Practicing Courageous Citizenship to Bridge Political Divides with Braver Angels

Have your relationships with friends or family been negatively affected by politics?  In a recent worldwide survey, the United States was the only country to say that most of our fellow citizens are “bad people.” In America, the politics of contempt have reached Olympian levels, but this episode of the Apocalyptic Supperclub highlights one organization bold enough to take on the challenge of healing that divide.

Braver Angels leans into the spirit of President Lincoln’s first inaugural address when he urged us to remember the angels of our better nature. It is the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement that seeks to strengthen our democratic republic through building what should be a basic skill: the ability to disagree respectfully and stay connected despite differences. They call this capacity courageous citizenship and Braver Angels insists that on the eve of our nation’s 250th anniversary, we must accept our responsibility to bring humility, courage, and persistence to the work of building trust and strengthening the bonds of citizenship, despite our enduring differences. It is not easy, but how they do it, and the programs they offer to help you do it too are featured in this program.

Host Christine Barrington interviews Gabriella Kearns who is the Braver Angels Director of Communications and Marketing. Also featured in this interview are clips from the Reuniting America: Braver Angels Documentary; Maury Giles‘ Inaugural Speech as CEO of Braver Angels (July 2025), and clips from the New Hampshire Legislative Workshop, which is part of Braver Angel’s Braver Politics program.

Gabriella Kearns highlighted the Braver Angels Convention in Philadelphia taking place June 2025.

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