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b'Stuart Chittenden is a highly interesting character. A lawyer by trade, he moved to Omaha, Nebraska from England after marrying his wife and grew fascinated by the inherent power of conversation. That fascination led him to start Squish Talks\\u2014the organization he has leveraged to unlock human potential in all areas of society simply through conversation.\\xa0\\nOn this episode of The Sidewalk Talk podcast, Traci laughs, learns, and grows from her conversation with Stuart as they converse about all things politics, crying, crying about politics, the movie \\u201cInside Out,\\u201d and their plans for a COVID coming out party. As many questions as Traci asks him, Stuart asks them right back to her, and what results is an engaging back and forth about Squish Talks and Sidewalk Talk and how these two individuals are using their platforms to create a world built on connection.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nEpisode Milestones\\n[00:07] Intro\\xa0\\n[02:34] Meet Stuart\\xa0\\n[07:02] Stuart asks Traci why she started Sidewalk Talk\\xa0\\n[07:58] The heart behind Squish Talks and Sidewalk Talk\\xa0\\n[12:40] Stuart\\u2019s travels around Nebraska and what it taught him\\xa0\\n[14:53] Crying after the last presidential election and Stuart\\u2019s feelings now\\xa0\\n[18:03] How Stuart recovered from the election and regained his belief in conversation\\xa0\\n[23:34] Practices and experiences to carry forward post-COVID\\xa0\\n[26:48] Coming out of COVID party\\xa0\\n[30:27] How Stuart finds ways to engage in dialogue politically\\xa0\\n[36:22] Listening, silence, and humor as components of dialogue\\xa0\\n[41:11] What\\u2019s next for Stuart\\xa0\\n[44:17] Outro\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nResources Mentioned\\nSquish Talks \\n\\xa0\\nStandout Quotes from the Episode\\n\\u201cConversation does have the power to connect people, but it also affirmed my sense that people have a desperate, and deep, and profound yearning to be seen by other people.\\u201d \\u2014Stuart Chittenden\\xa0\\n\\u201cA conversation is never meant to share a truth with someone else. It\\u2019s meant to share your truth and to help someone else, too. It\\u2019s not about correcting something; it\\u2019s about connecting something.\\u201d \\u2014Stuart Chittenden\\xa0\\n\\u201cI don\\u2019t need to know at this point which way did you vote, I just need to know that as a human being you\\u2019re awed by the majesty of this.\\u201d \\u2014Stuart Chittenden\\xa0\\n\\u201cUnless I\\u2019m in-person with someone, I\\u2019ve found it\\u2019s pointless to engage in politics with someone.\\u201d \\u2014Stuart Chittenden\\xa0\\n\\u201cI\\u2019m struggling to let my own beliefs go or stop them getting in the way of listening to someone else. And that\\u2019s work that I need to keep doing.\\u201d \\u2014Stuart Chittenden\\xa0\\n\\u201cI don\\u2019t think we ask enough genuine, authentic, I-want-to-hear-your-answer kinds of questions of other people, of the world, of ourselves.\\u201d \\u2014Stuart Chittenden\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nConnect:\\nFind | Sidewalk Talk Podcast\\nAt sidewalk-talk.org\\nOn Instagram: @sidewalktalkorg\\nOn Twitter: @sidewalktalkorg\\n\\xa0\\nFind | Traci Ruble\\nAt Traciruble.com\\nOn Instagram: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Twitter: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Facebook: @TraciRubleMFT\\n\\xa0\\nFind | Stuart Chittenden\\xa0\\xa0\\nAt SquishTalks.com\\xa0\\nOn LinkedIn: @StuartChittenden\\nOn Instagram: @squishtalks\\nOn Twitter: @SquishTalks\\xa0\\nOn Facebook: @SquishTalks\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST\\nOn Apple Podcasts\\nOn Google Podcasts\\nOn Spotify'