How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times

Let's Find Common Ground

USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future

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🗓️ 28 March 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

CPF Executive Director Kamy Akhavan joins Sangita Shresthova, research director at Civic Paths Group, and Monica Guzman, journalist and author, to discuss her latest book and share insights on how to better understand and connect with those whose opinions and beliefs vastly differ.

Featuring:
Kamy Akhavan - Executive Director, USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future
Mónica Guzmán - Author, "I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times," Digital Director, Braver Angels
Sangita Shresthova - Director of Research, Civic Paths Group at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

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0:00.0	Welcome to the bully pulpit from the University of Southern California Center for the Political Future.
0:11.7	Our podcast brings together America's top politicians, journalists, academics, and strategists from across the political spectrum for discussions on hot-button issues where we
0:21.5	respect each other and respect the truth. We hope you enjoy these conversations.
0:29.5	Hello and welcome to today's Dornside Dialogue, How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations
0:34.4	in Dangerously Divided Times. I'm Sarah Stern, Senior Director of Alumni Relations for USC DornSife.
0:40.2	And got just a few housekeeping notes before we get started.
0:43.2	If you would like to re-watch or share today's discussion, we're going to make a recording
0:46.4	available on the Dornside Dialogs page of our website.
0:49.1	This is in the next day or two, and we'll also share this on our Facebook page.
0:52.6	Now I'll turn it over to a message from
0:54.4	Amber Miller, Dean of the USC Dornside College of Writers, Arts, and Sciences.
0:59.0	Welcome back to Dornside Dialogues. Our conversation today is in collaboration with our
1:03.7	Center for the Political Future, our go-to source for civil, fact-based debate on substantive
1:08.5	issues. Political divisiveness has reached dangerous height
1:12.6	in today's world. It's infected our political system, created toxic echo chambers on social media,
1:17.6	and resulted in estrangement between family members, neighbors, and colleagues.
1:22.6	We as a society need a collective reminder about how to have challenging conversations about difficult
1:28.6	topics. And there is no better institution to lead the way back than universities, places that
1:34.2	have always celebrated rigorous debate and championed free speech. We have three terrific experts
1:40.2	with us today who will offer their insights on what we can do to embrace this mindset and bring it to our
1:45.0	communities. Kame Akavan is the executive director of the USC Dornsef Center for the political
1:50.5	future. Before arriving at Dornside, he was the CEO of Procon.org, one of the nation's leading
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