Rethinking identity in a fractured America

Published: May 15, 2024, 8:07 p.m.

As trust in institutions plummets and as many people search for shared values, what is the state of American identity? Today, in a special episode of \u201cPost Reports,\u201d we feature a live discussion about the importance of identity in a changing world.


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In a live podcast taping, \u201cPost Reports\u201d hosts Martine Powers and Elahe Izadi sit down in Seattle at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival with Post Opinions columnists Shadi Hamid and Jason Willick. They rethink American identity and whether, during these fractured times, we are creating more opportunities to understand each other \u2013 or becoming more distant?


For more from our Post Opinions colleagues, listen to their podcast \u201cImpromptu.\u201d Each week, columnists get into it, with conversations about ideas and debates they can\u2019t stop thinking about. Listen and follow here.  


Today\u2019s show was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon and edited by Monica Campbell. 


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