When We Disagree
What's a disagreement you can’t get out of your head? When We Disagree highlights the arguments that stuck with us, one story at a time.
Episodes
135 episodes
The Division Industrial Complex: Who Profits From Your Anger?
Steven Olikara (founding CEO of Bridge Entertainment Labs, former U.S. Senate candidate in Wisconsin, and one of the stars of the documentary
Two Cheers for Congress: Speaking up for the Legislative Branch
Frances Lee (professor of political science at Princeton, author of
Listen First, Talk Later: A Tactical Guide to Peace
Kent Lenci, an educator, founder of Middle Ground School Solutions, and author of Learning to D...
The Civic Hub: Reimagining the University Mission
Is civic education a fundamental duty of higher education or a dangerous political risk? Alex Kappus of Carn...
Learning to Argue Well is the Point of Education
Andrew Perrin, SNF-Agora professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, reflects on leading a high-stakes effort to redesign general educati...
How Stories Change Minds
Jennifer Borda, professor of communication at the University of New Hampshire and the co-director of the Civ...
The Long Game of Better Arguments: A Historian's Take on Public Disagreement
Sarah Igo, the Andrew Jackson chair in American history at Vanderbilt University and the faculty director of
Our Own Facts? Contesting Truth in a Polarized Age
A firsthand witness to January 6 recounts a surreal argument at a casual gathering. Sherman Tylawsky, founder of the George Washington Institute and host of the Friends...
The Civility Paradox: The Costs of Avoiding Difficult Conversations
What happens when a heated professional conflict comes back years later with unexpected consequences? In this episode, Bill Imada, Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer at
Second Chances and First Principles
In this episode of When We Disagree, host Michael Lee sits down with advocate Radia Baxter, a community advocate and political advisor in South Carolina, explores a powerful tension: our desir...
Changing Hearts and Minds: Curiosity and Constructive Conversations
Wilk Wilkinson, host of the Derate the Hate podcast and a leader with Braver Angel...
Conviction Without Contempt: Arguing About the Future of Education
School choice sparks some of the most heated arguments in education, and Shaka Mitchell, senior fellow at the American Federation for Children
Arguing Well in an Age of Outrage
John Inazu, the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis, reflects on a painful ar...
Healthy Conflict Makes for Better Companies
Steve Cody, veteran public relations and strategic
Can Debate Heal Polarization?
What happens when people with deeply opposing views actually listen to each other? Doug Sprei of the College Debates and Discourse Alliance shares stories from more than
How Persuasion Works in Local Politics
Veteran lobbyist and community mediator Michael Covington shares lessons from a career spent navigating conflict in
Is Conversation Complicity? The Cost of Civil Discourse
What happens when a college dedicated to civil dialogue goes on Tucker Carlson Tonight? In this episode, Phelosha Collaros of St. John's College, famous for its "
Disagreement is an Educational Tool: A Case for Viewpoint Diversity in Higher Education
After challenging a dominant academic framework about privilege, a graduate student received the worst grade of his life. Curious, he reran the experiment — submitting basically the same paper with the opposite conclusion — and saw it praised. ...
Emotionally Drunk: When Old Wounds Hijack New Connections
Angel Grant, co-founder of Death Over Dinner and Drugs Over Dinner, opens up about a rare moment when she brok...
Breaking Bread, Breaking Connection: Dinner Diplomacy and a Sudden Shutdown
After a magical day of food, wine, and instant connection with a new friend, Tina Singleton made one political comment that shattered it all. In th...
Outrage, Loyalty, and the Price of Power
Trey Gowdy, former prosecutor and congressman and current author and host ...
From Awkward Silence to Hard Hope
Philosopher and interfaith scholar at the University of Denver, Sarah Pessin, has written quite a bit about common...
Humility is a Leadership Skill
Fairmont State University President Mike Davis joins When We Disagree to tell a story about being wrong and how it chan...