The Purple Principle, a podcast about “the perils of political and social polarization,” is exploring important, if difficult, questions, about Texas, the creators say. And one of the featured guests on an upcoming episode is a Lakewood native.
“Is the Lone Star State still as uniquely independent with all that red vs. blue polarization dominating our news media?” and, “Is it still as neighborly a place, despite all that individual silo-ing and othering on social media and in social life?”
Host Robert Pease, political independent, poses these questions to his panel of so-called “Texperts” including — in upcoming episodes five and six — neighborhood native Lawrence Wright, who wrote God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State.
Steve Harrigan (Big Wonderful Thing) and former Congressman Will Hurd (American Reboot) join Wright to discuss immigration reform and a need for “ideological consistency” in politics, the producers say.
“Not quite as deep as the heart of Texas, this 6-episode series does probe well below the headlines and soundbites to bring an important and thoughtful assessment of political and cultural polarization in this great state,” the creators note.
