What does it mean to disagree better — and could learning how to do so help rebuild the foundations of public life?

Georgina Godwin meets journalist and Harvard Magazine editor Joanna Weiss, whose career has been devoted to understanding how we exchange ideas — and how the culture of debate itself is changing. From the pressures of social media to the polarisation of politics, Weiss explores why honest disagreement has become so difficult, and what we can do to make it more constructive.

As universities and institutions grapple with questions of free speech, inclusion, and intellectual vitality, Weiss argues that progress begins not with shouting louder, but with listening better.

Recorded at Here East, this edition of Visionary asks: in a noisy world, how can we create the conditions for thoughtful conversation — and rediscover the value of ideas themselves?

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