Sarah Stein Lubrano — Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds - with Alexandra Petri

This provocative debut from a bold new voice combines a fascinating range of research to show us the psychological and sociological factors that really shape our politics.Drawing from ancient philosophy to modern neuroscience and social science, Dr Sarah Stein Lubrano reveals the surprising truth about how people think and behave politically. From friendship to community organizing and social infrastructure, she explores the actions that actually do change minds.In a world where politics keeps getting more irrational, dishonest, violent and chaotic, it's getting much harder to reach people with words alone. So people who really care about democracy must ask: how can we stop arguing and do the deep work to build stronger foundations for political life, and a better world for us all?PURCHASE: https://politics-prose.com/book/9781399413923?ic_referral=T7oMqX3SujYUYod8ng-vU2q_O_8KazNC-DSlFpCEl9kwMxt48R_9eFlchppKKb3dNdMRjz5sX71HaQxP5oLbcb2Rh5EuSTg64dWDXywWNjFL3Ph8rsDKU1HS1XV3Zp9v_-8AOs0Dr Sarah Stein Lubrano holds a PhD from the University of Oxford and a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge. Her thinking often reaches the public through the Sense and Solidarity Initiative and the Future Narratives Lab. She was previously the Head of Content at The School of Life, tutored in prisons and wrote obituaries. She regularly appears on public radio and a variety of podcasts. Lubrano is in conversation with Alexandra Petri, staff writer for The Atlantic. She is the author of three books, including AP’s US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up), the winner of the 2025 Thurber Prize for American Humor. Prior to joining The Atlantic she was a humor columnist for the Washington Post.