Latest Peacebuilding Podcast Episodes
World Music Drumming Legacies and Visions
Music & Peacebuilding - April 06, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWorld Music Drumming offers opportunities for teachers to enrich general music curricula through ensemble-centered explorations of diverse musics. This episode with Patty Bourne, director of World Music drumming, explores the legacy of Will Schmid, impacts on teachers, expansions of musical visi...
Understanding the Recent Russian Election and its Impact
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - April 03, 2024 15:00 - 24 minutesFrom the bustling streets of Moscow to the corridors of power in the Kremlin, Russia stands at a critical crossroads. Recent events have cast a shadow over the nation, leaving citizens and observers alike questioning the future of democracy and governance. As part of our ongoing election serie...
Exploring the ICJ Ruling on Israel
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - February 21, 2024 17:00 - 24 minutesOn 29 December, following the conflict between Israel and Hamas, South Africa appealed to the International Court of Justice under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Last month, the International Court of Justice ordered a series of provisional measur...
UNRWA Funding Suspension
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - February 14, 2024 13:00 - 21 minutesThe main United Nations agency responsible for aid to Palestinians, also known as UNRWA, is in the eye of the storm, as an unprecedented humanitarian disaster unfolds in the Gaza Strip. Some employees of UNRWA are accused by Israel of having been involved in the Hamas attacks of 7 October, 2023...
L'éthique au coeur de l'IA
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - January 25, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutesDans cet épisode de "What Matters Today", Jérôme Duberry, directeur exécutif du Tech Hub, interviewe la professeure Lyse Langlois, directrice générale de l'Observatoire international sur les impacts sociétaux de l'intelligence artificielle et du numérique (OBVIA) à l'Université de Laval. Ils expl...
Dignity, Kindness, and Social Identity
Music & Peacebuilding - January 20, 2024 10:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis interview with Dr. Mica Estrada explores her work in researching belonging, social identity, and kindness. Beginning with an exploration of impostor phenomena, we first explore stories about Donna Hicks’s direct experience at being affirmed and welcomed. Returning to Estrada’s research, we ...
Dignity and Self Expansion with Dr. Donna Hicks
Music & Peacebuilding - December 16, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is the first in a two-part series on dignity, belonging, awe, humility, kindness, and identity. In this first episode, we spend time with Dr. Donna Hicks to discuss the magic of dignity language, a South African heritage of Mandela Consciousness and Ubuntu, and expansions of the self throug...
Navigating Cybersecurity in the AI Era
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - December 08, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutesWelcome to another episode of What Matters Today. In today's episode, we unravel the intricate world of cybersecurity. We will delve into the various categories of hackers and explore the common cyber threats faced by non-profits. We will also look into the ever-evolving role of artificial in...
Sustainable IT
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - December 05, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutesWelcome to What Matters Today. In today’s episode, we are taking a deep dive into the world of sustainable IT. Topics covered in this episode include the Sustainable IT Charter, which the Geneva Graduate Institute signed in June, joining 443 other organizations in doing so. We will also take a gl...
Sound Connects Us: Belonging, Synchrony, Language, and Noise
Music & Peacebuilding - November 04, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsPart two of the conversation with Dr. Nina Kraus examines how we find our sense of belonging within our sonic worlds. Speaking of how sound connects us, we enter dialogues about modulations of harmony, synchrony, the power of singing, and how musical training may make us more emotionally sensiti...
SIT's VP of Marketing & Communications Nara de Sa Guimaraes on The Washington Report
On SITe podcast - November 03, 2023 19:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSIT's VP of Marketing & Communications Nara de Sa Guimaraes joined Stevie Bridgewater on The Washington Report to talk about the School for International Training's vast portfolio of programs in Africa. SIT's Africa programs in sustainability, diplomacy, global health, science, conservation, and...
Unpacking the Israel-Hamas Conflict
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - October 31, 2023 12:00 - 22 minutesIn this episode of What Matters Today, we turn our focus to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, a topic that has captured international attention. Photo credit: Momen Faiz / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP As we navigate the complexities of this conflict, we aim to provide you with a deeper understa...
Sound Connects Us: Betweenness of Sonic Experience
Music & Peacebuilding - October 28, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this two-part series with Dr. Nina Kraus we examine the neuroscience of our hearing brains, exploring how we make meaning from our sonic worlds. In episode 1, we look at the afferent and efferent journeys as our brains construct meaning from sonic experience. Examining reading, we understand ...
Dancing the Dance of Emotions Between Us
Music & Peacebuilding - September 29, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsExploring the research of Batja Mesquita and other cultural psychologists and social psychologists, this episode examines how emotions are enacted between humans. Challenging the US-centric worldview that emotions are only within an individual, Mesquita notes that emotions are continuously enact...
Re-membering Ourselves Home through Breath and Voice
Music & Peacebuilding - August 12, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis episode explores the work of Taína Asili, her album Resiliencia, and the many voices that inspired her work in this album. As we understand notions of belonging, we explore Puerto Rican heritage, alternative voices of punk culture, language of re-membering, and the work of dismantling frame...
NATO expansion past, present and future
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - July 20, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutesLast week’s NATO summit in Vilnius achieved its primary goals which were to reach an agreement that Sweden could join the alliance, and to strengthen support for Ukraine. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration that there was no clear path to membership. Joe Biden, ...
France Riots
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - July 06, 2023 09:00 - 22 minutesThe death of 17-year-old French-Algerian Nahel Merzouk, killed by a police officer on 27 June in Nanterre, France sparked urban riots across France. Things seem to be calming down, however tension definitely persists. In ths episode we look at the factors behind these riots and how France’s colon...
Season Four Trailer
Music & Peacebuilding - June 30, 2023 13:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWhat does it mean to belong? This question and other fascinating questions on belonging will be explored in season four of the music and peacebuilding podcast. Our topics will include musical reclamations, musical identities, the neuroscience of sound and belonging, the psychology of our emotion...
Artificial Intelligence and its impact on our daily lives
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - June 22, 2023 15:00 - 1 hourArtificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere nowadays. This special edition episode of What Matters Today examines how AI is being used on a daily basis, the issues of AI governance and ethics, and of course, ChatGPT. This episode is moderated by Dr. Jérome Duberry, Managing Director of the Geneva ...
Wagner Group
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - June 13, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutesMore and more private military companies are replacing soldiers on battlefields these days. We have seen this before, with Blackwater in Iraq, and are seeing this again with the Wagner Group being used in the Russia-Ukraine war. In addition to Ukraine, the group has significantly increased its a...
Science Diplomacy
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - May 04, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutesNext week is Science Diplomacy Week here in Geneva and therefore this week’s episode of What Matters Today will focus on the topic of Science Diplomacy. We will highlight what Science Diplomacy is and discuss the problems it’s trying to solve. We will also talk about how the war in Ukraine is imp...
China’s role in the Russia-Ukraine war
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - March 28, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesOn the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s Foreign Ministry presented a 12- point peace plan entitled “China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis“ to end the war in Ukraine. Fred Tanner, who is a Research Associate at the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Centre...
Iraq war 20 years on
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - March 21, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutesThe Iraq war started on 20 March 2003 when US forces invaded the country with the goal of “disarming it, freeing its people, and to defend the world from grave danger”. The US formally declared the end of the war on 15 December 2011. As today is the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, we look at ...
Peru Protests
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - February 02, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutesOn 7 December of last year, Peruvian president Pedro Castillo was removed by Congress and arrested on charges of “rebellion” and “conspiracy”. This has led to weeks of violent protests in Peru that have resulted in the deaths of at least 48 people. Protesters are demanding the dissolution of Cong...
The cost of living crisis
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - January 26, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutesThe cost-of-living crisis is affecting many households globally. But how did we get here? We know that the war in Ukraine is fuelling the cost of living crisis, however what are the other causes? What are the potential solutions to this crisis? Salary increases and price controls are often broug...
Dialogues of Courage, Wisdom, and Compassion with Olivier Urbain, Kevin Maher, and Anri Tanabe
Music & Peacebuilding - December 22, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is the second in a two-episode series exploring the legacy of Daisaku Ikeda and the practice of dialogue. In this episode, we ask how wisdom, courage, and compassion is lived and practiced through music and dialogue. In particular, we look at how genuine dialogue might bring out the best in...
Israeli Elections and The Rise of the Far Right
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - December 20, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutesIsrael has been through several elections in the past few years. In fact, Israel has had five elections in just four years. The most recent elections, the ones that took place on November 1st, saw an important rise of the far right in Israel. In this episode of What Matters Today we look at the i...
Courage, Wisdom, and Compassion with Olivier Urbain: Ikeda’s Story
Music & Peacebuilding - December 17, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis is a two-episode series exploring the legacy of Daisaku Ikeda and the practice of dialogue through interconnectedness and a human revolution of courage, wisdom, and compassion. In this episode, we explore the legacy and history of Johan Galtung, Ikeda, Toda, Makiguchi, and Oliver Urbain’s g...
UK Politics: Is chaos the new normal?
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - December 01, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutesBoris Johnson’s last day as UK Prime Minister was 6 September. On the same day, Liz Truss was elected leader of the Conservatives and thus Prime Minister. However, she resigned after just 44 days in office, making her the shortest-serving Prime Minister in UK history. The current Prime Minister, ...
Iran Protests: A revolution in the making?
Graduate Institute What Matters Today - November 22, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutesIn this episode, we look at why the current protests in Iran have mobilized so many. We also examine who is actually participating in these protests and the role students are playing as well. Will these protests end up changing Iran? How will all of this end? Will the current regime fall? These a...
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