Getting to Third Space with Lamar and Tom

About Getting to Third Space with Lamar and Tom

A "3rd Space" is a space where two or more people with differing viewpoints, ideologies, and worldviews can come together to hear, listen, share, and connect with one another. In this podcast two lifelong friends, Lamar Roth & Tom Klaus, carve out a Third Space where everything can be on the table for open, straightforward, honest, and, yet kind and respectful inquiry. Getting to Third Space with Lamar & Tom features an exploration of how to talk with one another about significant, even controversial, issues with grace and humor. Occasionally Lamar & Tom will welcome guests to the show.

Publisher

From Klaus Haus Productions, featuring Tom Klaus and Lamar Roth

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2023

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   S4E20 - Violence in the WNBA. What's going on?

   A new version of an old Rodney Dangerfield joke: “I went to a women’s boxing match and a WNBA game broke out.” In the 30th season of the WNBA this seems to have been more true than not. Or was it? It’s the WNBA playoffs! This week Lamar and Tom explore the evolution of women's basketball, the increasing physicality and violence in the Women’s National Basketball League, and the social media narratives that influence public perception. They also talk about the history of women’s basketball, highlighting the contribution of fellow Iowan, Molly Bolin, the first woman drafted into a professional women’s basketball league. Learn more How Molly (Bolin) Kazmer re-shaped perceptions of the woman athlete (https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-molly-bolin-kazmer-wbl-perceptions-iowa-cornets-womens-basketball/) A magical moment for Iowa Cornet basketball and ‘Machine Gun Molly’ (https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/02/20/a-magical-moment-for-iowa-cornet-basketball-and-machine-gun-molly/) NFHS Record Book Results - Women’s Six on Six BB Scoring (https://tools.nfhs.org/RecordBook/Record-book-result.aspx?CategoryId=1554) WNBA foul calls rise slightly as the league cracks down on physical play (https://apnews.com/article/wnba-fouls-officiating-86a9c366480034e61b44ba07799aaa20) Amid rising threats, a WNBA team calls in experts on violent extremism (https://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/nx-s1-5915634/amid-rising-threats-a-wnba-team-calls-in-experts-on-violent-extremism) How Black WNBA players became collateral damage in the Caitlin Clark culture war (https://www.afro.com/sports/how-black-wnba-players-became-collateral-damage-in-the-caitlin-clark-culture-war-ea0d7b53) Annual podcast highlighting Acts of Kindness Hey! Yes, YOU! Tell us about an act of kindness you have received this year OR one that you have done for another person OR both! We want to highlight these in our November 24, 2026 podcast. Click on this link to our Google Forms Acts of Kindness Survey (https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5) or copy and paste this address in your browser: https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5 (https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5) Finally, please share this survey because an act of kindness shared begets others. How we check ourselves Fact Checking: Because there are a lot of things happening…some true, some false, some unbelievable…we use the following fact checking sites. Take a look for yourself: Snopes (https://www.snopes.com/) - https://www.snopes.com/ (https://www.snopes.com/) FactCheck.org (http://factcheck.org) - https://www.factcheck.org/ (https://www.factcheck.org/) Politifact (https://www.politifact.com/) - https://www.politifact.com/ (https://www.politifact.com/) RealClearPolitics (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/) - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/) Reuters FactCheck (https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/) - https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/ (https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/) Because media can have its own biases, we also rely upon these sites to help us get balanced coverage: Media Bias/Fact Check (https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/) - https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ (https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/) All Sides (https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news) - https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news (https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news) Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart (https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive) - https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive (https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive) Meet Lamar and Tom Lamar Roth and Tom Klaus are lifelong friends exploring how to get to a 3rd Space - a space where two or more people with opposing viewpoints, ideologies, and worldviews can come together to hear, listen, share, and connect with one another. Together Lamar and Tom hope to carve out a 3rd Space where everything can be on the table for open, straightforward, honest, and, yet kind and respectful inquiry. Want to watch us do the podcast? Visit the Klaus Haus Productions YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR4v8yaVTBZ1JDiDknghCsicISmXqKPcu)at https://www.youtube.com/@KlausHausProductions (https://www.youtube.com/@KlausHausProductions). Comments? Suggestions? Ideas for guests or topics? Send us a voice message on Spotify or email us at lamar3rdSpace@gmail.com (mailto:lamar.3rdSpace@gmail.com) and tom3rdSpace@gmail.com (mailto:tom.3rdSpace@gmail.com). Credits: Wild Opinions and Nonsensical Musings by Lamar Roth & Tom Klaus Images by Getty Images, Pexels, Pixabay, Roth Images, and Cyberlink AI Final review and approval by Jake and Ebie Dawgs Inc. Photos by Lamar Roth are copyrighted by Roth Images, All Rights Reserved. For permissions or additional information: lamar3rdSpace@gmail.com (mailto:lamar.3rdSpace@gmail.com) and https://www.rothimages.com/ (https://www.rothimages.com/) Getting to 3rd Space with Lamar and Tom is produced and sponsored by Klaus Haus Productions LLC and Acorn Consulting, LLC. © 2026. All Rights Reserved. Permissions: hello@klaushausllc.com (mailto:hello@klaushausllc.com). No living creature was harmed in the production of this film but a lot of Colombian coffee was consumed. Recorded using Riverside.fm (http://riverside.fm) - http://riverside.fm/ (http://riverside.fm/) - from “home studio” locations in Maryland and Kansas, USA; Original Publishing Date, September 29, 2026.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   S4E19 - The Role of Humor in Conflict and Controversy - A Table Talk

   Uh oh. The guys are back from their August break and they are ready to talk! Today Lamar and Tom respond to a listener’s question about the use of humor in conflict and controversy. The listener asked: “Doesn’t the use of in a challenging conversation where conflict and controversy is possible merely mask your real feelings? Doesn’t it just help you avoid saying what you are really thinking or feeling?” Great question! And today Lamar and Tom try to respond to it - with a bit of humor included, of course! Take a few minutes to listen or watch and then, tell us what you think. How does humor help or hurt when discussing issues that can be controversial? We all need a lift now. Hearing about acts of kindness can lift us all. Wow, Thanksgiving is only about 2 months from now! We’ve heard from a few folks and we’d like to hear from more. Have you done a kind act in the past year? Have you received a kind act from someone else? Come on…let us in on it. This is a time when we all need the lift that we can get from hearing about acts of kindness for everyday folks. Please take just a couple of minutes to share an act of kindness with us. It can be one you performed, one you received, or both. Click on this link to our Lamar & Tom’s Acts of Kindness Survey (https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5) or copy and paste this address in your browser: https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5 (https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5) Finally, please share this survey because an act of kindness shared begets others. How We Check Ourselves Fact Checking: Because there are a lot of things happening…some true, some false, some unbelievable…we use the following fact checking sites. Take a look for yourself: Snopes (https://www.snopes.com/) - https://www.snopes.com/ (https://www.snopes.com/) FactCheck.org (http://factcheck.org) - https://www.factcheck.org/ (https://www.factcheck.org/) Politifact (https://www.politifact.com/) - https://www.politifact.com/ (https://www.politifact.com/) RealClearPolitics (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/) - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/) Reuters FactCheck (https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/) - https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/ (https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/) Because media can have its own biases, we also rely upon these sites to help us get balanced coverage: Media Bias/Fact Check (https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/) - https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ (https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/) All Sides (https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news) - https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news (https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news) Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart (https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive) - https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive (https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive) Meet Lamar and Tom Lamar Roth and Tom Klaus are lifelong friends exploring how to get to a 3rd Space - a space where two or more people with opposing viewpoints, ideologies, and worldviews can come together to hear, listen, share, and connect with one another. Together Lamar and Tom hope to carve out a 3rd Space where everything can be on the table for open, straightforward, honest, and, yet kind and respectful inquiry. Want to watch us do the podcast? Visit the Klaus Haus Productions YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR4v8yaVTBZ1JDiDknghCsicISmXqKPcu)at https://www.youtube.com/@KlausHausProductions (https://www.youtube.com/@KlausHausProductions). Comments? Suggestions? Ideas for guests or topics? Send us a voice message on Spotify or email us at lamar3rdSpace@gmail.com (mailto:lamar.3rdSpace@gmail.com) and tom3rdSpace@gmail.com (mailto:tom.3rdSpace@gmail.com). Credits: Wild Opinions and Nonsensical Musings by Lamar Roth & Tom Klaus Images by Getty Images, Pexels, Pixabay, Roth Images, LLC and Cyberlink AI Final review and approval by Jake and Ebie Dawgs Inc. Photos by Lamar Roth are copyrighted by Roth Images, LLC. All Rights Reserved. For permissions or additional information: lamar3rdSpace@gmail.com (mailto:lamar.3rdSpace@gmail.com) and https://www.rothimages.com/ (https://www.rothimages.com/) Getting to 3rd Space with Lamar and Tom is produced and sponsored by Klaus Haus Productions LLC and Acorn Consulting, LLC. © 2026. All Rights Reserved. Permissions: hello@klaushausllc.com (mailto:hello@klaushausllc.com). No living creature was harmed in the production of this film but a lot of Colombian coffee was consumed. Recorded using Riverside.fm (http://riverside.fm) - http://riverside.fm/ (http://riverside.fm/) - from “home studio” locations in Maryland and Kansas, USA and Iowa; Original Publishing Date, September 15, 2026.

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   S4E18 - A Conversation with Walt Michael of Common Ground on the Hill

   Do you know how to combine music, traditional arts, and conversation to create a space where diverse groups of people come together to learn and share with one another? We don’t. But Walt does. Walt Michael is the Artist in Residence at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland and the founder and Executive Director of Common Ground on the Hill, an international arts organization which seeks to promote interracial harmony through the traditional arts. Walt is a composer and musician who is known as a virtuoso of the hammer dulcimer. He has produced fourteen albums and performed throughout the world, including on live coverage of the 1980 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremonies in Lake Placid, NY and at the White House in Washington, DC. In this podcast we talk with Walt about his love of music, his passion for bringing people together, and his work through Common Ground on the Hill and, even more recently, Common Ground on the Border. A special treat for us is that Walt gave us permission to use “Snowblind,” which he performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1980 Winter Olympics, as the closing background music for this podcast. Learn More: ⁠ (https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5671977-2026-political-storms-ahead/)Walt Michael (https://www.waltmichael.com/)Common Ground on the Hill (https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/) Common Ground on the Border (https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/experience/programs-and-workshops/common-ground-on-the-border/common-ground-on-the-border) - Songcatcher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songcatcher) (2000 Film) From War to Wisdom (https://www.wartowisdom.com/) (2017 Documentary) Bad Bunny’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show (https://youtu.be/G6FuWd4wNd8?si=pU2Z-s_mcVp91PwY) Time is Counting Down to Thanksgiving and our Annual Acts of Kindness Podcast Thanksgiving is less than 3 months from now. We are looking for acts of kindness from you…our listeners, viewers, and followers…to highlight in our Thanksgiving podcast. Please take just a couple of minutes to share an act of kindness with us. It can be one you performed, one your received, or both. Click on this link to our Google Forms Acts of Kindness Survey (https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5) or copy and paste this address in your browser: https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5 (https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5) Or, you can just click on the button below. How you get there doesn’t matter. What matters is that you share your story to inspire others. Finally, please share this survey because an act of kindness shared begets others. How We Check Ourselves Fact Checking: Because there are a lot of things happening…some true, some false, some unbelievable…we use the following fact checking sites. Take a look for yourself: Snopes (https://www.snopes.com/) FactCheck.org (https://www.factcheck.org/) Politifact (https://www.politifact.com/) RealClearPolitics (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/) Reuters FactCheck (https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/) Because media can have its own biases, we also rely upon these sites to help us get balanced coverage: Media Bias/Fact Check (https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/) All Sides (https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news) Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart (https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive) Meet Lamar Roth and Tom Klaus Lamar Roth and Tom Klaus are lifelong friends exploring how to get to a 3rd Space - a space where two or more people with opposing viewpoints, ideologies, and worldviews can come together to hear, listen, share, and connect with one another. Prefer to Watch Us Do the Podcast? Visit the Klaus Haus Productions YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR4v8yaVTBZ1JDiDknghCsicISmXqKPcu)at https://www.youtube.com/@KlausHausProductions (https://www.youtube.com/@KlausHausProductions). Comments? Suggestions? Ideas for guests or topics? Send us a voice message on Spotify or email us at lamar3rdSpace@gmail.com (mailto:lamar.3rdSpace@gmail.com), tom3rdSpace@gmail.com (mailto:tom.3rdSpace@gmail.com). Credits: Wild Opinions and Nonsensical Musings by Lamar Roth & Tom Klaus Images by Getty Images, Pexels, Pixabay, Roth Images, and Cyberlink. Final review and approval by Jake and Ebie Dawgs Inc. Photos by Lamar Roth are copyrighted by Roth Images, All Rights Reserved. For permissions or additional information: lamar3rdSpace@gmail.com (mailto:lamar.3rdSpace@gmail.com) and https://www.rothimages.com/ Getting to 3rd Space with Lamar and Tom is produced and sponsored by Klaus Haus Productions LLC and Acorn Consulting, LLC. © 2026. All Rights Reserved. Permissions: hello@klaushausllc.com (mailto:hello@klaushausllc.com). No living creature was harmed in the production of this film but a lot of Colombian coffee was consumed. Recorded using Riverside.fm (http://riverside.fm) - http://riverside.fm/ - from “home studio” locations in Maryland and Kansas, USA; Original Publishing Date, September 1, 2026.

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5.0 / 5

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