Are You Comfortable In Connecting With Strangers?

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Are You Comfortable In Connecting With Strangers?

Feature Interview With Joe Keohane, author, “The Power of Strangers”

Diamond-Michael Scott

May 16, 2024

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Welcome to “Great Books, Great Voices,” a weekly podcast where we aim to ignite a new world of community, connection and conversation one book at a time. My name is Diamond-Michael Scott and I am your global book ambassador and show host.

My guest today is Joe Keohane, author of a fascinating book called, “The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World. “ In it he offers a timely exploration into the transformative potential of engaging with strangers.

He is a veteran journalist who has worked at or written for everyone from Esquire, to GQ, to The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, Entrepreneur, Wired and so forth, on everything from politics, to travel, to social science, business, and technology.

In The Power of Strangers, Joe took a deep dive into why we don’t talk to strangers, why we should, and how we can—drawing on hundreds of academic studies, books, and interviews.

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