Content warning: This episode contains brief mentions of torture.
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled weaves together stories from Syrian refugees while recognizing the multiplicity of their experiences and perspectives. John Green and Rosianna Halse Rojas discuss how to resist the urge to essentialize and simplify complex situations, the act of listening vs. making statements, and moments of human solidarity in the book.
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