Is Politics Ruining Your Relationships? Part 1

About this episode

The episode discusses how political differences are affecting personal relationships, featuring insights from guest Aaron Perlut.

Is politics ruining relationships in your life? How so? A recent study done by PNAS Nexus found that 37% of Americans reported losing a relationship with a friend, family member, romantic partner, or coworker because of political differences. That’s roughly four in ten adults who say politics ended a relationship in their life. Aaron Perlut, author of  “The Death of Compromise,” who authored a book on this very topic, joined us on NightSide as we asked you how politics have impacted the relationships in your life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Rea

Guest: Aaron Perlut

Topics covered

• politics
• relationships
• friendship
• family
• romantic partners
• coworkers
• compromise

Keywords

• politics
• relationships
• friendship
• family
• romantic partners
• coworkers
• compromise
• study
• PNAS Nexus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PNAS Nexus

Books & works: The Death of Compromise

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