Illumine America is a podcast produced by the US Baha’i Office of Public Affairs. Its eighth episode deals with the universal subject of conflict.
In this episode, ames Samimi Farr talks with Amanda Ripley, a writer for The Atlantic and the author of many great books, including her latest, High Conflict, which details how people get themselves into damaging and polarizing conflict, and how they can get themselves out.
They discuss: What makes unhealthy conflict explode? How is the media system culpable in promoting high conflict? Why does the media sometimes ‘flatten’ our very dynamic world in service of telling a story? And what are the limits of us vs them thinking in solving social problems?
You can find all episodes of Illumine America online.
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