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Audio journalist covering the rise of our modern parties and division. Creator/host of Landslide (NPR Network) and Of The People (Audible).
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The media environment has changed. Read this thread to see why reality has become so hard to convey and what it means for the coming days.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

A lot of the political discourse I see on here forgets something essential. The unilateral agency shutdowns, mass firings, ethics rule flouting, etc. are politically acceptable to so many Americans. There’s a reason. You might know it.

submitted 15 days ago • 10 comments

This is incredibly good. A terrifying account of the epistemological and technological dimensions of our current crisis in which one political party has become a powerful, mind-bending engine of anti-democratic propaganda. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

submitted 34 days ago • 8 comments

The WHY is really important. The base of support is not looking at CBS or NYT, or hearing concerns about lawlessness or constitutionality. They are seeing a fundamentally different information stream.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Did you have a tough conversation after the election with a friend or loved one who voted for the opposite presidential candidate? Landslide is doing a new miniseries and I would love to talk to you about it. Email us at info[at]nuancetales[dot]com. (And, even if not — please share!)

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

I would only add that Ronald Reagan made political hay out of the canal starting in the 1976 primaries until Carter signed the treaty. It is possibly THE issue that most propelled Reagan. That transformed the canal from uncontroversial into a lightning rod and a subject of conspiracy theory.

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Jimmy Carter was a fascinating human being and really different as a politician than the smiling, nice guy image of his post-presidency. My favorite facts:

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment