Why We're So Divided As A Country; One Small Step Project; Cleveland Orchestra Cellist

What divides us in this nation are not minor differences, they're major fault lines, says Princeton professor Julian Zelizer. And those faults formed long before the death of George Floyd or the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Zelizer joins us to begin this hour to talk about how the United States has become less united, a topic he tackles in the book he co-authored: "Fault Lines, A History of the United States since 1974."

The divisions seem to be widening. But can we bridge the gaps? StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay says we need to talk to one another, especially those with whom we disagree. He shares details on a new project with ideastream called "One Small Step." And maybe music can help us, too. We'll talk with Cleveland Clinic Cellist who is taking it to the streets.

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Cleveland Orchestra Cellist Travels City Playing For Unity

-Julian Zelizer, Princeton University history professor & author, "Fault Lines: A history of the United States since 1974" and "Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party"

-Dave Isay, Founder, StoryCorps

-Alan Harrell, Cellist, Cleveland Orchestra