Peace Talks Radio

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.

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.

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

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, logistical and

financial barriers students face as they try to improve themselves to

contribute more substantially to their families and the community; a

Decatur, Georgia Baptist church going off the more common script in

opening up its doors to embrace and include the LGBTQ+ community; an

intentionally intergenerational living community in Portland, Oregon

matches young people in foster care with elderly residents who offer love

and compassionate guidance.

Paul also talks with 2 of the kindness agents featured in the film. One

is DeAmon Harges in Indianapolis, Indiana. He’s a community organizer who

seems to be crafting meaningful change by bringing out the gifts and

talents of his neighbors in a neighborhood that’s been through tough

times. The focal point of the project is a bike shop that employs young

people to re-condition bikes for others. Multigenerational and

multi-ethnic adults pitch in to help. We also visit with Modesto,

California high school teacher Sherry McIntyre who has, since 2000, been

teaching freshman about the history of World Religions. The ninth graders

learn how to engage with different ideas, cultures and beliefs in

McIntyre’s class and are on their way to becoming more open-minded,

accepting young adults.

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.

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.

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.

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.