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As we conclude the series Dinner Table Dynamics we hope that you have found useful and relatable conversations you can carry home with you for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and beyond. For our final episode, two Santa Fe College Ethics Bowl participants, husband and wife team, Paola and Brian talk about playful rivalries turned sour in Sour Grapes. The duo discuss labeling and mirroring tactics to bridge the divide between opposing views. How and why we identify with groups or "tribes" and how does that association relate to others that have differing loyalties? 

Sound clip:  Paola Sullivan from 08:49 to 09:08

The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.

Why do we fear disagreement and conflict? Does conflict have to be antagonistic or can it still be useful?  Alanis Gonzalez, SF student and Heather Irons discuss examples of when they've feared conflict and alternatively when confronting conflict has been beneficial to communication.  They address knowing when to walk away, and touch upon deescalation through tone and preventing an adversarial atmosphere. 

Sound clip:  Alanis Gonzalez from 23:59 to 24:18. 

The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.

Is the conflict in our lives based on fundamental value differences? Or, is most conflict we encounter a result of how opinions are expressed on the surface?  In this episode two Santa Fe College Ethics Bowl competitors Gillan Chalono, SF alumni currently at Amherst College and Noah Frazier, SF student discuss the importance of looking beyond stated opinions in conversation to peeling back the onion, revealing core values which may provide insight to common goals and beliefs. 

Sound clip:  Noah Frazier from 02:28 to 02:48

The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.

How do you reach mutual understanding amongst those with drastically divergent beliefs? Two Santa Fe College Ethics Bowl team members discuss how to approach challenging conversations with loved ones, friends and co-workers by finding common ground in opposing viewpoints. Join Liam Frank, SF alumni currently at the University of Florida, and Areli Villavicencio, SF student, as they reflect on experiences where they have found success in developing a mutual understanding. 

Sound clip:  Areli Villavicencio from 15:57 to 16:14 

The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.

How do our personal decisions affect the ways we relate to each other? Two Santa Fe College Ethics Bowl team alumnae discuss how to approach constructive dialogue when personal choices create stark differences between people. Join Chantel Hover, currently at Columbia University, and Paola Sullivan, currently at University of Florida, for tips on having healthy conversations with others, and with yourself. 

Sound clip (chantel, pre intro): 23:24 -23:41

The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.

What is Ethics Bowl? "It's kind of like debate . . . but its nicer." 😂  Four years after competing in the national Ethics Bowl together, Santa Fe College alumnae Lucy Frank is in grad school at Florida State University and Taylor Adams is studying veterinarian medicine at the University of Florida. Both of them continue to use skills they learned in Ethics Bowl every day of their lives. In an increasingly polarized world, you might find yourself dreading the holidays and the unsavory dinner table dynamics that can accompany them. Consider setting the table this year with some of Lucy and Taylor's ground rules for civil discourse. 

The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.