Is America Really That Divided? Ft. Tom Fishman

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 UsStarts With Us INFO:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startswithus/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/StartsWithUsWebsite: https://startswith.us/PODCAST INFO: Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple: apple.co/3qRsnqpoYoutube: https://bit.ly/youtube-hopefulmajorityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/manumeel_/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuMeel_OUTLINE: 0:00 Intro0:45 Are we that divided?7:52 Shared values10:37 Introducing Tom Fishman12:56 Tom’s backstory17:45 Why this problem?21:07 We’re not that divided22:04 Being empathetic27:55 Selling an Idea/competing for attention31:01 What’s the point33:04 The 87%35:54 Division in America by the numbers40:04 Media coverage in politics42:31 voting with attention46:19 Now what?49:47: packaging nuance52:41 Why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.