How To Keep Issues From Dividing Us w/ Kat Timpf

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🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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My perspective is that we are the most divided culture ever right now. Every issue is a trigger for everyone and you are required to stand on one side or the other or be deemed negligent or ignorant. And if someone aligns with a differing side or perspective, you need to distance yourself from them. To me it feels like we’ve fallen into the most strict, religious culture ever. Everyone has their set of beliefs according to the religion of their perspective, and if you believe differently, you are judged and sentenced to crucifixion. I think it’s toxic and poisoning our society. So a book came across my desk from someone…I would not normally have on my show. But doing so, I feel, beautifully represented the point. Why is it a threat to sit and have a discussion with someone who may have differing values and perspectives? Who lives a different lifestyle? My guest is Kat Timpf. Kat is a writer, comedian, and libertarian commentator. She’s currently the co-panelist of “Gutfeld!” on Fox News weeknights at 10 p.m. and a Fox News analyst. She’s also the author of the New York Times bestseller "You Can’t Joke About That: Why Everything is Funny, Nothing is Sacred, and We’re All in This Together." Her new book is what got my attention, I Used To Like You Until…:How Binary Thinking Divides Us. Kat’s life and lifestyle couldn’t be further from my own. But I found our views on cultural division are very similar, and I was honored to sit and have this discussion with her. I think there is a lot for all of us to learn. Sign up for your $1/month trial period at shopify.com/kevin Go to shipstation.com and use code KEVIN to start your free trial. Use my promo code WHATDRIVESYOU for 10% off on any CleanMyMac's subscription plans Join millions of Americans reaching their financial goals—starting at just $3/month! Get $25 towards your first stock purchase at get.stash.com/DRIVE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to what drives you. I'm Kevin Miller in this episode, How to Keep Issues from Dividing Us.
0:08.9	My perspective is that we are the most divided culture ever right now. Every issue is a trigger for everyone and you're required to stand on one side or the other
0:21.7	or be deemed negligent or ignorant or evil.
0:27.1	And if someone aligns with a differing side or perspective, you've got to distance yourself from them.
0:32.4	To me, it feels like we've fallen into the most strict religious culture ever.
0:37.5	Everyone has their set of beliefs according to the religion of their perspective.
0:41.9	And if you believe differently, you're judged and sentenced to be crucified.
0:46.2	I think it's toxic and poisoning our society.
0:49.0	So a book came across my desk from someone I would not normally have on my show. But in doing so, I felt like
0:56.9	it beautifully represented the whole point here. Why is it a threat to sit and have a discussion
1:01.1	with someone who may have differing values and perspectives, who lives a different lifestyle?
1:07.1	Well, my guest is Kat Temp. Cat is a writer, comedian, and a libertarian commenter.
1:14.1	She's currently the co-panelist of Gutfeld.
1:17.8	It's on Fox News weeknights at 10 p.m.
1:20.9	And she's a Fox News analyst as well.
1:24.3	She's the author of a New York Times best-selling book,
1:26.5	You Can't J about that, why everything
1:28.4	is funny, nothing is sacred, and we're all in this together. She has a national comedy tour that's
1:34.5	been sold out. Well, she's got a new book, though. That's my muse here. And the title is,
1:39.5	I used to like you until dot, dot, dot, dot, how binary thinking divides us.
1:46.9	Katz, again, her life and her lifestyle couldn't be further from my own, but I found her views
1:51.5	on cultural division are very similar, and I was honored to sit and have this discussion
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