To Save Democracy, Civility Is Not Enough. It’s Gonna Take Understanding

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

Joe, Politics, Trump, Wash, Joewalsh, News, Thedaily, Thelincolnproject, Podsaveamerica

4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Another fascinating, challenging conversation with Ilana Redstone, author of “The Certainty Trap,” on what it’s gonna take for us to reasonably work thru & overcome the heated & divisive hand to hand political battles we’re bombarded with today. Are we up for the challenge? The jury is out.

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0:00.0	America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.
0:07.3	That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged.
0:13.5	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:23.5	The social contract, it's on us.
0:31.0	Here we come. I think we're going live. Hi, everybody. Come on in. Come on in. Come on in.
0:36.9	I need everybody as you join me because I have a very
0:40.0	special guest tonight and I cannot wait to talk to her. I cannot wait for you all to hear her. As you
0:45.3	come in, do me two favors. Pound those red hearts. Pound those red hearts. That does something to the
0:52.9	algorithm. The other thing is i need to know
0:55.4	if alana redstone my guest and i sound okay if it if we don't if there's some interference
1:02.6	let me know can everybody hear me wave that you can hear me hello alana i want to make sure
1:09.0	hi look all those red hearts.
1:10.9	That's awesome.
1:11.7	Isn't that awesome?
1:12.8	It's just something to the algorithm.
1:14.5	Can everybody hear Alana Redstone, Professor Alana Redstone and I just fine.
1:20.6	Let us know as you come in.
1:25.6	Rachel, hi.
1:26.3	Because we have a really important program for you tonight.
1:31.3	Alana, I want to introduce you, and I'm going to introduce you.
1:35.3	A professor, Alana Redstone.
1:38.3	She's a professor of Scotty.
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