On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, we focus on two artists building bridges of understanding in the pursuit of peace.
In this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore the generational divide and what it could look like if we harnessed these differences instead of letting them divide us and how we can tap into the knowledge and resources from people of all ages to create effective and lasting positive change.
In this edition of Peace Talks Radio, correspondent Julia Joubert explores the contributors of negative body image and the rise of the slightly flawed body positivity movement in response to these standards. Guests Cate Navarrete, Kelvin Davis and Alishia McCullough join Julia to explore their own body image, how larger systems contribute to body dissatisfaction, the role that language plays and if the body positivity movement needs improving, how do we truly honor all bodies?
The United States has one of the highest rates of gun violence in the world – and in many recent years, gun violence has been the leading cause of death in the United States for children. On this Peace Talks Radio episode, correspondent Emily Cohen explores possible solutions to gun violence – speaking with people working to address this issue on the streets, in academia and in policy advocacy. Guests include Chico Tillmon (left) from the University of Chicago Crime Lab, and Nick Wilson, the director of gun violence policy at the Center for American Progress. We also hear excerpts from a podcast called "Streets, Beatz and Peace", co-hosted by Rodney Phillips & Billy Deal.
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, producer Jessica Ticktin conducts an in-depth interview with Jay Rothman about his work in nonviolent conflict resolution and peacemaking on global, national and local levels. On the second half of the program, a conversation with two community members in Yellow Springs, Ohio - a town deeply divided over a school levy issue to discuss the peacemaking tools that helped them come to a resolution and find a way forward.
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore the peacemaking work of Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest in Los Angeles who founded Homeboy Industries to help rehabilitate former gang members. On the second half of the program, producer Megan Kamerick talks with the founders of Narrative 4, an organization that uses storytelling in classrooms to help young people connect with each other across cultural, racial and geographic divides.
Many would point to recent decades as among the most divisive in a long time. Our polarization isn’t just deeply rooted in our major governing institutions. Divisions are affecting our relationships with family members, neighbors, and coworkers. According to the Pew Research Center, over half of Americans struggle with such tense divisions in their families. On this PEACE TALKS RADIO episode, correspondent Emily Cohen explores some initiatives underway to help us find common ground
It's a compendium of highlights from just one season in the long-running award-winning PEACE TALKS RADIO series. You'll hear clips from our series about "Reconciling Estrangement", "Homelessness Through a Peacemaking Lens", "Flipping Extremists to Bolster Peace", "Peacemaking in Relationships Amidst Health Challenges", "Truth and Reconciliation Commissions", and more.
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll take a look at hostage negotiations. From criminal kidnappings to political pawns, hostage taking is a tragic business that captivates news readers and fills the plots of thrillers. But far from the dramatic scenes played out in movies and TV series, what is actually happening behind the scenes? Danielle Preiss is our correspondent. She talks with Thomas Olsson, a former hostage and now a humanitarian worker supporting safety for other humanitarian workers in high-risk locations. Also Sue Williams, a British hostage negotiator.
Correspondent Priyanka Shankar talks to songwriter, speaker and author David LaMotte, who wrote the book WORLDCHANGING 101: CHALLENGING THE MYTH OF POWERLESSNESS. Also featured is a conversation with John Lawrence Graham, the author of the book CHARLOTTE'S WAR. In both interviews we try to understand each one's view on peace, war, creative non-violence and community peace-building in today’s world.
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore the incredibly common yet largely undiscussed topic of estrangement. Despite how common it is, people who are estranged from friends or family often experience profound feelings of grief, loneliness and uncertainty. Estrangement can be both voluntary and involuntary, with some making the decision to end a relationship and protect themselves, and others feeling blindsided but someone else's choice. There are many roads to estrangement and just as many to reconciliation, yet neither are ever guaranteed, and that’s okay. Correspondent Julia Joubert speaks to an adult child estranged from her father, and to a woman who was once estranged from her two daughters. Also featured is a licensed psychologist to comment on the case studies and offer resolution paths to both the internal and interpersonal conflicts.
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll take a look at transitional justice through Truth and Reconciliation Commissions. We’ve looked at the topic of transitional justice in a 2021 episode, but now look at different examples of Commissions around the globe. From the most famous historical example of the Commission established to investigate abuses under the Apartheid era in South Africa, we’ll look at the evolution of the tool in countries like the Gambia and Colombia following conflict and transitions of power. A new trend is emerging of western democratic states establishing Truth and Reconciliation Commissions to look at historical abuses against indigenous and minority populations. Australia, Canada and Greenland have all concluded such Commissions in recent years. But we’ll take a deep dive into the Commission process in Norway, which is completing in 2023. From the mid-1800s to late in the 20th century, Norway forced assimilation of the indigenous Sámi population through an official “Norwegianization” policy. Traditionally reindeer herders across the Nordic region, the Sámi were forced to give up their own culture and language, particularly through a system of residential schools for Sámi children. Now, Norway is confronting the harms under that policy and its lasting legacy. Danielle Preiss talks with three experts who study transitional justice processes and their evolution including Dr. Elin Skaar, research professor at the Christian Michelsen Institute in Norway, Ereshnee Naidu-Silverman, Program Director of the Global Transitional Justice Initiative at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, and Dr. Gloria Ayee, a political scientist and lecturer at Harvard University.
On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we explore what the sudden onset or revelation of an illness or disorder means for a relationship, be it familial, friendship or romantic. This change can be incredibly frightening, bringing with it emotions like fear, anger, guilt and deep sorrow. Individuals in such situations may have to make a choice either to stay through the sudden change, or to leave a relationship that is no longer serving them or the other. But it is how we communicate these thoughts and feelings that is crucial in ensuring moving forward in a non-violent, respectful way. This applies to both communication with oneself, and with others. Correspondent Julia Joubert talks with Adrian and Claudine de Villiers, a couple navigating these issues into their 17-year marriage. Also she visits with Dani van Zyl, a woman living with multiple chronic illnesses who is reckoning the resulting challenges. And we talk with Emonie Carter-Hale (left), a systemic and family psychotherapist.
