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# Bridging Divides: Can We Learn to Listen Across Differences?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/to-the-contrary/episode/bridging-divides-can-we-learn-to-listen-across-differences-adeplg/
- Published: 2025-11-14T23:45:49.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-15T00:00:13.000Z
- Description: Using empathy and conversation to bridge political divides and reduce hostility.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: To The Contrary, Season 34, Episode 3435, #ZZZ_Episode_f8d4017d-6128-463f-b303-f3dc0a74baf1, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_75c9c97f-0192-43d1-aac3-0bd66096ba21, #v1.16

In this episode of To The Contrary, Bonnie Erbé speaks with Dr. Jessica Gottlieb, associate professor at the University of Houston, about a groundbreaking study applying marriage counseling techniques to political polarization.