Wisdom

Intimacy doesn't make people believe you

Quote

you cannot be in a more intimate relationship than a marriage. But we disagree with each other, at least once a day on something.

Episode 53: Episode 53 00:21:09 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

The Brookings paper claimed podcast intimacy makes audiences believe untruths. Dave calls that bogus and offers his marriage as proof. He's a libertarian, his wife is very liberal, and they disagree at least once a day despite the most intimate relationship there is. He says it has tempered his rhetoric and made him listen more.

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  1. Episode 53: Episode 53 00:21:33 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    it has been good for me to have that in my life. Because it's tempered, my is tempered my rhetoric, and made me listen more.

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