Bonus: Dan on Seattle’s KIRO FM
Greg Tomlin, filling in for Dori Monson, interviews Dan on Seattle's KIRO FM about this podcast and what he's learned about political polarization over the past year.
Aug 03, 2017•23 min
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What I’ve Learned, Season Break & What’s Next
Dan discusses what he's learned making 41 episodes of Depolarize!, the principles he still finds valuable, why it is difficult sometimes to follow his own advice, as well as what is next for the show and for him, including breaking for the Summer.
Jun 28, 2017•10 min
41: Q&A with Dan
Get to know your host a little more! Due to some emergency travel, this week's scheduled interview had to be postponed, so Dan took questions from listeners for his first Q&A episode.
Jun 20, 2017•54 min
40: Learning from Non-U.S. Peacemakers with Jer Swigart
Jer Swigart stops by to talk about what they're doing over at The Global Immersion Project where he is the Co-Founding Director. He shares some wonderful insight into the complicated conflict in the Middle East.
Jun 13, 2017•48 min
39: Science, Soil & Farmer’s Profits with David Montgomery
David R. Montgomery, a Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington invites Dan over to discuss soil, carbon dating, and how farmers are restoring profitability and reducing environmental impact.
Jun 06, 2017•54 min
38: Depolarizing and Reconstructing with John Raines
Dan talks with John Raines, his co-host for their new Reconstruct podcast, about polarization in the world of theology, why they started the podcast, and how the two shows aren't quite as different as they might at first seem.
May 30, 2017•48 min
37: Actual Solutions! (to Group Polarization) with Dr. Ravi Iyer
Dr. Ravi Iyer is doing the real social science work of depolarization as Executive Director of CivilPolitics.org and brings some surprisingly simple solutions to the most complex polarizing issues we face today.
May 23, 2017•52 min
Bonus: Depolarizing Evangelicalism, a Mutual Interview with Mike Erre
Former megachurch pastor Mike Erre and I interview each other about topics ranging from my two podcasts, a communion/eucharist-based church service, and how their church's experiment of holding neither a gay-affirming nor non-gay-affirming stance is going.
May 18, 2017•1 hr 17 min
36: Balance Your News Diet with USA TODAY’s Josh Hafner
Josh Hafner is a former campaign reporter and now a resident journalist at USA TODAY. In this episode he and Dan discuss media identity and how to choose legitimate news sources.
May 16, 2017•53 min
35: Everyone Knows They’re Being Judged with David Lapp
This week David Lapp stops by to talk about depolarization in action as seen through his experiences with the organization he is with, Better Angels, which facilitates candid conversations between voters from the left and the right.
May 09, 2017•47 min
34: How Political Should a Christian Be? with Greg Boyd
Dan chats with one of his favorite American theologians and pastors, Dr. Greg Boyd, for a particularly Christian-themed episode. Dr. Boyd lost about a quarter of his church’s congregants back in 2004 when the church came out as explicitly anti-war, focused on the call of God’s Kingdom to the exclusion of any call to the Kingdom of Americanism. He tells this story, and the two discuss what, exactly, a Christian might be called to in the realm of politics.
May 01, 2017•1 hr 26 min
33: The Media with Conservative Reporter Becket Adams
Media reporter Becket Adams gets candid with Dan this week to share his views on our relationship with partisan media and how we should be navigating all the noise.
Apr 24, 2017•48 min
32: Artistry & Compassion in the Trump Era with David Bazan
touring brings him especially close to a slice of modern America. David is a ruthlessly honest, compassionate and concise man, a deep thinker and a great conversationalist. Their chat touches on songwriting and artistry in this new era, how to have compassion for a new set of marginalized people, and much more.
Apr 17, 2017•1 hr 35 min
31: Empathy & Immersion with VICE’s Thomas Morton
VICE journalist Thomas Morton reveals the intent behind his unique approach to complete immersion with various subcultures in his docuseries Balls Deep.
Apr 10, 2017•1 hr 25 min
30: In Defense of Moderation with Aurelian Craiutu
This week professor and author Aurelian Craiutu illustrates the political and ideological moderate and the value of partisanship.
Apr 03, 2017•1 hr 27 min
29: Despair and Invitation with David Dark
Author, professor, and cultural critic David Dark joins Dan to talk about the despair that got Donald Trump elected, and how to invite those we disagree with into conversation and into a fuller communal life. David's latest book is called "Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious," but he mentions in this interview that he could have just as well titled it, "Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Political."
Mar 27, 2017•1 hr 11 min
28: What Undecided Voters Teach Us About Depolarizing with Diane Hessan
Diane Hessan is known for her entrepreneurial agency work, but in 2016 was tapped by the Hillary Clinton campaign to do some nonstandard polling of undecided voters, keeping in touch with them over long periods of time and building relationships. What she learned surprised her, but not only that, she is doing it all again with independent voters as Trump’s presidency continues to roll out.
Mar 20, 2017•1 hr 1 min
27: Apes, Humans, and American Christianity with Adrian Wyard
This week Adrian Wyard, Executive Director of Counterbalance, stops by to share some thinking points from his many years of research of common ancestry and theology.
Mar 13, 2017•1 hr 26 min
26: Nonviolence and the New Pro-Life Movement with Aimee Murphy
Aimee Murphy is the Executive Director of Life Matters Journal, a pro-life consistent life ethic publication. A victim of sexual assault, Aimee explains what it is to be truly pro-life and to oppose all forms of aggressive violence against human beings.
Mar 06, 2017•1 hr 29 min
25: Our Vast, Tangled Mortgage Web & More with David Dayen
David Dayen, author of Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street's Great Foreclosure Fraud answers the question, "Was Obama good for America on finances?".
Feb 27, 2017•1 hr 5 min
24: Faith, Victories, and Failures in the Obama White House with Michael Wear
Michael Wear, author of the new book Reclaiming Hope, gives us a behind-the-scenes look into what was going on in the Obama administration in regards to faith and politics.
Feb 20, 2017•1 hr 1 min
23: Humiliation, Trump, and America’s Shadow Communities with Chris Arnade
Chris Arnade is a PhD and former Wall Street trader who ended his career to capture addiction and poverty in America as a photographer and friend. He talks to Dan this week about his experience with the Americans he came to know.
Feb 13, 2017•1 hr 10 min
22b: Islam 101 with Judd King, Part 2
Dan is joined by Islamic Studies professor Judd King (American University) to give us something almost all of us could use: a basic primer on Islam. Shariah Law, the Five Pillars, whether or not there are non-practicing Muslims — all the hits! This is Part 2 of a 2-part series, mostly because Dan doesn’t really know anything, and therefore had a lot of questions.
Feb 09, 2017•44 min
22: Islam 101 with Judd King, Part 1
Dan is joined by Islamic Studies professor Judd King (American University) to give us something almost all of us could use: a basic primer on Islam. Shariah Law, the Five Pillars, whether or not there are non-practicing Muslims — all the hits! This is Part 1 of a 2-part series, mostly because Dan doesn’t really know anything, and therefore had a lot of questions.
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 2 min
21: Women’s March on Washington with Jessica Hecox, Christian & Amy Piatt
Jessica Hecox joins Dan this week on a special double episode featuring Christian & Amy Piatt of Homebrewed CultureCast to discuss what she experienced at the Portland's Women's March and the conflicting feelings she walked away with.
Jan 30, 2017•1 hr 6 min
20: Getting Schooled by Dr. Eddie S. Glaude: Race, Values, University Culture, False Equivalence
This week Dr. Eddie Glaude, Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University, poses some interesting challenges to Dan about systematic inequality and what it's going to take to change it.
Jan 23, 2017•1 hr 1 min
19: Trump, Obama, and Big Companies with Matt Stoller
Author and policymaker Matt Stoller joins Dan, and Dan picks Matt's brain, a delightful garden full of non-partisan insights into economics, anti-trust laws, and the populist soul (or lack thereof) of both Trump and Obama.
Jan 16, 2017•1 hr 3 min
18: Why Do We Categorize People? with Christena Cleveland
Christena Cleveland, social psychologist at Duke Divinity, shares her expertise on how and why we categorize people. It’s an interesting explanation of our built-in biases: socioeconomic, gender, religious and cultural.
Jan 09, 2017•58 min
17: Does America’s History of Racism Matter Today? with Drew G.I. Hart
Drew G.I. Hart (author of “Trouble I’ve Seen”) breaks down the racial empathy gap and explains why America continues to function as a systematically racist culture, usually unrelated to individual racist feelings. He brings great clarity to some truly thorny questions.
Jan 02, 2017•1 hr 27 min
16: Does Matt Carter Understand Trump Voters?
Matt Carter, host of Break It Down podcast, sheds some light on the reasons he believes so many Americans voted for Trump.
Dec 19, 2016•1 hr 15 min
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