José Andrés: Building the Longer Table

The Social & Systemic "Enough" continues! Chef and humanitarian José Andrés has redefined how we feed people in crisis. But at the heart of his mission is something simple: building longer tables, not higher walls.

Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: We Fed an Island by José Andrés

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Toni Cade Bambara: Story as Resistance

The Social & Systemic "Enough" continues! In this episode, we honor Toni Cade Bambara, whose writing, activism, and teaching insisted that stories matter. We reflect on her commitment to language as a tool of justice, and on what it means for us to speak when silence feels safer.

Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: Deep Sightings & Rescue Missions: Fiction, Essays & Conversations by Toni Cade Bambara

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Arundhati Roy: Voice Against Silence

The Social & Systemic "Enough" continues! In this episode, we explore how Arundhati Roy has used literature and activism to speak truths often ignored. We reflect on how her small acts of witness challenge power, and how we might find our own voice of moral alignment.

Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: My Seditious Heart by Arundhati Roy

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Eleanor Roosevelt: Quiet Power, Public Heart

Theme 3: The Social & Systemic "Enough" continues! In this episode, we explore how Eleanor Roosevelt expanded the role of public service through consistent advocacy, principled presence, and moral imagination. We consider how she kept her convictions alive and used her influence for universal dignity.

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Recommended Reading: This Is My Story by Eleanor Roosevelt

Music: "Dalai Llama Rides a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Sojourner Truth: Walking Toward Freedom

Theme 3: The Social & Systemic "Enough" continues! Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) escaped slavery, recovered her child through the courts, and became a traveling preacher and abolitionist who challenged both racism and sexism. This episode looks at the power of her conviction and the importance of leaving no one behind.

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Recommended Reading: Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850)

Music: "Dalai Llama Rides a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Maya Angelou: A Life That Didn’t Need Much

Theme 3: The Social & Systemic "Enough" begins! In this episode, we honor Maya Angelou, whose writing practice, poetic clarity, and pared-down rituals remind us that beauty doesn’t come from abundance—it comes from presence. We explore the quiet power of a woman who kept what mattered and let the rest go.

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Recommended Reading: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Charles Darwin: The Sandwalk Thinker

This episode concludes our theme: Stewards of the Earth. We honor Charles Darwin, whose life of patient observation and scientific humility offers lessons far beyond biology. We reflect on how his walks, notebooks, and quiet persistence helped reframe humanity’s place in the world.

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Recommended Resource: Darwin: A Life in Science by John Gribbin & Michael White

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Yvon Chouinard: Climbing Light

In this episode, we honor Yvon Chouinard—climber, craftsman, environmental innovator, and founder of Patagonia—who asked the question: how light can a life be? We trace his path from forging pitons to founding Patagonia and explore how choosing durability, repair, and purpose can reshape how we live, continuing our theme: Stewards of the Earth.

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Recommended Reading: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard (Book) and here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79e7fvfrMJ0

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

• Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW?si=uszJs37sTFyPbXK4AeQvow