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Jan 2022
56m 35s

Impossible (?) Conversations: The Best a...

THE THINKING ATHEIST
About this episode
Psychologists Dr. Hector Garcia and Dr. Valerie Tarico join us for a complex, nuanced, and thoughtful conversation about the dying of discourse in a hyper-divided world. When should we speak, and when should we shout? Are we picking the right battles? When should we declare war on awful agents? And are good people sometimes getting an unfair shake?

This is a discussion about discussions.

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