Protests, lock-ins, encampments…the culture on university campuses is certainly fraught these days! As political discourse worsens among young people, I couldn’t think of anyone better to explore this issue with than Manu Meel.
Manu is the founder and CEO of Bridge USA; a movement to help students and other young people engage in constructive dialogue and disagreement to improve the quality of politics and democracy, and in this conversation we hear his powerful journey from pre-med student to leading one of the most influential youth organizations in America.
Chapters :
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - What Is Bridge USA0
7:19 - Understanding The Social Divide
19:03 - What A Classic Bridge Session Looks Like
25:35 - Who Attends Bridge Sessions
33:24 - Incentivizing Understanding
40:21 - Managing Bad Faith Actors
47:24 - Movement Building
52:23 - Where Zero Sum Can Be Positive
58:16 - Changes On Campuses Since Trump Election
01:02:35 - Ten Percent Problem
01:06:33 - What Would A Social Media Redesign Look Like
01:18:03 - Bridging The Political Divide In Government
01:23:42 - Manu’s Mindset
Links:
BridgeUSA: https://bridgeusa.org
2017 Berkeley protests: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Berkeley_protests
Why Bother Bridging Differences in College, Anyway?: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_bother_bridging_differences_in_college_anyway
What students really think about cancel culture: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/02/college-campus-free-speech-cancel-culture/621484/
Manu X: https://x.com/manumeel_?lang=en
Forbes Profile: https://www.forbes.com/profile/manu-meel/
The Coddling of the American Mind:
Credits:
♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree
♾️ Edited and Mixed by Jackson Page
♾️ Produced by Luca de Vico
The Win-Win Podcast:
Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.
Podcast links:
♾️ Youtube: • Win-Win with Liv Boeree
♾️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03bGVUaFZmJUmEvSHNDPdI?si=64379cc23696454f
♾️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/win-win-with-liv-boeree/id1724791350
♾️ Pocketcast: https://play.pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7f708340-d17c-013b-f46e-0acc26574db2