12 Podcast Episodes
For the Birds - Ciaran O’Connor
For the Birds - Ciaran O’Connor
Short documentary, Directed and Edited by Ciaran O’Connor, Cinematography by Philip Graham, Music by Patrick O’Connor
21 May 2023
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8mins
Launching “Uniting America” | John Wood Jr. with Ciaran O’Connor See More from John Wood
Launching “Uniting America” | John Wood Jr. with Ciaran O’Connor See More from John Wood
Braver Angels national ambassador John Wood Jr. has launched a new podcast with the goal of uniting Americans. But episo... Read more
22 Jan 2023
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30mins
What Curiosity Can Teach Us | Monica Guzman with Ciaran O’Connor
What Curiosity Can Teach Us | Monica Guzman with Ciaran O’Connor
Monica Guzman is Braver Angels' Senior Fellow for Public Practice and the author of the best-selling book "I Never Thoug... Read more
26 Oct 2022
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43mins
The 2022 Midterms: A Humble Debate | Ciaran O’Connor and John Wood, Jr.
The 2022 Midterms: A Humble Debate | Ciaran O’Connor and John Wood, Jr.
Braver Angels leaders John Wood, Jr. (red) and Ciaran O'Connor (blue) come together for a wide-ranging debate on the mos... Read more
18 Oct 2022
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1hr 37mins
How Civil Wars Start — And How to Stop Them | Barbara Walter with Ciaran O’Connor
How Civil Wars Start — And How to Stop Them | Barbara Walter with Ciaran O’Connor
Barbara Walter is a political scientist and professor at the University of California San Diego who specializes in study... Read more
20 Sep 2022
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53mins
#66-Political Depolarization and the Work of Braver Angels-with guest Ciaran O’Connor
#66-Political Depolarization and the Work of Braver Angels-with guest Ciaran O’Connor
With the view that America is now as polarized as it has been since the civil war, and that this amount of polarization ... Read more
7 Jan 2022
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57mins
Get off Your Butt & Take Action! A Special Podcast on BA Alliances | Steve Saltwick & Lynn Heady with Ciaran O’Connor
Get off Your Butt & Take Action! A Special Podcast on BA Alliances | Steve Saltwick & Lynn Heady with Ciaran O’Connor
Not only does political polarization breed fear, anger, and mistrust—it also breeds a sense of helplessness and hopeless... Read more
4 Jun 2021
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43mins
Can Theatre Bridge the Divide? A Conversation with Collaboraction Theatre Company | Anthony Moseley & Dr. Marcus Robinson with Ciaran O’Connor & Alma Cook
Can Theatre Bridge the Divide? A Conversation with Collaboraction Theatre Company | Anthony Moseley & Dr. Marcus Robinson with Ciaran O’Connor & Alma Cook
Collaboraction Theatre Company is a Chicago nonprofit exploring theatre's role in social change. Through its year-round ... Read more
15 Apr 2021
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1hr
The Odyssey of Bari Weiss | with John Wood, Jr. & Ciaran O’Connor
The Odyssey of Bari Weiss | with John Wood, Jr. & Ciaran O’Connor
Author and journalist Bari Weiss stops by the Braver Angels Podcast to talk about her upbringing in Pittsburgh, how the ... Read more
11 Mar 2021
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1hr 20mins
Why Debate the 2020 Election? | Ciaran O’Connor, John Wood, Jr., David Blankenhorn, April Lawson, & Silas Kulkarni
Why Debate the 2020 Election? | Ciaran O’Connor, John Wood, Jr., David Blankenhorn, April Lawson, & Silas Kulkarni
Should the outcome of the 2020 election be up for debate? Braver Angels exists to connect Americans in dialogue over th... Read more
2 Mar 2021
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1hr 9mins