Kroc Pod

How do the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and what we've been through affect our ability to heal and connect with others? In this episode, Conflict Management and Resolution graduate student, Mathew B. Holloway II, talks with host Thea Klement about the power of "re-storyation" and the work that his organization, Conversations by Courage, is doing around the United States to support social transformation in the 21st century.

What does it mean to be a professional humanitarian? In this episode, USAID Regional Humanitarian Advisor, John Patterson, tells us what it's like to advise on response efforts in some of the most high-stakes humanitarian projects around the world. Our host and graduate student, Théa Klement, discusses with John what's needed in the field of humanitarian aid and how his experiences have taught him about what it takes to be a professional "fire-fighter."

Not all menstruators menstruate the same. Tabitha Nakholi is the founder of the Wezesha Binti Foundation, a Kenyan NGO that seeks to empower, nurture, and inspire girls and women to take charge of their menstrual, sexual, and reproductive health. In this episode, Social Innovation graduate Zoe Luiz talks with Tabtiha about the fires she is fighting in Kenya, and around the world.

Is it possible to hold corporations accountable for their complicated pasts in humanitarian atrocities? There are many major corporations that have had a notable presence in conflict areas. Is there a world in which they can flip the script, and become changemakers who promote peace? Sarah Federman, an Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution at the University of San Diego’s Kroc School of Peace Studies, joins current Peace & Justice masters student Mackoy Turpen to answer these questions and