Kroc Pod
by University of San Diego's Kroc School of Peace Studies
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Faith Beyond Borders: A Conversation with Bishop Pham
Faith Beyond Borders: A Conversation with Bishop Pham
About this podcast
In a world brimming with challenges, there is also an abundance of hope, innovation, and collaboration. At the heart of it all are changemakers—peacebuilders, social innovators, academics, and experts—who are driving transformative solutions. Our podcast brings you their stories, their insights, and their visions for a more just and peaceful world. Together, we explore not just the issues, but the inspiring ways individuals across the globe are creating real and lasting impact. “Kroc Pod” is a podcast made by students at the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 51 episodes
- Faith Beyond Borders: A Conversation with Bishop Pham · 1 h 54 min · Season 8 Episode 51What does it take to lead with hope and heal communities in an era of intense political polarization? The Honorable Bishop Michael M. Pham - the first American bishop appointed…
- The Architecture of Silence: Resistance, Peace, and Digital Narratives in Myanmar · 31 min · Season 8 Episode 50In this episode, Dr. Commins, Academic Director of the MS in Humanitarian Action program at the Kroc School, sits down with Khaing Yadanar Phyoe, a Kroc School alumna who earned…
- Make it Sexy: Creators, Disinformation and the Fight for Civic Trust · 31 min · Season 7 Episode 49One in five U.S. adults now get their news from social media creators — and that number is even higher for people under 30. So what happens when those creators start doing…
- “Listen more, talk less" - Lorie Hearn's Journalism Journey · 39 min · Season 7 Episode 48Investigative journalism doesn't just hold power accountable — it shapes the communities we live in. In this episode of Kroc Pod, we sit down with Lorie Hearn, one of San Diego's…
- Say Ciao Bella (and Bye Bye Plastic) · 29 min · Season 7 Episode 47In this episode, we sit down with Sage Dobby to explore how innovative thinking can transform everyday products into powerful tools for environmental change. Sage is an…
- From Doxxed to Determined: Turning Digital Harm Into Collective Action · 47 min · Season 7 Episode 46In this episode, 2025 Kroc School Women Peacemakers Fellow Lilian Olivia Orero, a Gender and Technology Lawyer from Kenya, shares the experience that inspired her to found…
- Living Between Lines: Transborder Commuters, Violence, and Belonging · 35 min · Season 7 Episode 45In this episode, 2025 Kroc School Women Peacemakers Fellow Dr. Estefanía Castañeda Pérez, a professor at USC and lifelong transborder commuter, shares her research and lived…
- From Prison to Purpose: Ryan Shipley on Reentry Done Right · 34 min · Season 7 Episode 44We kick of Season 7 of the Kroc Pod with a blockbuster -- in this episode, Kroc School Alumni Ryan Shipley shares his transformative journey from incarceration to becoming a…
- Wrongful Convictions: How Bias & Pressure Distort Justice · 1 h 26 min · Season 6 Episode 43What happens when the system gets it wrong? In this episode, we dig into the haunting realities of wrongful convictions with Amanda Knox, one of the most well known exonerees of…
- Gaia Wakes: When Earth Grows a Brain · 58 min · Season 6 Episode 42What happens when Earth itself starts to wake up? In this episode, Kroc School Prof. Topher McDougal joins us to talk about his new book Gaia Wakes, where he explores the idea of…
- Purpose and Profit: Reinventing Capitalism in San Diego · 37 min · Season 6 Episode 41For our Season 6 premiere episode we examine what it really looks like when business leaders put people and planet before profit. In this episode, we dive into the rise of…
- Death Enters the Conversation · 1 h 0 min · Season 5 Episode 40What does it mean to hold space at the edge of life? In this episode, we sit down with two experienced death doulas to explore how they guide individuals and families through…
- Religion as Resistance: Feminist Theology Across Faiths · 50 min · Season 5 Episode 39Explore Dr. Lailatul Fitriyah's journey through inter-religious education and feminist theology. Hear her insights on bridging Islam and Christianity, challenging stereotypes…
- 38. Simple is Hard: A Technologist’s Journey from the Public Sector to Silicon Valley · 46 min · Season 5 Episode 38In this episode, we explore how innovation can unlock solutions to complex social challenges, emphasizing the power of collaboration between NGOs, governments, and private…
- 37. A Dose of Hope: How to Open a Ketamine Clinic in Rwanda · 34 min · Season 5 Episode 37In this powerful episode of Kroc Pod, Dr. Cindi Cassady—Kroc School alumna and clinical psychologist—reveals her groundbreaking work establishing Kigali's first ketamine clinic…
- 36. International Women's Day Special: Unsilenced -- Indigenous Women Redefining Power · 35 min · Season 5 Episode 36What does justice look like when power, inequality, and environmental rights collide? Dayanna Gladys Palmar Uriana, a Violence, Inequality, and Power Fellow, joins us to explore…
- 35. Amazing Amazigh: Peace and Feminism Through an Indigenous Lens · 31 min · Season 5 Episode 35Dr. Bochra Laghssais, one of the 2024 Kroc Women Peacemaker Fellows, focuses her research on the adversities, vulnerabilities and agency of Amazigh Indigenous women in Morocco…
- 34. From Grief to Growth: Grassroots Community Healing · 47 min · Season 5 Episode 34Temi Mwale, racial justice activist and founder of 4Front, shares her journey advocating for transformative justice as one of the Kroc School's 2024 Women Peacemaker Fellows. We…
- 33. Women in Peacemaking: Lessons Learned from Crocodiles and Icebergs · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 33Dr. Mariia Levchenko, a 2024 Kroc School Women Peacemakers Fellow, takes us into the heart of conflict resolution in this riveting episode. Drawing from her groundbreaking work…
- 32. A Palestinian Citizen of Israel: Perspectives on Peacebuilding in Israel-Palestine · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 32Dr. Fakhira Halloun is a distinguished Palestinian citizen of Israel and a prominent expert in conflict transformation, boasting over two decades of experience as both a…
