A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope

一件小事给了我一丝希望

This American Life

社会与文化

2024-11-04

1 小时 1 分钟
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A wee flame, flickering in the dark. Prologue: Who’s trying to bridge the gap between Blue America and Red America? Ira gets a glimpse of one guy who might be able to do just that. (3 minutes) Act One: A politically divided couple searches for a news source they both can trust. (26 minutes) Act Two: "June" is making a tactical decision about her vote this election. (13 minutes) Act Three: Frank Filocomo thinks people care too much about politics when it comes to dating. His dates don’t necessarily agree. (10 minutes)

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  • There are curse words that are unbeeped in today's episode of the show.

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  • Okay, this isn't news to anybody.

  • Our country is profoundly, cataclysmically divided, disagreeing about so many basic things.

  • The COVID vaccine.

  • Was the last election stolen.

  • Was January 6th an insurrection?

  • Or, as they called it on a Tucker Carlson show, a grandma selfie party?

  • It's two different visions of reality that seem doomed to never reconcile.

  • And maybe this is an inappropriate comparison, but somehow this comes to mind for me.