Sep 9, 2026 · 26 min · 9 segments
On this episode of How My Friends Negotiate, host Andrea Schneider talks negotiation with her longtime friend Indira Lakshmanan, award-winning journalist and host of NPR’s *Here & Now*. Indira shares…
Indira LakshmananGuestAndrea SchneiderHostAs a law professor, I've spent 30 years working with young people as they navigate the start of their careers.
I started this podcast to reflect on our negotiation experiences and to help us continue to grow and to more effective advocates for ourselves and for others.
So I called up some of my friends and people I admire to join me for some lively conversations where they will share their insights, mistakes, and life lessons.
Today's episode features my dear, dear friend Indira Lakshmanan, who is a host of Here and Now, NPR and WBUR's midday national news magazine.
Indy is a veteran foreign correspondent and political reporter with decades of experience covering global events and U.S. policy.
During her more than 30 years of award-winning journalism experience, she has embedded with pirates in the Philippines, Maoist rebels in Nepal, and Khmer Rouge holdouts in Cambodia.
She has interviewed world leaders and celebrities, hit the campaign trail, crisscrossed the road with U.S. presidents and secretaries of state, and spent a dozen years based overseas.
She's served in prominent editorial and host roles for many major media organizations, including Bloomberg News, the Boston Globe, National Geographic, and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
Most of Indy's negotiation these days involves interviewing people and getting them to answer hard questions, break news, and share personal and revealing stories.
I am so excited to learn from Indy, and thank you so much for being here today.
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As a law professor, I've spent 30 years working with young people as they navigate the start of their careers.
I started this podcast to reflect on our negotiation experiences and to help us continue to grow and to more effective advocates for ourselves and for others.
So I called up some of my friends and people I admire to join me for some lively conversations where they will share their insights, mistakes, and life lessons.
Today's episode features my dear, dear friend Indira Lakshmanan, who is a host of Here and Now, NPR and WBUR's midday national news magazine.
Indy is a veteran foreign correspondent and political reporter with decades of experience covering global events and U.S. policy.
During her more than 30 years of award-winning journalism experience, she has embedded with pirates in the Philippines, Maoist rebels in Nepal, and Khmer Rouge holdouts in Cambodia.
She has interviewed world leaders and celebrities, hit the campaign trail, crisscrossed the road with U.S. presidents and secretaries of state, and spent a dozen years based overseas.
She's served in prominent editorial and host roles for many major media organizations, including Bloomberg News, the Boston Globe, National Geographic, and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
Most of Indy's negotiation these days involves interviewing people and getting them to answer hard questions, break news, and share personal and revealing stories.
I am so excited to learn from Indy, and thank you so much for being here today.