BlueRoom Talks · Guests

Come on the show

We welcome practitioner guests, particularly people who have served as coordinators or investigators and are willing to talk honestly about it. Suggest yourself, or someone whose work you think deserves an audience.

Hosted by Albert Roberson, LL.B., LL.M.

Suggest a guest Hear Episode 1 first

For guests

Format: Recorded remotely, audio first, with video on YouTube
Length: Ordinarily under an hour
Topics: Agreed with you in writing before we record
Your say: Nothing is published until you confirm it
Cost: None, in either direction

Who we want to hear from

People who have held the role

The show is for the people who do the work, so the guests are too. If you have sat in one of these chairs, in higher education, PK-12, or the workplace, we would like to talk.

Title IX coordinatorsCurrent or former, at any size of institution or district.
InvestigatorsInternal, external, and contract investigators who write the reports.
Decision makers and hearing officersThe people who weigh the record and write the outcome.
ADA and Section 504 coordinatorsAccommodation, access, and the process behind both.
HR and employee relations leadsTitle VII complaints, workplace investigations, and the follow-through.
Leaders who oversee the functionGeneral counsel, deans, superintendents, and the boards they answer to.

How it runs

Five steps, and you approve each one

You will know what we are going to ask before we ask it, and you will hear the episode before anyone else does.

01You suggestUse the form below, for yourself or for someone else.
02We talk firstA short call to see whether the conversation fits the show.
03Topics in writingWe agree the topic list with you before anything is recorded.
04We recordRemotely, ordinarily under an hour, at a time that suits you.
05You confirmNothing is published until you have confirmed you are comfortable with it.

What is in scope

On the record, and off it

The conversation is about the work and what you have learned from it. It is never about a specific matter.

What we talk about

The work itself, and how it actually gets done
The frameworks, and where they meet real people
What you have learned, and what you would do differently
How you came to the field, and what keeps you in it

What stays off the record

Any specific matter, open or closed
Names of complainants, respondents, or witnesses
Anything your institution has not cleared you to share
Legal advice, from either side of the microphone

Suggest a guest

Tell us who

If you are suggesting someone else, tell us how to reach them and whether they know you are putting them forward.

We reply to every suggestion.
If you put someone else forward, we contact them once.
Your details are used only to arrange the episode.

Who is this for Myself Someone else

The guest

Guest name

Guest email

The role they hold or held

Sector

Institution (optional)

What should the conversation be about?

You

Your name

Your email

If you are putting someone else forward, we contact them once. Privacy policy

Questions

Before you suggest

Do I need my institution's permission?

If you currently hold the role, we recommend you tell your institution and confirm what you are cleared to discuss. We send you the topic list in writing so you can share it with them.

Can I appear without my institution named?

Yes. Many guests speak from their experience in the role without naming where they hold it. We agree how you will be introduced before we record.

What if I say something I want removed?

Tell us. You confirm the episode before it is published, and we remove anything you are not comfortable with.

Is the conversation legal advice?

No. BlueRoom Talks is a practitioner conversation. Neither the host nor the guest gives legal advice on the show.

Not sure yet

Listen first.

Episode 1 sets out what the show is for and the ideas every conversation returns to. Five minutes is enough to know whether you belong on it.

Hear Episode 1