Nonviolent Austin Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/nonviolent-austin Learn about the principles and practice of nonviolence as an active force for personal, social, and political change. Co-hosted by Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, and Jim Crosby, the show covers current events, learning opportunities, and nonviolent direct action taking place locally. Airs 1st Thursdays of every month from 1-2 pm CT at KOOP Community Radio 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and streaming online at koop.org. © 2026 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 62b9fb7b-1e24-59df-b7b4-c150f4bbffa3 yes iTO86JmxwQHhVS0dLlzL en Sat, 16 May 2026 05:35:21 -0500 Sat, 16 May 2026 05:37:28 -0500 https://www.c3catalyst.com/podcasts https://img.transistorcdn.com/mu5A2Jd6mSnxqmY-Tx1wCb0_hk59Z2u70-mz00jQTnk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zY2U0/NTc2ZmZiYmQwNmM0/ZTRiOWRiMDRkZWZj/NjBmNC5wbmc.jpg Nonviolent Austin https://www.c3catalyst.com/podcasts episodic Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Learn about the principles and practice of nonviolence as an active force for personal, social, and political change. Co-hosted by Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, and Jim Crosby, the show covers current events, learning opportunities, and nonviolent direct action taking place locally. Airs 1st Thursdays of every month from 1-2 pm CT at KOOP Community Radio 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and streaming online at koop.org. Learn about the principles and practice of nonviolence as an active force for personal, social, and political change. nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration Stacie Freasier stacie@c3catalyst.com No No Guests: Robert Muhammad and Sheldon Lamey 2 2 11 11 Guests: Robert Muhammad and Sheldon Lamey full ee2e8b5a-5a17-4386-adc7-782af92592e2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ef1c84b4 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:06:57 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3841 nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Kingian Nonviolence Principle 2 2 2 10 10 Kingian Nonviolence Principle 2 full 29bc1f71-af74-4783-bef9-a46651705cdf https://share.transistor.fm/s/ead7dbcd Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:55:06 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3841 nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Guest: Dr. Joyce James 2 2 9 9 Guest: Dr. Joyce James full daa1b221-3783-4432-bddb-673d32a07453 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6df939c Aired on February 5, 2026 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas. 

]]> Aired on February 5, 2026 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas. 

]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:04:48 -0600 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3566 Aired on February 5, 2026 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas. 

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Guest: Gena St. David - Nonviolent Brain (January 2026) 2 2 8 8 Guest: Gena St. David - Nonviolent Brain (January 2026) full 7f946953-f165-476d-a26a-67e5db8e5eea https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb95b981 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:01:07 -0600 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3647 nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Inside Out: A Texas Prison Poetry Stories / My Grandmother's Hands - Guest: Lauren Oertel (December 2025) 2 2 7 7 Inside Out: A Texas Prison Poetry Stories / My Grandmother's Hands - Guest: Lauren Oertel (December 2025) full c7f04ba4-2f72-4239-a1d7-fed6bcaa4337 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dd77eca8 Originally aired on December 4, 2025 on KOOP Community Radio - 91.7 FM in ATX and online at koop.org/listen-live. Guest Lauren Oertel.

]]> Originally aired on December 4, 2025 on KOOP Community Radio - 91.7 FM in ATX and online at koop.org/listen-live. Guest Lauren Oertel.

]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:52:57 -0600 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3839 Originally aired on December 4, 2025 on KOOP Community Radio - 91.7 FM in ATX and online at koop.org/listen-live. Guest Lauren Oertel.

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Kingian Nonviolence Principle 1 (November 2025) 2 2 6 6 Kingian Nonviolence Principle 1 (November 2025) full 7ecc41c1-aaa3-4c15-9c58-8ced6fd7a02a https://share.transistor.fm/s/d9fd8edd Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:48:41 -0600 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3839 nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Book Discussion: The Power Worshipers & Democracy in Chains (October 2025) 2 2 5 5 Book Discussion: The Power Worshipers & Democracy in Chains (October 2025) full 94fc96e1-a347-4db4-a6b1-618a4798f061 https://share.transistor.fm/s/853fba16 Recap of Campaign Nonviolence action days (date of airing is the last day, also Gandhi’s birthday). Jim brought in two references for discussion: 'The Power Worshipers' by Katherine Stewart and 'Democracy In Chains: A Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America' by Nancy MacLean. These historical guides shed light on 'ALEC laws', American Legislative Exchange Council, and argue that there was a 70-year intentional movement, including privatization of schools, healthcare, etc, toward making Libertarian mainstream. 

]]> Recap of Campaign Nonviolence action days (date of airing is the last day, also Gandhi’s birthday). Jim brought in two references for discussion: 'The Power Worshipers' by Katherine Stewart and 'Democracy In Chains: A Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America' by Nancy MacLean. These historical guides shed light on 'ALEC laws', American Legislative Exchange Council, and argue that there was a 70-year intentional movement, including privatization of schools, healthcare, etc, toward making Libertarian mainstream. 

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:08:36 -0600 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3572 Recap of Campaign Nonviolence action days (date of airing is the last day, also Gandhi’s birthday). Jim brought in two references for discussion: 'The Power Worshipers' by Katherine Stewart and 'Democracy In Chains: A Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America' by Nancy MacLean. These historical guides shed light on 'ALEC laws', American Legislative Exchange Council, and argue that there was a 70-year intentional movement, including privatization of schools, healthcare, etc, toward making Libertarian mainstream. 

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Texas Civil Rights Project Guest: Jim Harrington (September 2025) 2 2 4 4 Texas Civil Rights Project Guest: Jim Harrington (September 2025) full f2491aaa-3749-48f5-aac2-68f070fabffe https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a9e8ac7 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:28:43 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3850 nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Encampment for Citizenship (July 2025) 2 2 2 2 Encampment for Citizenship (July 2025) full 86b6e59e-201a-4a12-8d4c-e589bf6ba53a https://share.transistor.fm/s/b1d9a722 Originally aired on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas. In this episode, host Jim Crosby was joined by guests Sol Praxis and Max Rodriguez from Encampment for Citizenship.

]]> Originally aired on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas. In this episode, host Jim Crosby was joined by guests Sol Praxis and Max Rodriguez from Encampment for Citizenship.

]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:48:19 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3841 Originally aired on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas. In this episode, host Jim Crosby was joined by guests Sol Praxis and Max Rodriguez from Encampment for Citizenship.

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Voting Rights and Felony Disenfranchisement - Guest Bob Libal (August 2025) 2 2 3 3 Voting Rights and Felony Disenfranchisement - Guest Bob Libal (August 2025) full aae920ce-4c1c-458d-abd1-c330963212b4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6fae1969 Brother Rob Tyrone Lilly hosted Sentencing Project’s  Bob Libal to discuss voting rights and felony disenfranchisement. Originally aired on August 7, 2025, on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas.

]]> Brother Rob Tyrone Lilly hosted Sentencing Project’s  Bob Libal to discuss voting rights and felony disenfranchisement. Originally aired on August 7, 2025, on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas.

]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:04:06 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3841 Brother Rob Tyrone Lilly hosted Sentencing Project’s  Bob Libal to discuss voting rights and felony disenfranchisement. Originally aired on August 7, 2025, on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas.

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour - Guest Jonathan Pinckney 2 2 1 1 Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour - Guest Jonathan Pinckney full b7412ce5-7645-4b8f-9b9f-eb8d39fdc64e https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f45f971 Guest Jonathan Pinckney joined Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, and Jim Crosby (pictured with KOOP Austin Commons Hour collective comrades Michelle Manning-Scott and John Hoffner) to kick off Season 2 of Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour.

Jonathan is a scholar of nonviolent resistance, democracy, and peacebuilding. He was formerly Director of Applied Research at the Horizons Project, where his work focused on how to resist democratic backsliding, and he was a Senior Researcher on Nonviolent Action for the United States Institute of Peace. He has conducted trainings with activists around the world and has been widely published in leading academic and popular outlets including Waging Nonviolence and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

]]> Guest Jonathan Pinckney joined Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, and Jim Crosby (pictured with KOOP Austin Commons Hour collective comrades Michelle Manning-Scott and John Hoffner) to kick off Season 2 of Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour.

Jonathan is a scholar of nonviolent resistance, democracy, and peacebuilding. He was formerly Director of Applied Research at the Horizons Project, where his work focused on how to resist democratic backsliding, and he was a Senior Researcher on Nonviolent Action for the United States Institute of Peace. He has conducted trainings with activists around the world and has been widely published in leading academic and popular outlets including Waging Nonviolence and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:13:34 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3454 Guest Jonathan Pinckney joined Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, and Jim Crosby (pictured with KOOP Austin Commons Hour collective comrades Michelle Manning-Scott and John Hoffner) to kick off Season 2 of Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour.

Jonathan is a scholar of nonviolent resistance, democracy, and peacebuilding. He was formerly Director of Applied Research at the Horizons Project, where his work focused on how to resist democratic backsliding, and he was a Senior Researcher on Nonviolent Action for the United States Institute of Peace. He has conducted trainings with activists around the world and has been widely published in leading academic and popular outlets including Waging Nonviolence and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour - May Day 2025 1 1 11 11 Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour - May Day 2025 full e262fc1c-a931-40ca-bf98-db5069f20d69 https://share.transistor.fm/s/72a313df Stacie Freasier and Jim Crosby were joined by guests Nevin Kamath of ResistTrump Campaign and ResistAustin and Dan Weber of 50501 and Student Nonviolent Action Union. Aired on May 1, 2025 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin and streaming online at www.koop.org/listen-live.

]]> Stacie Freasier and Jim Crosby were joined by guests Nevin Kamath of ResistTrump Campaign and ResistAustin and Dan Weber of 50501 and Student Nonviolent Action Union. Aired on May 1, 2025 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin and streaming online at www.koop.org/listen-live.

]]> Fri, 02 May 2025 15:03:40 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3568 Stacie Freasier and Jim Crosby were joined by guests Nevin Kamath of ResistTrump Campaign and ResistAustin and Dan Weber of 50501 and Student Nonviolent Action Union. Aired on May 1, 2025 on KOOP Community Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin and streaming online at www.koop.org/listen-live.

]]> nonviolence, 50501, resist, activism, organizing No Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour - April 2025 1 1 10 10 Nonviolent Austin Radio Hour - April 2025 full ccf9677d-6892-4555-b0b5-90bcf940cfa3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/83e412c3 Co-hosts Jim Crosby and Stacie  Freasier were joined by Lisa Rogers of the Therapy Sisters, Jill Henderson of Bakari Foundation, and Dana Brodsky of Indivisible.

]]> Co-hosts Jim Crosby and Stacie  Freasier were joined by Lisa Rogers of the Therapy Sisters, Jill Henderson of Bakari Foundation, and Dana Brodsky of Indivisible.

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:26:00 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3653 Co-hosts Jim Crosby and Stacie  Freasier were joined by Lisa Rogers of the Therapy Sisters, Jill Henderson of Bakari Foundation, and Dana Brodsky of Indivisible.

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No March 2025 1 1 9 9 March 2025 full 27dcf09a-3032-45ae-931e-b9bbd0329285 https://share.transistor.fm/s/de94f9c2 Originally aired live on March 6, 2025 on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and online at koop.org. Co-host Jim Crosby was joined in studio with Guest Chas Moore and John Hoffner.

]]> Originally aired live on March 6, 2025 on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and online at koop.org. Co-host Jim Crosby was joined in studio with Guest Chas Moore and John Hoffner.

]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:08:25 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3407 Originally aired live on March 6, 2025 on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and online at koop.org. Co-host Jim Crosby was joined in studio with Guest Chas Moore and John Hoffner.

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No February 2025 1 1 8 8 February 2025 full cf963a08-6cbc-469c-8070-7d6613593e20 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d5952775 Originally aired live on February 2, 2025 on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and online at koop.org.

]]> Originally aired live on February 2, 2025 on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and online at koop.org.

]]> Sat, 08 Feb 2025 12:40:26 -0600 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3595 Originally aired live on February 2, 2025 on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas, and online at koop.org.

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Chas Moore - Austin Justice Coalition 1 1 7 7 Chas Moore - Austin Justice Coalition full b5036dbb-5c86-49fd-a77d-d08056d8005c https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ac55a50 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:54:29 -0600 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3502 nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Immigration Episode 1 1 6 6 Immigration Episode full 2a92e246-0f10-4f25-8105-08b244c644f7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/af80b350 Click here to view the episode transcript.

]]> Click here to view the episode transcript.

]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:27:38 -0600 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3372 Click here to view the episode transcript.

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No November 2024 show w/ Jim Crosby and Guest Jena Kirkpatrick 1 1 5 5 November 2024 show w/ Jim Crosby and Guest Jena Kirkpatrick full d3db07fd-37b6-4926-982f-3d664e8fa351 https://share.transistor.fm/s/24403beb Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:27:31 -0600 Stacie Freasier, Jim Crosby and Jena Kirkpatrick Stacie Freasier, Jim Crosby and Jena Kirkpatrick 3691 nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Vote! 1 1 4 4 Vote! full 6a10eac8-cfef-4d6c-8f3c-d418a4979116 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bbe54f40 Guest Misael Ramos. Originally aired October 3, 2024 on KOOP Community Radio 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas.

]]> Guest Misael Ramos. Originally aired October 3, 2024 on KOOP Community Radio 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas.

]]> Sun, 06 Oct 2024 08:51:31 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3499 Guest Misael Ramos. Originally aired October 3, 2024 on KOOP Community Radio 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas.

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Music in Nonviolent Resistance and Social Justice w/ Guest Rev. Erin Walter 1 1 3 3 Music in Nonviolent Resistance and Social Justice w/ Guest Rev. Erin Walter full 29068692-8d32-4d37-896b-2e2b99614642 https://share.transistor.fm/s/64993965 Brother Robert Tyrone Lilly, Stacie Freasier, and Brother Jim Crosby, waxed about music as a tool of nonviolent resistance and social justice with Rev. Erin Walter of Parker Woodland. We paid homage to Sweet Honey in the Rock,

#bernicejohnsonreagon’s legacy, and shared community updates including info about the upcoming Austin Peace & Justice Fest 2024. 

]]> Brother Robert Tyrone Lilly, Stacie Freasier, and Brother Jim Crosby, waxed about music as a tool of nonviolent resistance and social justice with Rev. Erin Walter of Parker Woodland. We paid homage to Sweet Honey in the Rock,

#bernicejohnsonreagon’s legacy, and shared community updates including info about the upcoming Austin Peace & Justice Fest 2024. 

]]> Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:34:26 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3572 Brother Robert Tyrone Lilly, Stacie Freasier, and Brother Jim Crosby, waxed about music as a tool of nonviolent resistance and social justice with Rev. Erin Walter of Parker Woodland. We paid homage to Sweet Honey in the Rock,

#bernicejohnsonreagon’s legacy, and shared community updates including info about the upcoming Austin Peace & Justice Fest 2024. 

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No The Beloved Community - August 2024 1 1 2 2 The Beloved Community - August 2024 full ed9cc801-1174-4201-89e1-48dfee7dddb9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0f6be317 This month’s show is centered around #belovedcommunity — what it is, how we cultivate it, and what’s holding us back. What does Beloved Community mean to you?

]]> This month’s show is centered around #belovedcommunity — what it is, how we cultivate it, and what’s holding us back. What does Beloved Community mean to you?

]]> Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:18:14 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3575 This month’s show is centered around #belovedcommunity — what it is, how we cultivate it, and what’s holding us back. What does Beloved Community mean to you?

]]> nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No Show Kick-off / Frederick Douglass' Profound, Prolific Words 1 1 1 1 Show Kick-off / Frederick Douglass' Profound, Prolific Words full 202ccdb4-12fa-4915-bc65-4f23cd120eaf https://share.transistor.fm/s/1778bdd9 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:37:49 -0500 Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby Stacie Freasier, Robert Tyrone Lilly, Jim Crosby 3661 nonviolence, Austin, community organizing, liberation, abolition, incarceration No