Sundays 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This is a collaborative program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, awareness, and authentic and effective communication. Our intention is to provide skills, knowledge, and resources that empower listeners to effectively connect across differences so that we can all work together to create a world that works for life.
Hosted by Nancy Kahn, Timothy Regan, and Marlena Willis.
[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
Host Timothy Regan describes a pattern of human thinking and communication that seems to be increasing in our society that can lead to violence by civilians toward other citizens. We then explore some forms of medicine for civilians caught in this pattern, so we can create connection and dialogue instead of tragic violence. There are … Continued
Talk It Out Radio – Sunday, July 26, 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) Part I: Compassion, Empathy and Knowledge According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults … Continued
Host Timothy Regan explores the meaning and power of “enough” with callers and stories. In this episode, we seek to answer these questions: How do we know that we have enough so we can rest, and we can share? OR, When did you realize that you had TOO MUCH of something, and you made a … Continued
Host Nancy Kahn talks with WolfHawkJaguar, aka Adimu Madyun, a visionary cultural artist and community activist, about his life’s work inviting people to love as activism. At a time with so much uncertainty, in our world, the Covid-19 pandemic and a national discourse on the reality of systemic and structural racism, anti-blackness, and the choice … Continued
