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Nancy's Bookshelf: Clashing cultures and a divided nation

By Nancy Wiegman,
Matt Fidler
Published January 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM PST

Journalist Woodard argues that America’s deep, political divisions stem from historically rooted regional cultures in "Nations Apart."

He uses original data and historical analysis to explain how these cultural geographies influence contemporary polarization.

Episode #801

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Nancy Wiegman
Nancy Wiegman has a master's degree in French linguistics from Indiana University and taught yoga and foreign languages at CSU Fresno and the College of Charleston before moving to Chico in 1990.
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Matt Fidler
Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.
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