. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? In his forthcoming book, “Why Are We Yelling?: The Art of Productive Disagreement” (Nov. 19), Buster Benson, who has worked for some of the world’s most successful companies, to help you have hard conversations in your relationships, engage people with different political viewpoints, and disagree with dignity.