A journalist and German immigrant trying to make sense of the U.S. through interviews with smart, inspiring Americans.
Notes from America
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A journalist and German immigrant trying to make sense of the U.S. through interviews with smart, inspiring Americans.
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February 16, 2021
Division and Common Ground in the U.S., Part 2 - with Will Friedman
In this episode, Public Agenda president Will Friedman discusses why it is important to highlight the things on which Americans can agree, how to pave the way for a discussion that doesn’t feel loaded from the beginning, and why his organization started Hidden Common Ground, a project exploring where Americans agree or disagree on solutions for issues from economic opportunities and equity to immigration or law enforcement. This is part 2 of a 4 part series about division and common ground in the U.S. Guest: Will Friedman, president of the nonpartisan research and public engagement organization Public Agenda https://www.publicagenda.org/ Useful links: Hidden Common Ground’s first report deals explores how Americans think and feel about divisiveness. https://www.publicagenda.org/reports/divisiveness-and-collaboration-in-american-public-life-a-hidden-common-ground-report/ Over the year 2020, Hidden Common Ground published several reports on where Americans agree – and where there really is division – on a range of issues. https://www.publicagenda.org/programs-reports/the-hidden-common-ground-initiative/
January 11, 2021
Division and Common Ground in the U.S., Part 1 - with Samantha Moore-Berg
In this episode of Notes from America, social psychologist Dr. Samantha Moore-Berg will discuss what might cause division in the United States and beyond, how accepting division can lead to a breakdown in democracy, and what helps people find common ground. This is part 1 of a 4 part series about division and common ground in the U.S. Guest: Dr. Samantha Moore Berg - social psychologist and researcher at the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab at the University of Pennsylvania Useful links: You’ll find links to Samantha Moore-Berg’s research about topics like metaperceptions or prejudice and discrimination interventions on her website: http://samanthamooreberg.com/ What does the divide between Republicans and Democrats look like? Beyond Conflict’s report “America’s Divided Mind” gives some (visual) clues: https://beyondconflictint.org/americas-divided-mind/ Samantha Moore-Berg, Boaz Hameiri, Emile Bruneau: The prime psychological suspects of toxic political polarization. http://samanthamooreberg.com/resources/2020.MooreBerg.ThePrimePsychologicalSuspectsofPolarization.pdf
November 20, 2020
Great American Outdoors, Part 2 - with Carolyn Finney
Interview guest Dr. Carolyn Finney helps us explore the complicated relationship between land, race and belonging in the United States. She explains what representation means in national parks and other outdoor spaces, talks about "The Perils of Being Black in Public", which she recently wrote for the "Guardian", and how organizations as well as individuals could develop greater cultural competency. This is part 2 of a mini series about the Great American Outdoors. We recorded the interview in September. Guest:Dr. Carolyn Finney is a cultural geographer, author and storyteller who, among many other things, served on the U.S. National Parks Advisory Board for eight years. https://www.carolynfinney.com/ Useful links:"The Perils of Being Black in Public", published in the Guardian in June 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/03/being-black-public-spaces-outdoors-perils-christian-cooper Carolyn Finney's book "Black Faces, White Spaces" (2014) https://uncpress.org/book/9781469614489/black-faces-white-spaces/ And if you want to see Carolyn talk, here's a TED talk she gave in February 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i58ayzQf4wc
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