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Welcome to Talk it Out Radio, your local, live, community call-in, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Mindfulness, and Social Justice Radio Show here on KPFA, 94.1 FM .
We believe that the best place to create a more equitable and compassionate world is to practice being the world we envision right here inside ourselves and with the people in front of us. We are dedicated to sharing practices and skills for effective and meaningful communication which includes deep listening, compassion, and collaboration. We are passionate about supporting dialogues across sensitive and important topics without doing harm to one another in the process. We integrate NVC with anti-racist and anti-oppression practices.
Our hosts Nancy Kahn, Timothy Regan and Fresh Lev White are NVC facilitators, Buddhist practitioners, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, Justice (DEIBJ) coaches, consultants, strategists and/or mediators.
We welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, awareness, and effective communication with us. Our intention is to share tools, knowledge, and resources that empower all of us to effectively connect across differences and create understanding, so that we can all work together to create a more just experience for our own lives, our communities, and for the planet.
Can we change only one person, ourselves, and still effectively change the world? Host, Marlena Willis, talks with Dr. Renato Almanzor about his work as a Transformation Catalyst, where he draws on lessons learned from 30 years of activism for social change and on Buddhism and 12-step recovery programs. Renato Almanzor is committed to transformative … Continued
Host Timothy Regan returns with guests Paul Himmelstein and Anthony Jackson of Soul Shoppe to explore powerful peacebuilding skills with honest, authentic practice. In this second episode, we continue to practice the “I message,” and then we work wtih the steps of the “Clean Up” to repair the break in relationship when our actions have … Continued
Host Timothy Regan welcomes you to learn peacebuilding skills along with the people and stories of Soul Shoppe – our own Bay Area peacebuilding children’s educational fun-team! This nonprofit teaches healthy relationship and conflict management skills to thousands of children K-8th grade every year, with colorful, fun events. Soul Shoppe team members Anthony Jackson and … Continued
Talk It Out Radio – Sunday, September 13, 7:00 pm, on KPFA Radio (94.1 FM Berkeley and beyond, or live stream at kpfa.org ): The Gift of Deep Listening During Difficult Times Host Nancy Kahn holds a show for the community, inviting listeners to call in and share feelings and to connect to … Continued
[Replay] Things are getting pretty intense around this here world. This is when we humans turn toward a higher power, to seek guidance and solace, as well as strength from spirit. Host Timothy Regan invited 2 Chaplains to Talk It Out Radio, who work in large hospitals and health care centers in the Bay Area: … Continued
Host Nancy Kahn holds a timely discussion with guest, an extraordinary guest, Emilio Osorio, LCSW, a Bay Area therapist of color, to hear what he has learned about the importance of listening and validating people’s experiences. Mr. Osorio shares his perspective and experience on the need to voice unmet needs, and to attend to pain … Continued
Join host Timothy Regan, with guests Jim and Jori Manske for this live episode with callers. Dialogue and human connection is essential for the basic functioning of our families, our workplaces, and our democracy. It is more important than ever with forces of deception and fear actively trying to sow division and chaos in the … Continued
Talk It Out Radio – Sunday, August 16, 2020 7:00 pm, on KPFA Radio (94.1 FM Berkeley and beyond, or livestream at kpfa.org): A Nonviolent Approach to Addiction and Recovery- A Two-Part Series According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a … Continued
Often the spiritual teachings that guide us are presented in ways that reflect the dominance of men in our society and do not take into account women’s experiences. Host, Marlena Willis, talks with Buddhist teacher, Pamela Weiss, about her new book, A Bigger Sky, Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism which weaves memoir with stories of … Continued
Often the spiritual teachings that guide us are presented in ways that reflect the dominance of men in our society and do not take into account women’s experiences. Host, Marlena Willis, talks with Buddhist teacher, Pamela Weiss, about her new book, A Bigger Sky, Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism which weaves memoir with stories of … Continued
