Talking Sense at the State Fair explored what it's like to be in a politically mixed marriage. MPR News correspondent Catharine Richert spoke with Barbara Thomas and Rick Hotchner, who have been navigating precisely this situation for decades. They explained that the 2020 election was an inflection point in how they talked to each other about their differing politics.

Participants: Catharine Richert, correspondent MPR News; Bill Doherty, co-founder Braver Angels; Corey Yeager, marriage and family therapist and founder of Harmony Road; Barbara Thomas, retired diplomat and COO of Braver Angels; Rick Hotchner, retired CIA executive manager and operations officer, and a Braver Angels ambassador.

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