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Peace Is Here with Avis Kalfsbeek

Peace Is Here explores global peace light-hearted touch and a scholar’s heart. Join Avis Kalfsbeek, writer of environmental fiction, for a layperson"s curriculum of peace. She explores peace treaties, nature’s quiet wisdom, and the down-to-earth creativity required for #TheGreatDisarmament. From deep-dive series on peace heroes to fiction stories and personal riffs, Avis looks beneath the surface to see the peace that is already here.

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Ep 163 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Plato - Book XI The...

Peace Is Here with Avis Kalfsbeek ·

2025/12/11

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Plato – Book XI “The Law of Treasure Trove” plus The Next Peacelands This episode features a brief excerpt from Plato’s Laws, Book XI, where he reflects on the habits and challenges of retail trade and daily commerce. Kitty reads only a short portion, offering listeners a moment inside Plato’s practical, grounded side—less cosmic than the Republic, more tied to the rhythms of ordinary life. Kitty O'Compost warms up for The Peace Experiments (Season Zero) , the upcoming

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18:25

Ep 162 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Thomas Carlyle -...

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2025/12/10

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Thomas Carlyle – Sartor Resartus plus The Next Peacelands This episode features a brief reading from Thomas Carlyle’s Sartor Resartus, a playful and philosophical work that blends commentary, imagination, and the search for meaning. Kitty offers only a small portion, giving listeners a gentle, thoughtful moment inside Carlyle’s unusual world. Kitty O'Compost warms up for The Peace Experiments (Season Zero) , the upcoming Peace Is Here series exploring peace, AI, and the

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18:43

Ep 161 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Daniel Defoe - The...

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2025/12/09

Daniel Defoe – The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe plus The Next Peacelands This episode includes a brief excerpt from Daniel Defoe’s The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, offering a small step into the early moments of the novel’s world. Kitty reads just enough to catch Defoe’s plainspoken tone and the quiet sense of possibility that opens the story. Kitty O'Compost warms up for The Peace Experiments (Season Zero) , the upcoming Peace Is Here series exploring peace, AI, and the

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14:31

Ep 160 The Origin Story of Kitty O’Compost, Peace...

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2025/12/08

In this episode, Avis Kalfsbeek shares the origin story of Kitty O’Compost, the warm-witted, plain-spoken reporter who has become a recurring voice on the Peace Is Here podcast. Avis explains how Kitty emerged as a character within this broader peace-studies project, and why a touch of satire can sometimes reveal truths that are harder to reach through straightforward commentary. Over the past couple of weeks, Kitty has been reading literature for peace on the podcast, and today’s episode explores

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17:38

Ep 159 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Washington Irving -...

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2025/12/07

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Washington Irving – Rip Van Winkle plus The Next Peacelands This episode features a brief passage from Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle, offering a small step into one of America’s classic folk tales. Kitty reads just enough to feel the gentle rhythm of Irving’s storytelling and the quiet magic he wove into everyday life. Each day’s reading continues to serve as Kitty’s warm-up for CTRL–AI–DISARM, the upcoming Peace Is Here series exploring truth, power, and the

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19:33

Ep 158 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Emile Zola - Nana...

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2025/12/06

Reads Lit for Peace: Émile Zola – Nana plus The Next PeacelandsThis episode includes a brief excerpt from Émile Zola’s Nana, capturing the early stirrings of the novel’s world—its crowded rooms, shifting glances, and Zola’s careful attention to human behavior. Kitty reads only a short passage, offering a steady, quiet moment inside a story known for its vivid detail. Each day’s reading continues to serve as reporter Kitty O'Compost’s warm-up for CTRL–AI–DISARM, the upcoming Peace Is Here series

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16:12

Ep 157 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: William Thackeray -...

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2025/12/05

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: William Thackeray – The History of Henry Esmond plus The Next Peacelands This episode offers a brief excerpt from William Makepeace Thackeray’s The History of Henry Esmond, a reflective, gently paced novel told through a narrator looking back on his life. In this short selection, Kitty brings forward Thackeray’s quiet observational humor and the steady tone that shaped so much of his work. Kitty O’Compost warms up her reporter voice for CTRL–AI–DISARM, the upcoming Peace

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17:52

Ep 156 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: E.B. White - The...

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2025/12/04

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: E.B. White – The Door plus The Next Peacelands This episode features a brief reading from E.B. White’s essay “The Door,” a quiet, wandering reflection full of his signature warmth. Kitty shares just a small portion, offering listeners a steady moment of ease and curiosity. Kitty O'Compost warms up her reporter voice for CTRL–AI–DISARM, the upcoming Peace Is Here series exploring truth, power, and the systems shaping our shared future. The episode closes with The Next

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17:43

Ep 155 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Henry David Thoreau...

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2025/12/03

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Henry David Thoreau – Walden “Economy” plus The Next Peacelands This episode features a brief reading from “Economy,” the opening section of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. In this short passage, Kitty offers a moment of Thoreau’s clear-eyed simplicity—his reminder that paying honest attention to how we live can be its own quiet liberation. Kitty’ warms up her reporter voice for CTRL–AI–DISARM, the upcoming Peace Is Here series exploring truth, power, and the systems shaping

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17:50

Ep 154 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Mark Twain - How I...

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2025/12/02

Mark Twain – How I Edited an Agricultural Newspaper plus The Next Peacelands Mark Twain’s “How I Edited an Agricultural Newspaper” brings a touch of mischief to today’s episode of Kitty Reads Literature for Peace. Kitty offers a short, good-natured excerpt that captures Twain’s humor and his fondness for human overconfidence, all delivered in her warm, steady voice. Each day’s reading continues to serve as Kitty’s gentle warm-up for CTRL–AI–DISARM, the upcoming Peace Is Here series exploring truth,

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18:09

Ep 152 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Turgenev - The...

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2025/11/30

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Turgenev – The Unhappy Girl + The Next Peacelands Welcome back to Kitty Reads Literature for Peace, a quiet act of daily storytelling in a noisy world. In this episode, Kitty O’Compost reads the opening of The Unhappy Girl by Ivan Turgenev—one of Russia’s great humanist writers, known for his emotional clarity, quiet observation, and the compassion he brought to ordinary lives. With her warm delivery, Kitty brings out the stillness in Turgenev’s prose, allowing listeners

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19:50

Ep 153 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Thomas Wolfe - On...

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2025/11/30

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Thomas Wolfe – On Leprechauns plus The Next Peacelands Kitty O’Compost reads a short, whimsical passage from Thomas Wolfe—a writer known for his sweeping, emotional prose and his lifelong effort to capture the bigness of ordinary American life. As always, this daily reading serves as Kitty’s warm-up for CTRL–AI–DISARM, the upcoming Peace Is Here series exploring truth, power, and the deep systems shaping our shared future. At the end of the episode, we continue with The

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15:44

Ep 151 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Dickens - Old...

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2025/11/29

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Dickens – The Old Curiosity Shop plus The Next PeacelandsWelcome back to Kitty Reads Literature for Peace, a quiet act of daily storytelling in a noisy world. In this episode, Kitty O’Compost reads the opening of The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens—a writer who turned social conscience into art and believed deeply in the redemptive power of attention. With her warm lilt, Kitty slows Dickens down just enough for us to hear the tenderness at the heart of his writing:

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Ep 150 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Voltaire - Zadig,...

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2025/11/28

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Voltaire – Zadig, or Fate plus The Next Peacelands Welcome back to Kitty Reads Literature for Peace, a quiet act of daily storytelling in a noisy world. In this episode, Kitty O’Compost reads from the opening of Zadig, or Fate by Voltaire—one of the sharpest pens of the Enlightenment and a long-standing troublemaker for anyone allergic to truth or reason. With her small town lilt, Kitty slows Voltaire down just enough for us to hear the wisdom beneath the wit. These brief

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19:25

Ep 149 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Flaubert - Madame...

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2025/11/27

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Flaubert – Madame Bovary plus The Next Peacelands Welcome back to Kitty Reads Literature for Peace, a quiet act of daily storytelling in a noisy world. In this episode, Kitty O’Compost reads the opening lines of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert—a classic of French realism, where longing, observation, and melancholy all take root in the smallest of details. With her trademark twang and tenderness, Kitty draws out the stillness inside Flaubert’s language—reminding us that

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17:14

Ep 148 Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Emerson -...

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2025/11/26

Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Emerson – Compensation plus The Next PeacelandsWelcome to the first episode of Kitty Reads Literature for Peace, a peaceful new experiment in daily storytelling. In this episode, Kitty O’Compost reads an excerpt from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s classic essay Compensation—a foundational piece of transcendentalist wisdom. With humor, reverence, and a little twang, Kitty reflects on what it means to trust yourself to listen for the divine in nature, and to believe that every loss

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10:48

Ep 147 Kitty Reads Lit Introduction (and I Read the I...

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2025/11/25

Welcome back, peace scholars and story lovers. In this short but meaningful interlude, I (Avis) introduce a special new arc of episodes featuring none other than our offbeat, ever-curious peace reporter, Kitty O’Compost.Kitty’s getting ready for something big: a bold new podcast series called CTRL–AI–Disarm, launching in early 2026. But before she jumps into dismantling digital weapons and reporting from the frontlines of peace futures, she’s brushing up on her storytelling chops—with

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Ep 146 Plant Peace: A Letter to My Children - A Plea...

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2025/11/24

A Letter to My Children – A Plea to Not Eat Animals Written and read by Avis Kalfsbeek This short, heartfelt episode was recorded in the car on the way to ecstatic dance in Sacramento. It’s a letter to my children, and maybe yours too, about why I stopped eating animals, and why I hope they will consider doing the same. In it, I share my own journey toward a plant-based life, the films and books that opened my eyes, and the quiet but persistent question that lives in my bones: what kind of world

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6:12

Ep 145 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Lanza del...

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2025/11/23

Lanza del Vasto: The Silent RevolutionThe Path of Radical Simplicity concludes the series. In this final episode, we honor Lanza del Vasto—poet, pilgrim, and founder of the Community of the Ark. As a disciple of Gandhi, he brought nonviolence to the West not as an idea but as a life. We explore how his radical simplicity, voluntary poverty, and service-centered communities created a living model of peace for generations to come. Find the Books AvisKalfsbeek.com Music: “Dalai Llama Riding a Bike” by

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Ep 144 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Dalai...

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2025/11/22

The Dalai Lama: The Simple Path of Compassion The Path of Radical Simplicity concludes the series. In this next-to-last episode of the series, we honor The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. We explore how his radical simplicity—rooted in a monk's austerity and his message of compassion—has made him a global force for peace and a living testament to the power of inner freedom. Find the Books: AvisKalfsbeek.com Watch the Film: A lovely experience is watching him with Desmond Tutu in the film "Mission Joy:

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