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Peace Talks Radio
by Paul Ingles
A monthly series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. Stories that inform, inspire and improve the human condition.
Episodes
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The 2025-2026 Buddhist Monk Walk For Peace: A Closer Listen
In this bonus podcast, take a front row seat to the Walk for Peace, mentioned as the inspiration for our recent PEACE TALKS RADIO episode on multi-faith takes on the search for inner peace and compassion. Veteran reporter Steve Pendlebury shares highlights from his interviews with dozens of folks...
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Peace Beneath Our Feet/Climate Conflict
On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, we hear how people are finding moments of peace and connection in the natural world, even in the middle of busy urban life. We also explore how climate change is shaping the conditions for conflict and peace around the world, revealing how closely our...
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Peace Through Youth Justice Reform
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 Bernstein about the growing movement to dismantle youth prisons and rethink…
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Peace with Basketball
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.
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Dealing With Burn-Out
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 Lefton, this series examines how burnout shows up, why it happens, and what it...
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What Peace Costs: Housing, Dignity and Repair
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 Goodman explores how healing fractured family relationships can restore peace...
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Bonus Podcast
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 of his large scale photographs in the book and the accompanying inspirational...
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Where are They Now?
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 they’ve continued to strive for understanding, dialogue, and nonviolent change in...
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Reframing The Holidays: Toward Justice and Peace
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 — and how reframing them can open space for justice, healing, and peace.
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Friendship by Design: Rebuilding Connection and Inner Peace
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 across unfamiliar ground, and we’ll talk with experts about the science of...
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Recasting Peace: Sadako Sasaki and Seattle’s Peace Park
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 Saya Moriyasu. The story reflects on Sadako’s legacy and the role of art in...
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Artists / Writers Creating for Peace
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 multimedia project A Peace of My Mind. He travels the country, using images…
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Finding Peace in the Waves of Perimenopausal Anxiety
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, support, and peace to those experiencing this transition.
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Repurposing Guns: A Step Towards Peace
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.
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A Path to Peace with Chronic Pain
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.
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Volunteering as a Human Shield: Peace in Action
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 it‘s saved many lives.
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Play for Peace
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 as the International Day of Play. Correspondent Nadeen Shaker speaks to experts...
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The Toll of Overtourism: Seeking a Peaceful Balance
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore the issue of overtourism. Destinations around the globe are facing the impact of tourism on local residents, cultures, economies, and the environment. How can we ensure this impact is a positive one, and minimize the conflict and harm that our…
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Seeking Peace on Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2024)
It's a compendium of highlights from just one season in the long-running, award-winning PEACE TALKS RADIO series. You'll hear clips from our series about "Bridging Political Division", as well as from our programs on"Solutions to Gun Violence", "Intergenerational Connection", "Healing through...
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Resist or Retreat: In Search of Peace
On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, we hear the story about a couple who made the difficult decision to leave a place that was not safe, what it took to make it, and how they are settling into their new life. Alaina and her wife Jeannie lived in Tennessee for many years. But as the political...
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When Digital Addiction Threatens Family Peace
On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, correspondent Julia Joubert, looks at how digital addiction is affecting communication between parents and teens, and together with her guests, discusses ways to help families strengthen their relationships in a world where constant connectivity is the norm....
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Healing Through Psychedelics
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’re exploring the world of therapeutic psychedelic drugs. After a golden age of research in the 1950s and 1960s, research on therapeutic uses of psychedelics was grounded for much of the 20th century after they were classified as schedule 1 drugs. This...
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AI: The Risks and Benefits To Peace and Social Justice
Artificial intelligence is no longer merely a far-fetched feature of sci-fi, but a daily fixture in most American’s lives — whether we’re aware of it or not. Corporations and authorities are increasingly using A.I. in everything from employment and hiring, to economic decisions to surveillance…
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Gun Violence Prevention
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore solutions to gun violence in the U.S. from three perspectives - academic, policy and on the streets. Since 2020 firearms have been the leading cause of death in the US for youth. One of the most promising models to address gun violence is Community...
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Seeking Peace Through Intergenerational Connection
In this edition of Peace Talks Radio, correspondent Julia Joubert explores intergenerationl connection. Studies have shown that at least six distinct generations currently live side by side in the United States, and there are almost equal numbers of people of every age alive today. To put that…
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Making Peace with Body Image
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio we explore peace and equality in body image. For centuries we have placed significant importance on beauty and body image. Society, media and pop culture often shape these views and set the standards by which we compare ourselves. But these standards are often...
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Bridging Political Divisions
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore political division. Research shows that polarization isn’t just something we see in politics or with elected officials, but that it is affecting our relationships with family members, neighbors, and coworkers. This program features voices from…
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Negotiating Towards Peace: To Release Hostages or Manage Our Daily Lives
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll take a look at hostage negotiations. From criminal kidnappings to political pawns, hostage taking is a tragic business that captivates news readers and fills the plots of thrillers, and - as we've seen recently - it's often a core element between…
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SEEKING PEACE ON EARTH: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2023)
It's a compendium of highlights from just one season in the long-running award-winning PEACE TALKS RADIO series. You'll hear clips from our series about "Reconciling Estrangement", "Homelessness Through a Peacemaking Lens", "Flipping Extremists to Bolster Peace", "Peacemaking in Relationships...
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Two Peace Books - by David LaMotte & J. Lawrence Graham
On today's episode, correspondent Priyanka Shankar talks to songwriter, speaker and author David LaMotte, who wrote WORLD-CHANGING 101: CHALLENGING THE MYTH OF POWERLESSNESS and John Lawrence Graham, the author of the book CHARLOTTE'S WAR to understand each writer's views on peace, war, creative...
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Peacemaking in Estranged Relationships
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore the incredibly common yet largely undiscussed topic of estrangement. In a national survey, almost 30 percent of American adults reported cutting off contact with a family member. And 1 in 10 reported they’d cut off contact with either a parent or a...
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Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll take a look at transitional justice through Truth and Reconciliation Commissions. We’ve looked at the topic of transitional justice in a 2021 episode, but now look at different examples of Commissions around the globe. From the most famous historical...
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Peacemaking Amid Health Challenges in Relationships
On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we explore what the sudden onset or revelation of an illness or disorder means for a relationship, be it familial, friendship or romantic. This change can be incredibly frightening, bringing with it emotions like fear, anger, guilt and deep sorrow. These are...
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Cultural Appropriation Consideration
On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we’ll explore the challenges surrounding conflicts around cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation involves adopting elements from a culture or identity that’s not your own in a way that may be harmful, stereotypical, or exploitative. The lines are…
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Homelessness Through a Peacemaking Lens
In many urban settings, there is a significant unhoused population on the streets. According to the some recent data, more than half a million people in the United States are unhoused. Many of us want to help but may feel conflicted about how. On this Peace Talks Radio episode, correspondent…
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Flipping Terrorists To Bolster Peace
A threat of both international and domestic terrorism has been a constant in our world for decades now. Radicalization of individuals to practice such terrorism has been identified as one of the key reasons behind these attacks forcing governments around the world to focus on countering terrorism...
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How To Be A Better Ally For Peace and Justice
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, talk about what it means to be an ally to members of marginalized communities, and the necessary discomfort that comes with growing our awareness about our participation in oppressive structures in society, and how we can all be both the oppressed, as well as...
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Seeking Peace over Oppression Through Theatre
How can a theatre modality called Theatre of the Oppressed work to raise awareness about the mechanisms of oppression that exist in societies, and empower both performers and audience members to take concrete steps towards social change? PEACE TALKS RADIO Correspondent Sen Zhan interviews Barbara...
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20 Years of PEACE TALKS RADIO
On this anniversary special, you'll hear an inspirational sampling of just some of the nearly 800 guests the program has featured dating back to the pilot show in 2002, all the way through 2022. After the 9/11 attacks of 2001, Suzanne Kryder and Paul Ingles set out on a mission to protect some of...
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Seeking Peace on Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2022)
It's a compendium of highlights from just one season in the long-running award-winning PEACE TALKS RADIO series. You'll hear clips from our series about "Sharing Living Space Peacefully", "Improving The Nobel Peace Prize", "Managing News Anxiety", "Cities of Asylum", "Ending Teen Dating…
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Seeking Peaceful Coexistence with Wildlife
This episode seeks to highlight solutions which help humans and wildlife coexist. It highlights the reasons behind why conflicts take place and how policymakers are addressing it. It also addresses how each of us can handle conflicts with the animals around us every day whether it is a small...
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Making Peace with Our News Anxiety
We’ll hear from Dr. Dana Rose Garfin, Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences at UCLA, about how repeated media coverage of crises can cause anxiety, PTSD, and even cardiovascular symptoms. Also, with us, Ja’Nel Johnson Phillips, Western Region Manager for Solutions Journalism Network,...
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Sharing Living Space Peacefully - Part 2 of 2
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, Part 2 of our investigation into conflict in the most intimate of places we spend much of our time - at home and in our shared living spaces. This two-part series looks at why we get into the conflicts we do when we live together. How can we use conflict to...
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Sharing Living Space Peacefully - Part 1
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll be talking about why it’s so hard to live well together. How can we use the conflicts that arise in everyday living situations to reflect on why we are the way we are, how we can better understand the other, and how conflict can be leveraged to enrich…
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Reducing Teen Break-up Violence
What do you think of when you think of abusive relationships? Probably adults, married, right? We often overlook the age group that is perhaps most susceptible and underprepared to handle domestic abuse—teens. According to iloverespect.org, only 33% of teens in abusive relationships tell someone...
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Improving The Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was established by Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor and philanthropist, in 1901. Committee members in Norway meet privately to consider nominees. They look for world leaders who advance the cause of peace. But in recent years, this process has come under scrutiny. Critics...
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Making Peace With Migration
Every time a group of people line up along the external borders of a country, debates heat up among government leaders with respect to migration and asylum procedures. On this episode of PEACE TALKS RADIO, correspondent Priyanka Shankar explores why migration and asylum are contentious and how a...
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Seeking Harmony for Global Asian Immigrants
On this PEACE TALKS RADIO episode, correspondent Sen Zhan explores three perspectives on the nature of intercultural conflict in transcultural Asian immigrants in western countries. When East meets West in the modern-day, it’s not only cultures that can clash, it’s also the past crashing into the...
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Resolving the Misinformation Link to Conflict
On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we’ll dive into a deeper understanding of some terms we’re all now much more familiar with terms like misinformation, disinformation, and even “fake news”, then we’ll look at ways to block their negative impacts -sometimes deadly impact - in some parts of the...
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Role of Anarcho-Pacifism in Peace
Perhaps, you’ve heard of “Pacifism” but have you heard of “Anarcho Pacifism.” What’s the difference between the two? On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll talk with a sociology professor and an activist/scholar who help us understand Anarcho Pacifists. They explain that Anarcho Pacifists…
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How many episodes does Peace Talks Radio have?
Peace Talks Radio currently has 224 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Peace Talks Radio about?
A monthly series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. Stories that inform, inspire and improve the human condition.
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Peace Talks Radio is created and hosted by Paul Ingles.
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