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This time on Peace Talks Radio, we look at a program that seems to be having some success in quelling the violence in some men with histories of do...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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On this edition we explore the literaty genre or the memoir.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Susan Manheimer and David Onek in studio.
In Episode #16, Susan Manheimer, San Mateo Police Chief and California Police Chiefs Association President, discusses why she became a police offic...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 30:48
Caption: Laurie Robinson.
In Episode #14, Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice, discusses bridgin...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 32:32
Caption: Anthony Batts and David Onek in studio.
In Episode #12, Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts discusses his goals as Oakland's new Chief, the importance of working with the community, his ef...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 30:09
Caption: Frank Zimring and David Onek.
In Episode #11, Frank Zimring, Professor at Berkeley Law School, discusses New York City's remarkable crime decline in the past twenty years, the r...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 30:10
Caption: Mimi Silbert and David Onek in studio.
In Episode #10, Mimi Silbert, President and CEO of the Delancey Street Foundation, discusses the unique Delancey Street rehabilitation model, the s...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 36:12
Caption: Jean Woodford and David Onek.
In Episode #9, Jeanne Woodford, former Warden of San Quentin State Prison and former Acting Secretary of the California Department of Corrections a...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 30:22
Caption: George Gascon and David Onek.
In Episode #7, San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon discusses putting ethics at the forefront of police training, what he learned from Chief Bi...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 37:15
Caption: Mark Leno and David Onek
In Episode #6, Senator Mark Leno, Chair of the California Senate Public Safety Committee, discusses politicians' fear of being labeled "soft on cri...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 35:47
Caption: David Onek and Sunny Schwartz in studio.
In Episode #5, Sunny Schwartz, author of "Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption and One Woman's Fight to Restore Justice to...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 36:35
Caption: Bill Bratton
In Episode #4, Bill Bratton, former Los Angeles Police Chief and former New York Police Commissioner, discusses the importance of working with the ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 37:51
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In Episode #3, Matthew Cate, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, discusses the Department’s new parole polici...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:21
Caption: Dr. Joe Marshall and David Onek in studio.
In Episode #2, Dr. Joe Marshall, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Omega Boys Club in San Francisco, discusses the program’s 150 college gra...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 30:43
Caption: David Onek and Gil Kerlikowske in studio.
In Episode #1, Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (the White House "Drug Czar"), discusses ending the "War on ...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2012
  • Length: 30:03
Caption: Crockett Grabbe, Credit: Lisa Scheps
Crockett has a PhD in Applied Physics from Caltech and was a research scientist at the University of Iowa for almost 30 years. In his professional ...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2011
  • Length: 25:27
Caption: Israel Hernandez with host Abigail Mahnke, Credit: Lisa S
Israel grew up surrounded by drugs, alcohol and violence. At age 13, he started to sell drugs himself, forming a crew of 9 "business associates" wh...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sokhom Mao (right) will be the next Commissioner of the Alameda County Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Prevention Commission
Twenty-four-year-old Sokhom Mao was one of California’s foster kids. He’s one of the few who went on to college – in 2010, Mao graduated from San F...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 10:43
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The city of Oakland is currently defending a controversial effort to reduce gang violence. Alameda County Judge Robert Freedman is reviewing a prop...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:05
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THE STORY OF TWO MARYKNOLL PRIESTS WHO HAVE MADE LISTENING TO THE EARTH, AND SERVING ITS PEOPLE, THEIR LIVES' WORK.

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  • Length: 27:59
Caption: Robert Beck
In March 2009, Robert Beck was arrested for possession of 277 marijuana plants in his home in Taylor, Texas and was placed in jail for 5 months wit...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 25:27
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La vida de jóvenes refugiados en Estados Unidos. Stories of Refugee Youth in America.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 28:04
Caption: Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon
Khotan was born in Iran but fled at the age of 13. Shortly after she left, her father was executed, her mother was imprisoned and their home was ra...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 25:20
Caption: Natala Constantine, Credit: Natala Constantine
32-year-old Natala weighed 420 pounds by age 21. She was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, took insulin & 13 medications for it and developed arthrit...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 26:46
Caption: Photo courtesy of www.acupuncturewinona.com
On this edition of Culture Clique, we get to know Jade Fang, a Winona Acupuncturist who opened her business a little over a year ago. Jade came to ...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 21:24