Well, That Went Sideways!

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 a...

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 und...

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

On this episode, we talk with Cameron Powers about building personal relationships across cultures through music, and how that can be a helpful response to conflict. Cameron Powers was a world-traveling, multi-lingual musician and musicologist. At the time we recorded this interview, he had stage four cancer.

Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. is the director and founder of The Privilege Institute (TPI) and The National White Privilege Conference (WPC).  He received his Ph. D. in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies at the University of Iowa and under his direction and inclusive relationship model the White Privilege Conference has become one of the top national and international conferences for participants wh...

Chris Richardson and Carleigh Sailon share information about the STAR program, a program run in through a partnership of the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment and the Mental Health Center of Denver that deploys Emergency Response Teams that include Emergency Medical Technicians and Behavioral Health Clinicians to engage individuals experiencing crises related to mental health issu...

Jackson T. Katz is an author, filmmaker, and educator author who has worked to address gender-based violence through is program Mentors in Violence Prevention .  In this episode Jackson Katz addresses the role of men in stopping gender-based violence. 

This is a double episode of Well, That Went Sideways featuring two different guests with two different stories.  First, father and facilitator Terry Gale shares his experience and perspective on parenting young children within a multiracial family.  In the next segment, Vanessa Roberts, Executive Director of Project Voyce , shares her journey as part of a multiracial family.  Both explore the nuan...

Brett Lee Shelton is a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is a Staff Attorney at the Native American Rights Fund where he focuses on the Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative , Boarding Schools , and Sacred Places . In this episode, Brett Lee Shelton discusses these initiatives as well as the four R's - Relationship, Respect, Responsibility, and Reciprocity.

Kirsten Wilson, Founder and Artistic Director of Motus Theate r talks with us about the power of stories in supporting us to understand one another and tap into empathy to address interpersonal and societal conflicts.  

Sarah Schulman, novelist, playwright, nonfiction writer, screenwriter, activist, and historian, talks with us about her book Conflict is Not Abuse. 

Check out another episode from friends over at Dred Feminist! The Sideways Pod team is excited to introduce a new podcast that we helped to launch by one of the most inspiring guests we've interviewed. In our first episode, we had the honor of interviewing MacArthur Genius Grant Loretta J Ross.  She has launched a new podcast called Dred Feminist with Loretta J. Ross, and we have one more episode...

Tony Shawcross and Firdous Gangat take us on a journey into Radical Honesty, a process that invites us to simply report out loud to another what we notice in front of us, in our bodies, and in our minds in the present moment.     

The Sideways Pod team is excited to introduce a new podcast that we helped to launch by one of the most inspiring guests we've interviewed. In our first episode, we had the honor of interviewing MacArthur Genius Grant Loretta J Ross.  She has launched a new podcast called Dred Feminist with Loretta J. Ross, and we'd like you to check out her first episode that discusses the events that took place...

Elizabeth Franz of Humanz Mediate discusses the ways we can choose to engage in conflict, be fully present, and listen deeply.  Transcripts available here. 

Steve Charbonneau is the Executive Director of Community Mediation Concepts, a Colorado nonprofit which specializes in conflict resolution, mediation, and facilitation. In this conversation he explores his approach to facilitating community conflict using an example of a conflict resolution process he supported in a community that was named after a known white supremacist. 

Dr. Patricia Agatston is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in cyberbullying. We explore the impacts of cyberbullying on young people today as well as learn how adults can prevent and support youth facing the challenges of relating to one another in a virtual world.  

Michal Rosenoer, Executive Director of Emerge Colorado , explores the complexities of conflict faced by women running for public office.

Jenny Medrano, Building Bridges Shift program manager, talks with us about their specific communication model that supports people through conflict and other challenging conversations.