A veteran Republican senator and Democratic economist are political bridge people who’ve brought differing approaches and shared love of country to generations of economic policy. In this tense political moment, they offer straight talk and wise perspective – and won’t let partisan gridlock have the last word. The final dialogue in our Civil Conversations Pr ... Show More
May 2026
Michael Pollan — The Mystery of Consciousness
From Krista: Michael Pollan’s latest book, A World Appears, is an exploration — with scientists and journalists and technologists and spiritual teachers — of what consciousness is, and is not, or might be: from the plants which have always fascinated him, to the new technologies ... Show More
1h 14m
Mar 2021
Great Minds Don’t Always Think Alike - Bipodisan Shows How Media Can Help Us Heal with Jean Card and Robert Schlesinger
<p>Dan interviews two guests who personify what we’re trying to achieve on this podcast.<a href="https://www.bipodisan.com/about/" target="_blank"> Jean Card</a> worked as a top Republican communicator, including cabinet-level speechwriting in the George W. Bush administration, ... Show More
1h 19m
Oct 2020
14. A Non-Bloody Discussion with a Democrat and a Republican
In the fourteenth episode of Roots: the Unseen Life Dwayne and Jennifer interview Chelsea Nunnenkamp, a republican, and Hannah Paul, a democrat. They discuss how a Christian should interact with politics, and how politics is a tool to love our neighbor. They also talk about what ... Show More
1h 1m
May 2024
Two former congresspeople, a Democrat and a Republican, discuss political polarization
I talk to former members of the House of Representatives Luke Messer (Republican) and Elizabeth Esty (Democrat). We talk about: political polarization; their experiences being in congress during such a highly polarized period of time; their ideas for reducing toxic polarization, ... Show More
1h 2m