Mark Pinsky & Rusty Wright | The Odd Couple | Steve Brown, Etc.

Can people with differing religious and political views get along? Friends Mark Pinsky and Rusty Wright think so. This week, Steve and the gang chat with the veteran writers about their enduring, if unlikely, friendship and what we can learn from it.

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GUEST BIOS
Mark Pinsky is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel and holds degrees from Duke University and Columbia University. Mark has written for the Wall Street Journal and USA Today as an investigative journalist specializing in capital murder cases around the Southeast.

Rusty Wright is an award-winning author, lecturer, and syndicated columnist. He has spoken on six continents to audiences including academics, business and government leaders, and university students. Rusty has appeared on TV talk shows and also trains professionals in effective communication.

00:00 - Intro
02:24 - Meet Mark Pinsky and Rusty Wright
06:15 - How did Mark and Rusty meet and become friends?
13:22 - How Mark and Rusty's friendship evolved after their Duke years
19:30 - Why Mark believes in fairness, not objectiveness
23:24 - Should we look for common ground or just practice empathy?
30:00 - Why the Jewish community is divided right now
35:51 - How to approach folks with different perspectives
37:49 - Steve's closing thoughts
40:07 - Next week's guest is...

And check out the article that Mark and Rusty co-authored for @washingtonexaminer : "Can Philosophical Opposites Get Along?"

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2445115/can-philosophical-opposites-get-along/

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