Next Door Strangers
From public radio station KUER and journalist Andrea Smardon, Next Door Strangers is a 6-episode series about finding connection in a time of division. We don’t know if this is going to work, but we’re hoping you can help. Each episode ends with a challenge where we ask you to think about your part in all of this, and maybe even change things. It might take you out of your comfort zone, but maybe that’s exactly what we need right now.
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Picture this: People are gathered around in the living room talking about politics. Or religion. You know, the big stuff that it seems like nobody agrees… -
It’s become an all too familiar story: a conservative firebrand is invited to speak at a college campus known for embracing free speech and contrasting… -
Common beliefs are what hold many groups together. So it’s no surprise that differing viewpoints within a group often cause fear or threaten the status… -
There’s a place where we all start to figure out which tribes we belong to. The decisions we make there feel like life or death. And, in a way, it is —… -
We’ve covered how tribalism is wreaking havoc in our lives, but tribes are also a source of strength. They’re how humans have organized themselves to… -
People on the left and right may disagree on many things, but they generally agree that tribalism is bad for our country. This episode looks at how we are… -
Maybe you’ve heard that we are a divided country. Maybe you experience it in your life. Over the course of six episodes, Next Door Strangers is going to…
