How do we make peacebuilding mainstream?
Most people feel that peacebuilding – resolving conflicts and decreasing violence – is a positive thing. But as we've said many times on this podcast, peacebuilding is virtually invisible in the worl...
10 Sep 202436min
John Marks, pioneering the use of media to promote peace
Social entrepreneurs are a unique breed of people, capable of conjuring up a vision, a new way of doing something, a solution to a problem; but they also have the skill and the determination to overco...
3 Sep 202429min
Film as a catalyst for reconciliation in Sierra Leone
Imagine living next door to a person who murdered your father, raped your sister, or even killed your child. This was the case for many people in Sierra Leone who endured a brutal civil war from 1991...
27 Aug 202432min
Designing tech for trust in a polarized world
On July 28, 2024, a teenage boy carried out a fatal stabbing attack on a dance class in Southport, England. Three little girls were killed, and eight other children and two adults were injured. Police...
13 Aug 202435min
From war reporter to peace journalist in Uganda
Gloria Laker Aciro was a teenager when war upended her family’s life in Northern Uganda. The Lord's Resistance Army, led by the infamous Joseph Kony, were known for their brutality, and for kidnapping...
30 Juli 202427min
Elevating nonviolent narratives in Hollywood
Close your eyes and think of the word “war” or “gun violence.” What’s the first image that comes up? Maybe it’s news footage of the wars in Gaza or Ukraine. Or maybe it’s a scene from a movie like Hot...
16 Juli 202430min
Can the UN 'save us from hell'?
“The United Nations was not created in order to deliver us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell.” - Dag Hammarskjöld.“To Save Us From Hell” is a new weekly news and analysis podcast about the ...
2 Juli 202430min
Democracy Works: Youth activism gets pragmatic
On February 14, 2018, a former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, with an assault rifle he’d purchased legally. Hiding in a janitor’s closet, David Hogg ...
18 Juni 202434min
