A Braver Way with Mónica Guzmán:
A podcast about how YOU can disagree about politics without losing heart.
Done with the divisiveness in our politics and ready to do something about it? A Braver Way podcast host, Mónica Guzmán, is joined by guests from across the political spectrum to unearth tools, insights, and messy real life stories that can guide you over the divide in your everyday life.
Through her podcast, Guzmán- your guide beyond the divide – seeks to spark inspiration, and courage, in people who disagree to get curious about each other with each other.
This podcast is also designed to help listeners get beyond the fear of speaking their own truth and, through the power of storytelling, gain insights and tools that may serve as a model for how to navigate their own journey over a divide.
A Braver Way is presented by Braver Angels, the nation’s largest cross-partisan organization working to unite the Left and the Right to promote healthy conversation. So whether you’re Red, Blue, or something entirely different, “A Braver Way” will help you hear and be heard by people who confound you.
“We need a better way to talk about politics. No, no… We need a braver way to talk about politics. Because, it’s an acknowledgement that there’s a certain kind of courage that is needed to do many of the things that this work takes… Looking inward and acknowledging where you might be wrong; Listening openly so that you can get past assumptions that you hold about people or beliefs; all of these things take courage.” – Mónica Guzmán
Discover A Braver Way with a mini playlist, curated by the Braver Way podcast team, that relates to Preserving Democracy:
Episode 4: How can we disagree better?
Spencer Cox, the Republican governor of Utah, and Troy Williams, the activist at the head of Utah’s most active LGBTQ rights organization, don’t buy the notion that a good way to stand for the ideas on your side is to attack the people on the other. Reflecting on their sometimes contentious relationship, the two talk with Mónica about how they’ve both been able to advance their sides through honest dialogue and good-faith engagement, resulting in some surprising win-win policy outcomes for the people in their state.
Episode 11: How to fight right with Hamilton and Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were our nation’s first fierce partisan political rivals. What lessons can the famously long-winded hothead and his calculating, duplicitous political opponent offer our political brawls today? Historian Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky explains, and then we reflect: What makes some clashes more productive than others? And with passionate disagreement baked into our system of government, how do we make sure, in 2024, that we’re truly fighting right?
Episode 12: How to Citizen
Is it the facts that get in the way in our politics, or our stories? Baratunde Thurston is a renowned comedian, activist, and PBS host who knows a lot about how the stories we tell about ourselves can either unlock our civic power… or make us forget we even have it.
“A Braver Way is produced by Braver Angels and distributed in partnership with KUOW and Deseret News.”
Where to listen:
Listen to the podcast wherever you find your podcasts, or the Braver Way podcast website.
Credits:
Host: Mónica Guzmán
Senior Producer & Editor: David Albright
Producer: Jessica Jones
Contributor: April Lawson
Artist in Residence: Gangstagrass
Cover Art & Graphics: Katelin Annes
Show Notes: Ben Caron and Don Goldberg
A production of Braver Angels.
Financial Supporters: M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust and Reclaim Curiosity. Sponsors: USAFacts
