Joshua Johnson was the host NPR’s flagship talk program, 1A. He also had shows on MSNBC and NBC News Now. Today he’s delivering satirical news for The Onion.

Beyond that work, Johnson is also thinking through the ways Americans can better connect across some of our deepest divides. To that end, he created “The Resolution Game,” and gave a TED Talk earlier this year titled “Idiots Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Cope.”