Conversation Topics
Our team members have diverse perspectives. We create Conversation Guides with the goal of making them welcoming to people across the political and cultural spectrum. We offer topic guides for over 100 different topics. Browse all our topics below, or browse by category in the left menu (desktop only).
The U.S. is the oldest democratic republic in the world, but democracy can’t function when we are unable to talk through our differences. If the American experiment is to survive, we must begin the work of domestic peace building.
Meaningful conversations to have with friends and family near and far. Covid has caused us to learn new ways to be with each other. Check out our resources page for meaningful conversations on values, connection, and COVID conversations.
The motto of Living Room Conversations is respect, relate, connect. We know that in the pursuit of racial equity, individual conversations are not the final stop in the journey. Conversations can help us better understand individual bias and racism, as well as consider how racism is part of our systems and institutions. We have created this resource page in response to increased demand and desire to have conversations about race.
Every week, Living Room Conversations hosts conversations on our preferred video platform, Junto. Join an existing conversation via the link below, or check out more than our 100 conversation guides in order to start a conversation of your own.
Topics A-Z
Browse all our Conversation Guides below from A-Z. Click the links to explore each Conversation Guide. You can also download a PDF of the conversation for your own use.
Create your own topic
We have over 100 topics, but maybe you can’t find one that appeals to you? You can build your own topic with these easy guidelines.
Tips to create your own :
- Work with your cohost to come up with several questions that satisfy you both.
- Be curious. What would you ask if you didn’t have an opinion or position?
- Examine what your own position is on the topic. Notice if you are framing questions that favor your viewpoint or disallow other viewpoints.
- How did you develop your own perspective? What question would bring that out?
- Beware of including trigger words in your questions, like climate change, anti-___, rights and control.
Need Support? Contact Us!
We'd love to support you in creating a new topic. Drop us a note and let us assist.
examples of Custom Conversations
Living Room Conversations has produced several custom conversations in partnership with civic and educational organizations. They are free to use; you can check them out below.
Community Energy Conversations
Community Energy Conversations creates an engaging and worthwhile activity for any community organization or set of interested individuals to bring community members together and encourage action for positive change. Click here to explore.
Campus Conversations
Campus Conversations is an adaptation of Living Room Conversations specifically for college students. The conversation is taken one step further by converting the conversations students hold into action. Click here to explore.