Navigating the Art of Listening and Thought Management

Most of us don’t know how to truly listen, and it’s causing all sorts of problems. Sean Illing is joined by journalist Kate Murphy, the author of You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters, to discuss what it means to be a good listener, the problems that are caused when we don’t listen to each other, and the positive impacts on our health when we do.

Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area

Guest: Kate Murphy, author,You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters

References: 

• You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy (Celadon Books, 2020)
• “This is your brain on communication” by Uri Hasson (TED, 2016)

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• Engineer: Patrick Boyd
• Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall

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