Introducing the popular #AITA? first introduced on reddit, and now a great exercise used even in mediation! CT and Dale read a blend of audience and reddit forum questions.
Welcome to Tough Call: A Mediation Podcast ©. This podcast was produced and sponsored by Ehler Ryshpan Bhatti Mediation & Legal Services, LLP: serving Ontario and New York, with French bilingual services in Civil Litigation matters. Translation in Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic also available.
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This podcast commenced on October 30, 2023, and was first published April 8, 2024.
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Cover Art credits: “Tough Call” by Norman Rockwell. For more information, visit the Norman Rockwell Foundation at https://www.nrm.org
Music track: “Intermediary thoughts” by Tyrai Laughton.
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Referenced Horror Films
“Smile” the movie (2022): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15474916/
Stephen King films:
- The Shining - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/
- Pet Cemetery - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098084/
- Misery - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100157/
Scream: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/
Cabin in the Woods: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259521/
LIFT - Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto :https://lift.ca/
University of Toronto Hart House Film Board: https://harthouse.ca/clubs/film-board
Toronto international film festival: https://www.tiff.net/
Breaking Bad: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903747/
Alfred Hitchcock movies referenced:
- Rope - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_(film)
- Strangers on a Train - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangers_on_a_Train_(film)
- Rear Window - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_Window
- The 39 steps - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_39_Steps_(1935_film)
YouTube, Jimmy Stewart blooper “Oh you’re following me”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmPJ1kYS8X4
Toxic managers article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/heidilynnekurter/2021/07/23/managers-here-are-6-toxic-behaviors-that-are-destroying-your-employees-confidence/?sh=396941d34600
Power dynamics in the workplace, insider article for mediators and management consultants: https://managementconsulted.com/power-dynamics/
What is BATNA? How to Find Your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement: https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/batna/translate-your-batna-to-the-current-deal/
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