Abraham Jam is the confluence of David LaMotte, Billy Jonas, & Dawud Wharnsby, channeling their gifts together for an honest & resplendent harmony. This is what happens when a Muslim, a Jew, & a Christian walk into a concert hall, arm-in-arm, as brothers.

Maggie Hohenstien is a Macalester student and interned at Friends for a NonViolent World (FNVW) last summer. Maggie shares her story of growing up in the Quaker community and her leadings to living a life of nonviolence.

 Music generously donated by Bensound.com

Conversations about climate change can get downright dire and dreary. But isn't there room for comedy? Brian Ettling is a comic who is not ashamed to pull out a rubber chicken for a gag. He joins show host, Peterson Toscano for a lively conversation about climate comedy.

Braden Canfield loves inner exploration & conveying the power of the experience through his music. He pays attention to the details and the transformation. While after-hours he's a singer/songwriter, in the light of day his joy is the good he can do as a counselor in the Indian Education department of the Minneapolis School System.

An interview with Donna Minter of the Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute.

Bias & prejudice are hard-wired in us, we've got the studies to prove it, so what can we do about bias, hate, & division? In Our Search For Belonging: How Our Need to Connect Is Tearing Us Apart by Howard J. Ross we explore the mind, our behavior, & our possibility of acting better than we're programmed for.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Eastern, Jewish, Non-affiliated

Guest host Peterson Toscano of Citizen's Climate Radio looks at psychological effects of climate change with Dr. Lise Van Susteren, discusses environmental health with Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, and we see the Artic Circle through the eyes of artist Fritz Horstman. Finally, Claire Vaye Watkins, author of cli-fi novel, Gold Fame Citrus, uses storytelling to explore the consequences of our actions and work.

Annie Fitzgerald is a beautiful voice & songwriter from among the riches of the Twin Cities of MN. Her songs are deeply-rooted and high-flying, centered on connection, relationships, belonging, and home. Back to the Midwest after 10 years in Brooklyn, NY, Annie is releasing her new CD, You & Me & the Sun, on June 1st, 2018. See a fun video of her 'Toilet Tune' with Sarah Morris.

A very special visit with composer & conductor Christopher Tin, creator of music for films, for computer games like Civilization IV & VI, and for albums that bring all the choral music of the world to our ears. He is an honorary artistic adviser for the United Nations Chamber Music Society, and he received a Grammy for his song, Baba Yetu in 2011.

Thousands of groups sprang up across the USA very shortly after the election of Donald Trump, all as part of the Indivisible movement of resistance to the assault on our nation's well-being. A local branch sprouted here in the Chippewa Valley. An early participant and communications activist with the group is Rachel Hart-Brinson, and the newly-selected leader is Ann Francis. One of the many activities they sponsored was a Nonviolence Training workshop led by James Handley.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Buddhism, UCC - United Church of Christ