Is the News Making You Hate Everybody? Here's a Radical Antidote.

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

4.6 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

We're sharing an episode of The Paula Faris Show on which Dan was a guest. Here's Paula's introduction:

From theological debates to newsroom banter, Dan Harris and I couldn't be more different — I grew up in a Midwest Conservative Christian home, while Dan grew up as an East Coast Liberal who had a Bar Mitzvah for the money (his words!). But our unlikely friendship as co-anchors on Good Morning America became a lesson in empathy, curiosity, and the beauty of bridging divides.

In this candid and hilarious reunion, Dan and I talk about media bias, religious differences, and how pushing each other made us better journalists — and better people. It's a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when you stop avoiding the hard conversations and start leaning in and the science behind the importance of having people in our lives who are different from us.

From Bar Mitzvahs to Bible studies, this episode will make you laugh, reflect, and maybe even text a friend who sees the world a little differently than you do.

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0:00.0	It's the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris.
0:18.1	Hey, everybody. Is the news making you hate people, maybe even your friends, your family, your neighbors?
0:25.4	If that's true, I have a radical antidote for you. Here it is. Hang out with somebody with whom you disagree.
0:33.7	I know, I know, I know, I can hear you grumbling already. You might be thinking, I don't know
0:38.4	anybody who I disagree with because I'm only friends with people who share my tribal affinities,
0:43.3	or you might be thinking, I can't do this because everybody I know who disagrees with me is too
0:47.7	fucking annoying. I get it. The point of this episode really is not to guilt or shame you into
0:53.5	building these kinds of bridges.
0:55.2	It's to model for you how it can be done and to show you the many benefits that proximity can breed understanding and take you out of a state of blind rage, which is an uncomfortable place to live and many of us are living there.
1:09.3	What you're about to hear is a conversation between
1:11.2	me and my former co-anchor on the weekend editions of Good Morning America, Paula Ferris. When we
1:18.2	worked together, which we did for many years, we used to have heated debates behind the scenes about
1:22.6	everything from politics to religion, all the stuff you're not supposed to talk about in mixed
1:26.2	company. But these debates actually brought us closer together.
1:30.4	Done right, hanging out with people who do not share your worldview, can not only breed compassion,
1:35.6	but it can also be thrilling and fun.
1:38.6	On paper, Paula and I could not be more different.
1:41.6	She's an evangelical Christian from the Midwest.
1:45.2	I'm an agnostic from the People's Republic of Massachusetts. But having candid conversations made us both better and
1:51.6	stronger. So I'm excited to play this conversation for you. Just three quick things to say before we
1:57.6	dive in. First, this conversation first aired on Paula's podcast,
2:01.9	the Paula Ferris Show, which you should all go check out. Second, our next live meditation and
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