Jordan Blashek, a Republican former marine and Chris Haugh, a former speechwriter for Barack Obama, criss-crossed the country searching for ways to rebuild a divided nation for their book ‘Union: a Democrat, a Republic and a Search for Common Ground’.
They discuss how their four years of road trips revealed failings in the criminal justice system and why they believe it's still possible to get people on either side of the political spectrum to agree with one another.
Changed My Mind is a podcast from The Depolarization Project. Each week, we talk to someone who has undergone a serious shift of opinion about something that matters deeply to them. It's hosted by chief executive Ali Goldsworthy together with behavioural insight expert Alex Chesterfield and director of campaigns and communications at London First, Laura Osborne.