Is everything negotiable? This guys thinks so
Now or Never

Is everything negotiable? This guys thinks so

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 10, 202648 min

When the Canada-U.S. trade negotiations broke down in spectacular fashion last month, that got us thinking about the tough negotiations playing out in our own lives right now. Whether you're battling your kid over screen time or negotiating a pay raise, how do you find a middle ground when you don't see eye-to-eye? So on this episode of Now or Never, we're bringing you stories of people on opposite sides, who are figuring out how to talk to each other. You might remember Vivian Ketchum, kookum, activist, and...

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Ify Chiwetelu. Trevor Dunneen. I feel like this summer has been like the summer of negotiations. Yeah.

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