John Wood Jr. – The Long Bridge Across the Partisan Divide

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813491:08 John’s work with Braver Angels 8:16 How Braver Angels gets its business done 13:09 Trying to bridge the partisan divide 20:27 Do some issues require taking sides? 27:37 Braver Angels's approach to the immigration issue 31:37 John: “Trump is more symptom than cause”38:47 Are some political conflicts unavoidable? 41:38 John: “What we need in America is a ... spiritual transformation in our attitudes toward one another” 50:30 Braver Angels's American Hope CampaignRecorded on July 25, 2025Links and ReadingsGlenn’s 2020 conversation with JohnBraver AngelsA Braver Way podcastEliza Taylor Hawkins’s report, “Depolarizing During the Pandemic”Braver Angels’s Trustworthy Elections ReportJohn’s speech before Braver Angels’s 2023 National ConventionThomas Sowell’s book, Black Rednecks & White LiberalsBraver Angels’s American Hope Campaign This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe