Seg B

Seg C

When stressful conversations about politics are “on the table” this holiday season, how can we stay engaged with family members who have totally different views from our own? This week on The Wheelhouse, Professor Irshad Manji talks with us about how people can apply her "Five Skills of Moral Courage" to build trust and respect with people we want to have positive relationships with, regardless of politics.

Irshad Manji is the founder of Moral Courage College and author of three books: Allah, Liberty and Loveand The Trouble with Islam Today, and her latest book is Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times.

GUEST: 
Irshad Manji: Professor and founder of Moral Courage College and author of Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times.

This episode was produced by Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne and Robyn Doyon-Aitken

The Wheelhouse is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

When stressful conversations about politics are “on the table” this holiday season, how can we stay engaged with family members who have totally different views from our own? This week on The Wheelhouse, Professor Irshad Manji talks with us about how people can apply her "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apT-dzA8Xtc">Five Skills of Moral Courage</a>" to build trust and respect with people we want to have positive relationships with, regardless of politics.
Irshad Manji is the founder of <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoralcourage.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crdoyonaitken%40ctpublic.org%7C8eb7150b47224cdfb58f08dcef6a7fc4%7C46f93d87c3a048d2834be99a572ddf32%7C1%7C0%7C638648487955485087%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mM%2FrxIVRhy8k%2BDmQLhExzGKiG4af2rPtaIgTEUpqejA%3D&amp;reserved=0">Moral Courage College</a> and author of three books: <a href="https://irshadmanji.com/allah-liberty-love-learn/">Allah, Liberty and Love</a> and <a href="https://irshadmanji.com/the-trouble-with-islam-today-learn/">The Trouble with Islam Today</a>, and her latest book is <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDont-Label-Me-Diversity-Inflaming%2Fdp%2F1250182859%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crdoyonaitken%40ctpublic.org%7C8eb7150b47224cdfb58f08dcef6a7fc4%7C46f93d87c3a048d2834be99a572ddf32%7C1%7C0%7C638648487955506646%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hsscvwTVAmx%2FaQs0LAkW7oXltwaW7IfVQ0zW1q5WHu8%3D&amp;reserved=0">Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times</a>.
GUEST: Irshad Manji: Professor and founder of <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoralcourage.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crdoyonaitken%40ctpublic.org%7C8eb7150b47224cdfb58f08dcef6a7fc4%7C46f93d87c3a048d2834be99a572ddf32%7C1%7C0%7C638648487955485087%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mM%2FrxIVRhy8k%2BDmQLhExzGKiG4af2rPtaIgTEUpqejA%3D&amp;reserved=0">Moral Courage College</a> and author of <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDont-Label-Me-Diversity-Inflaming%2Fdp%2F1250182859%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crdoyonaitken%40ctpublic.org%7C8eb7150b47224cdfb58f08dcef6a7fc4%7C46f93d87c3a048d2834be99a572ddf32%7C1%7C0%7C638648487955506646%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hsscvwTVAmx%2FaQs0LAkW7oXltwaW7IfVQ0zW1q5WHu8%3D&amp;reserved=0">Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times</a>.
This episode was produced by Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne and Robyn Doyon-Aitken The Wheelhouse is available as a podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-wheelhouse/id1123069986">Apple Podcasts,</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0rdTqFfVu8e6TKMa5lWXsI">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvYWMwYmU5NjktZDdkZi00NjBjLWE2NmMtYTZmOTAwZTFlYmQxLzI1M2YwNjY4LTA0NjMtNGFiNC04ZWIzLWE5ZmIwMDRjOTdlNy8wOTUwNDBkZS1hZjMyLTQ1Y2UtOTkwZi1hOWZiMDA0Yzk3ZjUvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/dd73c297-450d-4ea5-bb0b-64131d617ee0/the-wheelhouse">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Government/The-Wheelhouse-p1207903/?topicId=264709829">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-wheelhouse-connecticut-public-radio-mxksbjc_iJI/">Listen Notes</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

If you’re a news junkie — or maybe just news curious, we’ve got your weekly dose of Connecticut politics, tackling everything from tax cuts to human composting. Amplifying important local and national voices, The Wheelhouse walks listeners through the most important political stories of the week.  You’ll hear from well-known political reporters, academics, and local journalists across Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns.

If you’re a news junkie — or maybe just news curious, we’ve got your weekly dose of Connecticut politics, tackling everything from tax cuts to human composting. Amplifying important local and national voices, The Wheelhouse walks listeners through the most important political stories of the week.  You’ll hear from well-known political reporters, academics, and local journalists across Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns.

Connecticut's best journalists come out of the political trenches every Wednesday to join us on WNPR's weekly news roundtable The Wheelhouse.

Advertisement