About this episode

The episode discusses tribalism and cancel culture in the context of recent political primaries and features conversations with notable journalists.

This week, Maine’s Graham Platner won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate despite having a Nazi tattoo on his chest and recent relationship scandals surface from his past. As well, Texas’s Ken Paxton won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, while having allegations of infidelity and securities fraud. How did these people gain popularity with voters and within their parties? This week on The Bulletin’s summer programming we look at segments that have to do with how tribalism has become ingrained in how we navigate the world, including our church, and what happens when someone steps outside of the lines of their group. The episode includes conversations with New York Times journalist Frank Bruni about his book The Age of Grievance, Mockingcast’s David Zahl about an incident in which David French was cancelled from a polarization panel, and Sharon McMahon about how to view others you disagree with. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Frank Bruni has been a journalist at The New York Times…

People in this episode

Guests: Frank Bruni, David Zahl, Sharon McMahon

Topics covered

• tribalism
• cancel culture
• political scandals
• voter behavior
• disagreement
• media commentary

Keywords

• tribalism
• cancel culture
• politics
• voter popularity
• media
• disagreement
• Frank Bruni

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, Duke University

Books & works: The Age of Grievance

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