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Kroc Pod

University of San Diego's Kroc School of Peace Studies

In a world brimming with challenges, there is also an abundance of hope, innovation, and collaboration. At the heart of it all are changemakers—peacebuilders, social innovators, academics, and experts—who are driving transformative solutions. Our podcast brings you their stories, their insights, and their visions for a more just and peaceful world. Together, we explore not just the issues, but the inspiring ways individuals across the globe are creating real and lasting impact. “Kroc Pod” is a podcast made by students at the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego.

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51 episodes

  1. Faith Beyond Borders: A Conversation with Bishop Pham 1:54:51
  2. The Architecture of Silence: Resistance, Peace, and Digital Narratives in Myanmar 31:27
  3. Make it Sexy: Creators, Disinformation and the Fight for Civic Trust 30:36
  4. “Listen more, talk less" - Lorie Hearn's Journalism Journey 39:25
  5. Say Ciao Bella (and Bye Bye Plastic) 29:00
  6. From Doxxed to Determined: Turning Digital Harm Into Collective Action 46:38
  7. Living Between Lines: Transborder Commuters, Violence, and Belonging 34:44
  8. From Prison to Purpose: Ryan Shipley on Reentry Done Right 34:17
  9. Wrongful Convictions: How Bias & Pressure Distort Justice 1:26:55
  10. Gaia Wakes: When Earth Grows a Brain 57:43
  11. Purpose and Profit: Reinventing Capitalism in San Diego 36:55
  12. Death Enters the Conversation 1:00:25
  13. Religion as Resistance: Feminist Theology Across Faiths 49:48
  14. 38. Simple is Hard: A Technologist’s Journey from the Public Sector to Silicon Valley 46:03
  15. 37. A Dose of Hope: How to Open a Ketamine Clinic in Rwanda 33:55
  16. 36. International Women's Day Special: Unsilenced -- Indigenous Women Redefining Power 34:53
  17. 35. Amazing Amazigh: Peace and Feminism Through an Indigenous Lens 30:57
  18. 34. From Grief to Growth: Grassroots Community Healing 46:59
  19. 33. Women in Peacemaking: Lessons Learned from Crocodiles and Icebergs 32:03
  20. 32. A Palestinian Citizen of Israel: Perspectives on Peacebuilding in Israel-Palestine 40:41
  21. 31. Threads of Change: Navigating the Future of Peacebuilding 52:47
  22. 30. Space to Engage: Best Practices for Development that Lasts 37:09
  23. 29. Artivism: Radical Imagination at the Border 39:53
  24. 28. If I Don't Go, Nobody Will: Ukraine's Fight Told by a War Reporter 30:34
  25. 27. Freedom is an Inside Job 41:24
  26. 26. Decolonization: Changing our Brains 45:43
  27. 25. I Speak Fluent Patriarchy, But it Isn't My Native Tongue 43:26
  28. 24. Prisons in America Series: Dreaming Beyond Incarceration (Part II) 37:03
  29. 23. Prisons in America Series: It is Our Responsibility to Question Everything (Part I) 1:02:29
  30. 22. We are Not Silent 30:18
  31. 21. I Left Iran, Iran Never Left Me 42:53
  32. 20. Invisible: Burma's Forgotten Conflict 33:39
  33. 19. I need you to be angry: Threats to Transnational LGBTQ+ Progress 51:48
  34. 18. It's Never Too Late to Ask for What You Need 35:43
  35. 17. Apartheid in Occupied Palestine: A talk with Michael Lynk 1:04:25
  36. 16. The World is a Mirror of You: Buddhist Wisdom for a World on Fire 36:39
  37. 15. More Than the Worst Thing You've Ever Done 49:56
  38. 14. Struggle and Stagnation when Advocating For Justice 37:12
  39. 13. The Ministry for the Future: An Evening with Kim Stanley Robinson 55:53
  40. 12. The Memory Seeker 37:06
  41. 11. Surviving in San Diego 36:37
  42. 10. Women PeaceMakers Special Series: The Power of Everyday Peace Making (Part II) 34:12
  43. 9. Women PeaceMakers Special Series: Making Promises to Ourselves (Part I) 27:18
  44. 8. Building the Bridge as We Sing 44:10
  45. 7. Cosmic Justice 49:26
  46. 6. Stoking the Fire of Leadership Around the World 40:12
  47. 5. Pull Until It Clicks, And Then Pull It Again 30:24
  48. 4. What These Eyes Have Seen 28:05
  49. 3. You Can't Turn The Ship Around Without Moving Forward First 26:49
  50. 2. My Red is Beautiful 25:44