Episodes

Dr. Packer, Dr. Van Bavel, Dr. Han, Evan Mawarire, Uriel Epshein & Joshua Fryday: What Fuels Political Division Part 2
April 6, 2026

Dr. Packer, Dr. Van Bavel, Dr. Han, Evan Mawarire, Uriel Epshein & Jo…

In today’s episode, we consider what writers, researchers, and scholars say we can learn from the history of polarization in other countries and learn about some of their potential solutions for polarization. Today’s episode ...

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Dr. Packer, Dr. Van Bavel, Dr. Han, Alison Taylor, Uriel Epshein, & Joshua Fryday: What Fuels Political Division Part 1
March 19, 2026

Dr. Packer, Dr. Van Bavel, Dr. Han, Alison Taylor, Uriel Epshein, & J…

This episode defines polarization and explores its causes and effects. Next, we consider what we can learn from the history of polarization in other countries and share the antidotes to polarization that research has uncovere...

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Dr. Sean Westwood: What Polarization Reveals About Democracy and the Human Spirit
March 2, 2026

Dr. Sean Westwood: What Polarization Reveals About Democracy and the …

Stories of Impact brings back some of our favorite conversations this season. Today, we continue our series about how citizens can understand and heal polarization, with a conversation with Dr. Sean Westwood. Dr. Westwood stu...

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What Polarization Teaches us About Harm and Human Understanding
Feb. 18, 2026

What Polarization Teaches us About Harm and Human Understanding

We’re back this episode for our second timely interview focusing on political polarization, wrapping up in conversation with Dr. Kurt Gray, professor of moral psychology and neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill, and the director o...

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