Building Bridges Across Political Divides

The speaker won the Ted Prize in 2015 and became concerned about toxic polarization in the country, leading to the development of a method where strangers across political divides engage in StoryCorps interviews to understand each other as human beings. The focus is not on politics but on fostering empathy, as it is difficult to hate someone up close. The cause of deep divisions in America is attributed to the dehumanization of individuals across divides, which poses serious risks.