Soul Force Podcast

About Soul Force Podcast

Celebrating the creative, redemptive, and transforming power of radical love, the Soul Force Podcast explores the relationship between art and nonviolence. Hosted by Paul Livingstone and friends of the Soul Force Project, each episode discusses historical and contemporary connections between creativity and change-making. We have a range of guests from scholars, clergy, and community activists to musicians, artists, and writers who are stirring positive change-making in the world.

Publisher

Soul Force Project

Category

arts · history · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Jan 2020

Latest episode

18 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Nov 2025

   From Child Soldier to Healer | Arn Chorn-Pond

   Arn Chorn-Pond survived the Cambodian genocide by playing music for the Khmer Rouge, performing propaganda songs while people were killed around him. At just 12 years old, he watched over a million children die, including his own siblings, as the Khmer Rouge slaughtered a quarter of Cambodia's population and 90% of its artists between 1975-1979. After escaping through landmine-filled jungles and reaching a refugee camp, he was adopted and brought to rural New Hampshire, where he faced racism ...

2. 

   11 Nov 2024

   Bobby Bradford, 'Jazz and the new Black man' (part two)

   Cornetist Bobby Bradford shares firsthand experiences and stories, discussing the evolving consciousness of the Black man and the Black American voice of freedom through jazz in an interview.

3. 

   17 Oct 2024

   Bobby Bradford, 'Jazz and the new Black man' (part one)

   Legendary cornetist Bobby Bradford shares stories about his early days, the evolving artistic identity of the new Black man, and the impact of Ornette Coleman in this interview.

4. 

   21 Sept 2023

   Rev James Lawson, a nonviolent revolutionary - Holman Interviews (part two)

   Reverend James Lawson shares his experiences as an architect of the nonviolent movement, discussing plantation capitalism, poverty, and America's relationship with guns in this interview with Holman.

5. 

   6 May 2023

   Diné teachings from Arnold Clifford (part two)

   Diné elder Arnold Clifford shares Diné teachings and unpacks the Beauty Way, exploring the legend of the Changing Woman in this interview episode.

6. 

   24 May 2022

   The music and message of Guru Rewben, King of Naga Folk Blues

   Padmashri Guru Rewben shares his unique blend of tribal Naga music with American folk, blues, and rock 'n' roll, emphasizing the importance of indigenous knowledge in this interview.

7. 

   13 Jan 2022

   Diné teachings from Arnold Clifford (part one)

   Diné elder Arnold Clifford shares his extraordinary story and vast knowledge of Navajo traditions, including botany, geology, myth, and spirituality, in this interview.

8. 

   16 Nov 2021

   Rev James Lawson, a nonviolent revolutionary - Holman Interviews (part one)

   Reverend James Lawson shares his experiences as an architect of the nonviolent movement, discussing American history, poverty, and justice in an interview with Holman.

9. 

   26 Oct 2021

   The Gathering: Jesse Sharps & Fundi Legohn, a 60 year legacy of healing music in Los Angeles

   Musicians Jesse Sharps and Fundi Legohn explore the historical and spiritual legacy of Black creative music in Los Angeles and its healing power for younger jazz musicians in this interview.

10. 

    22 Apr 2020

    'It's all about love' an LA legacy of activism with Father Richard Estrada

    Paul Livingstone interviews Father Richard Estrada, a human rights activist, about his legacy of activism, including his work with immigrants, refugees, and the Chicano movement in Los Angeles.

11. 

    30 Jan 2020

    Bacha Khan and the ecstasy and anarchy of nonviolence

    Pakistani scholar Safoora Arbab discusses Abdul Ghaffār Khān's legacy and the Pushtun 'Khudai Khidmatgar' movement with Paul Livingstone, highlighting its transformation of cultural values into nonviolent resistance in this interview.

12. 

    18 Jan 2020

    Martin Luther King as a Change-making Artist

    This episode explores how Martin Luther King Jr.'s artistic use of language and delivery inspired creative lives of love and service, pushing culture forward.

Who has been a guest on Soul Force Podcast

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• Bobby Bradford
• Rev James Lawson
• Arnold Clifford
• Guru Rewben
• Jesse Sharps

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