Nonviolent Austin

Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, and Jim Crosby were joined by guest Raina Gradford. Originally aired on 6/4/26 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM, in Austin, Texas. 

Jim Crosby and Robert Tyrone Lilly were joined by guest engineer Will Schutz. Originally aired on 5/7/26 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM, in Austin, Texas. 

Aired on February 5, 2026 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas. 

Originally aired on December 4, 2025 on KOOP Community Radio - 91.7 FM in ATX and online at koop.org/listen-live. Guest Lauren Oertel.

Recap of Campaign Nonviolence action days (date of airing is the last day, also Gandhi’s birthday). Jim brought in two references for discussion: 'The Power Worshipers' by Katherine Stewart and 'Democracy In Chains: A Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America' by Nancy MacLean. These historical guides shed light on 'ALEC laws', American Legislative Exchange Council, and argue that there was a 70-year intentional movement, including privatization of schools, healthcare, etc, toward making Libertarian mainstream. 

Originally aired on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas. In this episode, host Jim Crosby was joined by guests Sol Praxis and Max Rodriguez from Encampment for Citizenship.

Brother Rob Tyrone Lilly hosted Sentencing Project’s  Bob Libal to discuss voting rights and felony disenfranchisement. Originally aired on August 7, 2025, on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas.

Guest Jonathan Pinckney joined Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, and Jim Crosby (pictured with KOOP Austin Commons Hour collective comrades Michelle Manning-Scott and John Hoffner) to kick off Season 2 of Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour.Jonathan is a scholar of nonviolent resistance, democracy, and peacebuilding. He was formerly Director of Applied Research at the Horizons Project, where his work focused on how to resist democratic backsliding, and he was a Senior Researcher on Nonviolent Action for the United States Institute of Peace. He has conducted trainings with activists around the world and has been widely published in leading academic and popular outlets including Waging Nonviolence and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

Stacie Freasier and Jim Crosby were joined by guests Nevin Kamath of ResistTrump Campaign and ResistAustin and Dan Weber of 50501 and Student Nonviolent Action Union. Aired on May 1, 2025 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin and streaming online at www.koop.org/listen-live.

Co-hosts Jim Crosby and Stacie  Freasier were joined by Lisa Rogers of the Therapy Sisters, Jill Henderson of Bakari Foundation, and Dana Brodsky of Indivisible.

Originally aired live on March 6, 2025 on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and online at koop.org. Co-host Jim Crosby was joined in studio with Guest Chas Moore and John Hoffner.

Originally aired live on February 2, 2025 on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and online at koop.org.

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Guest Misael Ramos. Originally aired October 3, 2024 on KOOP Community Radio 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas.

Brother Robert Tyrone Lilly, Stacie Freasier, and Brother Jim Crosby, waxed about music as a tool of nonviolent resistance and social justice with Rev. Erin Walter of Parker Woodland. We paid homage to Sweet Honey in the Rock,#bernicejohnsonreagon’s legacy, and shared community updates including info about the upcoming Austin Peace & Justice Fest 2024. 

This month’s show is centered around #belovedcommunity — what it is, how we cultivate it, and what’s holding us back. What does Beloved Community mean to you?