Life is a sacred challenge of radical unknowability, and it will eventually push you out of this universe. But how you respond to that challenge, therein lies your divine truth, and the discovery of your eternal nature. The desert is your teacher, but your destiny is your own soul. -Marc Gopin We hold a vision… read more
Nonviolence Radio
The Beat of an Unstoppable Movement
Hosted by the Metta Center's Stephanie Van Hook and Michael Nagler, Nonviolence Radio airs every other Friday at 9:00 am PST, broadcasting live from community radio station KWMR, at 90.5 Point Reyes and syndicated via the Pacifica Network, iTunes, Spotify, and beyond. Listeners tune in from around the world.
Nonviolence Radio is a 60-minute program featuring news about nonviolence culture and movements around the world. The show also includes inspiring discussions with nonviolence practitioners and movement-builders.
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Show Archives
Access our show archives below and find podcasts at iTunes, on Alexa, Spotify, Stitcher, and Audioport.Direct Action: California March for Democracy – Podcast
In this podcast on direct action, progressive organizer & co-founder of 99Rise, Kai Newkirk (pictured above) joins us to give us a look at some of the demands, strategic thinking, influences, and goals of the 99rise California March for Democracy. They are marching 480 miles, from Los Angeles to the State Capitol in Sacramento, to… read more
Justice for all women–from Iraq to the U.S.
Nonviolence in the News with Prof. Nagler and a wonderful interview with Farah Al Mousawi. Here’s someone whose story you need to hear. Farah arrived in the United States in 2008 on an exchange program to study at Dominican University of California. She didn’t ever dream of wanting to be in the States—she is… read more
99 Rise and the March for Democracy
“Address corruption–get money out of politics–restore Democracy” Find 99Rise on Facebook or visit their website by clicking the image above. Welcome to Peace Paradigm Radio. The show begins with a look at some local, national and international nonviolence in the news, then we turn to look at the California March for Democracy the day before the… read more
Direct Action: Ending a detainer policy, supporting immigrant rights
In this podcast on Direct Action, Jill Malone talks about a community victory to put an end to an unlawful detainer policy in Santa Clara County jails, thus growing support of local immigrant rights. Malone describes some of the challenges of the campaign and how they were overcome, and how the victory helped Santa Clara County campaigners… read more
Direct Action: Strategy, recruitment and creativity with Tom Hastings
Tom Hastings is a journalist, a professor in the Conflict Resolution Dept. at Portland State, a long-time activist, and expert nonviolent strategist and theorist. In this short podcast in our Variations on Direct Action series, Hastings discusses the infinite creative potential of nonviolence, the power and necessity of a well-planned strategy, and discusses the interrelated… read more
The Creative Power of Nonviolence: a conversation with Tom Hastings
In this show, we begin by exploring nonviolence in the news, where you’ll hear Michael express concern over some recent propaganda he heard at his gym about Fracking (hint: it linked it to nationalism), you’ll hear Stephanie express concern over Sarah Palin’s recent statement about water boarding (hint: it has to do with feminism),… read more
Exploring Gandhian Economics…
The Metta Center has a mantra for action: you can do anything you want, as long as you do not degrade a human being in the process. That’s any human being. And because of our interconnection with all of life, when we raise the human image, interestingly, human beings do not lash out on their… read more
