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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
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Amplify RJ (Restorative Justice)

David Ryan Castro-Harris

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Restorative Justice is often framed as an alternative to punishment in criminal legal and education settings, and but that’s only part of the story. Join host David Ryan Barcega Castro-Harris to learn how to apply Restorative Justice philosophy, practices, and values in your everyday life.
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Justice takes many forms, and Liberty Hill’s work is rooted in the belief that justice requires enabling those closest to the problems to speak on them and to help formulate, and implement, the solutions. So, how are activists seeking to make our society more just? And how are those in power responding? This season will feature three sets of paired episodes, six total, each pair featuring an Grass-Roots Leader (an activist/community member) and an Insider (an elected or appointed official or ...
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Sense of Self

Dr. Gowri Aragam, The Mission Entertainment, Andrew C. Coles, Elizabeth Rose, Allison Keeley

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Sense of Self showcases women of color who are confronting and challenging the stories they believe about themselves. Conversations between psychiatrist Dr. Gowri Aragam and our guests demonstrate—but do not preach—about therapeutic concepts, particularly personal narrative, its origins, and the power of reclaiming one's own story.
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THE Conversation

Falmouth Community Television

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🎙️ THE Conversation is a monthly podcast that brings together diverse voices to engage in honest, courageous, and deeply relevant discussions about race and justice. Co-hosted by The Rev. Will Mebane and Onjalé Scott Price, this award-winning series was created by Falmouth Community Television (FCTV) to open dialogue and foster education on issues of racial equity—starting at the local level and rippling outward. Each episode features panel discussions, community voices, and expert guests wh ...
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Race Unwrapped

Louisville Public Media

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In America, we like to think that we're always talking about race. Like the conversation is happening everywhere, all the time. But race is embedded in society in ways we don't even think about -- just like fish don't see the water they're swimming in. In Race Unwrapped, host Michelle Tyrene Johnson tackles different ways to unwrap and unpack race and identity.
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The Shine Brighter Together Podcast is a place where we share the challenges, complexities and sheer joy of building healthy relationships and doing the heart work for Black liberation. You can expect to hear solo episodes by Monique Melton who is an anti-racism educator, international speaker and published author and creator of the Shine Brighter Together community. And guest episodes with people from different walks of life sharing diverse perspectives on relationships and diversity. Infor ...
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Reveal

The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

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Reveal’s investigations will inspire, infuriate and inform you. Host Al Letson and an award-winning team of reporters deliver gripping stories about caregivers, advocates for the unhoused, immigrant families, warehouse workers and formerly incarcerated people, fighting to hold the powerful accountable. The New Yorker described Reveal as “a knockout … a pleasure to listen to, even as we seethe.” A winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy and Murrow awards, Reveal is produced by the nation’s f ...
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Interdisciplinary is Healwell's healthcare podcast about all the places and perspectives that lift us up. We say what other people aren't willing to say and we always say the quiet parts loud.You’ll always learn something. You’ll always laugh and you’ll come away better informed and with real things you can do in your own community and practice to create a more compassionate and collaborative system of care for all humans.
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If you’re ready to redefine your version of “success” while also thriving emotionally, financially, and physically, add Revolutionary Rising to your rotation. Revolutionary Rising is a podcast for leaders of color who know they deserve more and refuse to conform.
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Feeling world weary? Disheartened by politics? Enraged by racism? In MIND YOUR MARGINS, Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses topics with a focus on marginalized identities. She also encourages healthy ways to manage anxiety and anger as well as emphasizes the importance of practicing daily affirmations of personal acceptance, healing, an ...
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Why I Stay

Patheos, John Osburn

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There are lots of podcasts and articles about why so many people are leaving religion, but a more interesting question to ask is why people stay, especially those who have been judged, shamed, demonized, or abused by their religious communities. In Why I Stay, we tell stories of faithfulness in the face of judgement, hurt, and betrayal.
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The Antiracism Book Club

Gyles & Vanetta Morrison

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The Antiracism Book Club is a safe space to learn about what it means to be, to act, to think or to speak racist or antiracist, away from the controversies and conflicts of popular media outlets. Thus, we strive to make racism a thing of the past and antiracism the new normal. In each episode, Gyles and Vanetta Morrison, plus guests, cover chapters from popular and prolific antiracism books, exploring the key themes and messages, and how they relate to their own lives.
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Don’t Call Me Resilient

The Conversation, Vinita Srivastava, Dannielle Piper, Krish Dineshkumar, Jennifer Moroz, Rehmatullah Sheikh, Kikachi Memeh, Ateqah Khaki, Scott White

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Host Vinita Srivastava dives into conversations with experts and real people to make sense of the news, from an anti-racist perspective. From The Conversation Canada.
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Open Out

Bill Millar

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Getting to the nitty gritty of living inter-culturally. Exploring new pathways for intentionally opening our faith communities (and ourselves) to folk who not only look and sound different but also think and act in ways we might not expect. A safe space where we can both accept our chronic clumsiness and overcome our unavoidable fears as our brains and hearts encounter the unexpected. The podcasts provide a practical, hands-on approach to helping people who want to open themselves to form ne ...
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Rethinking Possible

Skoll Foundation

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Rethinking Possible features interviews with people who are dealing with big, global problems that are entrenched, complex, messy, and always urgent. But none of that stops them. They’ve rolled up their sleeves and gotten straight to work. How do they remain resilient in the face of immensely complex problems that have spanned generations? How do they keep going when the issues they work on are bigger than their own lifetimes? Hosted by Courtney E. Martin and Nguhi Mwaura, and brought to you ...
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Sideways Sociology: UK Anti-Racism

The Sociological Review Foundation

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Three activists. Their ideas, their work, their lasting importance. In this special short series of audio essays from the Sociological Review Foundation, three expert guests introduce us to key figures in the story of UK anti-racism, illuminating how they show us what that term really means – and what it takes – but also how their work and ideas speak to sociology, too, and deserve to be better known. Starting the series, John Narayan – Chair of the Council of the Institute of Race Relations ...
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The Second Sketch

The Second Sketch

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Our sketch show gives feminism a voice. A silly voice. The Second Sketch condenses the concerns and contradictions of modern day feminism into 15-minute chunks for your amusement. Written by Josie Throup and Kit Foxley.
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JFKS IDEAS

Daniel Lazar

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Identity. Diversity. Empathy. Awareness. Service. The IDEAS Club at the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin, Germany was born of the demand that in our time of crises, in our Age of Anxiety, when democracy is fragile, when intolerance is increasingly tolerated, we must intensify our efforts to create a safe but challenging space to discuss and celebrate diversity. IDEAS is about challenging stereotypes, grappling with our biases, and tackling tough issues.
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Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion Podcast

Profs. Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst and Megan Goodwin

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Keeping it 101 is the podcast that helps our nerdy listeners make sense of religion. Why religion? Well, if you read the news, have a body, exist in public, or think about race, gender, class, ability, or sexuality, you likely also think about religion — even if you don’t know it yet. Let us show you why religion is both a lot more important and a little easier to understand than you might think. Put us in your earholes and let us show you why religion isn’t done with you — even if you’re do ...
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Melanated Mom

Melanated Mom

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Let’s do mom life together! Creative and innovative ways to parent. Don’t lose sight of who you are while still keeping your kids’ dreams and visions first. Subscribe to the podcast to be notified of new episodes! Follow me on my social platforms. Facebook: Melanated-momIG: Melanatedmompodcast Twitter: @melanatedmom1and on my website: Melanatedmom.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/melanatedmom/support
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CJLO presents Discordia: Over 50 years of student activism There is a rich history of student activism at Concordia. This series will cover the main flash points of that history from the Sir George Williams affair to the present day protests for Palestinian human rights and against tuition hikes. Along the way, we will here from student activist from the past and present about how they navigated these moments with a focus on their motivations, tactics, and connections with other protest move ...
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Wilderness Times

Resistance Church / Jubilee United Church

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The wilderness is a place to reflect. To discover who we are. To grapple with all that is wild and uncertain. To figure out what we stand for. Where God is revealed. With guests engaged in the work of standing up for Truth, join Rev. Bri-anne Swan as we explore what it means to answer God's call to seek justice and resist evil in this beautiful and aching world. Wilderness Times and Resistance Church are digital ministries of Jubilee United Church, an Affirming (2SLGBTQIA positive) congregat ...
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Allies

Dyn-A-Mo Media Group

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Allies is a podcast that brings together people of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and experience to share their stories of success, of failure and of forging their paths in life. We dive head first into tough issues like race, privilege and justice to find the similarities and differences among us that make life interesting and challenging. It’s awkward, honest and real, the kind of conversations we need now more than ever.
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My name is Joe and I created this podcast believing that many Americans, if presented authentic testimony of systemic racism, will support changes to achieve "liberty and justice for all". Through unscripted, engaging, and very personal conversations about America's racial issues, it is my sincere desire to help white Americans become more empathetic, anti-racist citizens. Will you join me on this important journey of building a bridge to a new America? I encourage you to use our new easy to ...
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According to Weeze

Louiza "Weeze" Doran

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Welcome to According To Weeze, with me, your host, Louiza Doran, aka Weeze. I believe that liberation requires of us the ability to imagine, to re-imagine what is into what could be. It requires us to think outside of what is currently possible to become architects of possibility. In each episode, I’ll examine and explore everything from pop culture to current events and trends through this lens in a candid and conversational way. It’s like being a fly on the wall to a really lit coffee date ...
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Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who led the controversial effort to remove Confederate statues from the city and who now runs E Pluribus Unum- a nonprofit focused on advancing racial equity in the south, breaks down how we are divided by design. Race courses through every facet of our lives, yet too few people-- particularly white people-- truly understand the scale of racism in America, including our history and how racism still permeates today's institutions. The Divided by Design ...
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Women At Work

Samantha Sutherland

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There’s so much to balance when you’re managing a career and a family and it’s not easy, but you’re not alone. Women at Work, with Samantha Sutherland, who talks to working mothers about the juggle and the struggle, tips for navigating the workforce and how they manage their lives.
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Care More Be Better, invites you to care more so we can create a better world together. We amplify the voices of environmentalists, activists, scientists, and leading experts who seek to make the world a better place. We share actionable insights and tools so you can make a measurable difference each day. Over the course of more than 230 episodes, you'll hear from inspired individuals, ecologically responsible entrepreneurs, and conscious companies from diverse communities and backgrounds. L ...
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H.E.A.L. Healthcare

Various Contributors

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Hearts-based Education and Anti-Colonial Learning (H.E.A.L.) Healthcare invites you to explore ways we have come to be in this world through arts-based learning tools providing an opportunity to deepen understandings about cultural humility, cultural competency, anti-racism, and anti-colonialism. This podcast channel shares the audio inspired H.E.A.L. projects in one location. Be sure to read the podcast description for links to the project pages on the H.E.A.L. website to get all the backgr ...
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Disruptive Peacemakers

John Williams & Erin Takeuchi

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Disruptive Peacemakers is a podcast that features interviews with interesting people who are committed to anti-racism, racial justice and racial reconciliation. Our guests will be a mix of people who have in-depth knowledge and experience working in this area and everyday people who are at various stages on the journey toward authentic peacemaking and reconciliation. The conversations will center around how to disrupt and shatter racist strongholds in the Christian Church through the biblica ...
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The Glo Podcast

Derik Mills, Glo.com

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The Glo Podcast asks questions about self-care, deepening your sense of self and inspiring you to take action for a better world. Derik Mills, co-founder and co-CEO of Glo.com, speaks with guests about their practices and solutions for managing burnout, getting more sleep, dealing with anxiety, and becoming a better listener. We deepen our understanding of the connections we make in inner experiences that emerge from our biology, within our psychology, and through physical movement, and brin ...
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Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi

iHeartPodcasts and Pushkin Industries

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Be Antiracist imagines what an antiracist society might look like and how we all can play an active role in building one. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the author of How to Be an Antiracist, the book that spurred a nationwide conversation redefining what it means to be antiracist, and in this podcast, he guides listeners how they can identify and reject the racist systems hiding behind racial inequity and injustice. Alongside notable guests, Dr. Kendi continues his journey towards building a just an ...
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The Reconstructing Inclusion Podcast goes far beyond what the host, Amri B. Johnson, considers redundant, how-to diversity, equity, and inclusion dialogues. He aims to create a space to speak the truth and examine context in DEI. This means creating a path forward for everyone to rethink and recognize the benefits of inclusion individually and collectively. Reconstructing in this sense is about creating organizational systems and networks where everyone belongs. reconstructinginclusion.subst ...
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Conceptually Speaking is a show about exploring the cognitive processes and social practices that help us make sense of our world. As as teacher-scholar interested in the intersection of educational theory, practice, and scholarship, I host conversations with guests ranging from practicing educators to neuroscientists and literary scholars to YouTube video essayists. Each episode shares a common purpose: to consider, critique, and reconceptualize what we think and feel about education. If yo ...
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Building more equitable and inclusive relationships and communities requires a commitment to increasing our understanding of diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice in thought, and in practice. Actively committing ourselves to a lifetime of learning and critical self-reflection can show us the roles we can play in creating a better world by being the change we wish to see in it. Hosted by Social Worker, Social Justice Educator, Writer, and Organizational Consultant Relando Thompkins ...
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Diversity Science

Institute for Diversity Science

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Diversity Science is a podcast produced by the Institute for Diversity Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It features interviews with leading researchers on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Institute is focused on research on the causes of group-based discrimination and effective ways to eliminate them.
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Fierce Compassion

Roxy Manning and Sarah Peyton

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Join co-authors and friends Roxy Manning and Sarah Peyton in Fierce Compassion—an exploration of self-compassion, empathy, and activism for forging an antiracist Beloved Community.
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Just a few years ago, historian and activist Dr. Ibram X. Kendi seemed to be everywhere. At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, Kendi became one of the leading voices on racism in America—and particularly what he described as antiracism. But over the last few years, as a backlash grew against the BLM movement, Kendi also came under attac…
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In an ongoing effort to foster dialogue and educate our community on racial justice issues, Falmouth Community Television (FCTV) presents the twelfth episode in a series of programs entitled THE Conversation. Co-hosted and co-produced by Onjalé Scott Price and The Rev. Will Mebane, the series offers a timely dialogue on race with a local focus. The…
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Original Air Date: 7–22-2023 Today, we take a look at the action needed to curb and adapt to the extreme weather that climate change is already delivering Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on the infamous Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email [email protected] Full Show Notes Check out our new…
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Air Date: 8-1-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: The impact of A.I. LLM “friend” bots on childhood development How using A.I. LLMs negatively impacts critical thinking and information retention The importance of understanding how A.I. LLM tools work before using them The ways in which A.I. LLM tools could and shouldn’t help movements o…
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Jade Dass was taking medication to treat her addiction to opioids before she became pregnant. Scientific studies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say this leads to the best outcomes for both mothers and babies. But after Dass delivered a healthy daughter, the hospital reported her to the Arizona Department of Child Safety, which c…
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In this episode, host Amri Johnson delivers a powerful season finale reflecting on Season 2's groundbreaking conversations, Johnson challenges core assumptions about diversity work and introduces controversial perspectives on why focusing on racial differences may be counterproductive to anti-racism goals. Key Discussion Points: - Move from catalog…
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Send us a text What happens when you speak out for justice and its costs you everything? In this raw and intimate conversation, Michelle MiJung Kim (author of The Wake Up and host of I Feel That Way Too) joins us to explore the aftermath of speaking up for Palestine in a world that often punishes courage. We explore: Losing clients and credibility …
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Air Date: 7/31/2025 Who would have thought that a political movement built almost exclusively on conspiracy theories and a cult of personality would end up being threatened by the cult leader being implicated in the biggest and worst conspiracy coverup… even though it’s been well documented for decades? Content warning for detailed accusations leve…
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Without committing to the mission of regenerating earth, we are putting our planet’s health and our entire future at risk. New York Times bestselling author and immersive journalist Kelsey Timmerman has been using the insights and experiences he has gathered from his global travels to put regenerative agriculture, food security, and soil health int…
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Dan McClellan has spent much of his life learning—and relearning—what the Bible and its authors were trying to tell us. But his years in graduate school also taught him that the way scholars talk about the Bible is much different from how churchgoers discuss it. Several years ago, McClellan began pushing back against what he saw as misguided biblic…
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“The truth is you do need to be a superwoman to have a successful career and be a present parent and we need to be honest about this”. Wise words from today’s guest, Stacey O’Dea. This honesty is exactly what I want to bring to this podcast. Because when you hear that in order for someone to have a big job and a family, they’re dropping balls all o…
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Air Date: 7-27-2025 Back when I worked in the climate movement, just after the turn of the century, we knew that the extreme weather we were warning about would become ever-more clear to see in people's lived experiences and assumed that any doubts people had about the science of climate change would be wiped away with the evidence they could see w…
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Joining the co-hosts for the eleventh episode of THE Conversation are guest panelists Morgan James Peters and Robin Joyce Miller. Vasco Pires and Zyg Peters also appear on the program. The discussion in this edition of THE Conversation focuses on the questions: “Where do we find racism in the arts?” and “How can we address racism through art?” Morg…
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During his campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump talked a lot about pulling America out of international treaties and disentangling from military operations abroad. Once in office, he started talking about the idea of Manifest Destiny…that the expansion of the US was both justified and inevitable. In some cases that’s meant turning the tables o…
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Send us a text A new dad joked that parenting has been “pretty easy,” and the comedian clapped back—calling him a scumbag for leaving the mom at home. The internet celebrated it as a powerful “callout.” But was it really accountability? In this episode of Restorative Justice Breakdown, I sit down with Kori (the dad and owner of https://hiveclimbing…
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Stephanie Luce, Professor of Labor Studies at City University of New York and co-author of the book, “Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World,” dives deep into movement history and shares winning strategies for building the durable power of grassroots organizations.By Liberty Hill Foundation
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Regenerative agriculture is one of the most crucial ways to save the planet and build a much better society. By making the soil healthier, we preserve the environment and produce more organic food. Corinna Bellizzi sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Burke, naturopathic practitioner and master herbalist, to discuss why the planet can greatly benefit from al…
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Check out our new show, SOLVED! on YouTube! BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: Old Democrats Must Go or Trump NEVER Will - UNFTR Media - Air Date 7-15-25 KP 2: 'The Economy …
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Sally Hasler took a new job when she was 36 weeks pregnant, then immediately went on maternity leave. Far from being the career handbrake we’ve been led to expect from a move like that, she’s now CEO of Women's Health Victoria. And women’s health is in focus. Almost $800m was committed in the last budget to fill the gaps in women’s healthcare – and…
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Air Date: 7–22-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: The need for universal childcare and the pressure release valve of fighting your employer over working from home The need for universal benefits and the pressure release valve of gig workers fighting for a patchwork of crumbs from giant corporations The need to get rid of the business m…
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Here’s a preview from a new podcast, Charlie’s Place. How did a Black man in 1940s Jim Crow South open a club where Black and white people danced together? Charlie’s Place was revolutionary, and that meant it was dangerous. Host Rhym Guissé explores the unbelievable true story of Charlie Fitzgerald, a mysterious Black businessman whose nightclub be…
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Joining the co-hosts for the tenth episode of THE Conversation are guest panelists Miranda Alves and Robert Cutts. Rev. Nell Fields, Brenda Nolan, and Robert Mascali also appear on the program. The discussion in this edition of THE Conversation focuses on the questions: “What are the root causes of racism in the justice system?” and “How do we erad…
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In April 2024, medical staff testified before Louisiana’s House Health and Welfare Committee about just how bad things had gotten at the Glenwood Regional Medical Center. The West Monroe hospital had been under fire from the state Health Department over lapses in patient care that seemed to be escalating. The hospital had stopped paying bills for o…
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Original Air Date: 10–16-2020 Transcript Today we take a look at the history and origins of the American militia movement right up to the recent plot to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, the likelihood of more violence and the high probability that they will show up at polling places on Election Day. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text a…
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Send us a text Ruth Ifakemi Jeannoel returns to share the intimate journey behind her new book, Restorative Justice Practices: Circlekeeping for Community Healing. This conversation is rooted in grief, ancestry, and the deep practice of restorative justice as both strategy and spiritual path. We explore what it means to be a practitioner, a mother,…
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Air Date 7/16/2025 It increasingly feels like we are completely past the era of legitimate differences in political philosophy and policy preferences. Now that the Republican governing style has been completely consumed by Trumpism, we've entered the era of scam politics which fits nicely with Trump's traditional retail scams, capitalism's continua…
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David Sirota is a journalist, former speechwriter to Bernie Sanders, and co-writer of the Oscar-nominated movie Don’t Look Up, about the threat of climate change. On this week’s More To The Story, Sirota joins host Al Letson to discuss how climate change is fueling more intense weather events like the recent floods in Texas, how the country’s leade…
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I tried to cheat and get ChatGPT to help me write today's intro, and it gave me a bunch of waffle about how Chief Executive Women sounds like a group that comes together to drink champagne and whinge about their husbands. That tells you everything we need to know about AI bias. In reality, CEW's 1300 members oversee more than $750 billion in revenu…
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Air Date: 7–13-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: ⁃ The calculated, propaganda motives behind “Mar-a-Lago face” and bizarre MAGA hyper-femininity ⁃ How MAGA uses Kristi Noem’s “Border Barbie” vibes to attempt to soften its vicious immigration policy, and project victimization ⁃ How bad AI imagery is now the look of modern fascism ⁃ The…
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Joining the co-hosts for the ninth episode of THE Conversation are guest panelists Kevin Murray and Dr. Seyana Mawusi. Lindsey Scott and Anna Fernandes also appear on the program. The discussion in this edition of THE Conversation focuses on the questions: “How does racism exist in our education system?” and “How do we eliminate racism in schools?”…
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Air Date 7/12/2025 The idea of the founders was to separate and balance the powers of the federal government and that, as Madison wrote, that ambition would counteract ambition. The problem we face now is that the ambition of the Supreme Court is to give as much power as possible to the executive branch because, ironically, they seem to be nostalgi…
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