Episodes

  • #107 YouTube Post YouTubers! Art Chad talks viral outrage vs nuanced authentic styles of content.
    Oct 6 2025

    In this week's episode Manu sits down with popular YouTuber and cohost of the Horseshoe Theory Podcast, Art Chad. They discuss the contemporary YouTube landscape; the effects outrage content has on the platform and how not to fall prey to it both as a creator and consumer.



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    52 mins
  • Manu Gets Uncomfy with Julie Rose! The Power of Listening in the Face of Political Violence!
    Sep 29 2025

    Manu sits down with Julie Rose of the @Uncomfy.Podcast to discuss his work with BridgeUSA and the power of listening in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination.


    Original video here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzF1BuDGcv4&t=555s


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    20 mins
  • "We Have an Unprecedented Opportunity!" Manu's speech at the National Conference on Citizenship 2025
    Sep 22 2025

    In this special episode, Manu gives a speech on a failure AND an opportunity in the political bridge building sphere at the 2025 National Conference on Citizenship.


    National Conference on Citizenship website:

    https://ncoc.org/


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    6 mins
  • We Need to Talk About Charlie Kirk's Assassination
    Sep 15 2025

    Manu speaks on where the bridging movement goes after Charlie Kirk's Assassination.


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    15 mins
  • #105 Utilizing AI to Combat Political Polarization! Deb Roy talks social media, Cortico, Algorithems
    Sep 8 2025

    Will Artificial Intelligence only lead to destruction? Or can it be utilized to fight against Political Polarization? In this week's episode Manu sits down with Deb Roy to discuss, Deb talks methods, tools and his work with Cortico a non-profit using AI to decrease political polarization.


    Cortico main site:

    https://cortico.ai/


    PODCAST INFO:

    Website: thehopefulmajority.com

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    52 mins
  • #104 Can the Consumer End Money in Politics? Brian Potts talks, Goods Unite Us, transparency.
    Sep 1 2025

    Can anything be done about big money in politics? The week Manu sits down with Prian Potts one of the founders of 'Goods Unite Us' an app that compiles the data on corporate contributions to political campaigns. In their conversation Brian articulates to Manu how providing transparency to the consumer in regard to campaign contribution data, may be the most attainable and realistic way to tackle the outsized influence corporate interests have on contemporary American politics.


    Goods Unite Us App Download:

    https://www.goodsuniteus.com/


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    37 mins
  • #103 Building Bridges at a Half Liberal Half Conservative University!
    Aug 26 2025

    We all know the stereotype; Universities all make Portland Origan look like rural Texas with how exceptionally Liberal they are, well the University of Wyoming's student body happens to stand out in this regard, with having a near 50/50 split when it comes to the political leanings of its students. In this week's episode Manu sits down with Hayden and Ashlyn two students one conservative one liberal form the university of Wyoming's BridgeUSA chapter to discuss the political dynamics of their campus!


    University of Wyoming BridegeUSA chapter site:

    https://bridgeuwyo.wixsite.com/bridgeuwyo


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    44 mins
  • #102 Political Trends No One Else Is Picking Up On!
    Aug 18 2025

    What are some political trends the mainstream media is blind to?


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    11 mins