Nonviolence Radio
Exploring what makes nonviolence, as Gandhi said, "the greatest power at the disposal of humankind." Interviews with activists, scholars, and news-makers, and a regular feature of nonviolence in the news from around the movement in our Nonviolence Report segment.
Episodes
161 episodes
Fierce Vulnerability: A Conversation with Kazu Haga on Trauma and Nonviolence
In this episode of Nonviolence Radio, Michael and Stephanie speak with nonviolence trainer and educator Kazu Haga about trauma healing and nonviolence — what he calls “fierce vulnerability” (also the t...
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55:46
From the Flotilla to the Frontlines: Peacebuilding, Protest, and Dilemma Actions
In this episode of Nonviolence Radio, we explore how nonviolence is showing up around the world—in the news, in movement strategy, and in community-based peacebuilding. We take a closer look at the recent Gaza flotilla and its use of d...
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58:40
The Work of Trust
This episode of Nonviolence Radio welcomes Priyanka Sharma – all the way from India! Priyanka is a lecturer, facilitator and coach and she joins Michael and Stephanie in a wide-reaching conversation about the nature and strengths of matriarc...
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Season 2025
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Episode 283
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58:30
A Strategic Nonviolence Academy
This week on Nonviolence Radio, Stephanie and Michael speak with Joe Worthy, a nonviolence strategist who is currently developing the Strategic Nonviolence Academy, a place where those interested in being active and effective leaders can lea...
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Season 2025
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Episode 282
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56:57
Feeling the Political Divide
This week Stephanie and Michael welcome the renowned sociologist, Arlie Hochschild. They have a rich conversation exploring the stories we tell about ourselves and others that work to sever communities, communities which in fact hold much in...
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Season 2025
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Episode 281
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55:25
When toxic polarization becomes a civil war–and what we can do about it.
This week, Nonviolence Radio hears from John Paul Lederach, an international peace-builder, mediator and scholar. Stephanie, Michael and John Paul have a rich and wide-ranging conversation, one prominent theme is the power of pockets. This p...
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Season 2025
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Episode 280
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57:51
"There Is Another Way"
In this episode of Nonviolence Radio, we talk with Sulaiman Khatib and Chen Alon from Combatants for Peace, along with filmmaker Stephen Apkon, director of There Is Another Way
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Season 2025
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Episode 279
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58:19
Crossing Borders with Nonviolence
On this episode of Nonviolence Radio, Stephanie and Michael welcome Leandro Uchoas, founder and director of Shanti Brazil, an organization dedicated to education in nonviolence and nonviolent action. Leandro spent time studying nonviolence i...
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55:13
Preparing Ourselves for Our Nonviolent Moment
"We should be thinking about our individual preparation. And if you are familiar with the Roadmap model, that we have on Metta Center’s website, it will kind of display this in a clear way. There's plenty of room and time for us to strengthe...
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20:01
“Sing People Sing”
Pat Humphries and Sandy O. from the band, Emma’s Revolution, come to Nonviolence Radio to talk to Michael and Stephanie about music and its central role in nonviolent activism – and to perform the radio debut of their song, “You Are Not God”...
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57:29
The White Rose
Given the inexplicable and distressing rise of authoritarianism happening around the world today, including conspicuously here in these United States, I thought it would be a good idea to look at some of the movements of resistance that took...
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25:50
How Nonviolence Can Transform Teaching
During this episode of Nonviolence Radio, we hear from Mike Tinoco, public school teacher, author and committed nonviolence educator. Stephanie, Michael and Mike discuss some of the key themes of Mike’s new book,
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Season 2025
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Episode 276
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57:13
Rehumanization and the Purpose of Life
When we want to restore peace and nonviolence and sanity, we're talking about re-humanization.
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20:18
What would happen if we sent doctors instead of weapons to other countries?
This week, Stephanie and Michael talk with Dr. John Kirk, professor at Dalhousie University and expert on Cuba’s innovative and inspirational approach to public health and its dedication to ‘medical internationalism’. Medical internationalis...
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56:11
Building on Positive Forces
"One of my favorite authors from the ancient world – that I used to be a classic scholar – is Saint Augustine, who had a sentence, a very portentous, what we used to call in the field a gnomic sentence in his great work, “The City of God.” Two ...
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The Gandhian Roots of the Sermon on the Mount - Full Interview
During this episode of Nonviolence Radio, Michael and Stephanie welcome Reverend John Dear: activist, author, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and passionate advocate for nonviolence for over 45 years. This rich conversation covers a lot of ground, wi...
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Season 2024
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Episode 274
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The Gandhian Roots of the Sermon on the Mount
During this episode of Nonviolence Radio, Michael and Stephanie welcome Reverend John Dear: activist, author, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and passionate advocate for nonviolence for over 45 years. This rich conversation covers a lot of ground, wi...
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Season 2024
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Episode 274
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56:56
Removing Dictators is Just a Start
“We, as to our own particulars, do utterly deny with all outward wars and strife, and fightings, with outward weapons for any end, or under any pretense whatsoever. And this is our testimony to the whole world.”-George Fox
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Works for All
How Co-Op Cincy is shining a light on the humanizing power of worker-owned cooperatives and building the Beloved Community.Challenging capitalism requires constructive, workable alternatives. Are worker-owned co-ops a viable s...
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Season 2024
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Episode 273
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55:17
Persuasion and Coercion
"A lot of positive constructive things can be done, a lot of collaboration can happen."
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18:48
Seven Challenges of Nonviolence
During this episode of Nonviolence Radio, Stephanie and Michael discuss a new resource offered by the Metta Center called, Seven Challenges: nonviolence, new story, third harmony, compassion, constructive program, unity in diversity and from...
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Season 2024
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Episode 272
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57:01
Embrace the Challenge
"In a nonviolent struggle, it's not a, ‘me against you’. It's how do we join forces together to make things better, to back away from unnecessary suffering? And if there's going to be any suffering in this situation, we're going to embrace i...
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26:17
Strategic Constructive Programming
"If your movement has a long-term goal of complete replacement of regime, then you can strategically graduate from issues which are the easiest to succeed at, to issues which are the hardest, gathering strength as you go along."
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24:35
Nonviolence as a Path to Understanding Palestine and Syria
On this episode of Nonviolence Radio, Dr. Afra Jalabi draws a parallel between the ongoing conflict in Syria, where more than half a million people have been killed, and the ongoing crisis in Israel-Palestine. She warns against media propaga...
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Season 2024
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Episode 271
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55:57