Democracy is fighting for survival on multiple fronts. Social bubbles and toxic discourse are eroding our ability to discuss problems and find solutions. Instead of working towards a compromise, all we hear are monologues masquerading as debate.

The way news is packaged is partly to blame - but increasingly we are not reading beyond the headlines. Making Common Ground  seeks to kick-start better dialogue between different groups of individuals. Instead of dismissing people with lazy labels, people across the political spectrum will be brought together to discuss the big topics of the week, and encouraged to read news more broadly, as well as more in depth.

In this podcast, Catherine Neilan introduces the Making Common Ground project - how it was conceived, how it is supported, its objectives and how they will be achieved.