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Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of a political issue to listen to each other

Anne McElvoy, working with conflict resolution experts Gabrielle Rifkind and Louisa Weinstein, invites two figures on opposing sides of an issue to listen to each other.

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Across the Red Line: Is having a public profile rewarding?

Is having a public profile rewarding?

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Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of an issue to listen to each other.

Journalist Vicky Ward and journalist turned therapist Lucy Cavendish debate - and are then invited to explore each other's perspective. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein.

Anne McElvoy presents the new series of the show that invites people who disagree on an issue to debate - and then to listen to each other. 

Is having a public profile, and the success that comes with it, rewarding? Or - in an ever-more pressured media economy, with online aggression a perennial problem - is it no longer worth the emotional impact?

Vicky Ward has built a successful career as a journalist, first in the UK and then in the US, in print, on TV and in podcasting. Lucy Cavendish built a thriving career as a journalist for UK newspapers too - but then chose to leave it behind, to retrain as a therapist and counsellor. Vicky and Lucy meet to debate the relative merits of their choices - and then conflict resolution specialist Louisa Weinstein invites each of them to find out more about what has shaped the other's world view and beliefs, to see if they can reach a deeper understanding of each other's position.

Producer: Phil Tinline

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