Brandon Ferdig on the Minneapolis Riots, and the role of shallow conversation in fueling unrest

I speak with Twin Cities writer and videographer Brandon Ferdig, about what he is seeing in Minneapolis now, and about how the quality of our conversations plays a role in feeding–or not feeding–unrest and violence.

Brandon can be reached at brandon@theperiphery.com

You can see his videos (including his documentary on homelessness in Minnesota) on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NewPlateaus/videos

Here is the interview he mentions, with the mother and fiancee of the young man killed in 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLzhrr4GDcw

And you can find him on Facebook, here: https://www.facebook.com/bferdig

...and here: https://www.facebook.com/theperipherydotcom/