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All Things Negotiation

by Stan Christensen
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  • Daniel Pink: The Art of Persuasion in a Changing World

    October 27, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    What do your regrets reveal about what you value, and how can they make you a better negotiator? Bestselling author Daniel H. Pink (The Power of Regret, Drive, A Whole New Mind) joins Stan Christensen to talk about regret, persuasion…

  • Samantha Power: Negotiating With Russia, Persuading Obama, and the Fight for USAID

    October 8, 2026 · 54 min

    How do you persuade a president, negotiate with Russia, and build a coalition when change seems impossible? Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and USAID Administrator Samantha Power joins Stan Christensen for a candid…

  • David Brooks: How to bridge America’s divide

    September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

    David Brooks, bestselling author of How to Know a Person, explores how to bridge America's political and cultural divide, and why listening, empathy, judgment, and understanding people we disagree with may matter more than…

  • Angela Duckworth: Why Grit isn’t Enough and How to Get Situated

    September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit, returns with a powerful new idea: success depends not only on your character and perseverance, but also on the people, places, cultures, and environments surrounding you. In her new book…

  • Blake Mycoskie: No Magic Pill

    August 25, 2026 · 54 min

    Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes, joins Stan to discuss his entrepreneurial journey through the lens of negotiation, from losing The Amazing Race due to wrong assumptions to building TOMS’ one-for-one model that donated over 100…

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  • Michael McFaul: Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia on Putin, China, and the Future of Democracy

    August 11, 2026 · 54 min

    In this episode of All Things Negotiation, Stanford professor and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul discusses the difference between autocrats and democrats. How leaders like Putin, Xi, and Trump think differently than…

  • Roger Carstens: America’s Chief Hostage Negotiator

    July 21, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    Stan talks with Roger Carstens, former U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and ex–Army Ranger/Special Forces officer, about high-stakes hostage negotiations and the realities of persuading adversaries. Carstens explains…

  • Christa Gannon: Negotiating With Kids the System Gave Up On

    June 30, 2026 · 55 min

    Stan interviews Christa Gannon about founding Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) after volunteering with incarcerated teens and asking what could have prevented their involvement with the justice system. A former UC Santa Barbara basketball…

  • How to Have Difficult Conversations with Sheila Heen

    May 27, 2026 · 56 min

    Stan interviews longtime friend and Harvard professor Sheila Heen about why difficult conversations derail and how to handle them more effectively. They discuss the “hero/villain/victim” stories people tell when frustrated, how smart…

  • Negotiating the New Cold War with China

    May 12, 2026 · 52 min

    China expert Rush Doshi explains how the US should negotiate and compete with China amid deep mutual distrust and differing views of intentions. Rush Doshi is regarded as one of the leading voices on US policy toward China, and he argues…

  • Sal Khan on AI, Education, and the Future of Work

    April 21, 2026 · 50 min

    Sal Khan reflects on growing Khan Academy from tutoring cousins in 2004 into a nonprofit serving nearly 200 million registered users across 50+ languages with 350 staff, driven by a mission of free, world-class education for anyone…

  • Robert O'brien: An Insider's View on How Trump Actually Negotiates

    April 1, 2026 · 36 min

    Former Trump Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs and National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien discusses behind-the-scenes negotiation lessons from hostage cases and major foreign-policy deals. O’Brien describes his approach as…

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About the show

A podcast about negotiation, persuasion, and influence—taught through real stories. Hosted by Stan Christensen, who has taught negotiation at Stanford University for over 20 years, this bi-weekly podcast features founders, executives, investors, and foreign policy experts sharing real-world negotiation experiences. Episodes explore how leaders negotiate with venture capitalists, employees, customers, boards, and governments—and what actually works when the stakes are high.