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This is the last episode of the season. We talked about bridging social and economic divides by thinking about how you might have acquired biases and preconceived notions about people unlike yourself. We suggested ways to unwind those recordings in your head to be more accepting of others. Rather than entrenching into our attitudes and beliefs, what can we do to get out of our ruts? 

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In 2016, Budweiser changed its label to “America” beer, thinking it would boost sales based on the results of the election that year. The beer eventually returned to its familiar branding. What can we do as individuals to avoid getting consumed by popular trends? What can we do to keep life as we have known it? What would Pope Francis do? How will the historically dominant culture cope with the upcoming “majority minority” population?

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Alan did not like India Pale Ale (IPA) beers because they are bitter-tasting. When he recovered from his deathbed illness in 2014, he was offered a Fat Tire Citradelic IPA by his neighbor. The label has since been discontinued. Much to his surprise, the beer tasted great, and he’s been drinking IPAs ever since. Alan’s physical chemistry had changed. What about our emotional and spiritual selves? We get ideas in our heads about religion, for example, that are unwavering. Why might we change our attitudes, and under what circumstances might that happen?