“The balance is to amplify voices when I can and to put together interesting events that are going to excite people.” – Sabir Sultan

Today I interviewed Sabir Sultan of Strand Book Store

Sabir Sultan is the Director of Events at the Strand. Prior to that he was the […]

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“How much further down this abyss of complete hatred of each other are we willing to go. And for what?” –  Dr. Lindsay Hoffman

Today I interviewed Dr. Lindsay Hoffman.

Dr. Lindsay Hoffman joined the faculty of the Department of Communication at the University of Delaware in September 2007 after receiving […]

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“A lot of people are annoyed by differences and they are scared of it. … If they can only see how being different enriches a place, a community, it doesn’t take away from it. ” – Bassem Youssef

Today I interviewed Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef, dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab […]

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“Anything I can find that inspires me, propels me, goads me, is great.” – Henry Alford

Today I interviewed Henry Alford.

Henry Alford is a humorist and journalist HA writes for the New Yorker and Airmail. His six books include Big Kiss, which won a Thurber Prize, and most recently, a book […]

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“[Moonstruck] represents a part of our culture that doesn’t always get the spotlight.” – Dom Nero

Today I interviewed Dom Nero.

Dom Nero is a staff video editor at Esquire Magazine, where he also writes about film, television, and video games. He’s the co-host of Eye of the Duck, […]

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We’re back with Season 2 of Reconcile the Aisle!

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“They do change and that’s what these messages mean. People do change .” – Sammy Rangel

Today I interviewed Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate

In this episode we speak about how:

• The far right exploited the pandemic to terrorize vulnerable communities.
• Far right groups are stealing recruitment techniques from ISIS.
• The […]
  

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This bonus episode gets us ready for the election in 2020 — and beyond! The lessons in this episode apply to the Democratic process overall.

Danielle Holtz is a historian of US political culture, intellectual history,and US foreign policy, Dr. Holtz focuses on conservatism and white supremacy in the nineteenth and […]

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“We think about [Democracy] happening someplace else … and how I think about it and encourage students to think about it: it’s there yes … but it’s also in you.” – Timothy Shaffer, PhD

Today I interviewed Timothy Shaffer, PhD

Timothy J. Shaffer is an associate professor in the Department of Communication […]

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