Lydia talks with Sami Rasouli, an Iraqi American who is the founder of an activist organization called Muslim Peacemaker Teams.  Rasouli lived in Minneapolis for over 20 years, and now travels back and forth between the U.S. and Iraq.  You can find out more about the Muslim Peacemaker Teams at www.reconciliationproject.org

Lydia Howell talks with University of Minnesota Anthropology Professor William Beeman about Iran.  Professor Beeman is an internationally known expert on the Middle East and the Islamic World, particularly Iran, the Gulf Region and Central Asia. He has also conducted research in Japan, India, Nepal, China and Europe. From 1996-1999 he sang professionally in Europe as an operatic bass. He continues his musical care

Lydia Howell talks with Heather Martens of Protect Minnesota about gun violence.

Lydia talks with Michelle Gross, co-founder of Communities Against Police Brutality

Lydia Howell talks with long-time Twin Cities activists Ken Pental and Susu Jeffrey

Lydia Howell talks with Shalini Gupta, Executive Director, Center for Earth Energy & Democracy and Ann Manning, Future First Initiative Director about Future First's 2014 Women's Conference.