Best Workers Revolutionary Collective Podcasts (2025)

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Not Just Holding Space: Death Work as Political Practice 43:28

5d ago43:28

43:28

What is a death doula, really? In this episode, Narinder unpacks the limits of the most common definition, "non-medical support at the end of life", and invites listeners into a much deeper understanding. With tenderness and clarity, she explores how death work is inherently political. Drawing from over a decade in the field, Narinder shares how he…

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🌊Get Specific: How Unique Grief Events Call in the Right People 48:12

9d ago48:12

48:12

In this episode of the Nine Keys podcast, Narinder speaks directly to death workers and grief workers who are ready to stop playing it safe with their offerings. She shares why getting specific with your grief events isn’t restrictive, it’s magnetic. From climate grief about plastics to grief groups for people who've endured a best friend breakup, …

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Fight the Oligarchy with Class War, not Class Collaboration 1:35:12

12d ago1:35:12

1:35:12

In the response to the LA anti-ICE protests, a large number of Democrats have called for peaceful non-violence in the spirit of MLK Jr. We review the history of the Civil Rights movement and how change actually took place. And we come to the conclusion that today's Democrats are the white moderate that MLK Jr warned us about. This includes progress…

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#113: Mutual Aid and Revolutionary Anti-Capitalism: Revisiting the Difference Between Mutual Aid and Charity 23:49

12d ago23:49

23:49

This episode offers an audio version of “Mutual Aid, the Commons, and the Revolutionary Abolition of Capitalism,” exploring why the best way to understand mutual aid as an effort to create participatory commons in which everyone can contribute and there is no fundamental division between organizers and beneficiaries. -------SHOW NOTES------ Table o…

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#112: From Minneapolis to Los Angeles: The Origins of the Wave of Resistance to ICE 26:45

15d ago26:45

26:45

This episode offers audio versions of “Minneapolis to Feds: ‘Get the Fuck Out’” and “Los Angeles Stands up to ICE: A Firsthand Report on the Clashes of June 6,” which trace the origins of the angry response to federal raids that spread across the United States in early June 2025. -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents Introduction {0:34} Minneap…

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Where Art Meets Death Work: A Phenomenal Moment at the Philly Festival 26:36

1M ago26:36

26:36

In this episode of the Nine Keys podcast, Narinder reflects on an art piece by Mel Hsu from the Philadelphia Death and Arts Festival. Watching art and death work weave together was a powerful experience for her, one she knew was potent but was still so deeply moved by in person. Though the sound quality is a bit off as Narinder is recording with he…

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The Sacred Slowness: Resting with Arria Deepwater 1:11:26

1M ago1:11:26

1:11:26

In this soul-nourishing episode, Narinder is joined by the luminous Arria Deepwater - intuitive healer, writer, and speaker - for a conversation that moves gently. Together, they explore the radical power of deep rest, the wisdom of moving slowly, and the sacred choices we make to honor our bodies and spirits in a world that often demands speed and…

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Death Work, Real Wages: Building Abundance Outside of Institutions 35:35

2M ago35:35

35:35

In this episode of Nine Keys, recorded under the potent full moon in Scorpio with the Sun in grounded Taurus, Narinder gets bold, grounded, and beautifully honest. She runs the numbers, yes, real numbers, on what a sustainable, abundant living wage can look like for death workers outside of institutions, outside of burnout, and outside of the myth …

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Building New Worlds That Stick: Through the Lens of Death Work 33:26

2M ago33:26

33:26

In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder explores what it truly takes for death workers to become solid infrastructure for new worlds. What happens when our own bodies, soft-businesses, and inner-facing death work become the foundation for cultural transformation? Narinder speaks to the necessity of being well-resourced, boundaried, creative, and in …

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Death Work and Art with Annie Wilson and the Philadelphia Death & Arts Festival - May 29-June 1 1:05:06

2M ago1:05:06

1:05:06

In this episode of The Nine Keys Podcast, I'm joined by Annie Wilson, the brilliant lead instigator behind the Philadelphia Death and Arts Festival. MAY 29 - JUNE 1 2025 Our conversation is full of information, vision, and deep truth as we explore the beauty and power of weaving deathwork and art into a shared cultural experience, one that invites …

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🎙️ Save This Episode: 3 Grounding Tips for New Death Workers Taking Their First Calls 20:29

3M ago20:29

20:29

If you're just beginning your journey as a death worker, this episode is for you. It’s a grounding love letter of encouragement for you who are answering your first calls, tending your first thresholds, or simply wondering if you're ready. This episode is a pocket-sized companion for your journey—save it for the days you need a little courage and c…

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Creating Death Work: Beyond Validation 42:19

3M ago42:19

42:19

In this episode, Narinder invites death workers and grief workers into a deep remembering: you are not here to replicate what has already been done — you are here to dream, to create, to reshape death care itself. Narinder speaks about the quiet trap of seeking approval — how it waters down your vision, drains your energy, and keeps your deepest of…

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You Don’t Need to be Certified in Grief Work to Do Grief Work 30:57

3M ago30:57

30:57

So many healers, artists, and death workers feel called to grief work but hold themselves back—waiting for a certification, a title, or someone to tell them they’re “qualified.” But grief isn’t something you master. It’s something you witness, hold, and walk with. Grief teaches grief. In this episode, Narinder unpacks the myth of expertise in grief…

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From Vision to Form: Birthing Soul-Led Business with Dajé Alōh 1:03:51

3M ago1:03:51

1:03:51

Press play and let the unraveling begin. In this episode, Narinder sits down with The Story Doula, Vision Midwife Dajé Alōh, to explore the wild and real terrain of bringing our visions to life, our soul's work to the world. From the grief that shapes our boldest creations to the authentic expression that leads us to liberation, Dajé invites us int…

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How Corporate Democrats Paved the Road to Trumpism - Part 2 1:35:09

4M ago1:35:09

1:35:09

In Part 2 of this series, we focus on foreign policy. In Part 1, we explained how Trump and his oligarchs enrich themselves off the backs of the world’s poor and working-class at home. But in the case of foreign policy, Trump’s plans involve the blatant pillaging and exploitation of other country’s sovereign lands and resources. And again, this was…

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#111: Become an Anarchist or Forever Hold Your Peace 21:55

4M ago21:55

21:55

This episode offers an audio version of “Become an Anarchist or Forever Hold Your Peace,” arguing that neither courts nor laws will halt the descent into autocracy. Massive numbers of people will have to take it upon themselves to organize concrete acts of resistance, to take direct action on a horizontal and participatory basis—in other words, to …

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How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way to Trumpism- Part I 1:38:37

4M ago1:38:37

1:38:37

In our first episode during Trump’s second term, we look at a short (but not comprehensive) list of horrors that the Trump MAGA coalition has unleashed on the US public and how the groundwork for this horror show was laid down by the Biden regime, along with decades of corporate Democratic failures to build any kind of real opposition to the fascis…

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Crossing the Rickety Bridge: Building the New World with the Great Mother’s Catch 1:05:23

4M ago1:05:23

1:05:23

Expanding on something said in the previous Nine Keys episode, The Death Worker's Antenna, through storytelling and poetry, Narinder explains the Great Mother's world that is being built through people who listen to her direction. A world where work is balanced with play and rest. Service that comes through devotion to her and not the exploitative …

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#110: It’s Safer in the Front 22:21

4M ago22:21

22:21

This episode offers an audio version of “It’s Safer in the Front,” making the case that seeking safety by avoiding confrontation is not likely to be an effective strategy in a time of escalating political conflict. {February 25, 2025} -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents Introduction {0:30} My Friend’s Grandfather {1:11} “Summit of the America…

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Part Six of The Death Healer's Hexagon: Death Work as a Path of Devotion 25:02

5M ago25:02

25:02

This episode of Nine Keys is the last episode in a six part series called The Death Healer's Hexagon. If you haven't checked out the previous episodes in this series, you might enjoy going back to part one of the series. Death Work as a Path of Devotion is a topic close to Narinder's heart. Here she is, unscripted, talking about what death work as …

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Part Five of The Death Healer's Hexagon: Death Work as Art Form and Medium 1:00:15

5M ago1:00:15

1:00:15

From bespoke shrouds, to grief memes, to death art, to conceptual art spaces that double as death education spaces, creativity weaves infinitely through death work. In this episode, Narinder talks with artist and death worker Meghan Johnson about the facet of The Death Healer's Hexagon that is Death Work as Art Form and Medium. Death work and art g…

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Part Four of The Death Healer's Hexagon: Culture Midwifery 1:24:55

5M ago1:24:55

1:24:55

You're invited to press your ear up against the studio door and listen in on this lyrical conversation between Narinder and her friend and colleague Melissa Word as they sing of the beauty and the hard realness of Death Work as Culture Midwifery. The conversation grows tendrils that touch on our collective grief, our body's intelligence, the power …

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Part Three of The Death Healer's Hexagon: Soft-Business 1:07:37

6M ago1:07:37

1:07:37

This episode is the third episode in a six part series called The Death Healer's Hexagon: the six facets of death work as Narinder Bazen knows it, sees it, and teaches it. In this episode, Narinder is highlighting the facet of the hexagon that is death work as soft-business. Narinder is joined by her friend, death worker colleague, and business ins…

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Part Two of The Death Healer's Hexagon: Inner-Facing Death Work with Grace Allerdice 48:01

6M ago48:01

48:01

Death worker, the entire death work movement in hinging on our own inner-facing death work. Inner-facing death work is one of the facets of The Death Healer's Hexagon, and it's a whopper! This piece of our work greatly informs our outer-facing death and all of the facets of our work. In this episode, Narinder dives deeply into our inner-facing deat…

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#109: Sacrificial Violence and Retribution 17:34

6M ago17:34

17:34

This episode offers an audio version of “Sacrificial Violence and Retribution,” exploring the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are contending in our society today. {November 22, 2024} -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents Introduction {0:30} Sacrificial Violence {3:18}…

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Part One of Death Healer's Hexagon: Outer-Facing Death Work 39:29

6M ago39:29

39:29

In this first episode of the six part series The Death Healer's Hexagon Narinder drops a lot of information about what exactly outer-facing death work is. It's not all the New York Times says it is, it's SO much more! Not only is Narinder giving information, she's giving permission, clarity and invitations in this episode to death workers and death…

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Craft Your Own Magic with Cassie Uhl 1:05:57

7M ago1:05:57

1:05:57

In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder talks with death worker colleague, collective work comrade, and fellow magical being Cassie Uhl about her new book Craft Your Own Magic. This episode is loaded with tenderness, insight and healing. Cassie Uhl (she/her) is a magic practitioner, death and energy worker, rites of passage facilitator, artist, and …

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An Old Stove and Roses: Symbols in Death Work and Storytelling with Narinder Bazen 44:12

7M ago44:12

44:12

Pour yourself a cup of tea, get cozy, and listen to this episode of Nine Keys where Narinder shares some of her death midwifery stories. Maybe there's a treasure for you in this storytelling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#108: The Case for Resistance 41:09

7M ago41:09

41:09

This episode offers an audio version of “The Case for Resistance,” laying out an analysis of what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. “This is a pivotal moment, and everyone who isn’t cynically detached is sounding the alarm. Those of us who recognize the necessity of fighting had better find each ot…

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#107: The Eye of Every Storm 24:24

8M ago24:24

24:24

At a time when misinformation, rising authoritarianism, and disasters exacerbated by industrially-produced climate change are creating a feedback loop of escalating crisis, it’s crucial to understand disaster response as an integral part of community defense and strategize about how this can play a part in movements for liberation. In this reflecti…

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Grieving in Solitude & Sitting in Acceptance 42:02

8M ago42:02

42:02

In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder shares a calming message for those who are grieving the state of the world and for those who are needing some guidance for sitting in the acceptance of the prognosis of such a state. Grieving in solitude has its purposes. So many times we can think that we are doing something wrong with our grief, if we prefer…

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Election 2024: A Masks-off Moment for Corporate Democrats and Bourgeois Liberals who Hate the Working Class 1:50:30

8M ago1:50:30

1:50:30

In this post-mortem election breakdown, we look at bourgeois liberal and Democratic establishment reactions to Harris' spectacular electoral failure. We analyze a liberal pattern of maliciously blaming voters and spewing false narratives about why people vote the way they do. We also examine the material impacts on US voters from the Democrats' own…

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#106: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy 18:16

8M ago18:16

18:16

Donald Trump has won the 2024 election. In order to understand what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here. In many ways, the Democrats are responsible for Donald Trump’s return to power. Over the past four years, the Democrats have beefed up the institutions through which the fascists will enact their policies, normalized violence against…

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Death Workers' Inner Saboteurs 48:01

8M ago48:01

48:01

In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder, with humor and grace, takes the charge out of our Death Worker Inner Saboteurs and gives us practical tips on how to invite them along for the ride in our work, but not to give them the wheel. You won't want to miss this episode if you've got a Nagging Nelly keeping you back from letting your death work be it…

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Reimagine: A Fortified Person in Service Work 41:00

8M ago41:00

41:00

In this episode Narinder takes you on a journey through the countryside, gratitude, and her thoughts on what it's like to be a person in service for over twenty-five years and what she's learned about helping other death workers find their fortification in their service work. Narinder talks a little bit about Dead of Winter - a lighthearted space o…

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Seasons Change in Death Work 39:25

9M ago39:25

39:25

In this episode of the Nine Keys podcast, Narinder speaks about death workers talking about natural death and dying while the world's on fire, death work as a soulful path, the life/death/life cycles of death work for the one doing it, and also art making and death themed artist camaraderie. In this episode Narinder talks about Dead of Winter: a pl…

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Paying it Forward with Denise Johnson 1:18:10

10M ago1:18:10

1:18:10

In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder talks with Denise Johnson about how serendipitous events surrounding her mother's death four years ago led her to become a very busy end-of-life doula today. Denise and Narinder met at Denise's mother's bedside three months before her death. Narinder was called in to serve as Ms. Thelma's death midwife. What s…

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Dream Bigger than a Black Woman President Committing Genocide 1:31:59

10M ago1:31:59

1:31:59

After a bit of a hiatus, Crawdads & Taters is back to discuss the 2024 Presidential election, the ongoing genocide in Palestine and the limits of real political change under a capitalist, imperialist economic system. While identity politics are being sold to us as a smokescreen for progressive change, duping the public into believing that Kamala (a…

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Potential Portals with Warlock Fulltime 1:01:14

12M ago1:01:14

1:01:14

This Nine Keys episode is a real treasure hunt! Listen closely to Warlock Fulltime's conversation with Narinder to find a valuable gem just for you. Warlock drops keepsakes all through this 60-minute chat about potential portals, uncertainty, grief as a production queen, art, seagulls, sunsets, and pain as a big doorway to the art of noticing. Warl…

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Magical Besties with Deryn 57:30

1y ago57:30

57:30

In this episode of the Nine Keys podcast, Narinder talks with her best friend Deryn about the importance of play, whimsy, following our intuition, and releasing attachments to outcomes when playing with magic! Deryn is a witch and an artist living in Atlanta with his three cats and a handful of spirits. He and Narinder have been playing together be…

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Riffing on Life, Death, Grief, and Everything-in-Between with Melissa Word 1:08:59

1y ago1:08:59

1:08:59

In this episode, Narinder and Melissa Word riff on: Death Work as an art medium Grief as the diva she is Patriarchal learning systems vs matriarchal learning systems in regard to 'death schools" If you are an artist, if you are a death worker, if you are a new world builder, or if you're curious about how those three things blend, this episode is f…

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Behind the Curtain of Seven Moon Cove 1:15:46

1y ago1:15:46

1:15:46

In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder slips into her storytelling magic to share the true tale of how Seven Moon Cove came to be. Seven Moon Cove is an intimate space for fringe folk, makers, new-world dreamers, death workers, and grief walkers, (aka the cool kids) to explore together for seven moon cycles and to meet up in the mystic's sandbox. N…

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