Truth Hurts: From Conflict to Connection, with Dr Julia Ebner

Intelligence Squared

Arts, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

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🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This event is part of Critical Conversations, a new series on the age of misinformation by Intelligence Squared and Sage & Jester, hosted by Sophia Smith Galer. Have you ever clashed with someone on social media or even a loved one? Conversations can easily escalate in a time where everyone is consuming different media with wildly different messaging. At Truth Hurts: From Conflict to Connection, we tackled the most divisive topics in our day-to-day lives and how we can all become better conversationalists. How can we productively engage with those who have opposing views? How can we de-escalate emotionally-charged conversations? And how can we engage others to create a more ethical, kind and sustainable world? We dove into clever strategies for critical thinking and taught you how to dodge sneaky traps; whether you’re scrolling through your newsfeed or navigating tricky conflicts. We also explored techniques for managing emotions and sparking meaningful, empathy-driven conversations that actually get somewhere. Social cohesion researcher Dr Julia Ebner was in conversation with host Sophia Smith Galer live at the Pleasance Theatre in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:13.1	Have you ever clashed with someone on social media or even a loved one? Conversations can easily escalate in a time where everyone is consuming different media with wildly different
1:17.9	messaging. Today's episode is the recording from our recent live event. Truth hurts from conflict to
1:23.9	connection, the second installment of our critical conversation series, in partnership
1:28.6	with Sage and Jester.
1:30.7	Sage and Jester are the arts production company who create immersive experiences designed to
1:35.5	entertain, enlighten, and help you harness your internal BS detector, arming you with the tools
1:40.4	to question, challenge, and pause before you believe what you see and read.
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