Humanizing Politics with Sarah and Beth from Pantsuit Politics
The Preamble
Sharon McMahon
4.9 • 15.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2021
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Having a civil conversation about politics in our polarized society seems to be a near-impossible task these days. But why? In this episode, Sharon and hosts of Pantsuit Politics Beth and Sarah talk about how we can have kind, thoughtful and compassionate political discussions on and offline. Beth and Sarah talk about the political polarization we face today and why people get so up-in-arms about politics. Their answer: We care so much because we care about each other. When we realize this, we are able to diffuse arguments and have political discussions with friends and family members that are centered around connection and relationship. Sharon, Beth and Sarah teach us how to have fruitful political conversations with our friends and family - even if they hold opposite views. Political conversations can be enriching, relationship-building and thought-provoking. There is so much to learn in this episode - let’s dive in!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, thank you so much for joining me. I am excited you're here. I'm excited to be |
| 0:06.5 | chatting with Sarah Stewart and Beth Silver's. They co-host the |
| 0:11.4 | incredibly popular podcast Pantsuit Politics. |
| 0:15.0 | If you know, you know. They've also co-authored a book called I think you're wrong, but I'm listening, |
| 0:21.0 | a guide to Grace-filled political conversation they have another |
| 0:24.1 | book coming out next year they both have law degrees they've worked on all kinds of |
| 0:29.2 | interesting things like in HR and as a congressional staffer, a city commissioner, they work on a |
| 0:36.0 | budget civic organizations, they are just really really governors. So let's |
| 0:41.2 | dive in so much to chat about as always |
| 0:44.9 | Too much to talk about not enough time. So let's do it. I'm Sharon McMahon and welcome to the Sharon Says So podcast. |
| 0:55.6 | Yay, thank you guys so much for being here. |
| 0:58.0 | It's always fun to chat with other people who are as nerdy |
| 1:00.6 | about these topics as you are. Thank you for having us. We certainly fit the nerdy rules. |
| 1:05.6 | Yeah, I was debating politics with my grandfather at like seven. I was like that seven year old |
| 1:09.8 | so it's fully embodied into that identity. |
| 1:13.0 | We had this conversation the other day |
| 1:14.1 | we're like, we're not fun people. |
| 1:15.6 | It's not our gift. |
| 1:16.4 | I get it. |
| 1:17.0 | I gave up trying to be cool at approximately age 16 |
| 1:20.9 | when I realized this is hopeless. It's not a cool thing to be a six foot |
| 1:24.7 | tall 16 year old. Wow. That's still that yeah that's tall at 16. All right I want to talk |
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