How Do You Bridge with a Conspiracy Believer? - NaPodPoMo 2025 Day 13

Day 13 of our 30-day challenge exploring how we bridge our divides.So far, we’ve talked about what bridging is, how to move from talk to action, and how to handle disinformation.Today, we’re taking that one step further — looking at a deeper, more stubborn challenge: conspiratorial thinking.When someone embraces a conspiracy theory, it’s rarely just about facts. It’s about trust, belonging, and identity.If you try to challenge the idea head-on, it can feel like you’re not just questioning a belief — you’re threatening someone’s sense of who they are and where they belong.So how do we bridge that gap? How do we engage without alienating or entrenching?To help us unpack that, we’re joined by Melanie Trecek King, founder of Thinking is Power, who helps people understand how they know what they know.She shares insights on how to think more clearly about the claims we encounter every day — and how to foster curiosity instead of confrontation.Learn more: OutrageOverload.netJoin the movement to lower the temperature: Count Me In for Calm Get full access to Outrage Overload Newsletter at outrageoverload.substack.com/subscribe