{"podcast":{"title":"How Do We Fix It?","slug":"how-do-we-fix-it-667","podcast_index_feed_id":667,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/627e954c-aa68-4f1a-85d5-5682fdc5d0d5","website_url":"https://www.howdowefixit.me/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6100770b31fd81f125b34d81/show-cover.jpg","author":"Richard Davies@Davies Content","episode_count":454,"summary":"We report on the people projects and ideas of Braver Angels, the largest volunteer-led grassroots movement to bridge partisan divides. Braver Angels brings people together from right, left and center, and works to restore America's civic muscle through curiosity and dialogue. From politics to the personal, we're about listening with humility and courage to those we disagree with. Produced by DaviesContent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T18:22:09.000917+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-do-we-fix-it-667"},"episode":{"title":"Braver Angels: Beginnings and Today’s Challenge. David Blankenhorn","slug":"braver-angels-beginnings-and-today-s-challenge-david-blankenhorn","published_at":"2025-03-28T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-do-we-fix-it-667/braver-angels-beginnings-and-today-s-challenge-david-blankenhorn","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-do-we-fix-it-667","url":"https://shows.acast.com/howdowefixit/episodes/braver-angels-beginnings-and-todays-challenge-david-blankenh","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/howdowefixit/e/67e5a897883ec8176a2979e7/media.mp3","summary":"I don’t do this work in optimism. I do it in hope”,  Braver Angels  President  David Blankenhorn  tells our podcast. “If we’re going to have any chance to fix this and save our country, this is what needs to be done.” Soon after the tumultuous 2016 election Braver Angels sprung to life— co-founded by David, Bill Doherty and David Lapp. Two years after its founding this nationwide volunteer-led citizen movement had its first convention attended by 72 conservative and 72 liberal delegates. Last summer, more than 750 reds and blues were at the Braver Angels  national convention in Kenosha , Wisconsin.  In the past few years  Braver Angels workshops , debates, and other events have been held in all 50 states. The work continues every day all across America. We are releasing this repeat episode of our 2024 interview with David, recorded at Braver Angels offices in New York. This June he will transition from his role as Braver Angels President. Episode 416 includes more of our conversation and David’s thoughts. This episode is the latest in our series of reports on the people, projects and ideas of Braver Angels. For the past ten years, How Do We Fix It? has featured lively and creative cross-partisan interviews with a broad range of authors, journalists and public thinkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"I don’t do this work in optimism. I do it in hope”, Braver Angels President David Blankenhorn tells our podcast. “If we’re going t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1272,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-do-we-fix-it-667/episodes/braver-angels-beginnings-and-today-s-challenge-david-blankenhorn/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-do-we-fix-it-667/braver-angels-beginnings-and-today-s-challenge-david-blankenhorn.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}