How Not to Let Politics Ruin Your Friendships (with Adam Grant)

About this episode

This week on the Stay Tuned with Preet podcast, organizational psychologist, Wharton professor, and New York Times best-selling author Adam Grant joins Preet to discuss his new book, Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World. Preet and Grant discuss why understanding the psychology of human connection is essential to addressing some of society’s biggest challenges, including war, violence, inequality, and political division. Drawing on research and personal anecdotes, Grant explains how political differences affect much more than just friendships and why it’s important to engage with people we disagree with. Grant also shares his thoughts on making friends in adulthood. Finally, they discuss a surprising experiment that helped Palestinian and Israeli children build lasting bonds. At the end of the episode, Preet answers listener questions about the appointment of NY Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the Cornell fraternity rape investigation and the Justice Department’s antitrust investigation into White House press pool networks. In an exclusive segment for paying subscribers, Grant shares the dangerous ways AI has seeped into his classroom