Can swapping news bubbles help bridge the political divide?

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🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Minnesota Public Radio News wanted to test the theory that people can find common ground on tough topics, so they invited two people with different backgrounds and political views to swap news sources. MPR News' Catharine Richert joins us to discuss the experiment. Then, vaccines delivered through a spray into the nose could offer better protection and fewer side effects than traditional vaccine shots in the arm. McMaster University professor Fiona Smaill explains how these vaccines work. And, a globally famous grizzly bear died recently after being hit by a car south of Jackson, Wyoming. Renowned photographer Thomas Mangelsen reflects on Grizzly 399's life and legacy.

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0:16.4	Wonderful to be with you for Here and Now Anytime, where we bring you the news of today and arts and culture and science features you'll be thinking and talking about tomorrow.
0:27.7	Go on, subscribe. Let's get started.
0:30.7	You know, many of us live in political bubbles, and so we talk to people all the time who see the world the same way we do.
0:36.1	But what if you don't? And what does that do for your ability to express yourself and feel at home in those communities?
0:42.9	An experiment in creating connections amid the political divide.
1:00.1	It is Friday, the first day of November, from NPR and WBUR Boston.
1:02.3	Welcome to here and now anytime.
1:03.9	I'm Shirley Tahar.
1:13.2	Today on our episode, a new line of defense against infection, getting a vaccine through a nasal spray.
1:14.0	Just think of the nasal snot and how you get rid of any pathogens, any infections that can
1:20.9	come in that way, and it's full of immune cells.
1:24.6	And then a grand and grizzly mama bear.
1:28.4	We'll hear more about the life and death of Grizzly 399 and what it says about the bear population.
1:36.1	Well, there hadn't been any grizzly bears resident in Teton Park for 30 or 40 years, maybe 50 years,
1:41.3	because they've been killed up by hunters or poachers or park service killed some.
1:46.7	First now, we know so much about the political divide in this country.
1:52.3	It's torn families apart.
1:53.7	But how to bring people together, Minnesota Public Radio tried a little experiment to help
1:59.4	break people out of their news and information bubbles
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