About this episode

The episode discusses how political debates and social media contribute to polarization and suggests alternative approaches to communication.

You often hear people say “everything is political” and political disagreements feel like a fight. But what if our obsession with debate and rational argumentation is actually making polarization worse? Drawing on Sarah Stein Lubrano's Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds , David explains how endless social media debates cause people to dig their heels in and what we need to do instead. This video was inspired by our episode with Sarah Stein Lubrano which you can find here . If you have more questions for Ellie & David, we’d love to hear them! Whether it’s inspired by one of our episodes, something you’ve been reading, or a random thought you had, anything is welcome :) Leave a comment, or, if you’re a paid subscriber, drop them in our exclusive subscribe chat! We’ll see you on Tuesday for our next episode ;) Love, Overthink This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit overthinkpod.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Ellie

Topics covered

• political debate
• polarization
• social media
• argumentation
• communication

Keywords

• politics
• debate
• polarization
• social media
• communication
• argumentation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds

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