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What happened when we paired up thousands of strangers to talk politics | Jochen Wegner

What happened when we paired up thousands of strangers to talk politics | Jochen Wegner

What happened when we paired up thousands of strangers to talk politics | Jochen Wegner

TED Talks News and Politics · Jochen Wegner

September 3, 201913m 32s

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Show Notes

In spring 2019, more than 17,000 Europeans from 33 countries signed up to have a political argument with a complete stranger. They were part of "Europe Talks," a project that organizes one-on-one conversations between people who disagree -- sort of like a Tinder for politics. Editor Jochen Wegner shares the unexpected things that happened when people met up to talk -- and shows how face-to-face discussions could get a divided world to rethink itself.

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