Spirit in Action

Peterson Toscano  first appeared on Spirit In Action in 2007, talking about his work to support and heal ex-gay survivors, men who, like him, spent years trying to be cured from being gay, and being seriously, sometimes lethally injured by that treatment. I then observed Peterson as he dove deeply into Biblical study around non-conforming sexual roles, in the Bible, and transforming ways of s...

Glen Retief  grew up in South Africa, a story he captured in his book  The Jack Bank , and he writes periodically for the South African publication,  The Daily Maverick .

Our 2nd visit with  Michael Beer , director of  Nonviolence International  since 1998.  Last time  Michael talked mainly about his book, 

Amanda Udis-Kessler  is not only a musician, but she's a sociologist, a social ethicist, a theologian, and a writer, and it's her writing that brings her here to us today.

In 2016, Peggy & Mark Halvorson picked up and moved to Liberia, West Africa, with 4 kids in tow, as part of their growing passion of adaption, but also healing for the people of that country. That devotion has only grown in the following years, and so has the organization that Peggy shepherds,  Teamwork Africa .

A visit with 2 people, from opposite corners of the globe, trying to help with recovery and healing from severe trauma. Terry Hokenson & his interest in regenerative agriculture led him to a total shift in his worldview, guided by the insights and work of Francis and Barbara Bettelyoun, and the Indigenous American organization called  Buffalo Star People . This interview took place before...

The team at of  FNVW  and their  Everyday Nonviolence Podcast  guest-hosts today for Spirit In Action.

Larry Tye captures history and writes books about transformation, like the progress brought about by the black musicians who captured hearts in the USA. Larry's latest book is  The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America , a combination of legends, deep examination, and inspirational story-telling. This is the 9th book by Larry, all of which open...

Today's guest-hosts from the  Climate Changed Podcast  of the  BTS Center , Ben Yosua-Davis and Nicole Diroff, are bringing us some hope and instruction in how to cope constructively with the threat and tribulations of  Climate Changed .

Our guest is Ali Horriyat and he's an amazing human being. Ali grew up in Dubai, had loads of education in Europe, eventually obtaining 3 Masters degrees, made a huge fortune in Canada, then gave it away to reboot his life, free from a wealth addiction, and also free to direct his energy to the true betterment of the world. Ali created  Compassiviste , a mutual-support organization of creativ...

Jan Spencer  is guest-host today, his fourth time on Spirit in Action. talking about what he calls his Primer for Paradigm Shift – the needed way of seeing and thinking about the world in order to become sustainable and to leave our world-wrecking ways behind us.

Pamela Haines  writes deep, profound and life-changing books, but she does it with simple, straightforward, and accessible language. With degrees in Social Ecology and Labor & Women's History, she is a self-taught economist and consummate communicator. Her greatest strength, however, is not her paper degrees, but her genuine and lifelong curiosity, integrity, and wide-ranging compassion,...

Guest-host Peterson Toscano  of  Citizen's Climate Radio is sitting in today for Spirit In Action, assisted by several CCR activists.

Consummate journalist & author, Larry Tye  shares about his new book,  DEMAGOGUE: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy , full of lessons completely applicable to today, especially considering that the McCarthy playbook was passed directly to his assistant, Roy Cohn, and from Roy to Donald Trump. Larry Tye makes history accessible & enthralling, and serves it up for th...

Like so many witnessing the immense suffering in Gaza, Cassandra Dixon wanted to do something to help the situation. Cassandra has made numerous visits to Palestine and has come to know many people there as personal friends, so she strongly felt the call to join the  Freedom Flotilla  to Gaza, carrying thousands of tons of humanitarian aid for the starving people of Gaza.

Timmon B. Wallis  takes his life-long efforts for peace and the future of the planet to new depths and heights with his book,  Warheads to Windmills - Preventing Climate Catastrophe and Nuclear War .

Brad Wolf  has just released the book,  A Ministry of Risk – Writings on Peace and Nonviolence – Philip Berrigan , powerfully capturing the life and ministry of Phil, in Phil's own words, his witness in the struggle for racial justice, against the Vietnam war and all wars, and against nuclear arms through the Plowshares movement.

One of the sources of the rich cadre of authors and activists I have here on Spirit In Action is the promotion of writers done by Peter Bermudes of  GLPR  – that's  Gail Leondar Public Relations  – and it was through Gail that I was first acquainted with  GLPR , though Peter has been at the helm since 4 years ago.

The team at  FNVW  and their  Everyday Nonviolence Podcast  guest-hosts today for Spirit In Action. Jarren Peterson Dean  interviews acclaimed authors  Stanley Kusunoki  and  Kao Kalia Yang  discuss the power art has to speak t

Gisele Bolton  is an inspiration of where a passionate heart for healing the world can lead you. From her home in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin, Gisele earned degrees in International Politics and Human Rights and in Global Studies, Human Rights and Justice in the Middle East and Africa. She added languages, including Arabic, to her toolkit, and she volunteered and interned in diverse coun...

Ken Grossinger has written a compelling new book about the synergy and power possible between art and organizing. His book is  Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together  and it brings together many social change efforts of the recent decades and the various forms of art that empowered dramatic movement toward change.

Today's guest-hosts from the  Climate Changed Podcast  of the  BTS Center  share the fruits of their second season, first episode.

Jan Spencer  is guest-host today, his third time on Spirit In Action. Jan has a rich vision for a better world, what he calls  Creating A Preferred Future .

Part 2 of a visit with  Si Kahn ,  Vivian Nesbitt ,  John Dillon , and a special guest,  Joe Jencks , where we will looking at the musical written by 

Si Kahn  is joining us today for Spirit In Action along with two other folks,  Vivian Nesbitt  and  John Dillon , and this week's show is part one where we will looking at the musical written by  Si Kahn  called  Mother Jones in Heaven .