#3: Cold War Friends, More Verified Data, Hopeful Conversations & What We Can All Do

In this episode I talk about how two people from different ideologies, belief systems and polarizing ends of big things can come together. How being curious and seeking to understand is more important than ever. That we must keep checking the validity of the headlines we're told to believe. How conversations marked with people on opposite sides offer glimpses of hope, that if more of these conversations are happening the more we realize how alike we are and not different as political and nefarious means would paint us. The psychology behind cognitive dissonance and how one man bravely put this conversation framework to practice - if he could do what he did WE can all do better. I challenge you to think about disagreements differently. I challenge you to put your ego away. I challenge you to seek to understand. Sources:Bridge of Spies Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsHjwjM7XK4Alex Pretti Scuffle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42mpmH0G0Dwhttps://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/01/fact-check-alex-pretti-was-not-fired-from-his-hospital-job-months-before-his-death.html?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DUGYzkBEWR2/?hl=enhttps://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/immigrants-and-crime?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/illegal-immigrant-murderers-texas-2013-2022?utm_source=chatgpt.com#conclusionhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DTvjVEbD-2p/https://www.instagram.com/p/DUDjRnnEVUD/https://www.facebook.com/katelincolngoldfinch/posts/read-this-scathing-ruling-issued-by-us-district-judge-fred-biery-ordering-the-re/10126954429638810/https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/speed-over-fairness-deportation-under-obamahttps://www.instagram.com/p/DKw8gh-gY91/