Xavier Bonilla
@xavierbonilla.bsky.social
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist. All views expressed are my own. 😎 convergingdialogues.substack.com
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For all the new (and old) followers: My podcast, Converging Dialogues, aims to engage in healthy and spirited dialogue with people from all perspectives in psychology, philosophy, and social/political issues. Hope everyone takes a listen and subscribes.
Convergingdialogues.substack.com
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Converging Dialogues is a podcast that is designed to have honest and authentic conversations with a diversity of thoughts and opinions. Wide-ranging topics include philosophy, psychology, politics, a...
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10 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with Scott McGill and Susannah Wright on their new English translation of The Aeneid. Hope everyone enjoys! Link in bio!
@wwnorton.com
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#446 - Translating The Aeneid: A Dialogue with Scott McGill & Susannah Wright
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Scott McGill and Susannah Wright about their new English translation of The Aeneid.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/446-translating-the-aeneid-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
about 3 hours ago
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I am very happy to share the conversation I had with the mighty Jon Lee Anderson on the fall and rise of the Taliban. Hope everyone enjoys this episode!
@penguinpress.bsky.social
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#444 - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban: A Dialogue with Jon Lee Anderson
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Jon Lee Anderson about the Taliban in Afghanistan over the past 20 years.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/444-the-fall-and-rise-of-the-taliban?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
13 days ago
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I am very happy to share the conversation I had with the excellent
@walterscheidel.bsky.social
We talk all about ancient history and how we can evolve in the ways we discuss it. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#441 - What is Ancient History?: A Dialogue with Walter Scheidel
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Walter Scheidel about ancient history.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/441-what-is-ancient-history-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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I am very pleased to share the conversation I had with the brilliant
@moudhy.bsky.social
We talk all about ancient Mesopotamia, ancient texts, and much more. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#440 -Ancient Mesopotamia: A Dialogue with Moudhy Al-Rashid
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Moudhy Al-Rashid about ancient Mesopotamia.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/440-ancient-mesopotamia-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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Back home in 🇺🇸 but brought back 🇹🇷 with me.
about 2 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with
@michael-p-lynch.bsky.social
We talk about truth, politics, and many more topics! Hope everyone enjoys!
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#438 - Truth In Politics: A Dialogue with Michael P. Lynch
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Michael P.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/438-truth-in-politics-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
about 2 months ago
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I am very pleased to share the conversation I had with Georgios Varouxakis. We talk about the history of the term “The West” and whether the term is still useful for today. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#437 - How We Got "The West:" A Dialogue with Georgios Varouxakis
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Georgios Varouxakis about “the West.” They define the west, discuss different meanings and ideas about the west, and how western ideas ...
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/437-how-we-got-the-west-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
2 months ago
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You are gorgeous, Hagia Sophia!
2 months ago
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As expected, I love 🇹🇷
2 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with Mark Blyth and
@nfraccaroli.bsky.social
about
#inflation
. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#436 - All About Inflation: A Dialogue with Mark Blyth and Nicolò Fraccaroli
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Mark Blyth and Nicolò Fraccaroli on inflation.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/436-all-about-inflation-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
2 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with
@karenhao.bsky.social
about OpenAI and the dark elements surrounding AI, ChatGPT, and other new technologies. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#433 - Empire of AI: A Dialogue with Karen Hao
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Karen Hao about OpenAI and the current landscape about AI.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/433-empire-of-ai-a-dialogue-with?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
3 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
about the Christian Right, white nationalism, and democracy. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#432 - American Authoritarianism and Erosion of Democracy: A Dialogue with Katherine Stewart
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Katherine Stewart about democracy and American authoritarianism.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/432-american-authoritarianism-and?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
3 months ago
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How’s everyone enjoying this new episode with the mighty
@fawazgerges.bsky.social
?! Make sure to buy his fabulous new book, The Great Betrayal, out now through
@princetonupress.bsky.social
.
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3 months ago
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90 minutes. 38/100 degrees. 🥵🎾
3 months ago
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I am very pleased to share the conversation I had with the brilliant
@fawazgerges.bsky.social
. We talk about
#western
meddling,
#regime
change, and
#colonialism
in the
#MiddleEast
. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#431 - Western Meddling and Betrayal in the Middle East: A Dialogue with Fawaz Gerges
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Fawaz Gerges about continuous Western involvement in the Middle East.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/431-western-meddling-and-betrayal?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
3 months ago
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I am very pleased to share the conversation I had with the fantastic
@aspaglayan.bsky.social
We talk all about mass
#education
, indoctrination, and social order. Hope everyone enjoys this one!
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#430 - The Rise and Spread of Mass Education: A Dialogue with Agustina Paglayan
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Agustina Paglayan about mass education around the world.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/430-the-rise-and-spread-of-mass-education?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
3 months ago
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Strongly urge folks to listen to my conversation with
@valinasr.bsky.social
on
#Iran
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3 months ago
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I am very happy to share the conversation I had with the wonderful
@kaszyma.bsky.social
. We talk all about
#translation
multiples. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#429 - Translation Multiples: A Dialogue with Kasia Szymanska
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Kasia Szymanska about translation of texts.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/429-translation-multiples-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
3 months ago
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I am very pleased to share the conversation I had with
@valinasr.bsky.social
. We talk all about
#Iran
in the modern period. I hope everyone enjoys this one!
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#428 - Iran's Grand Political Strategy: A Dialogue with Vali Nasr
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Vali Nasr about the recent political history of Iran.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/428-irans-grand-political-strategy?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
4 months ago
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Very excited for these 700 pgs!
4 months ago
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Summer class is going well! 🤓
4 months ago
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I am pleased to share the conversation I had with
@olgakhazan.bsky.social
about whether we can change our
#personality
or not. Hope everyone enjoys this one!
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#423 - Changing Personality: A Dialogue with Olga Khazan
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Olga Khazan on whether one could change their personality.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/423-changing-personality-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
4 months ago
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I am very happy to share the conversation I had with Hugo Shakeshaft on beauty and the gods in Ancient Greece. Hope everyone enjoys this one!
@princetonupress.bsky.social
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#421 - Beauty and the gods: A Dialogue with Hugo Shakeshaft
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Hugo Shakeshaft about ancient greeks ideas about beauty and the gods.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/421-beauty-and-the-gods-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
4 months ago
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I am very pleased to share the conversation I had with the wonderful and brilliant
@danielmendelsohn.bsky.social
We talk all about his exquisite new translation of
#Homer’s
#theodyssey
. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#420 - Translating Homer's The Odyssey: A Dialogue with Daniel Mendelsohn
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Daniel Mendelsohn on his new English translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/420-translating-homers-the-odyssey?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
4 months ago
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New books!
@stanfordpress.bsky.social
5 months ago
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reposted by
Xavier Bonilla
5 months ago
Sex Is A Spectrum: A Dialogue
@xavierbonilla.bsky.social
&
@anthrofuentes.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp_T...
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#418 - Sex Is A Spectrum: A Dialogue with Agustín Fuentes
YouTube video by Converging Dialogues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp_T3u16D8s
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Extremely excited for this one!
@moudhy.bsky.social
@wwnorton.com
5 months ago
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Huge congrats!!!! Listen to my conversation with Benjamin here:
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5 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with
@anthrofuentes.bsky.social
about the topics of
#sex
and
#gender
. Hope everyone enjoys this one!
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#418 - Sex Is A Spectrum: A Dialogue with Agustín Fuentes
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Agustín Fuentes about biological sex.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/418-sex-is-a-spectrum-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
5 months ago
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I am very happy to share my 2nd conversation with the mighty
@willdalrymple.bsky.social
We talk all about the
#goldenroad
and ancient
#India’s
impact on the world. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#417 - The Golden Road: Ancient India and the World: A Dialogue with William Dalrymple
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with William Dalrymple about India and the Golden Road.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/417-the-golden-road-ancient-india?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
5 months ago
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38th trip around the sun.
5 months ago
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I am very happy to share the conversation I had with Greg Grandin about the history of the
#Americas
. Hope everyone enjoys!
@penguinpress.bsky.social
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#416 - A New History of the Americas: A Dialogue with Greg Grandin
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Greg Grandin about a new history of the Americas.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/416-a-new-history-of-the-americas?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
5 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with Robert Garland about death in the ancient world. We cover lots on historical ground on our ideas about death. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#414 - Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World: A Dialogue with Robert Garland
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Robert Garland about death in the ancient world.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/414-death-and-the-afterlife-in-the?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
5 months ago
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I am very pleased to share the conversation I had with the mighty Emily Falk! We talk about the
#neuroscience
work she has done with her lab on
#choice
and
#values
. Hope everyone enjoys!
@falklab.bsky.social
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#412 - The Neuroscience of Choice and Change: A Dialogue with Emily Falk
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Emily Falk about the neuroscience of choice and change.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/412-the-neuroscience-of-choice-and?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
6 months ago
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I am very happy to share the conversation I had with Dalton Conley. We talk about
#genetics
,
#PGI
,
#GWAS
, and the social genome. Hope everyone enjoys! 🧬
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#410 - The Social Genome: A Dialogue with Dalton Conley
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Dalton Conley about the social genome.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/410-the-social-genome-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
6 months ago
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I am very happy to share the conversation I had with the excellent
@jaapderoode.bsky.social
We talk about how animals use medicinal plants and what we can learn from them. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#409 - Animals as Doctors of Nature: A Dialogue with Jaap de Roode
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Jaap de Roode about how animals heal themselves.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/409-animals-as-doctors-of-nature?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
6 months ago
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2 hours on the decline of the human empire with the mighty
@endofthepier.bsky.social
.
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#408 - The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire: A Dialogue with Henry Gee
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Henry Gee about the decline and fall of the human species.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/408-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-human?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
6 months ago
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Very excited for this one!
@princetonupress.bsky.social
6 months ago
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I am very happy to share the conversation I had with the living legend Alan Baddeley. We talked all about his model of working memory. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#407 - Baddeley's Model of Working Memory: A Dialogue with Alan Baddeley
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Alan Baddeley about his model of working memory.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/407-baddeleys-model-of-working-memory?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
6 months ago
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Excited for this new translation!
#aeneid
@wwnorton.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Great book! Excited to talk to him very soon!
@anthrofuentes.bsky.social
@princetonupress.bsky.social
7 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with
@mikealbertus.bsky.social
We talk all about land power. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#403 - Land Power: A Dialogue with Michael Albertus
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Michael Albertus about land power.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/403-land-power-a-dialogue-with-michael?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
7 months ago
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I am very happy to share the conversation I had with Sophia Rosenfeld. We talk about the history of choice and freedom in many aspects of modern life. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#402 - The Age Of Choice: A Dialogue with Sophia Rosenfeld
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Sophia Rosenfeld about the modern history of choice.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/402-the-age-of-choice-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
7 months ago
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Very curious to read this one!
@princetonupress.bsky.social
7 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with
@efinkel.bsky.social
We talk all about the
#UkraineRussianWar
. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#401 - Intent to Destroy: The Ukraine-Russian War: A Dialogue with Eugene Finkel
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Eugene Finkel about the Ukraine-Russian War.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/401-intent-to-destroy-the-ukraine?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
7 months ago
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Very excited to start this one from
@jaapderoode.bsky.social
@princetonupress.bsky.social
8 months ago
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I am very happy to share the second conversation I had with the mighty
@jonrauch.bsky.social
. We talk about his new book on
#Christianity
and
#Democracy
in the U.S. Hope everyone enjoys!
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#399 - A Christian Democracy?: A Dialogue with Jonathan Rauch
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Jonathan Rauch about the impact of Christianity on democracy in the United States.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/399-a-christian-democracy-a-dialogue?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
8 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with
@rahulabhatia.bsky.social
where we discuss identity, India, and much more!
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#398 - The New India: A Dialogue with Rahul Bhatia
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Rahul Bhatia about the many recent changes to India.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/398-the-new-india-a-dialogue-with?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
8 months ago
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Extremely happy to have a copy of one of my most anticipated books this year!
@penguinpress.bsky.social
9 months ago
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I am happy to share the conversation I had with Nathan Thrall. We discuss his Pulitzer-prize winning book discussing—through narrative—the many challenges
#palestinians
face everyday.
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#394 - A Palestinian Tragedy in Jerusalem: A Dialogue with Nathan Thrall
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Nathan Thrall about Palestinians living in Jerusalem.
https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/394-a-palestinian-tragedy-in-jerusalem?r=1t78tj&utm_medium=ios
9 months ago
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