Peace Talks Radio

While a past Peace Talks Radio program on Transitional Justice included legal strategies such as a truth and reconciliation commission, this program deals with conversations that aren’t judicially mandated. Instead, Public Dialogues happen when people willingly listen to and talk with other citizens, develop understandings across differences, and collaborate on shared solutions. They discover a space between the two poles of ‘agree’ and ‘disagree’ about an issue. The need for Public Dialogue is most acute in complex issues such as racial equity, poverty, climate change, and mental health where it’s hoped that it’ll increase participatory democracy. Suzanne Kryder talks with three experts in this field: Carolyne Abdullah, the ; and Marion Sanchez, Community Engagement Manager with the City of Austin; and Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, Former and First Executive Director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, headquartered at the University of Arizona.

First up, we meet Fred Arment, . Since 2009, ICP has been building a network of communities great and small that prioritize peaceful coexistence. Fred has also been consulting with the United Nations Economic and Social Council for NGOs for the past four years. Then it's James Siguru Wahutu, a professor in NYUs Peace and Conflict Studies program. When a conflict reaches an acute level of violence, it can be difficult to communicate the gravity of the situation to people outside that communitys borders. Wahutu studies how journalists have historically covered genocides and other forms of mass violence in countries like Kenya and Rwanda. Hes found that even deciding to use the word genocide is crucial to how people confront international conflicts. Learning about conflict resolution and social justice in far-flung places can also help us envision solutions in our own backyards. Rivera Sun gathers solution-based examples from around the world in her work at Nonviolence News. She also facilitates workshops in s

Host Paul Ingles profiles 3 musicians whose music turned the attention of their fans to issues of peacemaking, social justice and ending hunger & poverty. From his first single in 1972 ("Doctor My Eyes") to his latest 2021 album DOWNHILL FROM EVERYWHERE, musician Jackson Browne has used many of his songs to raise consciousness over the environment, the cost of war, social justice and the wealth gap around the world. Paul offers highlights from his exclusive interview with Jackson. Paul also speaks with music writers and historians who reflect on the landmark 1971 song and album by the late Marvin Gaye called "What's Going On?" which opened the doors for many African-American artists to openly express outrage over their repressed place in society - as well as addressing concerns over the Vietnam War and the decay of the environment. And finally we'll remember the late activist and singer/songwriter Harry Chapin who died in a car accident in July 1981.

Producer Megan Kamerick explores the dynamics of anger with three guests who offer insights on how one can avoid fights that don’t change anything, and also how to use our anger effectively. Guests include Dr. Harriet Lerner, author of the book "The Dance of Anger". Also authors Todd Kashdan and Aaron Balick.

This time on Peace Talks Radio, we’ll talk about ways that countries have addressed systematic human rights violations after they emerge from periods of conflict and repression. While there’s no one magic solution, transitional justice is a collection of strategies for creating sustainable approaches and avoiding destructive outcomes when a country has been in extreme conflict. Transitional Justice includes international criminal courts, truth and justice commissions, and reparations.

On this episode of PEACE TALKS RADIO, three conversations about community storytelling. If listening is an act of love, then storytelling could be the first step to resolving many conflicts. Correspondent Sarah Holtz speaks to storytellers who lift up the voices of individuals seeking peace in their communities.

Highlights of the program's coverage of the environment and climate crisis issues over the years.

On this episode of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we consider a 2020 film documentary made in response to the times we are living in. THE ANTIDOTE is a feature documentary that weaves together stories of kindness, decency, and the power of community in America. It's about everyday people who make the intentional choice to lift others up, despite the fundamentally unkind ways of our society, which are at once facts of life in America and yet deeply antithetical to our founding ideals. Host Paul Ingles talks with the film's directors: Academy Award-nominee Kahane Cooperman, and six-time Emmy winner, John Hoffman. The film is available on several platforms for online viewing. Among the stories featured in the film is a program offering health service to the homeless in Boston; a resettlement support services project helping refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo adjust to a very different life in Anchorage, Alaska; a community college in Amarillo, Texas really going the extra mile to remove the emotional, logis

Each year about a million people in the United States attempt to take their own lives. Another ten million people seriously consider suicide. Those rates have been rising in the coronavirus pandemic. These statistics became very real for us at PEACE TALKS RADIO recently when a talented young producer named Hannah Colton, who did several episodes for us, took her own life in November of 2020. On this episode we talk with psychologist Dr. Ursula Whiteside about her efforts to stop suicide. We also talk about the difficulty journalists face as frontline responders with Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. We also sample some of Hannah Colton's work for PEACE TALKS RADIO. Megan Kamerick hosts the interviews.

Our annual compendium of highlights from the programs of one season of PEACE TALKS RADIO - the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. You'll hear excerpts from 2020 programs about The Peace Work of Jimmy Carter, Meeting Conflict around Mental Illness, Confronting White Supremacy & Extremism, Dealing with Climate Anxiety, Confronting Hate Crimes & Learning Media Literacy, Public Art's Response to Conflict, Improving Political Civility, John Lewis' Work for Peace, Native Values in Government, Restorative Justice in Clergy Abuse Cases, Police De-escalation Training, Quakers in Costa Rica, and Tips on Peace Building When We Disagree.

When most election seasons end, there's a lot of talk from winning candidates about opposing political sides trying to "talk" and "listen" to each other and stop demonizing each other. One commentator recently said that can't be up to the politicians, "that's up to us!" This PEACE TALKS RADIO program is about how to move from disgust of another's belief to a more engaged alliance. Host Suzanne Kryder leads a panel discussion about how, when we disagree, what more can we do other than the extremes of avoiding them or screaming at them. Guests are Roxy Manning, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist and Nonviolent Communication trainer; Rabbi Amy Eilberg, DM, spiritual director and author; and Srini Pillay, MD, psychiatrist, brain researcher, and author.

We explore peacemaking strategies for law enforcement officers who are trying to respond to persistent calls from citizens to address repeated high profile examples of excessive force. Sarah Holtz speaks with crisis intervention trainer Scott Sharot. Then we spotlight a documentary that tells the tale of American Quakers expatriating to non-military Costa Rica in the 1950's and setting up a community there that still is thriving today.

A two-part edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO this time. First, host Megan Kamerick visits with Glenn Aparicio Parry, author of "Original Politics: Making America Sacred Again, which explores how the best aspects of the United States -- ideas like liberty, equality and justice -- were inspired by Native American cultures. Megan also talks with Oren Lyons, who is a faith-keeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Council of Chiefs, with the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. In part two of our program, Megan talks with Stephanie Lepp. She’s the producer of the Reckonings podcast. In one of her episodes of Reckonings, Stephanie featured a real-life story of two people who are working together to find healing and solutions to clergy sexual abuse.

The late 17-term Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis is remembered in a special that includes the memorial ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol when his body laid in state in the Rotunda, a week after his death July 17, 2020. Also included are other tributes, and archival tapes of John Lewis speeches and interviews.

National polling in recent years has consistently reported that 2/3rds of those polled feel that there’s a major problem with civility in our nation, while 75% agree that it’s certainly worse than it was just a few years ago. Since 2004, PEACE TALKS RADIO has been tracking the conversation about the declining civility in our political discourse. This time on the program we present another panel of guests with their takes on it with Suzanne Kryder hosting the conversations.

On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we discuss the relationship between public art and conflict resolution. First, we meet Heidi Schmalbach, an arts advocate who studies creative placemaking as a means to strengthen community. Next, we speak with Tsungwei Moo, a visual artist who recently contributed to the Art of Peace Project, which transforms gun parts into artwork. Finally, graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez describes how his superhero series, "La Borinqueña", has helped to support grassroots activism in Puerto Rico and mutual aid efforts in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic.

Two topics on this program. First, Judy Goldberg visits with Arjun Singh Sethi who tells us about his book, American Hate - Survivors Speak Out. Also in the show Paul Ingles talks with media literacy scholar and teacher Rob Williams about ways to filter our experience with mass media to minimize the disruption to our inner peace and ability to make peace with others in our world.

On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we hear three perspectives on climate anxiety. We hear from Frances Roberts-Gregory, an environmental sociologist; Peter Fimrite, who covers the environment for the San Francisco Chronicle; and Monique Verdin, an artist and storyteller who has documented environmental damages to her ancestral land in coastal Louisiana. Sarah Holtz hosts.

On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, Megan Kamerick interviews Layla Saad, the author of "Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor". Also, Sarah Holtz speaks with the Executive Director of Parents for Peace, Myrieme Churchill, to learn about the group’s vision and strategies in helping families deal with family members who become drawn to extremist and terrorist causes.

This Peace Talks Radio program discusses lessening the stigma around commonly named mental illnesses such as depression, schizophrenia, and psychosis, as well as how to support someone appearing to have a mental health challenge in public, for example, on the street, in a building, or on a bus. Or in our family or circle of friends. The program also looks at the conflict in mental health care over the diagnosis and treatment of the 450 mental disorders listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).