Hi everyone!  I’m excited to share that the Kukin Program podcast channel is dropping new episodes every Wednesday. The conversations include insightful discussions, real-world stories, and expert perspectives on the world of dispute resolution and mediation.

On How My Friends Negotiate I interview people at the top of their fields including an Olympian, a former police chief, a best-selling cookbook author and iconic bakery owner, and an Emmy award winning movie producer.   The first guest of season 2 is Indira Lakshmanan, award-winning journalist and host of NPR’s Here & Now.   Yesterday’s episode is with Darryl Davis, known as The Klan Whisperer for his work in race relations and reconciliation.

Stories Mediators Tell is hosted by Lela Love and Robyn Weinstein, which opens a rare window into the confidential world of mediation.  Each episode centers on a guest “storyteller” who shares a real mediation story, followed by reflection and discussion on key moments, challenges, and lessons learned.  The podcast was inspired by the books Stories Mediators Tell and Stories Mediators Tell: World Edition both edited by Lela Love.

The episodes are around 20 minutes each (give or take) and we’ve started using them as teaching tools in our courses (think Recipes for Negotiation Success or Amy Schmitz’s great Arbitration Conversations).

We hope you enjoy them and would love your feedback!