Where Fine Ladies, Rational Minds, and the Best Kind of Company Gather
Professor and CaPC EiC Alan Noble joins the conversation to examine why our rather loud social discourse is rarely effective in advancing understanding or reducing conflict.
In this ounce of Persuasion fast chat, Erin and Hannah chat (spoiler free) about key story lines from the two films, how they affirm and value the unique role of the individual while inspiring the individual to be part of the team.
In this ounce of Persuasion fast chat, Erin and Hannah discuss dream jobs that, like being appointed to the Supreme Court, have zero requirements. For Hannah, it’s being a justice; for Erin, it’s being a food critic.
Erin and Hannah discuss the way our public discourse has become about winning and sides rather than solving a crisis that is looking for a blame game in separating families. Is it possible for us to set politics aside?
In this ounce of Persuasion fast chat, Erin and Hannah assess the IHOP / IHOB’s failed online communication and compare it to a previous conversation about our need for better online engagement.
Erin and Hannah review several recent free speech kerfuffles covered in the news and online, including comments by Rosanne Barr and Samantha Bee and the NFL’s anthem ruling.
People use Twitter to share their version of their Best Life Now—and then Twitter turns into a huge mock-fest.
Erin and Hannah summarize the Yanny/Laurel debate and the reactions it produced, and how it mirrors the debates we have about issues of much greater import.
Show Summary For all our dietary awareness these days, one thing we don’t consider much is that our food has a backstory. While obsessing about gluten and fat and carbs, we are neglecting the culture and history and heritage. And we are malnourished because of it. Food carries much weight and power in our lives—defining…
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