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A Democrat, A Republican, And A Search For Common Ground

Book cover for Union

When two strikingly different men, one a Marine veteran and a staunch Republican and the other a true blue liberal son of a single mother from Berkeley first met at Yale Law School, the last thing they expected from each other was a friendship. But that's exactly what they found when the unlikely pair set out in a Volvo to see the country from a fresh perspective through each other's eyes.

In the new book "Union: A Democrat, A Republican, And A Search for Common Ground," Jordan waszak. And Christopher ha hit the road to explore the land that they love and to find out what can bring us together in an era of extreme strife and partisanship.

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.