#76 - Dr. Allan Louden: How We Can Find Humanity in One Another
Description
Get ready. I packed my bags and flew to North Carolina. The birds sang and the conversation flowed. It was an opportunity for me to connect with a dear friend, mentor, and former roomie.
Allan Louden is a professor emeritus at Wake Forest University. He is the former Director of WFU's debate team - one of the most successful in university history. He is the former Chair of the Communication Department, the dog dad to Glacier, and a voracious conversationalist.
In this episode, expect to learn:
- how to get people to talk to each other more
- how to avoid pessimism
- what it's like to retire
- what makes Trump an unusual speaker
- how to get comfortable disagreeing with someone
- what makes a good friend?
- how technology is affecting young peoples’ conversations
- and MUCH MORE...
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