Race, Identity and Democracy ft. John Wood Jr.

Yes, you found us out of the other 5,000,000 podcasts- this one will be worth it! The Hopeful Majority is a weekly show where we have nuanced conversations and fight outrage. Each episode will focus on one question, and the episode will be divided into two sections: 1) my thoughts 2) a nuanced conversation with a guest. Episode #1 question: What actually is the Hopeful Majority and why is it significant?Episode # 1 guest: John Wood Jr. John formerly ran for Congress as a Republican, and he currently serves as the National Ambassador to Braver Angels. JOHN’s INFO:Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnRWoodJrPODCAST INFO: Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xXeEaMFj74baewHxb6OKp?si=01b2fc9de68e44e3Apple: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manumeel_/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuMeel_OUTLINE:0:00 - Introduction1:11 - My political awakening and BridgeUSA’s start3:39 - The roadtrip that changed it all7:47 - What is the hopeful majority?11:34 - Are we just a bunch of moderates? 13:53 - Conversation with John Wood Jr. 25:30 - How do we build nuance?38:50 - Why are we reduced to our political labels?51:00 - MLK, Democracy, and Love 1:06:00 - John’s “why”1:08:16 - Closing, See you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.