Episodes 102
Avg. Duration 32m
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Apple Rating 4.7 (15)
Since Jan 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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In the news media, war gets more headlines than peace, conflict more airtime than reconciliation. And in our polarized world, reporting on conflict in a way that frames conflicts as us vs. them, good vs. evil often serves to dig us in deeper. On Making Peace Visible, we speak with journalists and peacebuilders who help us understand the human side of conflicts and peace efforts around the world. From international negotiations in Colombia to gang violence disruptors in Chicago, to women advocating for their rights in the midst of the Syrian civil war, these are the storytellers who are changing the narrative. Making Peace Visible is hosted by Boston-based documentary filmmaker Jamil Simon.

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Disrupting Peace: What leads people to (and away from) violent white supremacy?

Jun 02, 2026 45m

The MPV team is currently hard at work on Beyond Polarization, a limited series where we talk to people who are finding solutions to the increasing polarization we face in the United States. In the…

Why US democracy needs 'futures' thinking

Apr 28, 2026 31m

Suzette Brooks Masters is a thought leader, political strategist and Senior Fellow at the Democracy Funders Network. She says that for American democracy to thrive, it's not enough to defend the…

A negotiator's perspective on the Iran war

Mar 31, 2026 36m

The world is missing the perspective of peacebuilders at a critical moment, as we live through this time of one war after another. We need skilled negotiators and mediators who know how to listen to…

How one Iranian content creator is fighting the information war

Feb 24, 2026 33m

For her whole life, Iranian-American actor and activist Nazanin Nour has been calling attention to the distinction between the Islamic Republic – the face of Iran in the news – and the Iranian…

A mediator's story of making peace against the odds in Mozambique

Feb 10, 2026 37m

"I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will."This aphorism from political philosopher and journalist Antonio Gramsci is one of our guest Neha Sanghrajka’s favorite…

AI diplomacy: Can 'peace tech' make the world less violent?

Jan 27, 2026 36m

Public funding for peace efforts took a massive hit with the gutting of USAID last year, and other donor countries have ramped down aid as well, in a world that feels increasingly less safe for many.…

Venezuela: Where's human rights in the narrative?

Jan 13, 2026 30m

It’s hard to keep up with the number of unprecedented actions the second Trump administration has taken, but what happened on January 3 – when the US military extracted Venezuela’s president and…

Making Peace “Possible” with William Ury

Dec 23, 2025 44m

William Ury is one of the world’s most influential peacebuilders and experts on negotiation. He advised Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos in the lead up to that country's historic 2016 peace…

American UnExceptionalism: Resisting religious nationalism in Sri Lanka and Myanmar

Dec 09, 2025 1h 4m

This week we’re featuring an episode from American UnExceptionalism, a limited podcast series that examines the intersection of authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism around the world –…

The antidote to polarization may be hiding in plain sight

Nov 25, 2025 35m

In the last decade, the field of peace-building has turned its eye toward the United States, as polarization has gotten worse, and political violence has increased. Our guest Peter T. Coleman is a…

Shining a light on veterans and their children

Nov 11, 2025 34m

“ Military children serve alongside their parents, except they're invisible.” –  Harold Kudler, M.D. Millions of American children have had parents serve in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other wars following…

How immigrant and ethnic news media are fighting disinformation

Oct 28, 2025 37m

In our time when rumors and lies spread across the internet with lightning speed, journalists play a vital role in debunking misinformation and disinformation.Media outlets run by and for non-white…

Could Northern Ireland's lessons help shape the future of Israel, Gaza?

Oct 14, 2025 36m

Our guest Megan K. Stack began a recent op-ed in the New York Times describing a contentious debate about anti-immigration riots in the Northern Ireland Assembly, “each speaker straining to upstage…

How Viktor Orbán hacked Hungary’s democracy

Sep 30, 2025 30m

Since his election in 2010, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has transitioned Hungary from a democracy into a quasi-authoritarian country, and provided a blueprint for Project 2025 in the United…

In Modi's India, journalists must fall in line or risk jail time

Sep 16, 2025 30m

When we first read Suchitra Vijayan’s reporting on the media in India we were shocked to learn that much of the press in the world’s largest democracy, had fallen in line with Narendra Modi’s…

Far from Home: Human Library

Sep 02, 2025 38m

This episode comes to us from independent journalist Scott Gurian. In the Nørrebro neighborhood of Copenhagen, there's a small building with a garden and wooden seats. At first glance, it looks like…

Peace photography: Healing through the lens

Aug 19, 2025 39m

Peace negotiations and reconciliation processes can change the world – but they’re not much to look at. The shortage of compelling images is one of many challenges to making peace more tangible in…

Want a less polarized society? Support local news

Aug 05, 2025 30m

Think about the infrastructure that makes your community tick. Roads, schools, buses and trains, parks and playgrounds, the sewage treatment plant are probably the kind of things that first come to…

Can the Vatican Help Reframe the Narrative on Peace?

Jul 22, 2025 31m

This podcast is a project of Making Peace Visible, is a small 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Somerville, Massachusetts. What we do is unique -- consistently analyzing how the media covers…

On the ground in Ukraine with Black Diplomats' Terrell Starr

Jul 08, 2025 34m

This podcast is a project of Making Peace Visible, is a small 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Somerville, Massachusetts. What we do is unique -- consistently analyzing how the media covers…

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