Join Janice Ellig, CEO and founder of Ellig Group, as she sits down with real leaders in this series of game-changing conversations, bespoke to fellow champions of change. Heralded by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of “The World’s Most Influential Headhunters,” Janice is often consulted for her expertise and her commitment to gender parity, inclusion, and diversity.
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With a fresh take on the personality of people and business, Jon Umstead, author and business consultant, is joined by unique guests as they embark on a journey to secure better business and a better life.
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Go beyond mainstream cable news and party lines, with a Millennial and a Boomer, as they work to push past the noise and bring attention to all the issues that matter. Justin T. Weller and Lance Jackson examine the topics that are often overlooked by most major media outlets, but are critical for Americans to be educated about. There’s a world beyond the noise and it begins with Justin & Lance on The State of Us.
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Where Brand Meets Value: A Transformational Shopping Experience
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Janice Ellig is joined by Stephen Yalof, president and CEO of Tanger, to discuss his successes in commercial real estate and how Tanger is using brand continuity to provide quality customer services. tags: brand, business, ceo, commercial, diversity, ellig, investment, mall, shopping, success, Tanger…
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Creating a Culture of Courageous Curiosity
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Janice Ellig is joined by Heather Lavallee, CEO of Voya Financial, to discuss how Voya is leading health, wealth, and investment. Heather touches on the importance of ethical leadership and gender equality. tags: lr, janice ellig, Heather Lavallee, leadership, diversity, gender, ceo, voya, health, wealth, investment, ethical…
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Successfully Navigating Disruptive Forces
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Janice Ellig is joined by Simon Freakley, CEO of AlixPartners, to discuss how AlixPartners is guiding its clients to new economic opportunities through disruptive times. tags: LR, janice ellig, simon freakley, leadership, business, economics, diversity, alixpartners, ceo, boardBy Ellig Group & TrueChat
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Revolutionizing Women's Health: Insights from Aspira's CEO
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Janice Ellig is joined by Nicole Sandford, CEO of Aspira Women's Health, to discuss Aspira's dedication to the discovery, development, and utilization of novel high-value diagnostic and bio-analytical solutions that help physicians diagnose, treat, and improve women's gynecologic health outcomes. tags: lr, janice ellig, nicole sandford, ceo, leader…
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Leadership and Growth in a Purpose-Driven Culture
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Janice Ellig is joined by Kevin Lobo, CEO of Stryker, to discuss how Stryker is improving healthcare by providing innovative products and services. Kevin also discusses how Stryker's culture has allowed the company to have $20.5 billion in sales in 2023. tags: lr, janice ellig, kevin lobo, stryker, medical, device, product, service, sales, hospital…
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Reimagining Hollywood: A Journey Into Gender Equality
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Janice Ellis is joined by Madeline Di Nonno, President and CEO of the Geena Davis Institute, to discuss how Madeline is pioneering change in Hollywood by examining the representation of gender, race, sexuality, disability, age, and body type on screen. tags: lr, janice ellig, madeline do nonno, president, ceo, leadership, diversity, representation,…
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With Guzzling Gas Prices, is it Time to Buy an Electric Car?
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Buying an electric car may be financially responsible, but it may not be the right decision for you. Justin and Lance break down the math behind owning an electric vehicle and discuss how driving an EV might change the way you travel. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, car, electric, EV, gas, travel, road, trip, money, finance, price, chargi…
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Should a student be allowed to take on $400,000 of student loan debt for a degree that leads to a $75,000 salary? Justin and Lance address the underlying causes of the student loan crisis in America and propose some real changes congress could make to solve this issue. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, student loan, education, money, school…
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4.3 million workers are missing and U.S. jobless claims reach a 52 year low. Justin and Lance discuss three potential options to solve the labor shortage issue in the United States. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, politics, labor, immigration, money, capitalism, automation, jobs, career, worker, unemployed, hiring…
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Rethinking the Grading System & Unvaccinated Cost Colleges
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How are schools rethinking grade levels for students and the amount of time they spend in class? Justin and Lance discuss how education should shift towards application-level understanding and how unvaccinated college students are costing schools millions of dollars. tags: justin weller, lance jackson, education, school, learning, teaching, teacher…
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Get Your Dream Job: Relationships Thrive in Tough Times
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How can you best leverage your skills in the strong labor market to get your dream job? Justin and Lance outline some tips on how to gain dream employment and finish the show with anecdotes on how to sustain a fruitful relationship. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, jobs, economy, hiring, employment, relationships, professional, development…
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Should College be Free & Student Loans Forgiven?
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Should every college program publicly share the return on investment they provide? Justin and Lance are joined by Richy Richardson, a finance and economics student at the University of Cincinnati, to discuss the value of a college degree and how people should attain them. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, richy Richardson, economy, school, …
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The human species was able to double its own life expectancy in under 100 years - could we do it again? Justin and Lance discuss the history of preventative medicine and what a future with humans regularly living to be 100+ years might look like. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, age, old, medicine, antibiotics, elderly, healthcare, economi…
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Challenges for Kids Lack of Trust, Location & Mental Health
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A recent survey found that 93% of college freshmen trust their parents while only 36% of them trust major media outlets. Justin and Lance discuss how children are struggling with mental health, and how rural America is disproportionately affected by mental health challenges because of desolate economic, healthcare, and labor statistics. tags: tsou,…
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Are You Using Your Time Correctly? A Simple way to Tame Stress
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Gen Z spends half of their waking hours tied to a screen. Justin and Lance discuss a simple way to reduce stress and manage time while touching on the benefits of being more intentional with your time. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, phone, tik tok, screen time, walking, nature, familyBy TrueChat
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Ken Frazier, co-chair of OneTen, joins Janice Ellig to discuss how he is leading OneTen in its mission to close the opportunity gap for Black talent and others who do not have a four-year degree. Ken also touches on the lessons he has learned from his former position as CEO of Merck. tags: lr, janice ellig, ken frazier, Merck, oneten, leadership, C…
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Globalization has led to the creation of large new labor markets, better technologies, and the prevention of a third world war. Justin and Lance discuss how events in recent history have slowed the success of globalization and ask what price we are willing to pay for the benefits of globalization. tags: tsou, podcast, justin weller, lance jackson, …
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Bosses Are Back and Will a 4-Day Work Week Work?
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More companies are implementing a 4-day work week, but will employees work more hours under this system? Justin and Lance discuss the post-pandemic labor force, repurposing vacant office spaces, and reimagining retirement. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, work, labor, boss, office, retirement, week, money, invest, economy, savings…
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Corporate and political power brokers with access to Washington framed big oil and Christianity as the twin pillars of American exceptionalism in the modern age. Justin and Lance are joined by Darren Dochuk, author of Anointed With Oil, to discuss how Christianity and crude made modern America. tags: tsou, darren dochuk, oil, Christianity, crude, C…
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What is making you more susceptible to being hacked? Justin and Lance breakdown the behavioral science of habituation, task switching, and multi-tasking and their role in increasing your risk of facing an online threat. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, online, internet, scam, safety, attention, memory, task, multi, web, car, EV, computer…
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Buy a Cheap Old Home - Women Say No to Stocks
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Are you thinking about purchasing a new home? You may want to consider a big old house. Justin and Lance discuss the advantages of buying an old home and break down women's investing tendencies as more women take on the breadwinner role. tags: tsou, investing, house, home, family, women, economics, ownership, justin weller, lance jackson, land, car…
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Why we Keep Forgetting Stuff & Vinyl Spins Back
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People of all ages are becoming more forgetful. Justin and Lance discuss what may be the cause of our memory issues, and how to improve our cognitive ability. Finally, Justin connects these topics to music and shares his personal vinyl collection. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, music, memory, forget, health, physical, walking, partner, c…
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How to Like Annoying People & AARP for the Young
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How did one couple go from despising each other to being happily married for over 20 years and what can we learn from them about how to like people we find annoying? Justin and Lance break down four key ways to get to know people better and touch on AARP for the young. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, relationships, people, communication, …
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5 Years of Powerful Podcast: Game Changing Leadership Insights
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Lisa Buckingham, President of Ellig Group, is joined by Janice Ellig, CEO of Ellig Group, to discuss the lessons learned after hosting over 60 podcast episodes with incredible business leaders in all sectors worldwide. Janice reflects on how each leader approached making good while doing good in their enterprise. tags: lr, janice ellig, lisa Buckin…
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What Americans Think About Critical Race Theory
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How we teach history to our children will shape how they make decisions in the future. Justin and Lance discuss how schools should approach teaching the good and bad things about our nation's history. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, race, theory, school, education, politics, democrat, republican, truth, debate, racism, America, united sta…
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Apartment Owners in Trouble? Investors Love Self-Storage
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Why are the debt costs of landlords skyrocketing in 2023? Justin and Lance discuss why more are investing in storage units with the expectation that Americans will continue to accumulate more stuff and what these trends mean for you as a consumer. tags: tsou, podcast, justin weller, lance jackson, property, money, investment, land, storage units, a…
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Why Do People Get Hacked & Could EVs get Hacked?
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What is making you more susceptible to being hacked? Justin and Lance breakdown the behavioral science of habituation, task switching, and multi-tasking and their role in increasing your risk of facing an online threat. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, online, internet, scam, safety, attention, memory, task, multi, web, car, EV, computer…
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Who Should Get to Vote? Becoming a Citizen
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What should be required to gain American citizenship? Justin and Lance discuss how voting rights in America have changed throughout history, and suggest new ways to attain an involved, informed populous. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, voting, citizenship, rights, immigration, election, service, family…
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Will paper money be replaced or integrated into modern society and what might the future of spending look like? Also, young people are taking classes on how to better relate to older adults. Justin and Lance discuss the importance of having intergenerational interaction and the term 'senior.' tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, money, credit,…
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A Shrinking Workforce Could Mean Economic Danger
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What is causing fewer people to work and how are baby boomers and generation z contributing to the falling labor force participation rate? Justin and Lance discuss the economic threat of a shrinking workforce and identify the root causes of this issue. tags: tsou, podcast, justin weller, lance Jackson, work, labor, job, market, mental health, money…
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The Threat of a Shutdown & Powerless Speaker
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Kevin McCarthy made a series of promises to conservative Republicans to win the house speakership and keep legislation on track, but with a possible government shutdown and his own job on the line, things are coming due. Justin and Lance discuss the turmoil between McCarthy and the republican party. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, Kevin M…
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What You Must Know About Your Food & Modern Agriculture
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How much do you know about the foods you eat every day? Justin and Lance break down how your food is made and how to decode all the labels you come across in the grocery store. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, meat, food, agriculture, cattle, sheep, chicken, farming, midwest, population, eating, grocery store…
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Voters Dread the 2024 Election and GOP Shifts Tactics
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Voters are not looking forward to a repeat of the 2020 election - how will this impact voter turnout and the outcome of the 2024 election? Justin and Lance discuss the candidates running for the presidency and how the parties manipulate voter consensus. tags: tsou, podcast, justin weller, lance jackson, voting, president, 2024, election, government…
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Moving or Traveling: What's Necessary for A Good Life?
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What's more important - life experiences or money and can you have both? Justin, Lance, and Levi discuss one homeowner who left the American dream behind to find more life experiences at the expense of his finances. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, money, finance, experience, life, house, apartment, family, career, planning…
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A Corporate and Philanthropic Journey of Impact and Empowerment
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Janice Ellig is joined by Jerre Stead, founder of Stead Foundation, which has granted more than $400 million to healthcare, education, faith-based organizations, and related causes. Jerre Stead shares his extraordinary career as the CEO of 10 public companies. tags: tsou, janice ellig, jerre stead, leadership, CEO, business, companies, economy, fai…
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The national debt is significantly larger than the national GDP yet there is no clear path forward to resolve the debt crisis. Justin and Lance discuss how Democrats and Republicans are clashing over strategies to address the nation's mounting debt. Tags: tsou, Debt ceiling, National debt, Democrats, Republicans, Political debate, Economic policy, …
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Bad Commutes, Costly Childcare, The $200,000 Job & China Alternatives
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Is it ever necesary for all employees to come into the office? Also, what industries and companies are compensating their employees the most? Justin and Lance discuss office logistics, wage growth, and global business in China. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, china, business, money, salary, office, work, job, meeting, economy, capitalism,…
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How have real wages grown since 1980 but the quality of life has decreased? Justin and Lance discuss modern financial problems like housing, family dynamics, and cost of living. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, money, finance, cost of living, housing, family, planning, college, house, retirement, mortgage, wages, salary…
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Supermarkets of the Future vs Small Towns
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What does the supermarket of the future look like and how will it impact small towns around the country? From in-store restaurants to data tracking, Justin and Lance discuss the changes that could be coming to a supermarket near you. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, supermarket, shopping, walmart, target, kroger, grocery, money, spend, sav…
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Gen Z is Rising in the Workforce: What We All Must Know
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Justin and Lance are joined by Robin Erickson, Vice President of Human Capital at the Conference Board, to discuss what Generation Z values in the workplace and how employers can prepare to recruit the next generation of workers. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, robin erickson, conference board, economics, labor, gen z, boomer, millennial,…
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National debate continues to determine the optimal relationship between farmland and solar panels. Do we have to choose one at the expense of the other or can they coexist and benefit each other? Justin and Lance breakdown new agricultural research that highlights the promising future of solar panels and farmland. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance j…
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Janice Ellig is Joined by Adam Bryant, Senior Managing Director and Partner at The ExCo Group, to discuss what he has learned from interviewing over 1,000 leaders. Adam explains how the ExCo Group is helping boards, executives, and teams unlock their full leadership potential and deliver high-impact performance for their enterprises. tags: lr, jani…
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How will career and retirement planning change as life expectancy increases? Justin and Lance discuss the possibility of the 60-year career and how it will change how we view retirement, education, and career switching. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, retirement, planning, job, career, social security, government, boss, money, paycheck, s…
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Build a Library or Police Station? Cities Must Decide
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How does a community with a rising crime rate decide between offering the community a library or a more prominent police presence? Justin and Lance dissect this dilemma in a small Californian town and ask if compromises can be made to keep both. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, police, library, violence, crime, community, town, poverty, sa…
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How to Judge Thomas Jefferson and Other Founders?
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Is it fair to judge past generations with the lessons and values of the modern day? Justin and Lance break down the complex character of Thomas Jefferson and ask how the United States should approach teaching its history. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, andrew jackson, history, America, united states, great britian, revolution, independen…
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Thanksgiving in 2023 - History and Recipes
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How did Thanksgiving become a customary holiday in American culture? Justin and Lance break down the history of Thanksgiving and how they celebrate the holiday with traditions, meals, and time with family. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, thanksgiving, family, time, cooking, turkey, dinner, lunch, cook, meal, food, America, history, holida…
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Is AI Dumb? The Future of Facebook & Streaming
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What are the strengths and areas of most potential improvement for artificial intelligence? Justin and Lance discuss if AI is actually intelligent and how big tech companies are using it to better garner your attention. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, ai, artificial, intelligence, technology, education, economy, facebook, apple, meta, goo…
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Marriage has proved to improve people's health, finances, and longevity - so, why are fewer people getting married? Justin and Lance discuss dating for lower-income males and how the dynamic between men and women has changed in modern marriage. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, money, career, men, women, family, children, caretaker, domesti…
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Harmful Apps: Balancing Education, Discipline, and Child Safety
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At the root of the mental health crisis and falling test scores may be the relationship that kids have with their phones. Justin and Lance cover the issues of phone usage in the classroom and apps putting children at risk of being exploited. tags: tsou, podcast, Justin weller, lance jackson, children, school, phones, technology, social media, tikto…
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Left & Right Face a Deep Divide & Loss of Identity
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The political right and left are both convinced that the ideology opposite to theirs will lead to the downfall of American society. Justin and Lance discuss the data behind the political polarization in the United States and question what will be needed to reach a compromise. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, politics, voting, republican, d…
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