Best 60 Frames Podcasts (2025)

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64 How is self awareness a conflict competency? 3:51

4h ago3:51

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"Know thyself!" comes to us as philosophical wisdom from antiquity. Self awareness is a conflict competency that increases your adaptability. The self you know is a learning, growing being who strives for quality relationships. Self awareness can prevent conflict, make you more adaptable to manage different kinds of conflict with different strategi…

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299 · Michael Martin - Intersection of Emotional Intelligence and Tactics 1:35:54

4m ago1:35:54

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Michael Martin, raised in a hardworking blue-collar community, embraced the same ethic. An entrepreneur at heart, he hustled from cutting grass when he was 12 to working all types of jobs including golf caddying and waiting at restaurants to starting businesses. Determined to transition into the white-collar working world and being at the right pla…

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Episode 62: Picking Up Kids Early From School 53:36

2h ago53:36

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Near the middle of this 62nd episode, Michael gets into the decision to pick up his son early from school and go to the grocery store rather than just going by himself and the outcomes from this decision.By Michael

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63 Is your frame big enough to picture your whole conflict? 7:14

2d ago7:14

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Everyone has a view of how the world should work according to themselves. Your view is a frame that your holds, among other things, your beliefs, concerns, values, and hopes. But sometimes, your frame rubs wrong against someone else's frame, and oops, conflict happens. That's when a reframe adds a valuable conflict competence. We describe user-frie…

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Episode 61: Teaching Jack to Cook 53:17

6d ago53:17

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Near the end of the episode, Michael talks about decorating a birthday cake with his son and teaching him the importance of handwashing.By Michael

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62 what's in a name? Quite a lot when it's a conflict 4:04

6d ago4:04

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You have habits, everyone does. Habits are patterns of how you behave. Once you recognize how you usually or often react in a conflict you have identified your conflict pattern. Name your reaction pattern, the emotions driving that pattern, and the pattern you'd rather have. Name it, own it, improve it. Show notes Juliet spoke to herself (Act 2, Sc…

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61 how to use opportunities to change your conflict 12:05

9d ago12:05

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Conflicts unfold over time to become patterns. We discuss the many opportunities to manage, shift, change and reframe conflict patterns. When you change the pattern you improve your conflict competence. Tyson refers to adrienne maree brown: https://adriennemareebrown.net/2015/02/02/trust-the-people/ "if you do not trust the people, they will become…

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60 How do you show curiosity without sounding judgmental? 3:27

13d ago3:27

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Does your attachment to your point of view make your good questions sound like judgments? Here are four steps to showing that your curiosity comes from your good intentions. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share. Please subscribe to our podcast, like it,…

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Episode 60: Movie Theater Slushie Sizes Are Way Too Big For Kids 53:18

15d ago53:18

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Michael goes to see The Minecraft Movie with his son and his son destroys a huge slushie.By Michael

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298 · Christian Mayer - The Power in Fixed-Sized, Non-Compounding Plays 1:07:33

14d ago1:07:33

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Christian Mayer, with an institutional trading background, transitioned from equities to forex, focusing on fixed sized mean-reversion strategies with fundamental correlations where structural edge is statistically likely. His initial losses led him to a research and systematic-driven approach, and back testing. He trades with fixed position sizes,…

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59 How do conflict competencies affect politics? 8:14

18d ago8:14

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It's election 2025 tomorrow in Canada, and we discuss conflict competence as a skill in every interaction, as well as necessary for democracy, electioneering, voting, and governing. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share. Please subscribe to our podcast, …

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58 What does it mean to ask "good questions" 5:49

21d ago5:49

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Defaulting to curiosity rather than judgement is conflict competent. But, what if that curious question still sounds judgemental? We show you how to ask conflict competent questions, so you can diffuse conflict. The article the explains better questions than starting with the word "why" at this link: https://deborahsword.com/a-conflict-analysis-of-…

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Episode 59: I Don't Own a Bed Frame 53:18

23d ago53:18

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At some point in episode 59 Michael mentions his strategic reasoning for not owning a bed frame.By Michael

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57 What conflict competencies help overcome biased thinking? 14:47

25d ago14:47

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A bias can make decisions easier. You don't have to think hard if you already know your bias for herbal tea and against caffeinated tea. But when biases cause conflict, or stop you from enjoying the company of friends who hold perspectives you don't share, you'll want some conflict competent hacks to overcome biased thinking. We discuss four of the…

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56 What's the disconnect between your intention and the impact? 5:15

28d ago5:15

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Have you made a comment that you intended as helpful and been criticized rather than thanked? Depending on how you respond in the situation, the cycle of defensive reaction either escalates or is diffused. You can decide if a conflict happens or not. We discuss two useful conflict competencies and how to use them. Send us a text. We love hearing fr…

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Episode 58: Learning How to Read 53:44

1M ago53:44

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In early parts of this 58th episode, Michael details the adventures of teaching his son how to read.By Michael

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#44 Talking with Eric Blanc about how workers are now self-organizing 50:42

1M ago50:42

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Eric Blanc is sociologiste/labor activist whose new book WE ARE THE UNION documents the spreading efforts by workers to initiate and carry forward union organizing without dependence on professional organizers. We explore some key examples and talk about what this might promise for empowering the working class. music: "You are the U in Union" a Si …

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55 How do you express vulnerability in your conflicts? 7:18

1M ago7:18

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You have choices about how and when you let the person you're in conflict with know that you're feeling vulnerable. Since your sense of your vulnerability influences the decisions you make in conflict, it's a conflict competence to be mindful of how vulnerable you feel, and how you choose to express or hide that vulnerability. Send us a text. We lo…

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297 · Cody Yeh - Slow, Medium, and Fast Money Strategies 1:13:35

1M ago1:13:35

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A former engineer turned successful options trader, real estate investor and entrepreneur, Cody Yeh shares his incredible journey from the 9-to-5 grind to achieving financial freedom through smart investing and calculated risk-taking. We unpack his options trading strategies, mindset hacks for building wealth, and how he helps others escape the rat…

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54 What's on your conflict mental map? 4:31

1M ago4:31

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Everyone has a mental map of what conflict does or should look like, how it unfolds, and your ideal ending. Not everything on your conflict mental map is conflict competent. What may be on your conflict mental map as one of your strategies may not optimally belong there. Deborah discusses 'deflection' as one strategy that you might want to delete f…

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Episode 57: The Trader Joe's Mini Tote 53:08

1M ago53:08

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In the beginning of the middle of the episode, Michael breaks down how he got one of these cool, valuable, and awesome Trader Joe's mini totes.By Michael

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53 How shame impacts your conflict competence 8:52

1M ago8:52

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Feeling shame doesn't leave you much room for dealing with conflict. Shame fills a lot of space, crowding out empathy and perspective taking. How can you be conflict competent when you're beating up on yourself in shame? We give a few tips. Show notes: Brené Brown, in Rising Strong, writes that vulnerability is “the birthplace of many of the fulfil…

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Episode 56: Michael "Fix-a-Flat" Palascak 55:12

1M ago55:12

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Near the beginning of this 56th episode, Michael narrates his experience fixing his leaky tire.By Michael

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52 When conflict competence doesn't 'work' for you 4:43

1M ago4:43

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Have you taken a conflict course and then not used what you learned? Here's what you're missing when you have the knowledge and don't use it regularly. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share. Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comme…

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51 Four benefits of doing the work to be more conflict competent 7:05

2M ago7:05

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Maya Angelou said, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Pretend you have a private studio audience cheering you on when you make people feel good. Even if people don't reciprocate your efforts to understand them, you still benefit in many ways fro…

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50 What you miss when you respond the same to every conflict 6:10

2M ago6:10

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You may be comfortable avoiding conflict, which is one of the many responses available to you in conflicts. Avoiding would be your pattern and it can work well. Similarly, you may regularly default to one of the other responses, and that would be your conflict pattern. But, if you encounter a new situation, you will want more options. Here are some…

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Episode 55: Being a Parent of a 6-Year-Old is Really Paying Off 53:18

2M ago53:18

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Near the middle to the end of this 55th episode, Michael talks about getting to see the Loony Tunes movie with his son and how being a parent of a 6-year-old has been really fun.By Michael

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49 What to do with conflicts stuck in past experiences, present anxieties, or future fears 8:02

2M ago8:02

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The words people use can provide insights into what keeps a conflict going. It's a conflict competency to notice the past, present or future tense of words, including your own. Listen to people's word spacers, such as 'er' and 'um' and what words they emphasize or repeat. Even silence or pauses between words can be significant, such as Tyson's 7 se…

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48 The difference between presenting issues and real issues in conflict 6:59

2M ago6:59

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Perhaps you know how to say what you want as an 'I message' rather than a 'you message' to avoid antagonizing the other person. I suggest additional strategies that deepen conversations and also go below any superficial presenting issue to the issue underneath. Communicating about the real issues can deepen the relationship, not just avoid antagoni…

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Episode 54: Controversy 54:15

2M ago54:15

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In this 54th episode, Michael addresses the controversies surrounding the recent changes to this week's podcast.By Michael

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296 · Dr. Brett Steenbarger - Playing to Your Strengths 1:08:43

2M ago1:08:43

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Few people understand the minds of traders like Dr. Brett Steenbarger. As a psychologist who trades actively himself, he brings a rare combination of clinical expertise and practical experience to the world of financial markets. You might know him from his dynamic presentations at SMB Capital, where he breaks down the psychology of trading with rem…

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47 Train your brain for conflict competence 9:36

2M ago9:36

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Your brain uses your senses to collect data, interpret the information, make a risk assessment, and report to you at the speed of thought. Your brain predicts what is happening, and what might happen, so that you can react. For your reaction to be conflict competent, start with observing your brain do this in real time. Send us a text. We love hear…

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46 How to decide whether to engage in, ignore or avoid conflict 5:06

2M ago5:06

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Your values and many other factors influence your decision to engage with conflict, how you engage, or if you won't engage. You have more choices than you know. In making your decisions, ask yourself, How Is This About Me (H.I.T.A.M.) and Why Am I Talking (W.A.I.T.). Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict speciali…

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Episode 53: The Time Change 53:40

2M ago53:40

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Michael takes a positive angle towards the parenting woes associated with Daylight Savings.By Michael

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45 How empathy mapping builds conflict competence 11:55

2M ago11:55

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When you understand another person, conversations can flow. Perhaps you've heard the expression: 'meet people where they are' and wondered how to do that. We describe empathy mapping and conversation analysis, which are two conflict competent approaches to holistic understanding where people are so you can meet them there. Send us a text. We love h…

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44 How to fix talking past each other 5:02

2M ago5:02

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Some conversations just miss; you aren't on the same wavelength, no one seems to listen, and you feel verbally attacked. There are two conflict competence skills that get those heated debates back on track. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share. Please s…

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One Year Anniversary 53:27

2M ago53:27

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Michael attempts to figure out the math on whether this is the one year anniversary episode or not while also offering advice on how to get your young child to eat bacon.By Michael

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43 What conflict competent tools deal with bullies? 10:50

2M ago10:50

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Bullies exert power over someone, perhaps to achieve a goal, and perhaps that goal is simple intimidation for selfish rewards. The bully's target has little control over an uneven and unfair conflict that the bully instigates. But, the targeted person can use conflict competent strategies that might change the bully's behaviour. Send us a text. We …

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42 How assumptions, beliefs and intentions interact in conflicts 3:35

3M ago3:35

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Intentions are invisible. We predict and assume what someone intends, and then act as if what we believe is true. Game on for conflict. There are conflict competent approaches to clarifying someone's intention before we react as if what we assume is true. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with deca…

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Episode 51: Outside Voices 55:02

3M ago55:02

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Near the beginning of this 51st episode, Michael celebrates his child's skill at using his outside voice to ensure a person is staying awake who is supposed to stay awake.By Michael

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41 How to be conflict competent when provoked 13:41

3M ago13:41

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There are many common statements that trigger conflict. We give strategies for how you can respond when someone pushes your buttons. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share. Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love commen…

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40 Are any ghosts haunting your conflict? 4:44

3M ago4:44

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If someone is trying to insert themselves into your conflict, they're like a conflict ghost. They aren't parties to the conflict, but they want to influence it anyway. Here are suggestions for conflict competent strategies to exorcise the ghost who wants to tell you how to run your conflict. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Swo…

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295 · Steve Ruffley - Animal Speed, Size, and Being Right at the Right Time 1:13:24

3M ago1:13:24

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Steve Ruffley transitioned from a highly competitive trading floor environment to trading professionally as a retail trader. His entrance into trading was unplanned - a mix of ambition, timing, and the right connections. After leaving university early, he took a finance job and then moved to Gibraltar, where he met traders running a new trading flo…

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The 50th Anniversary of the 1st Episode (Episode 50) 53:42

3M ago53:42

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Michael begins the podcast sharing his dilemma of where to store clothes that are both kind of clean and kind of dirty.By Michael

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39 Why you might be reluctant to apologize 6:14

3M ago6:14

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Is there a downside to apologizing? What if your apology isn't accepted? We discuss the conflict competence you gain when you take a chance to offer an apology. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share. Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, le…

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#43 Talking about Class, Identity Politics & DEI 1:08:27

3M ago1:08:27

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#43 Talking about class, race, identity politics & DEI Daraka and Dick critically examine a lot of the talking points and arguments in Democratic circles about how class, race, sexuality and immigration are intertwined--and offer some thoughts about how a\ democratic popular working-class majority can be built and sustained. music 'Black Brown and …

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38 What's more effective than calling out someone you disagree with? 5:03

3M ago5:03

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It's fast and easy to call out someone for an opinion or action, but is it effective? There are more conflict competent and effective steps than calling out. Deborah recommends Dr. Loretta Ross's new book, Calling In: how to start making change with those you'd rather cancel. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict…

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Episode 49: Not a Sponsor 53:22

3M ago53:22

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In this 49th episode, Michael mentions many company names and products as he weaves various stories ranging from childhood bowling to sharing audiobook recommendations to the Casper, Wyoming mall.By Michael

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37 What if you are given an "either this or that" forced choice? 9:33

3M ago9:33

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Sometimes only two options exist, and neither is ideal. Sometimes, you can expand your choices. If you want better options, can you make the options better? We discuss how. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share. Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, …

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#42 Talking with Harley Augustino About Deep Organizing 55:19

3M ago55:19

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After years of legendary success as a labor and community organizer, Harley embarked on a journey to recruit and train organizers and volunteers to reach out to working-class voters in swing states. In this conversation, he reflects on this work, inspired by finding many folk ready to listen and engage. Music: 'Step by Step" Sung by Sweet Honey in …

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