Episode 28: A New Day Begins: A Discussion About the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on the Eve of its Entry into Force (January 21, 2021)
Episode 27: Youth Engagement and the Nuclear Issue: A Conversation with Vanda Prošková (January 14, 2021)
Episode 26: The Moral Energy of Prague: Vanda Proskova and the Inspiration of Bertha von Suttner (January 7, 2021)
Episode 25: The Blossoming Seed: The Pacific Settlement of Disputes and the 1899 Hague Peace Conference (December 31, 2020)
1. The Czar's Rescript of August 24, 1898 (announcing the aims of the 1899 Conference) and Count Mouravieff's Circular of December 30, 1898 (laying out the agenda)
2. Deed of 1903 establishing the Carnegie Foundation of The Netherlands (pursuant to Carnegie's 1.5 million dollar gift to build a courthouse and a library for the Permanent Court of Arbitration)
3. Analysis of painting "La Paix et la Justice" (Peace and Justice), pictured left by Albert Bersnard, which hangs in the Great Court Room in The Peace Palace. As the analysis explains, the original title of this work was La Paix par l'arbitrage (Peace and Arbitration).
4. Handbook on the Pacific Settlement of Disputes (published by the UN Office of Legal Affairs, Codification Division)
5. Wikipedia page on the Peace Palace
2. Deed of 1903 establishing the Carnegie Foundation of The Netherlands (pursuant to Carnegie's 1.5 million dollar gift to build a courthouse and a library for the Permanent Court of Arbitration)
3. Analysis of painting "La Paix et la Justice" (Peace and Justice), pictured left by Albert Bersnard, which hangs in the Great Court Room in The Peace Palace. As the analysis explains, the original title of this work was La Paix par l'arbitrage (Peace and Arbitration).
4. Handbook on the Pacific Settlement of Disputes (published by the UN Office of Legal Affairs, Codification Division)
5. Wikipedia page on the Peace Palace
Episode 24: The Duty to Remember and The Right to Truth: Evelyn Grubb and the POW/MIA UN Human Rights Petition (December 10, 2020)
1. Article about the Grubb Family's UN Petition (June 28, 1971, Amarillo Globe Times)
2. List of UN Human Rights Treaties
3. 2015 AirForce Times article about Evelyn Grubb and the Grubb Family's quest to know the Truth
4. Article 32 of the June 8, 1977 Protocol to the 3d Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War
5. Wikipedia page on the Right to Truth
6. "You are Not Forgotten" (book by Evelyn Grubb and Carol Jose about the advocacy of wives and families and the creation of the National League of Families)
7. Nobel Week 2020 (streaming content from the Nobel Institute)
2. List of UN Human Rights Treaties
3. 2015 AirForce Times article about Evelyn Grubb and the Grubb Family's quest to know the Truth
4. Article 32 of the June 8, 1977 Protocol to the 3d Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War
5. Wikipedia page on the Right to Truth
6. "You are Not Forgotten" (book by Evelyn Grubb and Carol Jose about the advocacy of wives and families and the creation of the National League of Families)
7. Nobel Week 2020 (streaming content from the Nobel Institute)
Episode 23: The Duty to Remember: Identifying POW/MIA from the Korean War - Part 2 of an Interview with Dr. Jennie Jin of the DPAA (November 19, 2020)
Photo credit: Caleb Jones/AP
1. July 2018 article from (including video) about transfer of 55 boxes of remains from the DPRK (North Korea) to the U.S.
2. SFC Jesse Hill's entry at the American Battle Monuments Commission
3. DPAA article on the identification of SFC Jesse "Johnnie" Hill of Highland Park, Michigan
4. Article on other Michiganders identified who were part of the 55 boxes turned over by the DPRK in 2018.
5. List of the Korean War Unaccounted for from Michigan
6. Article from the National Committee of North Korea on the cooperation between the U.S. and the DPRK on Korean War remains
7. Video from Arirang TV on the work of the South Korean counterpart of the DPAA, MAKRI (Ministry of National Defense Agency for the Killed in Action Recovery Identification )
2. SFC Jesse Hill's entry at the American Battle Monuments Commission
3. DPAA article on the identification of SFC Jesse "Johnnie" Hill of Highland Park, Michigan
4. Article on other Michiganders identified who were part of the 55 boxes turned over by the DPRK in 2018.
5. List of the Korean War Unaccounted for from Michigan
6. Article from the National Committee of North Korea on the cooperation between the U.S. and the DPRK on Korean War remains
7. Video from Arirang TV on the work of the South Korean counterpart of the DPAA, MAKRI (Ministry of National Defense Agency for the Killed in Action Recovery Identification )
Episode 22: The Duty to Remember: Identifying POW/MIA from the Korean War - An Interview with Dr. Jennie Jin of the DPAA (November 12, 2020)
Photo credit: Tara Copp/Military Times
1. Article from Military Times about the Science behind the identification of remains
2. Article from Time magazine featuring Dr. Jennie Jin
3. DPAA article on the identification of PFC John Shelemba of Hamtramck, Michigan
4. Korean War Accounting Fact Sheet
5. Registration for The Fruits of Peace Veterans Day Event at the Steinbeck Center (online/free)
2. Article from Time magazine featuring Dr. Jennie Jin
3. DPAA article on the identification of PFC John Shelemba of Hamtramck, Michigan
4. Korean War Accounting Fact Sheet
5. Registration for The Fruits of Peace Veterans Day Event at the Steinbeck Center (online/free)
Episode 21: The Need of Popular Understanding of International Law: An(other) Introduction to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (November 5, 2020)
Episode 20: Think We Must: An Introduction to The Treaty on The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (October 29, 2020)
1. 25 minute discussion on Al Jazeera about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
2. "The Need of Popular Understanding of International Law" (Elihu Root)
3. A Revolution of Thought: A Thought Community Devoted to Non-Violence, with a focus on Nuclear Weapons
4. Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance
5. Story about American POWs who were the victims of the bombing of Hiroshima
6. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
7. Gender and Radiation Impact Project
8. "Nuclear Armed States Panic" (article by Tariq Rauf, a member of Canadian Pugwash)
2. "The Need of Popular Understanding of International Law" (Elihu Root)
3. A Revolution of Thought: A Thought Community Devoted to Non-Violence, with a focus on Nuclear Weapons
4. Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance
5. Story about American POWs who were the victims of the bombing of Hiroshima
6. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
7. Gender and Radiation Impact Project
8. "Nuclear Armed States Panic" (article by Tariq Rauf, a member of Canadian Pugwash)
Episode 19: The Duty to Remember and the Right to Know: How Newk and Evelyn Grubb built a Community of Memory (October 15, 2020)
1. Photos of Newk Grubb in Captivity
2. Carol Jose speaking about "You Are Not Forgotten" (co-written with Evelyn Grubb)
3. Newk Grubb's page on The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund "Wall of Faces"
4. "Communists inform MIA wife of Husband's Death in Captivity" Article read into the Congressional Record about how the Grubb family learned of Newk's death.
5. "You are Not Forgotten" (book by Evelyn Grubb and Carol Jose about the advocacy of wives and families and the creation of the National League of Families)
6. Wilmer Newlin Grubb's "Virtual Wall", with pictures of Du Pham.
2. Carol Jose speaking about "You Are Not Forgotten" (co-written with Evelyn Grubb)
3. Newk Grubb's page on The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund "Wall of Faces"
4. "Communists inform MIA wife of Husband's Death in Captivity" Article read into the Congressional Record about how the Grubb family learned of Newk's death.
5. "You are Not Forgotten" (book by Evelyn Grubb and Carol Jose about the advocacy of wives and families and the creation of the National League of Families)
6. Wilmer Newlin Grubb's "Virtual Wall", with pictures of Du Pham.
Episode 18: The Duty to Remember: Journeys of Reconciliation and The Fruits of Peace (October 8, 2020)
Episode 17: The Duty to Remember: Considering Prisoners of War and The Missing in Action (POW/MIA) as a Case Study in the Ethics of Memory (September 24, 2020)
1. Avishai Margalit's "The Ethics of Memory"(on Amazon.com)
2. "Duty to Remember" Resource page on Central Michigan University's extended moment of recognition of POW/MIA and their families.
3. "You are Not Forgotten" (book by Evelyn Grubb and Carol Jose about the advocacy of wives and families and the creation of the National League of Families)
4. Facebook page for "Fruits of Peace" (film by Kevyn Settle)
2. "Duty to Remember" Resource page on Central Michigan University's extended moment of recognition of POW/MIA and their families.
3. "You are Not Forgotten" (book by Evelyn Grubb and Carol Jose about the advocacy of wives and families and the creation of the National League of Families)
4. Facebook page for "Fruits of Peace" (film by Kevyn Settle)
Episode 16: Justice, Impartiality and Peace: From Andrew Carnegie to John Lewis (September 10, 2020)
1. John Lewis C-SPAN interview with Brian Lamb in 1998
2. Andrew Carnegie on the relationship between peace and justice
3. Immanuel Kant on The Duty of Self-Knowledge/Impartiality (from "The Doctrine of Virtue", quoted by Nancy Sherman in her "Making a Necessity of Virtue" (we can only share this publicly available snippet due to copyright)).
2. Andrew Carnegie on the relationship between peace and justice
3. Immanuel Kant on The Duty of Self-Knowledge/Impartiality (from "The Doctrine of Virtue", quoted by Nancy Sherman in her "Making a Necessity of Virtue" (we can only share this publicly available snippet due to copyright)).
Episode 15: From the Golden Rule to The Freedom Rides: Reflecting on Peace and Justice (September 2, 2020)
Episode 14: Organizing for Memory, Visualizing Peace, Reflecting on Justice (August 27, 2020)
1. About the Peace Flag (Designed by Cora di Brazzà in 1897)
2. Wikipedia Page on the Peace Palace
3. Ava Duvernay talking about August 28
4. Monumental Women (organization responsible for the suffrage statue in Central Park, NY, unveiled on August 26, 2020)
5. Website of the International Council of Women
2. Wikipedia Page on the Peace Palace
3. Ava Duvernay talking about August 28
4. Monumental Women (organization responsible for the suffrage statue in Central Park, NY, unveiled on August 26, 2020)
5. Website of the International Council of Women
Episode 13: Re-Organize the World ! Peace Through Law in the Nuclear Age (August 13, 2020)
1. Footage of Proceedings of the Marshall Islands Case at the International Court of Justice (Tony De Brum's statement at the beginning)
2. Various webinars connected to the 2020 Review Conference of the NPT
3. Text of the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
4. Creating the Conditions for Nuclear Disarmament (CCND): working paper submitted by the U.S.A to the 2020 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
5. Article from armscontrol.org that is critical of the new "Creating an Environment for Nuclear Disarmament" (CEND) Initiative
6. 13 Minute Video of Christopher Ford talking about the CEND Initiative
2. Various webinars connected to the 2020 Review Conference of the NPT
3. Text of the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
4. Creating the Conditions for Nuclear Disarmament (CCND): working paper submitted by the U.S.A to the 2020 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
5. Article from armscontrol.org that is critical of the new "Creating an Environment for Nuclear Disarmament" (CEND) Initiative
6. 13 Minute Video of Christopher Ford talking about the CEND Initiative
Episode 12: A Revolution of Thought: Organizing the World for Peace in the Nuclear Age (August 6, 2020)
1. The Russell-Einstein Manifesto of 1955
2. "Notice to the World" (Audio of Bertrand Russell at Press Conference for the Russell-Einstein Manifesto)
3. Stephen Schwartz discussing his book "Atomic Audit: The Cost and Consequences of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Since 1940"
4. Text of the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
5. The Genie in the Bottle Unleashed (17 minute student produced film made in 2005)
6. The William J. Perry Project
2. "Notice to the World" (Audio of Bertrand Russell at Press Conference for the Russell-Einstein Manifesto)
3. Stephen Schwartz discussing his book "Atomic Audit: The Cost and Consequences of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Since 1940"
4. Text of the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
5. The Genie in the Bottle Unleashed (17 minute student produced film made in 2005)
6. The William J. Perry Project
Episode 11: Exiting the Forest: Philosophical Reflections on the Korean War on the 67th Anniversary of its Armistice (July 27, 2020)
1. Website on the Panmujeom Declaration of 4/27/2018 (hosted by Columbia Law School)
2. Psychological Warfare: A Combat Weapon in Korea (Informational Video produced by the U.S. Department of Defense, ca. 1950)
3. Controversy leaflet balloons sent by defector groups into North Korea
4. teachingaboutnorthkorea.org (teaching resource website)
5. Lee Tai Young: Positive History During the Korean War
2. Psychological Warfare: A Combat Weapon in Korea (Informational Video produced by the U.S. Department of Defense, ca. 1950)
3. Controversy leaflet balloons sent by defector groups into North Korea
4. teachingaboutnorthkorea.org (teaching resource website)
5. Lee Tai Young: Positive History During the Korean War
Episode 10: Dreaming of Peace in Korea: A Conversation with Christine Ahn, Founder of Women Cross DMZ (July 23, 2020)
Episode 9: Leaflet Bombs and Flying Loudspeakers: The Barbarization of the Sky and Psychological Warfare during the Korean War (July 16, 2020)
1. "Refugee Warning" and "Safe Conduct Pass" leaflets mentioned in show
2. Psychological Warfare: A Combat Weapon in Korea (Informational Video produced by the U.S. Department of Defense, ca. 1950)
3. "Air Force Psychological Warfare in Korea" (W. Phillips Davison)
4. "The American PsyOp Organization During the Korean War" (online article by SGM Herbert Friedman (retired))
5. North and South Korean Psychological Warfare (online article by Major Ed Rouse (retired) and SGM Herbert Friedman (retired)
6. Collection of Korean War Leaflets at Digital Horizons
7. The "Watchmen" propaganda flyer story
2. Psychological Warfare: A Combat Weapon in Korea (Informational Video produced by the U.S. Department of Defense, ca. 1950)
3. "Air Force Psychological Warfare in Korea" (W. Phillips Davison)
4. "The American PsyOp Organization During the Korean War" (online article by SGM Herbert Friedman (retired))
5. North and South Korean Psychological Warfare (online article by Major Ed Rouse (retired) and SGM Herbert Friedman (retired)
6. Collection of Korean War Leaflets at Digital Horizons
7. The "Watchmen" propaganda flyer story
Episode 8: Don't call them 'villages,' they are 'military targets': The Korean War as a case study on ignorance, forgetfulness and the politics of truth (July 9, 2020)
Episode 7: The Barbarization of The Sky and the Bombing of North Korea during the Korean War: Master Class #2 with Charles Hanley (July 2, 2020)
1. Summary of Draft Resolution proposed by the Soviet Union on August 8, 1950 regarding the "Barbarous Bombing of the U.S. Airforce of the Peaceful Population in Korea" (begins at bottom of page).
2. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson's response to the August 8, 1950 Draft Resolution.
3. Video segment about the bombing campaign in North Korea.
4. "The Attack on Irrigation Dams in North Korea" (Air University of the U.S. Airforce Quarterly Review, Vol. VI(4), 1954).
5. "State of Fear" (Article on the bombing of North Korea).
6. Relevant infographic from 1953 article "The Air Campaign in Korea" by General Otto P. Weyland.
2. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson's response to the August 8, 1950 Draft Resolution.
3. Video segment about the bombing campaign in North Korea.
4. "The Attack on Irrigation Dams in North Korea" (Air University of the U.S. Airforce Quarterly Review, Vol. VI(4), 1954).
5. "State of Fear" (Article on the bombing of North Korea).
6. Relevant infographic from 1953 article "The Air Campaign in Korea" by General Otto P. Weyland.
Episode 6: The Korean War and The Barbarization of The Sky: A Master Class with Charles Hanley (June 25, 2020)
1. Page 74 from "The Barbarization of the Sky"
2. CSPAN video of Charles Hanley and Martha Mendoza discussing their book "The Bridge at No Gun Ri" on 9/10/2001.
3. July 25, Memo on Policy of Strafing Civilian Refugees from Turner Rogers to General Timblerlake (Acting Commander of the Fifth Air Force, U.S.)
4. NY Times Obituary of Chung Eun Yong (8/24/2014)
5. Excerpts from Charles Hanley's forthcoming book "Ghost Flames", which tell the story of Chang Sang, who witnesses the war as a little girl.
2. CSPAN video of Charles Hanley and Martha Mendoza discussing their book "The Bridge at No Gun Ri" on 9/10/2001.
3. July 25, Memo on Policy of Strafing Civilian Refugees from Turner Rogers to General Timblerlake (Acting Commander of the Fifth Air Force, U.S.)
4. NY Times Obituary of Chung Eun Yong (8/24/2014)
5. Excerpts from Charles Hanley's forthcoming book "Ghost Flames", which tell the story of Chang Sang, who witnesses the war as a little girl.
Episode 5: Entering the Forest of the Korean War: The Barbarization of the Sky (June 19, 2020)
1. The Bertha von Suttner Project
2. Discussion About Bertha von Suttner on the Weam Namou Show
3. The Barbarization of the Sky (available at the webshop of the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands)
4. Link to article about Bertha von Suttner's discussion about air war ("Luft Krieg") in the June 25, 1907 edition of The Courrier de la Conférence (in French)
5. Overview of the International Court of Justice's 1996 Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
2. Discussion About Bertha von Suttner on the Weam Namou Show
3. The Barbarization of the Sky (available at the webshop of the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands)
4. Link to article about Bertha von Suttner's discussion about air war ("Luft Krieg") in the June 25, 1907 edition of The Courrier de la Conférence (in French)
5. Overview of the International Court of Justice's 1996 Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
Episode 4: An Appeal to The World: National Justices, International Dimensions (June 12, 2020)
1. An Appeal to the World (Brief submitted in 1947 by the NAACP to the United Nations)
2. Original 2016 Handout of Quotes from the Appeal (referred to in discussion)
3. A History of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
4. Draft Outline of an International Bill of Rights (from June 1, 1947)
5. Earlier episode of "Ethics Talk" focused on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (from 1/31/2012)
2. Original 2016 Handout of Quotes from the Appeal (referred to in discussion)
3. A History of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
4. Draft Outline of an International Bill of Rights (from June 1, 1947)
5. Earlier episode of "Ethics Talk" focused on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (from 1/31/2012)
Episode 3: Plot, Plan, Strategize, Organize and Mobilize! The Solidarity of Human Interests and International Organization (June 4, 2020)
1. Frederick Douglass' Speech from the inaugural meeting of the International Council of Women (1888)
2. Video of Killer Mike's (Michael Render) Press Conference in Atlanta in response to the George Floyd protests (5/29/20)
3. Wikipedia Page on "The Cornerstone Speech" (1861) (referenced by Killer Mike/Michael Render)
4. Memorial to Frederick Douglass at the 1895 meeting of the U.S. Chapter of the International Council of Women (where Douglass spent his last day on earth).
5. Frederick Douglass' Obituary from the New York Times (1895)
6. "The Other America" (Video of 1967 speech from Martin Luther King Jr)
7. Text Version of "The Other America" (referenced above)
2. Video of Killer Mike's (Michael Render) Press Conference in Atlanta in response to the George Floyd protests (5/29/20)
3. Wikipedia Page on "The Cornerstone Speech" (1861) (referenced by Killer Mike/Michael Render)
4. Memorial to Frederick Douglass at the 1895 meeting of the U.S. Chapter of the International Council of Women (where Douglass spent his last day on earth).
5. Frederick Douglass' Obituary from the New York Times (1895)
6. "The Other America" (Video of 1967 speech from Martin Luther King Jr)
7. Text Version of "The Other America" (referenced above)
Episode 2: Organize the World! An Idea Central to the Peace through Law Movement (May 29, 2020)
Episode 1: Organizing for Memory, Organizing for Peace (May 18, 2020)
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