How to Build Bridges in Divided Times

Forward

Humanity Forward Productions

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Mónica Guzmán is a professional bridge-builder who joins Andrew for a conversation on having difficult conversations in divided times. Monica talks about the importance of curiosity, what it means to "contain" a conversation, and how to discuss politics with family. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1zoKY6yCmmc I Never Thought of It That Way: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691561/i-never-thought-of-it-that-way-by-monica-guzman/ Follow Mónica Guzmán: https://twitter.com/moniguzman | https://moniguzman.com Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Knowing where people are coming from is one of the best ways to understand where they are.
0:04.5	So asking questions about people's experiences that led to their views,
0:08.0	and asking questions about the concerns people have around their issues,
0:11.4	are great ways to not be so judgmental, so that you can be curious.
0:17.3	When you're curious, you actually cannot be judgmental.
0:19.9	These are two different modes.
0:21.6	So pushing us away from judgment back into curiosity, back into curiosity, back into curiosity,
0:27.4	does amazing things for our relationships.
0:52.2	This week on Forward, very happy to welcome to the podcast.
0:56.4	Monica, Guzman, the author of I Never Thought of It That Way,
1:00.2	How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations, Endangously Divided Times,
1:04.1	and the Chief Storyteller for one of my favorite organizations in all the world,
1:07.5	Braver Angels. Welcome, Monica. How are you?
1:10.0	Hey, hey, I am doing great. It's good to be here.
1:13.1	You are on the road on your book tour, is that right?
1:15.2	That's right. Yep. We're heading into the third month and heading all over the place.
1:19.5	We're going to dig into your book.
1:22.1	But let's give people a preface first to how your book tour has been going so far.
1:28.2	And what the heck is it about?
1:29.4	The book tour has been going great. It's New York, DC, Sacramento, Florida,
1:34.3	universities, virtual and actual events.
1:36.7	I love being able to go places in person.
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