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An ongoing call to action for movement work and mutual aid efforts around the country. Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines to break down what’s happening in various struggles and what listeners can do to help.
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The core idea of this podcast comes from David Graeber, who wrote that our everyday life is mostly run on anarchism, and at the same time people believe that anarchism doesn’t work. One of these is wrong. I hope to illuminate how our communities already depend on Mutual Aid, in big and small ways. I'll do that by excavating the historical events and cultural trends you already know about, but have never thought about in terms of anarchism. Find me at https://www.everydayanarchism.com
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Regeneration Nation Costa Rica explores who's doing what to bring CR toward environmental & social wellbeing.Join us as we share stories, strategies, and insights from ecologically & socially beneficial projects contributing to the change we need to see more of in the world.These stories provide businesses and landowners everywhere access to unique ideas for how they can design their own business models for regenerative success and impact.In the end, we hope to see more people succeed in the ...
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In Adoptees Crossing Lines, I expose the lies and harm of the adoption industry and family policing system. As a Black same-race adoptee reclaiming my story, I challenge systems that profit from family separation. This podcast is truth-telling, healing, and anger intertwined. If you're ready for raw, unfiltered conversations about adoptee trauma and dismantling harmful systems, join me on this journey of reclamation.
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White Bird Clinic is a nationally recognized, people-centered non-profit organization providing trauma-informed healthcare and social services in Eugene, Oregon for over 50 years. Host Hana Francis speaks with employees and volunteers of White Bird Clinic and other community-centered organizations about how they work, why they matter, and how you can get involved. Hosted, written and edited by Hana Francis. Theme music by Eugene local musician Kiki Soda. For more information about White Bird ...
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GovLove is a podcast about the people, policies and profession of local government. From Mayors and City Managers to interns and everyone in between, we interview the people making a difference in their communities to learn about the great work being done at the local level. GovLove is brought to you by Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL).
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Art.coop invites listeners to Remember the Future together by listening to the stories of artists and culture bearers who know that the practices of the Solidarity Economy are not some new technology, but actually are ways of being in relationship with people and planet that are as old as time. They are our ancestral practices. In this 7 episode narrative pilot, listeners learn: You don’t have to be a starving artist or a sell out. You can find work where you joyfully live your values and pa ...
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Big Soy Naturals is the only podcast by people who can gaze into the abyss without fear. The abyss never gazes back at us, out of respect. Esteemed public intellectual Virgil Masters and disgraced e-celebrity Kendall Kennedy explore the labyrinth of cyberspace with incisive eyes, quick wits and 300 IQ brains. It takes proprietary magic, thorough research and the immortal science to peer behind the veil of the negaverse, and we do it with ease. Join us as we unearth truths and triumph over ev ...
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Brought to you by Loughborough University’s Anarchism Research Group (ARG), Anarchist Essays presents leading academics, activists, and thinkers exploring themes in anarchist theory, history, and practice. For more on the ARG, please visit https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/politics-international-studies/research/arg/ and follow us on Twitter at @arglboro
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Chasing Justice is your guide to see God’s goodness for our world and learn to live justly.
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Mommying While Muslim is a one of a kind podcast where American Muslim moms share their experiences to raise second generation kids. Having experienced both pre and post 9/11 America, they're acutely aware of the unique challenges their families face on top of the regular messes that all moms share. Mommying While Muslim is a space to take back their stories, and tell those no one will air on the news or portray fully or fairly in the media. Host Uzma Jafri is mom first, careerwoman second, ...
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Welcome to the Drunk Wives Club, a captivating show where we dive deep into relatable topics about marriage, life, work, and everything in between! Explore every aspect of being in a relationship, from the sanest to the most extraordinary encounters. This show offers valuable advice and resources to aid you on your journey through marriage and everyday life. Jess and Shannon, friends of over 15 years, offer a delightful glimpse into their married lives, sharing unique anecdotes that intertwi ...
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156. Bauhaus and the Anarchic City -- Robin Schuldenfrei
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1:06:33Robin Schuldenfrei joins me to discuss her new book Objects in Exile, which is about the many afterlives of the Bauhaus school and its practitioners. Robin and I particularly focus on the relationship between Bauhaus and city planning, especially focusing on Chicago and the work of Ludwig Hilberseimer. Key questions include: How can societies ensur…
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Bridging Age Gaps Through Olive Community Services
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40:02STILL catching up on nonprofit features, and for those of you looking to burn through your donation allotment to zakat and sadaqa this year, may Allah SWT make your scales heavy in the Hereafter and your wallets fat in this world. It's completely on me that you didn't get this episode in time for the end of Ramadan, but don't let my shortcomings ha…
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Some Notes on Anarchism and the Proletarian Myth by Sidney E Parker
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#678 Change Management and Implementing a New Form of Government with Michael Jordan, Portland, OR
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51:24Michael Jordan, the City Administrator for the City of Portland, Oregon, joined the podcast to discuss Portland's transition to a new form of government. He talked about the voter apporved change in 2022 and the work that went into preparing the organization for its first elections under the new form of government in 2024. He shared how the transit…
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We Live in Fearful Times. Our Safety Comes Through Preparing Together.
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1:04:10“Part of my work as a community safety and security practitioner is about offering tools for people to feel and move through fear so that we can continue to keep more of us in this fight,” says Che Johnson-Long. In this episode, Che and Kelly discuss safety planning and practical actions that individuals and organizations can take right now to crea…
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The Callous Stupidity of the 'Fit to Work' Lie : The War on the Sick and Disabled
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#677 From Animator to Deputy City Administrator with Kim Nakahodo, North Kansas City, MO
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44:55Kim Nakahodo, a 2025 ELGL Top Influencer and Deputy City Administrator for the City of North Kansas City, Missouri joined to podcast to discuss her journey in local government. She shared the value of professional organizations and the importance of empowering and engaging youth. She also talked about the impact of losing a police officer in the li…
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Raised by Auntie, Called Mom: The Complicated Truth of Kinship Adoption
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50:59In this powerful episode, attorney and pro-Black adoptee Aretha Frazier shares her story of being adopted by her aunt in a kinship placement that was far from simple. From navigating family loyalty and control to confronting abuse and the myth of gratitude, Aretha opens up about what it really meant to grow up in a household where blood ties didn’t…
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Mutual Aid For Palestinians & Sudanese in Egypt
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49:06🎙Just dropped a powerful episode with @jessicaelgamil who spent 6 months on the ground in Egypt, where she supported mutual aid efforts for Palestinians and Sudanese people. This was recorded months ago in an effort to put it in series, but I am so behind schedule now and couldn't wait longer for it to go out. I know I've been gone for upwards of 6…
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155. Baseball Utopia in Eephus -- Carson Lund
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55:59"What is joy when everything has been monetized and optimized?" For Carson Lund, the answer is rec league baseball, and his new film Eephus is about how a meaningless, anachronistic activity like a local baseball league can actually be the most meaningful and important thing you can do. The film is an ode to baseball, a comedy, and "an argument for…
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#676 Local Responses to Intoxicating Hemp with Glen Cole, Rolling Meadows, IL
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59:53Glen Cole, the Assistant City Manager and Community Development Director for City of Rolling Meadows, Illinois joined the podcast to discuss intoxicating hemp regulation at the local government level. He shared how intoxicating hemp is different than recreational marijuana and the lack of state regulation related to intoxicating hemp. He also discu…
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How to Fight Fascism in a Captured State
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1:13:08"We need to think deeply about cultivating that mindset of collective survival, of needing to understand each other and work together, even if we don’t like each other, and would never actually choose each other, because this is the 'us' we’ve got in an us versus them situation," says Kelly Hayes. In this episode, Kelly and guest Shane Burley discu…
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154. Hannah Arendt and Civil Disobedience -- John McGowan
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1:14:42John McGowan joins the podcast again to discuss a recent republication of Hannah Arendt's essay "Civil Disobedience, which responds to Plato's Crito, Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government," and the leftwing mass movements of the 1960s. John and I discuss Arendt's importance as a theorist of revolution and totalitarianism, as well as the complex…
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#675 Role of the Assistant Manager and Nonpartisan Leadership with Emily Colon
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58:34Emily Colon, former Deputy City Manager for the City of Lakeland, Florida, joined the podcast to talk about her career and two important management concepts. She recently wrote about the importance of nonpartisanship and she discussed how it can be a superpower for local government staff in an era of high polarization. She shared her approach for h…
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Surveillance, Saviors, and Screens: Media & Adoption with J Way
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57:54In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira is joined by her editor, cinephile, and dear friend J Way. Together, they dive into how adoption narratives are portrayed in film and television, from tropes like the “grateful orphan” to more realistic depictions of systemic harm. J Way shares their experience as a transracial adoptee, the cultural…
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153. Organizing in the 21st Century -- Jaz Brisack
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37:59Jaz Brisack joins me to discuss their new book, Get on the Job and Organize. Jaz and I discuss why billionaires take union organizing personally, how organizing is different in the 21st century, and how you can organize your workplace. Jaz might be coming to a town near you soon - here's the link to their book tour sites: https://www.simonandschust…
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Essay #102: Graham McGeoch, ‘Anarchism, Orthodoxy, and Latin America’
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19:27In this essay, Graham McGeoch speaks about his research of Orthodox Christian influences on Anarchism in Latin America. A fuller version of the research was published in the edited volume, Orthodoxy and Anarchism: Contemporary Perspectives (ed Davor Dzalto, Rowman & Littlefield, 2024). Dr Graham McGeoch teaches Theology & Religious Studies at Facul…
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#674 Stand By Me, Emergency Mutual Aid in Malibu, CA with Joseph Toney and Alexis Brown
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1:08:19Two guests joined the podcast to talk about the response to the Palisades Fire. Joseph Toney is the Acting City Manager for Malibu and Alexis Brown is the Deputy City Manager for Malibu. They discussed how these fire emergencies have affected staff and the importance of mutual aide. They also shared tips for other agencies who may face fire or othe…
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Fascism Isn’t Coming — It’s Here. Now What?
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1:08:45“We're not just contending with right-wing movements. We're talking about movements that have reached one of their goals, which is to take over the government,” says organizer and grassroots strategist Ejeris Dixon. In this episode, Ejeris and Kelly discuss fascism, coalition building, and the compassion and shared knowledge we need to create safet…
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152. Why Billionaires Love AI -- Brian Merchant
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1:05:51Brian Merchant, author of the newsletter Blood in the Machine, returns to the show to talk about the newsletter, ai, tech oligarchs, the neoliberal "abundance" agenda, jobs, and pretty much everything else you want to know about the terrible, horrible, no good collusion between Trump, Tech billionaires, and ai. Fight the tech billionaires. Support …
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#673 Managing Disruption in a Rapidly Changing World with Michael Welker, ncIMPACT
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54:02Michael Welker, Director of Policy and Research Partnerships for the ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of Government joined the podcast to discuss managing change. He talked about a recent report they released on Managing Disruption in a Rapidly Changing World. He shared why managing disruption is so important, the elements they identified as c…
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Mutual Aid as Resistance: Building Systems of Care
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20:41In this solo episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira dives deep into the power and necessity of mutual aid. Drawing from personal reflection, historical examples like the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords, and global efforts from Sudan to Florida, this episode highlights how mutual aid has always been about survival. Zaira explores how mutu…
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151. Graeber's Debt Chapter 12, The Beginning of Something Yet to Be Determined
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1:17:53In which I end my series on David Graeber's Debt, apologize for mistakes, and offer some hope for a new world in which we have more money and less monetarism. Thank you to all of the listeners to this series, and my wonderful lineup of guests: Dirk Ehnts, Eleanor Janega, Cory Doctorow, Bill Maurer, Henry Farrell, James K. Galbraith, Fuad Musallam, …
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Essay #101: Jesse Spafford, ‘The Anarchist Case Against Private Property’
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14:32In this essay, Jesse Spafford argues that plausible libertarian premises support the classical anarchist conclusion that no one has any moral property rights over land or resources. Drawing on the argument advanced in Chapter 4 of his book Social Anarchism and the Rejection of Moral Tyranny, he contends that neither states nor would-be property own…
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#672 Reimagining Communities and Local Government Trends with Sheila Shockey and Grant Mayfield
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53:21Two guests joined the podcast to talk about trends in local government and futurology. Sheila Shockey is the Founder and CEO of Shockey Consulting Services. Grant Mayfield is a Public Administration Consultant for Shockey Consulting Services. They discussed their path to working with local government organizations and attracting people to the profe…
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“Our movements are pretty much just made of our relationships — whether we can move together, coordinate, collaborate, figure out disagreements [and] stay loyal to each other when the repression comes down,” says Dean Spade. In this episode Dean and Kelly discuss the lessons of Dean's new book, Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships,…
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150. Secret Mall Apartment -- Jeremy Workman and Michael Townsend
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41:48When capitalists developed their neighborhood with a giant mall, eight artists developed an abandoned space in the mall into an apartment. It was art without permission, and now there's a documentary about what it was like to make a secret mall apartment as a form of art. Jeremy Workman, the director of Secret Mall Apartment, and Michael Townsend, …
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#671 Inside the City Management Internship Experience with Emilia Krajewski, Diksha, and Sarah Nissen
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57:36Three civic starters joined the podcast to discuss their city management internships. Emilia Krajewski is a Management Intern for the City of Chandler, Arizona; Diksha is an Administrative Intern in Economic Development for the City of Saginaw, Texas; and Sarah Nissen is a City Management Intern for the City of Plymouth, Minnesota. They shared thei…
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Adoptee Storytelling & Film Advocacy In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira sits down with Alexandra, a British and American domestic transracial adoptee who grew up in her birth country of Hong Kong. Alexandra is the festival director of the Adoptee Film Fest, a global in-person and online film festival amplifying adoptee-centered films…
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149. Anarchy in the Big Easy -- Max Cafard and Vulpes
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39:55Max Cafard (which is a pen name) and Vulpes (which is also a pen name) join me to discuss their fantastic new graphic novel Anarchy in the Big Easy, which is just what it sounds like. Max and Vulpes and I discuss the cosmic anarchy, political anarchism, and everyday anarchy that's flowed through what is now called New Orleans for centuries and mill…
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FYI About The Family & Youth Institute's Vital Role in Our Households
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41:50You bet we're going crazy featuring nonprofits this month on our Series: Organizations That Increase Khair! We've got extra episode drops and double headers coming your way this Ramadan 2025 so you know where you can send a few extra dollars to multiply khair (goodness) in this world and in the next. Dr. Madiha Tahseen of @thefyi_org shares the lat…
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#670 Innovation and Collaboration through the Sparks Program with Grace Hanne, Johnson County KS
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41:56Grace Hanne, an Innovation Principal Analyst for Johnson County, KS joined the podcast to discuss the County's Sparks Pilot Program, which is an effort to encourage collaboration and innovation across the organization. The program brings together employees from different areas of the County to work on transformative projects. She detailed what bene…
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Root Work and Resilience: The Fight for Black Families
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47:25Root Work and Resilience: The Fight for Black Families In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira sits down with Tamara and Tracey Robertson, sisters, healers, and advocates serving as Healers in Residence with Movement for Family Power. Together, they discuss their journey of resisting the harms of the family policing system, while centerin…
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BONUS: American Muslim Women's Giving Circle's Makeover
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40:56Lisa Kahler, new manager at the American Muslim Community Foundation, tells us all about the amazing changes and resources now brought to us by the American Muslim Women's Giving Circle. This national strategic donation product brings us together to empower women working for women in our communities. Take another tutorial on donor advised funds, en…
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Canceling Cancer in Afghanistan with Wellness Worldwide for Sustainable Communities
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32:15🌏Dr. Meena Said discusses the work of her nonprofit, Wellness Worldwide, this week. It provides international tertiary care coordination for terminally ill Afghan children, forgotten by the world along with their nation. "Coordinate" because these kids cannot be treated IN Afghanistan as there is no pediatric cancer center there. Find out why on th…
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We Must Burst Our Algorithmic Bubbles and Build Together Across Difference
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1:13:18“We need each other, and interdependence is key to survival for human beings,” says Mariame organizer Kaba. In this episode, Mariame and Kelly talk about what their book Let This Radicalize You brings to this moment. They also discuss the fight for reproductive justice, the problem with schadenfreude, and the need to build collective courage. Music…
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148. Debt Discussion 12, In the Middle of Something New with Yanis Varoufakis
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41:56Yanis Varoufakis joins me to discuss his new book, Technofeudalism, how the world economy has changed since Graeber wrote Debt, and where things might be going next. Live long and prosper.By Graham Culbertson
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#669 Bar Exam on Recent Legal Cases Affecting Local Government with Megan Mack and Greg Jones
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59:41Three lawyers walk into a bar. Megan Mack and Greg Jones, both Partners at the local government law firm, Ancel Glink, joined the podcast to talk about recent cases impacting local governments. They discussed the Supreme Court ruling affecting camping bans in Grants Pass v. Johnson. They talked about two zoning cases involving a challenge from resi…
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SERIES: Organizations That Increase Khair: Addressing a Need with Elevate Adolescence Programs
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50:39Our Series this month is "Organizations That Increase Khair," and we kick it off with Sana Imad of Elevate Adolescence. She's written a curriculum for a character education program designed to help tweens and teens build confidence and reach maturity in a developmentally appropriate way, both spiritually and psychologically. Rooted in Islamic princ…
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147. Luigi Mangione and Anarchist Terrorism -- Constance Bantman
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58:31Constance Bantman joins me to discuss the history of anarchist political violence through the prism of Luigi Mangione - and vice versa. Some of the questions we cover include: Can the history of nineteenth-century anarchist terrorism help us understand the recent assassination of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson by Mangione, and its rapturous receptio…
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📢 Pornography is a silent but pervasive issue in American Muslim communities.. We’re breaking that silence with Alaa Shareef of The Family and You Institute. She brings data-driven insights on who’s watching, why consumption happens, who's at risk, and what we can do about it—because ignoring it isn’t an option. 📊 Who is consuming porn in our commu…
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#668 Career Change and Leadership with Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Albany, OR
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54:28Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Deputy City Manager for the City of Albany, Oregon, rejoined the podcast to talk about her new role. She discussed the transition from Budget and Performance Manager to Deputy City Manager in a new state, what she was looking for in a new position, and the process to interview for a leadership role. She shared advice for othe…
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