A Perfectly Imperfect Union: Reflecting on America 250 with Larry Walsh

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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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In our latest episode, we travel to Michigan and sit down with Larry Walsh. He's an Army veteran, cyclist, author, husband, father, and someone who splits his time between Northern Michigan and Williamsburg, Virginia.

Larry pushes back on the narrative that America is hopelessly divided. He's ridden across the country twice, once as a tour and once as a race, and what he found wasn't division.

It was small towns, five-minute conversations, and people who are, in his words, 99.9% good.

He also opens up about what he thinks we're missing as a country: humility and curiosity, the willingness to say "I don't know" instead of pretending to have all the answers.

And his question for you and our next guest:

What is your next adventure?

To discover more about Larry and check out his books, click or head to https://larry-walsh.com/books/.

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