Fridays 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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.
Host Nancy Kahn holds a timely discussion with guest, Jim Brulé, spiritual storyteller, about the transformative process of bringing together people from different backgrounds to share their personal stories. Jim shares his vast professional experiences in leading groups of individuals and communities from different faiths and backgrounds in storytelling. He highlights the outcomes of this … Continued
Host Timothy Regan welcomes friend, colleague, and cultural catalyst Karl Steyaert to explore the moment when conflict shifts into understanding and connection. We look closely at the actual mechanics, the specific happenings, and some steps behind connection in the middle of conflict. You’ll hear stories and gain some principles to apply if you want to … Continued
Like a doctor, the Buddha approached the problem of human suffering by naming it, identifying it’s cause and sharing his insights on how to be free of suffering and the path to take to do this. Host Marlena Willis talks with retired public health physician and Buddhist teacher, Margarita Loinaz, about how her work as … Continued
Host Timothy Regan offers a list of things people say and do in order to control, dominate, manipulate, or abuse other people. Knowing the moves of emotional and verbal abuse and control helps us all be more free and empowered because it allows us all to catch them and name them when they are happening. … Continued
Mindfulness meditation and therapy can help us heal from the trauma of internalized oppression, making us more able to effectively change the structures of society that create that oppression. Host Marlena Willis talks with therapist and meditation teacher, Melvin Escobar about his work with those most affected by oppression. Melvin Escobar is a Core Teacher … Continued
Mindfulness meditation and therapy can help us heal from the trauma of internalized oppression, making us more able to effectively change the structures of society that create that oppression. Host Marlena Willis talks with therapist and meditation teacher, Melvin Escobar about his work with those most affected by oppression. Melvin Escobar is a Core Teacher … Continued
A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences.
Talking About Race in America Talk-It-Out Radio host Nancy Kahn, hosts a show about the language, verbal responses, and physical demeanor that played out during the Michael Cohen’s testimony to congress. Why is it so challenging to talk about race, and for people with white skin privilege to hear the lived experiences of systemic racism … Continued
Host Timothy Regan welcomes colleague LaShelle Lowe-Charde, an experienced trainer in both Mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication from Portland Oregon. We take a deep look at how we humans can use specific tools to create more freedom in our relationships. Do you want to be more free to live from your values and relate with authentic … Continued
Host Timothy Regan welcomes Nonviolent Communication leader and teacher Miki Kashtan, who presents her clear and liberating guidance on how to deal with the reality that we have more than someone else. It’s hard to face the truth of our privileges and unearned advantages, and when we do face them, there are at least 4 … Continued
