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Have you noticed that division in the United States feels higher than ever? What if conflict isn't the cause of our division, but rather the normalization of contempt within conflict?

In this dual release, Matt Todd of The Ranch podcast invites Alexis on to talk all things Dignity Index. As a member of the Dignity Politics team at Dignity.US, Alexis takes listeners behind the scenes of the index: how it was developed, how research studies have verified and validated it, and how it's spreading across the United States.

Together, Alexis and Matt break down:

• What it means to use the language of dignity
• How to see ourselves honestly in the moment through self-confrontation
• How you can be part of the dignity movement to help ease division in your family, neighborhood, school, community, and workplace

Learn more about the Dignity Index at www.Dignity.US.

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Have you thought about the difference between transparency and targeting in our election process? Do you know what it means to choose curiosity instead of falling into contempt? And what does contempt actually look like when it comes to a ballot initiative?

In this episode, Alexis pulls these questions apart through a recent incident: a Facebook post that shared the names of citizens who signed a ballot initiative petition. Rather than reacting, she digs in to understand what happened and why it matters. She also walks through how a ballot measure makes it onto your November ballot, from citizen-led initiatives to legislative amendments and advisory questions.

No one is saying it's easy to lean into curiosity. But what would it look like if we chose it over contempt when conflict comes up?

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This episode marks an exciting first for The Purple Zone: a brand-new experiment in bringing people together around ideas, not just single books. Alexis is joined by Representative Dr. Britt Raybould to pilot a new kind of book club, one that lives right here on the podcast and spreads out through social media, inviting listeners to engage with a topic (not a specific book) in a whole new way.

For this trial run, the topic is learning...how it actually happens, what gets in the way of it, and what helps it stick. The conversation moves between light, humorous moments and genuinely touching reflections, while still digging into real depth on the science and theory behind how people learn.

Alexis and Britt pull from several books to frame the discussion, including Think Again by Adam Grant and Benedict Carey's How We Learn, which explores the science of memory--storage strength, retrieval strength, and why "forgetting" some information is actually part of learning it well.

The conversation gets personal too, touching on what's helped Alexis support her own kids as they navigate learning in the classroom, and how her approach to learning has shifted between undergrad and her current work on her PhD at Boise State, with far more lived experience to draw from now than she had as a young student.

This is a trial run, and Alexis & Britt hope this becomes a regular monthly or bi-monthly feature on the show. If you enjoy this new format, share it with a friend, and jump into the conversation on social media — tell us what learning means to you, and what's helped you learn something new recently.

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