America Amplified: Election 2020 is a national talk show that will dive into the challegnes facing America before and after election day on November 3. This six-part, one-hour weekly radio talk show will air Sundays on WFYI from 3 to 4 p.m. from October 11- November 15. Learn more about Episode 6 below.
Heading into the election and in the days afterward, national discussion has centered on how divisive the country feels. Supporting one candidate – and a political party – has been enough to drive friends and family apart.
This sentiment came up in an America Amplified listening session on November 10. We begin our final episode of America Amplified: Election 2020 with excerpts from that conversation.
From Julia Crabb of Minnesota: “How I can start a conversation with somebody that tells me that my Black Lives Matter bumper sticker, that I should be in trouble for that. Nevermind that Black lives do matter.”
From Pamela…