A Peace of My Mind

North Star Way - Hierald Osorto

Hierald Osorto is the lead pastor at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church in South Minneapolis, a bilingual congregation in a neighborhood with a visible unhoused populat

The Troubles - Adam Turkington

Adam Turkington is a Belfast-based creative producer, cultural organizer, and one of the driving forces behind the city’s contemporary street-art scene. Founder of the Hi

The Troubles - Bryonie Reid

Bryonie Reid is a writer, artist, and cultural geographer whose work explores the deep connections between place, memory, and belonging. Working with her sister, Gemma Re

The Troubles - Hilary Lawrey and Mark Vinton

**This episode includes two separate interviews.** Hilary Lawrey knows what it means to live with invisible boundaries. Growing up in Belfast during the Troubles, she ex

The Troubles - Alastair Kilgore and Dot Wilson

**This episode includes two separate interviews.** Alastair Kilgore is a Northern Irish educator, peacebuilder, and longtime member of the Corrymeela Community, where he

The Troubles - Carmel McCafferty and Muire McCallion

For most of the world, Nell McCafferty was a pioneering journalist, feminist, civil rights activist, and one of Ireland's most fearless public voices. For Carmel McC

The Troubles - Patricia Moore

Patricia Moore is a community activist and longtime Sinn Féin member from Derry, Northern Ireland, whose life has been shaped by the Troubles and the subsequent peace pro

The Troubles - Paul McLaughlin

Paul McLaughlin is an educator, historian, community leader, and lifelong resident of Derry, Northern Ireland. Growing up during the Troubles, Paul's earliest memory

The Troubles - Mark Durkan

Mark Durkan has spent much of his life navigating Northern Ireland 's difficult path from conflict to peace. A native of Derry, he was deeply involved in the negotia

The Troubles - Martina Anderson

Martina Anderson is a lifelong Irish republican, former political prisoner, and veteran political leader from Derry’s Bogside. Arrested in the early years of the Troubles

The Troubles - Chris McDonagh

Chris McDonough is a community development worker based in the Fountain/Bishop Street interface area of Derry, where he works to bridge divides between Protestant and Cat

The Troubles - Shelley Cowan and Tracey Farry

Shelley Cowan is a disability advocate, speaker, and founder of Justus, a community organization creating inclusive social spaces and opportunities for adults with disabi

The Troubles - Martina Byrne

Martina Byrne is a community builder and quiet changemaker rooted in Hilltown, County Down. Originally trained in marine biology and business development, Martina’s path

The Troubles - Vincenta Leyden

Vincenta Leyden lives in Hilltown, County Down, Northern Ireland, near the Mourne Mountains. Born in Northern Ireland and raised partly in the Republic of Ireland, her li

The Troubles - Nula McNulty

Nula McNulty is a lifelong resident of North Leitrim, Ireland, who returned home in 2003 after years working on Ireland’s east coast and two years in China as a food tech

The Troubles - Carmel Loughlin and Lauri McCusker

Two stories again in this episode: Carmel Loughlin grew up in the Republic of Ireland but spent time crossing the border frequently to visit family in the North, until t

The Troubles - Gerry Creamer and Elaine O'Hara

In this episode we share two conversations with people we met in Manorhamilton in the Republic of Ireland, just across the border from Northern Ireland. Like so many thin

The Troubles - Israel Eguaogie

Israel Eguaogie was 17 when he left Nigeria and relocated to Germany as an asylum seeker. A decade later he moved to Dublin and soon after that, shifted north to Belfast.

The Troubles - Lewis Lyttle and Roxy Lyttle

Lewis Lyttle is an ex-Loyalist prisoner. He was sentenced to 15 years for attempted murder during The Troubles and was released early, with the signing of The Good Friday

The Troubles - Bronagh McAtasney

Bronagh McAtasney is the daughter of John Bosco McAtasney, a master weaver and the last hand loom weaver in Ireland. She recalls his curiosity, his desire to learn, and h