About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of uniting polarized communities in America, featuring insights from Chris Silverman of Indivisible Polk Foothills.

Indivisible seems like a perfect way to sum up what so many Americans, including a sizable number in Polk County, are trying to do. But given how polarized we've all become, how realistic is the task of bring people with disparate politics? Chris Silverman, one of the leaders of Indivisible Polk Foothills, the organization that helped attract about 700 people to the recent No Kings rally in Columbus, has some thoughts. Our talk didn't uncover any revolution solutions, but it was a start. Resources The Indivisible Movement Indivisible Polk Foothills

People in this episode

Host: James Hrynyshyn

Guest: Chris Silverman

Topics covered

• polarization
• community engagement
• political discourse
• Indivisible movement
• activism

Keywords

• Indivisible
• Polk County
• politics
• community
• activism
• No Kings rally
• Chris Silverman

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Indivisible Polk Foothills

Places: Polk County, Columbus

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