Listeners

When writer and pastor Chris Nye moved from an affluent Oregon suburb to San Francisco's Tenderloin district, his work as a pastor was turned upside down.

Chris Nye is the author of Distant God, and his new book Less of More is due in spring of 2019.

Gary Noesner was the FBI negotiator at Waco in 1993, where David Koresh and the Branch Davidians waged a 51-day siege against authorities. This is just one of the many high-profile cases Gary has worked on, and we wondered what a career in negotiating life-or-death situations teaches you about listening.

His new memoir is called Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

Being in the hosting chair of public radio for almost 20 years made Celeste Headlee discover how bad most of our conversations are. What are we doing wrong? And how can we make it right?

Show notes & links:

• https://www.celesteheadlee.com
• Celeste's TED Talk 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation

Celeste's book We Need To Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter

In an era of angry pundits, attack journalism, and click-bait, how can we re-train ourselves to listen consciously and embrace healthy disagreement?

• https://www.juliantreasure.com/
• Julian's book How To Be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking & Listening

Seven years after starting the Arizona Storyteller's project, Megan Finnerty has watched her project expand to 22 cities across the United States. We talk about why people are drawn to live storytelling events, what goes into putting them on, and how Megan uses her expertise to help participants get the most out of the experience of telling their stories on stage.

DJ hates Trump. His dad Warren loves Trump. How can a father and son maintain a loving relationship when their political differences have reached a breaking point?

How does journalism change if the comment section happens before the article is written? Jesikah Ross is the founder of the Story Circle, a curated storytelling event with citizens who share stories about the issues affecting their communities.

Growing up in a devout Jehovah's Witnesses community, Matthew Olson struggled to come to terms with being gay. When he finally started listening to himself instead of those around him, a new life began - but at a high cost.

How do journalists earn the trust of their communities? As the director of the Trusting News Project, Joy Mayer breaks down practices of engaged journalism and explains why credibility is key for effective communication. She and Andrew talk about fostering environments for civility and dialogue within newsrooms and discuss how being a journalist is a lot like hosting a party.

We're excited to announce a brand new podcast series called Listeners, a show about the craft and power of listening.