Peace is Power

Janessa Gans Wilder - Peacebuilder & Founder - Euphrates Institute

Peace Is Power is a podcast for people who believe peace is not weakness or passivity — but one of the most powerful forces alive. Hosted by Janessa Gans Wilder — former CIA officer, peacebuilder, and founder of Euphrates Institute — the show features conversations with diplomats, artists, activists, veterans, spiritual leaders, and grassroots organizers working to build peace in a divided world.

Each episode asks a simple but urgent question: what does it look like to become a peacebuilder right where you are? Peace Is Power is an initiative of Euphrates Institute, which has trained peace leaders from more than 60 countries.

If war affects us all, peace must be built by all of us.

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Saturday · 1 hr 8 min
Choosing Peace While Living Amid Violence: Our Children Deserve a Better Future
In this episode of Peace is Power, Janessa Gans Wilder speaks with Rev. Dr. Fuhbang Emmanuel Tanifum, a pastor, theologian, interfaith leader, and grassroots peacebuilder working in Bamenda, Cameroon, amid the country’s ongoing Anglophone...
September 12 · 54 min
Why Nonviolence Is Not Weakness - Ali Abu Awwad on the Courage to Fight Without Hate
In this episode of Peace is Power, Janessa Gans Wilder speaks with Palestinian non-violence leader Ali Abu Awwad about identity, non-violence, hope, and the search for a practical path toward peace. Drawing on his experiences during the First and Second...
August 29 · 46 min
Moms Demand Action: How Ordinary Women Built America's Largest Gun Violence Prevention Movement
Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action and author of Fired Up, joins Janessa Gans Wilder to explore how ordinary people can create extraordinary change through grassroots organizing, courage, and community. Reflecting on the origins of Moms Demand...
August 15 · 54 min
Can Music Bring Peace? The Healing Power of Harmony with Maestro Karim Wasfi
Today on Peace is Power , Janessa Gans Wilder speaks with renowned Iraqi cellist, composer, and conductor Karim Wasfi about the role of music, culture, and human connection in the midst of violence and division.  Drawing from his experiences...
August 1 · 43 min
If Peace Works, Why Isn't Everyone Talking About It? Why Peacebuilders Need To Amp Their Communication Skills with Dr. Scilla Elworthy
In this episode of Peace is Power, Janessa Gans Wilder speaks with Dr. Scilla Elworthy about what it really takes to build peace in a world that continues to invest heavily in war. A three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and founder of both Oxford Research...
July 18 · 1 hr 11 min
A Sacred Awakening into Sacred Activism with Sami Awad
In this episode of Peace is Power, host Janessa Gans Wilder speaks with Sami Awad, a Palestinian nonviolence practitioner, founder of Holy Land Trust, and co-director of Nonviolence International, about resistance, consciousness, and the spiritual...
July 4 · 1 hr 6 min
Insights of War, Peace, and Power with Ambassador John D. Negroponte
Today, on Peace is Power, Janessa Gans Wilder sits down with John D. Negroponte, a veteran diplomat whose career spans more than four decades in the U.S. Foreign Service. Drawing on his experience as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and to the United Nations,...
June 20 · 59 min
What Bomb Can Touch the Human Spirit? Discussing War, Peace, and Nonviolence with Ari Honarvar
In this episode of Peace is Power , Janessa Gans Wilder speaks with Ari Honarvar, an Iranian-American writer, artist, and founder of Rumi With a View. Ari reflects on growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, where women’s...
June 13 · 49 min
Peace is Possible: Lessons From an 8,000 Mile Journey with Satish Kumar
In this episode of Peace is Power, Janessa Gans Wilder speaks with Satish Kumar, a lifelong peace activist, former Jain monk, and environmental thinker. Satish shares powerful personal stories from his 8,000-mile peace pilgrimage, including his decision...
April 15 · 1 min
Peace is Power - Trailer
Peace Is Power is a podcast hosted by former CIA officer and peacebuilder Janessa Gans Wilder. After serving 21 months in Iraq during the war, Janessa began asking a different question: What if real power is not force, domination, or control, but...

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