In the news media, war gets more headlines than peace, conflict more airtime than reconciliation. And in our polarized world, reporting on... more
William Ury is one of the world’s most influential peacebuilders and experts on negotiation.
Journalist Amy Yee's book Far from the Rooftop of the World: Travels among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents follows... more
Brain science opens up a new understanding of how conflicts arise, and how to prevent violence.
Journalist and researcher Lydia Wilson helps us understand the Israel/Palestine conflict through a lens of intergenerational trauma.
A bi-weeky podcast about peace and conflict in the media
From street gangs to Congress, writer Amanda Ripley studied how to turn intractable conflicts into workable ones.
Journalist Reza Sayah says the corporate news model often works to perpetuate conflicts. But, another way is possible.
Guest Dina Francesca Haynes is an immigration and human rights attorney with decades of experience around the world.
By retelling an old story about murder and police misconduct in a new way, a newspaper provides an opportunity to... more
This week our host Jamil Simon is in the guest chair.
Peace is happening, whether we can see it or not.
New research shows that civil wars are mostly likely to begin neither in autocracies nor democracies, but in countries that... more
Why do Americans accept a militarized status quo, and is it making the world any safer?
Guest Trey Kay is host of Us & Them, an award-winning narrative podcast about America’s culture wars, in partnership with... more
With the erosion of democratic freedoms in India, independent journalists have become enemies of the state.
In this episode, we look at a different way of creating space for peace: design.
Dutch journalist Bette Dam covered the war in Afghanistan for 15 years. Now she's on a mission to counter Western... more
We thought it was time to speak with someone whose job it is to make peace more visible.
Crisis Group analyst Elizabeth Dickinson says Colombians are healing the wounds of a civil war with the FARC, even... more
For Colombia’s peace agreement to be successful, society as a whole needs to embrace it, says journalist Daniel Salgar.
Juan Carols Borrero’s documentary film “A Call for Peace” tells the story of the peace process in Colombia, through interviews... more
Deborah Douglas sees journalism as a “brave space” to excavate the impact of America’s racial history on the current moment.
Our guest this episode, Daniel Estrin, is an international correspondent for NPR based in Jerusalem.
With regimes around the world suppressing dissent in ways that are harder to see, clear-eyed journalism is crucial.
Guest Beth Hallowell, Director of Research and Analytics at the American Friends Service Committee, shares research-based insights about how peacebuilders... more
Guest Trey Kay is host of Us & Them, an award-winning narrative podcast about America’s culture wars, in partnership with... more
Political scientist Maria Stephan widens the lens on nonviolent resistance, and offers tips for how journalists could apply that lens... more
Shamil Idriss, CEO of Search for Common Ground, says it’s crucial for the peacebuilding field to understand and harness digital... more
Guest Babak Bahador is a scholar who studies the relationship between peace, conflict, and the media – kind of like... more
Peacebuilding isn't always about complex negotiations in halls of power. In this episode, we explore a walking path in The... more
How do you talk about peacebuilding in a way where people will pay attention and feel compelled to take action?
On a podcast called Power Lines, two Ukrainian journalists examine the big questions behind the war with Russia, and why... more
Photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind and writer Alisa Sopova create intimate, accessible portraits of Ukrainian civilians living close to the frontlines of... more
Solutions Journalism provides an alternative model, actively seeking out stories about solutions to societal and environmental problems, and trying to... more
Featuring PBS NewsHour business and economics correspondent Paul Solman. Also: how economic inequality factors into polarization, and the power of... more
Psychologist Peter T. Coleman empowers each of us to fight cynicism and restore relationships across the political divide.
Award winning Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim shares razor sharp insights into reporting on conflict, while upholding the dignity of sources... more
Filmmaker Beth Elise Hawk discusses the making of Breaking Bread, a documentary where Israeli chefs from Arab and Jewish backgrounds... more
Investigative journalist Lucy Kassa has spent over two years documenting war crimes, including widespread sexual violence, in Ethiopia’s secretive civil... more
Conflict resolution expert Donna Hicks says at the root of all conflicts, there’s a violation of dignity.