Politics and the Art of Listening
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2010-09-20/politics-and-art-listening
Progressives and conservatives may feel they have little in common these days. But there's one thing both sides share -- they don't feel the other side is listening to them. Join Kojo as we talk with workplace consultant Howard Ross about why it's so hard to really listen to -- and empathize with -- someone whose views are dramatically different from your own.
Guests
Howard Ross
Diversity consultant; Principal, Cook Ross
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This episode was excellent! Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Excellent show! Today, so much political news is highly polarized, even on NPR, that I've stopped listening. Rather than trying to present a balanced view by having panelists from the right and the left, I would love to see a panel of all centrists. Howard Ross should be a part of all your political panels to keep the other parties in check.
This show is why I love the Kojo Nnamdi show and NPR. Actually, it's a love/hate relationship. I love that it is informative, relevant, insightful, and rational. I hate that it sometimes makes me think hard about the world and my place in it, that it makes my blood pressure rise when I compare it to more main stream media (and how they distort the news), and that I feel like I am missing important information when I'm not listening.
PS - I wish more Tea Party supporters would express their views in a public forum so that they, and their views, may be considered rationally.