where the twain meet

Matt Couture discusses the techniques of umpiring, timing and positioning, and also the role of the umpire in keeping a game within the lines of social behavior necessary for the game to be played with the kind of integrity which makes the event worthwhile to fans and players, alike. What is sportsmanship and what does that look like in today's world of conflicting expectations and values?  Wh...

Author and Co-Founder of Final Bow for Yellowface , Phil Chan's discussion about racial appropriation and some of the caricatured projections upon Asians that have been an age-old habit in the United States, through the arts and through other cultural instruments, speaks to a world of realities which extend far beyond the theater and the stage. He was an integral part of Boston Lyric Opera&#39...

You've heard the refrain: "Can we all get along?" It's hard to argue with the presumption that the world would be a better place if only there was more love, kindness and forbearance. But, the proverbial question is: "How to we get there?" Is peace a state of bliss or rather a stasis of opposing forces? In a world where resources are often scarce and greed as natural an...

Jeff Bohn, Dormen Lisby, and Travis Bohn discuss their work inside and outside the prisons where justice, fate, and hope are not just abstract concepts, but rather the daily bread of prison life. What are the purposes of the US prison system where 20% of the global prison population is housed? Where does the practice of punishment give way to means of redemption? For more than two decades, Shining...

As a Federal Mediator, Moira Caruso is a Strategy Officer within the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Office of National Projects. Her primary focus is in the mediation and facilitation of large-scale public policy negotiations. In addition, Moira works with mediators across the country to help them design and deliver specialized conflict management processes on behalf of FMCS clients. Moira has...

Jerome Harris discusses his life as a Jazz artist, a working musician, an activist member of Music Workers Alliance, a Scholar, an American who has traveled the world and found many ways to resolve chords, musical and otherwise. J.S. Bach, Goldberg Variations, BMV 988, performed by Kimiko Ishizaka. timestamp 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - About Jerome 2:57 - Interview

James Haddow talks about his experience managing conflict, creating trust and finding resolutions in a world not always receptive, a world where the spirit of justice and the pragmatics of achieving justice often exist in tension with each other. We discuss the importance of developing a Voice of Reason in negotiations and some of the behaviors which make that possible. J.S. Bach, Goldberg Variati...