Understanding Does Not Equal Agreement | Interview with Michael Ashford

Episode 29 of Beyond Barriers Podcast featuring TEDx Speaker and host of The Follow-Up Question Podcast, Michael Ashford. Michael Ashford (https://michaelashford.com) is the Director of Marketing at a Denver-based software company, The Receptionist, as well as a podcaster and independent journalist. Michael has conducted thousands of interviews over the last two decades in his time as a journalist, marketer, and podcaster, and as the host of The Follow-Up Question podcast, Michael explores what it means to have curious conversations that bring us together rather than divide us. He has won numerous awards for his reporting and storytelling as a journalist, he is a two-time TEDx speaker, and his work across various platforms has been featured in publications like Men's Health Magazine and Podcast Magazine. The Follow-Up Question podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-follow-up-question/id1524211779 About the Hosts: Jeff Schoep is the Founder of  Beyond Barriers. From 1994 until early  2019, Jeff Schoep was the leader of the largest neo-Nazi organization in  the United States, the National Socialist Movement (NSM). In March 2019  he became the highest profile former white nationalist to ever walk  away from far-right extremism in the USA. Since then, Jeff has been an  outspoken advocate against the ideology that he had been part of for 27  years, making him uniquely qualified to understand extremism and  extremist ideologies. Jeff now works as an inspirational public speaker  helping to educate communities and policy makers on how to effectively  counter and prevent violent extremism.  https://jeffschoep.com  Follow Jeff Schoep on Social Media https://linktr.ee/jeffschoep  Twitter: @SchoepJeff  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-schoep-126472213/  Facebook: TheOfficialJeffSchoepPage Instagram: @jeff_schoep   Acacia Dietz is the Managing Director of Beyond Barriers, co-hosts #BeyondBarriersPodcast,  the host of Coffee & Conversation Podcast and owner of Underground  Media Productions. Before working with Beyond Barriers she was once the  propagandist and a multimedia content creator for the National Socialist  Movement (NSM). Today she works with Beyond Barriers helping to counter  and prevent violent extremism by creating multimedia content such as  counter-narrative videos and podcasts. She is also a public speaker on  women in extremism and disengagement.  Follow Acacia on social media: https://linktr.ee/undergroundmedia Beyond Barriers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to a new approach of countering and preventing extremism.  For more information on Beyond Barriers: https://beyondbarriersusa.org  https://linktr.ee/beyondbarriersusa.org To donate to Beyond Barriers: https://giv.li/r8xtpc For media inquiries: [email protected] This podcast is produced by Beyond Barriers Media in association with Underground Media Productions.