Wednesday, June 19, 2024The Surprising Lesson of History
In this final episode of season one, a short one, I describe how my view of history shifted after reading the memoir of Stefan Zweig, a popular early ...
Wednesday, June 12, 2024Marci Shore: How to Improve the World Amidst Evil?
In a Soviet-era bunker in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, a Ukrainian soldier reads books by the late historian Tony Judt and wonders: Is it possi...
Wednesday, June 5, 2024The Clarifying Question
This short episode is about asking clarifying questions, which involve far more than building rapport and trust. Clarifying questions provide powerful...
Wednesday, May 29, 2024Einat Wilf: What Do Most Palestinians Actually Want?
Do most Palestinians want their own state in the West Bank and Gaza, one that co-exists with the state of Israel? Is the conflict between Israel and P...
Wednesday, May 22, 2024My Assessment, Your Assessment
In this week's episode, I describe how to have difficult conversations about charged topics. It's a game called My Assessment, Your Assessment. I walk...
Wednesday, May 15, 2024Noor Awad: Can Israeli and Palestinian Narratives Co-exist?
In this episode of How My View Grew, Palestinian Noor Awad describes an encounter with a Zionist Israeli settler that caused him to broaden his view o...
Wednesday, May 8, 2024Different Strokes for Different Folks
This short episode is about giving better advice. Just as medicine containers have warning labels, I propose that all advice about being a better citi...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024Carlos Hoyt: Do Races Exist?
In this episode of How My View Grew, educator Carlos Hoyt describes his early life experience transcending racial categories and how he discovered tha...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024Regaining center when verbally attacked
In this short episode, I share a personal story about a time I was knocked off center by the verbal attacks of a human "bull." When someone attacks y...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024Rachel Eryn Kalish: When is Violence Necessary?
Rachel Eryn Kalish is a peacemaker. Personally, she radiates harmony. Professionally, she has devoted decades to non-violence and was mediating confli...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024Possibility Conversations
In this episode, I describe a conversation that is pivotal to approaching big global messes. Also useful for parenting, partnering, being a friend, an...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024Valerii Pekar: Ukraine's stunning resilience
Two years ago, Ukraine stunned the world with its response to Russia's full-scale invasion. Where did its resilience come from? Leading Ukrainian civi...