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14 February 2019Interview podcast

Episode 16: Caroline Casey – Spiralling Out of Conflict

In this episode, Caroline Casey discusses: Living with a coyote for 19 years, from which she got first-hand experience negotiating with a trickster The unexpected link between irony and compassion […]
7 February 2019Riffcast

Episode 15: Dr. Keith Kahn-Harris Riffcast

In this riffcast, Gordon and Julia reflect on some key ideas they found stimulating from talking with their guest Dr. Keith Kahn-Harris (Episode 14).
31 January 2019Interview podcast

Episode 14: Dr. Keith Kahn-Harris – Rebranding Conflict Resolution Through Civility

In this episode, Dr. Keith Kahn-Harris discusses: Social media’s positive and negative impacts on conflict Self-restraint and how it differs from repression Civility and self-interest The democratic, liberating potential of […]
24 January 2019Riffcast

Episode 13: Dr. Ben Hoffman Riffcast

In this riffcast, Gordon and Julia reflect on some key ideas they found stimulating from talking with their guest Dr. Ben Hoffman (Episode 12).
17 January 2019Interview podcast

Episode 12: Dr. Ben Hoffman – Looking Violence in the Face

In this episode, Dr. Ben Hoffman discusses: Spiritual elements of conflict work Our search for what Ben calls “sacred meaning” Power dynamics in conflict, e.g. his time working with President […]
29 November 2018Riffcast

Episode 11: Val Napoleon Riffcast

In this riffcast, Gordon and Julia reflect on some key ideas they found stimulating from talking with their guest Val Napoleon (Episode 10).
21 November 2018Interview podcast

Episode 10: Val Napoleon – Female Tricksters: The First Law Teachers

Val Napoleon is a professor, visual artist, and author from northeast British Columbia (the Treaty 8 part of the province) and a member of Saulteau First Nation. She’s also an […]
14 November 2018Riffcast

Episode 9: Bernie Mayer Riffcast

In this riffcast, Gordon and Julia reflect on some key ideas they found stimulating from talking with their guest Bernie Mayer (Episode 8).
7 November 2018Interview podcast

Episode 8: Bernie Mayer – Be Less Certain

Bernie Mayer is a practitioner, author, and academic, and has worked in a wide range of situations around the world for over 40 years. He’s worked in child welfare, mental […]
31 October 2018Riffcast

Episode 7: Adam Kahane Riffcast

In this riffcast, Gordon and Julia reflect on some key ideas they found stimulating from talking with their guest Adam Kahane (Episode 6).

Julia and Gordon met as members of the mediator community in Victoria, British Columbia. They share a passion for the transformative potential of conflict and how conflict dynamics play out in organizational life.

The On Conflict Podcast was born out the frustrating lack of application of mediator knowledge to some of the world’s troublesome conflicts. It’s our way of taking our work, which has been local to western Canada, to informing listeners around the world and creating a more far-reaching influence through our guests and ourselves.