Derate The Hate
Bettering the world one attitude at a time. We did not create the hate, but together, we can πΏππ§ππ©π πππ πππ©π! In a world filled with divisiveness, and dominated by F.O.G. (Fear, Outrage & Grievance), it's time we find a better way to engage. That all starts with each of us as individuals. We cannot control all that we encounter within our day to day lives, or the environment in which we live, but we certainly have the ability and responsibility to control how we react to it. For me, it starts with gratitude and personal accountability. Take a listen and see if there is something here to help you in taking your part in turning down the hate. Welcome to the πΏππ§ππ©π πππ πππ©π ππ€ππππ¨π©...
Derate The Hate
Latest Episodes
Crossing the Bridge: Courageous Communication and the Stories We Tell Ourselves β DTH Episode 336 with Trime Persinger
Trime Persingerβs homework assignment was simple: take ten βyouβ statements and turn them into βIβ statements. She couldnβt do the first one. βYou make me angryβ was the language she grew up with, and she didnβt have another way to say it. Her ...
Change the Incentives, Change the Politics β DTH Episode 335 with Matt Koesters
Matt Koesters didnβt come to electoral reform through theory. He came to it by watching it happen. As a reporter in southern Indiana, he covered a sheriffβs race where the winner needed just 37.7 percent of the vote, because the majority split ...
Dialog Lab: An App for Talking to People Who Disagree With You β DTH Episode 334 with Spencer Frank
Dialog Lab is a new app built on a simple premise: most people want to talk to someone who disagrees with them, they just don't know where to find that person, or they're afraid of what it might cost them. The app matches users with someone who...
Why Purity Tests Are Killing American Politics β DTH Episode 333 with Lura Forcum
Lura Forcum returns to talk about a word that's everywhere in politics right now: purity test. Her recent USA Today op-ed ar...
Unity Seats for 9/11, Break the Algorithm β DTH Episode 332 with Adam Mizel
Adam Mizel is back on the show with an update on Unity Seats, the program he built to get strangers from different walks of life sitting together at games β and it's grown fast. Since his last visit, Adam and his team at US United have run Unit...
Fan Mail
Good morning and happy thanksgiving! I just listened to your latest podcast episode about pocket constitutions. I see a huge opportunity here. I think this is a project that both left leaning and right leaning Americans can support. She mentioned working with DAR and Moms for Liberty but what if we also got groups like Indivisible and Red Wine and Blue to participate? It could be a pretty powerful uniting opportunity to hand out Constitutions supplied by a bunch of organizations across the political spectrum
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