Special Edition: How to Disagree & Still Get Along
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
After such a close election, political conversations around the holidays (and really, anytime) can be stressful and heated.
So today, you'll learn how to have better conversations, even when you disagree. Our guest expert walks you through the best way to talk about politics so you can have more understanding and fewer arguments.
It is possible to discuss controversial topics without losing your cool or your relationships.
She also shares why these sometimes tough conversations are so important for us as individuals and a society.
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| 0:00.0 | Jane loved crisps. She ate them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Even at Fancy Pants restaurants, |
| 0:07.6 | your crisps, madam. Years went by, but then crisps stopped doing it for her. They got her thrown out of cinemas and were forever in the bedsheets. |
| 0:18.0 | Crisps. They're kind of like your current account. Just because they were good ones doesn't mean you have to stick with them forever. |
| 0:26.2 | Maybe it's time to switch with the current account switch service. |
| 0:29.9 | Today is Saturday, November 14th. We are less than two weeks away from Thanksgiving |
| 0:34.3 | and whether or not you're actually getting together with people in person |
| 0:37.0 | this year, the holidays tend to be a time when we have more conversations |
| 0:40.5 | with friends and family that we care about, but maybe don't always agree with. |
| 0:45.0 | Especially after such a close and still disputed election, |
| 0:48.0 | political conversations with really anyone can be stressful. |
| 0:52.0 | So today you'll hear from psychologist Dr. Tanya Israel |
| 0:54.8 | about how to talk politics and other controversial topics without losing your |
| 0:58.5 | cool or losing your relationships and why this is so important for us as |
| 1:02.4 | individuals and a society. |
| 1:04.0 | She's the author of the book Beyond Your Bubble, How to Connect Across the Political Divide, |
| 1:08.8 | Skills and Strategies for Conversations that Work. |
| 1:11.8 | She's also a professor at the University of California, |
| 1:14.2 | Santa Barbara, and a fellow of the American Psychological |
| 1:17.0 | Association. |
| 1:18.0 | So here's our conversation about having better conversations. |
| 1:26.0 | Welcome, welcome to the Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity every |
| 1:28.8 | Saturday to talk about something in the news. |
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