Brandy Sewell : Cognitive dissonance, MAGA republicans, and misinformation

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi sit with Brandy Sewell and talk a bit about Brene’ Brown’s newest book “Atlas of the heart, cognitive dissonance, and MAGA fascism. Cognitive dissonance defined by Brene’ Brown is “a state of tension that occurs when a person hold two cognitions (ideas, attitudes, beliefs, opinions) that are psychologically inconsistent with each other”Brandy Sewell is a nurse of 20 years and sits with us today as we explore why republicans double down on occultist ideology when presented with evidence. Topics today are taken from Brene Brown’s latest book “Atlas of the heart”. We picked the chapter on cognitive dissonance to explore today as we believe it will help us navigate these cold civil war times. ⸻

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