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Soul Force Podcast

by Soul Force Project

Celebrating the creative, redemptive, and transforming power of radical love, the Soul Force Podcast explores the relationship between art and nonviolence. Hosted by Paul Livingstone and friends of the Soul Force Project, each episode discusses historical and contemporary connections between creativity and change-making. We have a range of guests from scholars, clergy, and community activists to musicians, artists, and writers who are stirring positive change-making in the world.

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Episodes

  1. From Child Soldier to Healer | Arn Chorn-Pond

    Arn Chorn-Pond survived the Cambodian genocide by playing music for the Khmer Rouge, performing propaganda songs while people were killed around him. At just 12 years old, he watched over a million children die, including his own siblings, as the Khmer Rouge slaughtered a quarter of Cambodia's...

  2. Bobby Bradford, 'Jazz and the new Black man' (part two)

    This is part two of this fascinating interview with master improvisor, composer, educator and legendary cornetist Bobby Bradford, Now 90 years old, Bobby unpacks more stories and first hand experiences on the cutting edge jazz history from the perspectives of the musicians themselves. Bobby...

  3. Bobby Bradford, 'Jazz and the new Black man' (part one)

    Master improvisor, composer, educator and legendary cornetist Bobby Bradford now 90 years old unpacks his stories and first hand experiences on the arc of jazz history from the perspectives of the musicians themselves. In part one, Bobby discusses his early days, and the evolving artistic…

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  4. Rev James Lawson, a nonviolent revolutionary - Holman Interviews (part two)

    Enjoy these enlightening interviews with a living legend of American history and architect of the nonviolent movement in America. Reverend James Lawson at age 93 sharp as a tack, breaks down his personal experience, American history and contemporary outlook on issues ranging from plantation...

  5. Diné teachings from Arnold Clifford (part two)

    So happy to release part two of this extraordinary talk by Arnold Clifford, Diné elder from Shiprock, the Four Corners region of New Mexico. A Navajo renaissance man, Arnold's knowledge spans botany, geology, myth, spirituality. As a teacher, he is a true culture bearer of the Navajo people and...

  6. The music and message of Guru Rewben, King of Naga Folk Blues

    Enjoy this Interview with Padmashri Guru Rewben, an extraordinary artist from a mountainous region of Manipur (Northeast India, bordering Myanmar). His music is a compelling blend of the tribal Naga songs and instruments with guitar and raw sound of American folk, blues and rock n roll. This…

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  7. Diné teachings from Arnold Clifford (part one)

    Arnold Clifford is an extraordinary Diné elder from Shiprock, the Four Corners region of New Mexico. A Navajo renaissance man, Arnold's knowledge spans botany, geology, myth, spirituality. As a teacher, he is a true culture bearer of the Navajo people and carries a wealth of knowledge within the...

  8. Rev James Lawson, a nonviolent revolutionary - Holman Interviews (part one)

    Enjoy these enlightening interviews with a living legend of American history and architect of the nonviolent movement in America. Reverend James Lawson at age 92 sharp as a tack, breaks down his personal experience, American history and contemporary outlook on issues ranging from plantation...

  9. The Gathering: Jesse Sharps & Fundi Legohn, a 60 year legacy of healing music in Los Angeles

    Enjoy the Soul Force interview with musicians Jesse Sharps & Fundi Legohn discussing the historic spiritual lineage of creative black music in Los Angeles. Jesse and Fundi unpack this inter-generational legacy, the healing power of the art and the impact it continues to make on younger jazz...

  10. 'It's all about love' an LA legacy of activism with Father Richard Estrada

    Paul Livingstone interviews Richard Estrada who just turned 78 years young and speaks about his role working with immigrants, refugees and the nature of power in organizing in the Chicano movement. Father Richard was instrumental in the earliest sanctuary churches in Los Angeles and has been a...

  11. Bacha Khan and the ecstasy and anarchy of nonviolence

    Pakistani scholar Safoora Arbab, discusses with Paul Livingstone the extraordinary legacy of Abdul Ghaffār Khān, also known as 'Bacha Khan' and the Pushtun 'Khudai Khidmatgar'. Under Bacha Khan's leadership, this movement encouraged creativity and feminism as it transformed the Pushtun cultural...

  12. Martin Luther King as a Change-making Artist

    Martin King was truly a visionary artist, his mastery of the word was soaked in a musical delivery. Exploring the idea of a change-making artist that pushes culture forward, Martin was a personality who utilized traditional elements in provocative ways. Martin focused on communicating truth and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Celebrating the creative, redemptive, and transforming power of radical love, the Soul Force Podcast explores the relationship between art and nonviolence. Hosted by Paul Livingstone and friends of the Soul Force Project, each episode discusses historical and contemporary connections between creativity and change-making. We have a range of guests from scholars, clergy, and community activists to musicians, artists, and writers who are stirring positive change-making in the world.

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Soul Force Podcast currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Soul Force Podcast about?

Celebrating the creative, redemptive, and transforming power of radical love, the Soul Force Podcast explores the relationship between art and nonviolence. Hosted by Paul Livingstone and friends of the Soul Force Project, each episode discusses historical and contemporary connections between...

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Soul Force Podcast has 12 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Soul Force Podcast is created and hosted by Soul Force Project.
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