Facts don't change minds, friendships do

About this episode

Dr. Sarah Stein Lubrano discusses the impact of friendships on changing minds about politics.

To join future events, newsletter and access ad-free event recordings go to: https://adventuresinawareness.com Dr Sarah Stein Lubrano https://www.sarahsteinlubrano.com/ https://sarahsteinlubrano.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sarahsteinlubrano Sarah has a background in feminist, mutual aid, and other local organising as well as teaching in prisons. She holds a PhD from the University of Oxford and a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge. Her thinking often reaches the public through the Sense and Solidarity Initiative and the Future Narratives Lab. She was previously the Head of Content at The School of Life and wrote obituaries. She regularly appears on public radio and a variety of podcasts. Her first book is, Don’t Talk About Politics: Changing 21st Century Minds is out now with Bloomsbury. Your contributions support future content, and are greatly appreciated: - https://adventuresinawareness.com/membership - One-off PayPal donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/adventuresin Follow the Adventure:- Subscribe to us on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinawareness - Twitter: https://x.com/AdvInAwareness - iTunes…

People in this episode

Host: Amir Giles

Guest: Dr Sarah Stein Lubrano

Topics covered

• friendship
• politics
• identity
• feminism
• mutual aid

Keywords

• friendship
• politics
• identity
• feminism
• mutual aid
• Dr Sarah Stein Lubrano
• adventures in awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Sense and Solidarity Initiative, Future Narratives Lab, The School of Life, Bloomsbury

Books & works: Don’t Talk About Politics: Changing 21st Century Minds

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