Morgan Graham and Phillip Smith
Recorded
July 3, 2023
Archived
July 3, 2023
51:14 minutes
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Id:
osh000014
Description
Morgan Graham (42) and Phillip Smith (34) sit down for an in-person One Small Step conversation.Subject Log / Time Code
Morgan Graham and Phillip Smith introduce themselves and read each others' bios.
Ohio University
Department of Natural Resources (Teddy Roosevelt National Park)
South Park TV Show
Humor's role
Opioid Addiction
Social Media
Morgan's family's influence - Military and French Background
Hunting
Phil's family's influence - mother's care
Youth Wrestling - perseverance, work ethic
Political Tribalism
Education and curriculum design at a federal level
Ralph Nader: 2000 US Election
Political party flipping (Wyoming state)
Simplicity and minimalism vs. consumerism
Limitations of a two party system
Town and County (municipal) power should supercede federal power
Teton County is left out of Wyoming State Legislature
Citizens United and campaign finance reform
Political Fandom where politics are treated like sports
State's Rights
Natural Resource Management and Conservation
Cancel Culture and public shaming, protest and activist culture
Learning to listen. Divisive politics scare them.
When stress hormones are activated they trigger a shutdown of your brain
Media spin and bias "Letters from an American" (blog by Heather Cox Richardson)
College professors "preached their opinions" with students
Religious freedom
Participants
- Morgan Graham
- Phillip Smith