This Might Get Awkward
Episodes
The Psychology of Outrage: Dr. Kurt Gray on Finding Common Ground
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, social psychologist Dr. Kurt Gray explains why outrage feels so constant in modern politics, and why it’s more real, more human, an...
Fighting Fascism with Humor: Lessons from Activist Loretta J. Ross
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, MacArthur Fellow and lifelong human rights activist Loretta J. Ross shares why humor may be one of the smartest ways to fight fascism...
Why Admitting Our Errors Could Save Our Political Future with Aaron Dimmock
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, former naval officer and Republican candidate Aaron Dimmock talks about what it really takes to stay honest; in politics, in communit...
Exposing the Myth of Online Polarization with Aaron Parnas
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Independent journalist Aaron Parnas shares how growing up in a partisan household shaped his early conservative political views, and how moving out he...
How to Talk to People You Disagree With (feat. Dr. Caroline Fleck)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Psychologist Caroline Fleck joins Allison and Scott to reveal the one tool that helps us connect with those with whom we may disagree. Caroline, a Sta...
Why We Cling to Our Beliefs - and How Humor Sets Us Free with Amanda Knox
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Knox learned the hard way that facts don’t always change minds. After spending eight years on trial for a murder she didn’t commit, she’s...
Introducing: This Might Get Awkward
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could "Yes, and..." mend America's cultural and political divide? Psychologist Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman and comedian Allison Reese put i...