A Perfectly Imperfect Union: Reflections on America 250 with John Harrison

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And between May and October, I'm sharing a new series I'm calling: A Perfectly Imperfect Union. It's about connecting with every day folks as they reflect on America at 250. Conversations will air every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

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What does it take to repair a fracture that runs across an entire country?

That's the question John Harrison sits with as America turns 250.

And coming from someone who grew up watching his dad run small businesses that never quite took off, whose great-grandparents crossed an ocean for a shot at something better, and who just launched an AI startup with three partners at this stage of his career -- he's earned the right to ask it.

In this episode of A Perfectly Imperfect Union, John Harrison -- Little Rock, Arkansas resident, longtime business leader, and now first-time entrepreneur -- gets real about what's holding us back as a country. His answer isn't policy or politics. It's civility. And woven right through it, a quiet but urgent plea to stop having individual monologues and start having actual conversations again.

John also shares a gem unrelated to America's birthday: a simple first prompt for anyone who wants to understand AI but doesn't know where to start. It's practical, disarming, and genuinely useful.

Oh, and did you know Arkansas has the only publicly accessible diamond mine in the world? If you find one, it's yours to keep. 403 were found there last year alone.

His birthday wish for America? Bring back civility. Have the honest dialogue. Turn the monologues into conversations. Simple. Necessary. And harder than it sounds.

Before you go, John has a question for you:

What has this conversation helped you learn about yourself that you didn't expect?

Drop your thoughts in the comments and share this episode with someone you'd want to sit around a fire with.

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