Well, That Went Sideways!

René Marie is a Grammy nominated jazz vocalist and songwriter.  In this episode we talk with René about music and art as a form of communication and explore the idea of the artist's response to conflict.

Sideways Pod is a proud sponsor of the 2023 White Privilege Conference hosted by The Privilege Institute.  To promote this event, we'd like to re-share our interview with Dr. Eddie Moor Jr., founder of The Privilege Institute, where he discusses the conference which has become one of the top national and international conferences for participants who want to move beyond dialogue and into action around issues of diversity, power, privilege, and leadership.  For more information, visit https://www.theprivilegeinstitute.com/

Tom Cosgrove is the founder and president of New Voice Strategies and is the co-creator of the documentary film "Divided We Fall." In this episode, we talk with Tom about making human concoctions with people who have different political beliefs and who come from different backgrounds.  

In this episode we explore the work of community mediation with Kabrina Bass, the Executive Director of the Midlands Mediation Center, a non-profit conflict resolution organization serving central South Carolina.

Dr. Ajenai Clemmons is an assistant professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.  She was formerly the director of the Office of the Independent Monitor, the civilian oversight agency for the City and Courtney of Denver Police and Sheriff departments.  In this episode, Dr. Clemmons explores how conflicts with police could be reduced if police built understanding and worked to meet public expectations. 

Dr. Tania Israel shares strategies for how to have a meaningful conversation with whose politics are very different from our own.  

In this episode we are joined by Sideways Pod member Norma Johnson.  Norma is a storyteller, disrupter, and cultural bridge and in her interview she shares with us  how she uses creativity and art to respond to conflict and promote dialogue.

On this episode, we talk with Arline Kardasis and Crystal Thorpe about conflicts that arise between adult children and their elderly parents. They're both experienced mediators, trainers, and authors who work together at Elder Decisions, a Boston-based firm that specializes in elder mediation and shared family decision making around elder care issues.

On this episode, we talk with Lee Mun Wah about understanding conflict and improving cross-cultural communication and awareness. He is a master diversity trainer, a community therapist, a teacher storyteller, and an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Over 15 million people around the world have seen his best known film, The Color of Fear