Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Robb Willer studies social and political divides, and maybe more importantly, he tries to find ways to overcome them. In our conversation, he shares his personal background, unpacks persuasion strategies that cut across political lines, and reveals the results of a major new study in his lab that tested a bunch of strategies for reducing political animosity and encouraging people to value democracy over other political attitudes.
Audio for the opening of the show from BBC, CBC, and CNN.
Episode 64 of Opinion Science, Released September 26, 2022. Produced and hosted by Andy Luttrell.
For a transcript of this episode and relevant links, visit: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/saving-democracy-with-robb-willer
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Opinion Science is a psychology podcast exploring the science of our opinions, where they come from and how they change. Each week I talk to social scientists and professional communicators about how the work they do reveals key insights about public opinion and persuasion.
Follow this psychology podcast...
Website: opinionsciencepodcast.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opinion-science/id1506227206
Twitter: twitter.com/OpinionSciPod
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Robb Willer studies social and political divides, and maybe more importantly, he tries to find ways to overcome them. In our conversation, he shares his personal background, unpacks persuasion strategies that cut across political lines, and reveals the results of a major new study in his lab that tested a bunch of strategies for reducing political animosity and encouraging people to value democracy over other political attitudes.
Audio for the opening of the show from BBC, CBC, and CNN.
Episode 64 of Opinion Science, Released September 26, 2022. Produced and hosted by Andy Luttrell.
For a transcript of this episode and relevant links, visit: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/saving-democracy-with-robb-willer
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Opinion Science is a psychology podcast exploring the science of our opinions, where they come from and how they change. Each week I talk to social scientists and professional communicators about how the work they do reveals key insights about public opinion and persuasion.
Follow this psychology podcast...
Website: opinionsciencepodcast.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opinion-science/id1506227206
Twitter: twitter.com/OpinionSciPod
Facebook: facebook.com/OpinionSciPod
