Understanding US political polarization -- and its 400 year-old roots - a podcast by CBC Radio

Colin Woodard of Maine makes the case that the roots of US political polarization go back beyond the Civil War, and beyond the founding of his country, to early European colonization. He's the author of a trilogy of books that begins with "American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America." Here's an extended cut of his conversation with Alex Mason.

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