Emily Kasriel — Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes - with Christopher Turpin

Distracted by our own agenda, we so often hear without understanding, impatiently waiting for our turn to speak. In this exploration of transformational listening, Kasriel shows how shifting from surface-level exchanges to Deep Listening can enrich our relationships as friends, parents, and partners, enhance our effectiveness as leaders, and strengthen the fabric of our communities. At a time when divisions within communities, organizations, and families are often a source of profound pain, this book offers inspiration and practical guidance on how we can better listen to each other, even when we fiercely disagree.Drawing on scientific studies, new research, and powerful stories from legendary listeners in politics, business, and the arts, Kasriel unveils her simple yet transformative eight-step approach. With Deep Listening as your guide, you'll learn to become a better family member, friend, co-worker and citizen.At once a practical guide and a heartfelt manifesto, this groundbreaking book challenges us to rethink our approach to listening and in doing so, transform our lives from the inside out. Whether readers seek to strengthen their empathy, boost their performance at work, or foster genuine understanding across cultural, political, and generational divides, Deep Listening provides the tools and inspiration to unlock the power of lasting, meaningful connections.PURCHASE BOOK HERE: https://politics-prose.com/book/9780063352988?ic_referral=rDHIgnADLGbjnobwdBrYQt1M-0gIZOSRXoyxihpOfyswM7g3ctnhUm2DCm2SRDfZR85OghEFiERe9yCt1t2FTRgchUhHrV7VnaCcYhAOPyy8bvJOwSxBlAVfiXGtrna0mGGon8kEmily Kasriel's distinguished career at the BBC for over two decades included roles as an award-winning journalist, editor and media executive. She developed the Deep Listening approach as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King's College Policy Institute in London, drawing on her experience as an accredited executive coach and workplace mediator. Previously, she's been a Visiting Fellow at Said Business School at Oxford University, and a Senior Advisor to the Skoll Foundation. An MA graduate of the University of Oxford and Syracuse University's Maxwell School of International Relations (as a Rotary International Fellow), she lives in London.Kasriel is in conversation with Christopher Turpin, an award winning former NPR journalist and media executive. Most recently, he was Chief of Staff to NPR’s President & CEO. He’s also twice served as Senior Vice President for News and Editorial Director at NPR, running one of the nation's preeminent newsrooms. And for over a decade Turpin led All Things Considered, NPR’s legendary afternoon news magazine program, shaping coverage of major events such as September 11th, the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina and multiple Presidential elections. Turpin has won many of journalism's top honors, including multiple Alfred I. duPont and Peabody Awards. He lives on Capitol Hill with his wife and daughter.*recorded 7/1/2025