Peace Talks Radio

On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, we explore youth justice through the story of Jamie Silvonek, who was charged as an adult at 14 and is serving a 35-year sentence in Pennsylvania. We also hear from journalist Nell...

On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore how basketball is being used to bridge divides and prevent violence — from PeacePlayers’ work in Northern Ireland to Oakland’s Midnight Basketball program.

In this episode, we explore the hidden toll of activism and how we begin to build something more sustainable. Through conversations with peacebuilding chaplain and mediator Michaela Ledesma and artist-activist Jacob...

On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, journalist Brian Goldstone exposes the human cost of America’s working homelessness crisis — and what it reveals about how we define dignity and belonging. Then, therapist Whitney...

Peace Talks Radio co-founder Paul Ingles talks with fine art landscape photographer Jan Bartelstone about his 2023 book An Ecstatic Gathering of Writers: Honoring Nature, Mankind, and Spirit. Bartelstone describes some...

On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we revisit some of our past guests to ask: where are they now? More than a decade later, we catch up with peacebuilders who first shared their stories years ago, and hear how...

Peace Talks Radio explores efforts to rename and reclaim holidays like Thanksgiving, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day. Guests Mahtowin Munro and Rory Fanning discuss how these commemorations can conceal painful truths —...

On today’s Peace Talks Radio episode, we explore the quiet crisis of adult loneliness and the small, brave steps people take to create new friendships later in life. We’ll hear personal stories from people reaching out...

In this edition of Peace Talks Radio, correspondent Anna Van Dine visits Seattle’s Peace Park, where a stolen statue of Sadako Sasaki — the Hiroshima girl who folded 1,000 paper cranes — is being recreated by artist...

On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, we focus on two artists building bridges of understanding in the pursuit of peace. In part one, correspondent Andrew Stelzer speaks with John Noltner, a photographer who founded the...

In this program, correspondent Julia Joubert explores the often-overlooked connection between perimenopause and the sudden onset of anxiety, and together with her guests, discusses ways to bring more understanding...

On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, turning tools of violence…into talismans of change. We hear from two innovators helping communities reimagine the deadly weapons in their midst.

On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, Anna Van Dine interviews people who experience chronic pain and speaks with experts who provide tools to cope with it.

On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we hear from people who chose to physically stand in the way of war. Volunteering to serve as a “human shield” is an intense act of self-sacrifice. But those who have done it say...

On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore the connection between peace and play, and its impact on treating trauma. The importance of play was recognized globally when the UN General Assembly declared June 11th...