Is America Really That Divided? Ft. Tom Fishman

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Are we really that divided? Conventional wisdom says yes. But I want to dig deeper and challenge this notion. Join Tom and I as we challenge the conventional narrative. Believe it or not, I learned that 9/10 Americans agree on 6 core values. 87% are exhausted by our politics. And the media covers divisive politicians 4x more than the problem-solvers. In fact, there’s a lot to be hopeful about.

Meet Tom Fishman, the CEO of Starts With Us. 

Episode #8 QUESTION: Are we really that divided? 

Episode #8 GUEST: Tom Fishman CEO of Starts With Us

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OUTLINE: 

0:00 Intro

0:45 Are we that divided?

7:52 Shared values

10:37 Introducing Tom Fishman

12:56 Tom’s backstory

17:45 Why this problem?

21:07 We’re not that divided

22:04 Being empathetic

27:55 Selling an Idea/competing for attention

31:01 What’s the point

33:04 The 87%

35:54 Division in America by the numbers

40:04 Media coverage in politics

42:31 voting with attention

46:19 Now what?

49:47: packaging nuance

52:41 Tom's "Why"