RUTH ŁCHAV'AYA K'ISEN MILLER on Relations of Reciprocity [ENCORE] /283

Ruth shares how tending to the future must center Indigenous values and lifeways and shares the ways in which a just transition can be understood as a cyclical movement inspired by kinship, care, and reciprocity

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WOMAN STANDS SHINING (Pat McCabe) on Humanity's Homecoming [ENCORE] /282

Woman Stands Shining coalesces topics of Indigenous sovereignty, land back, how gender and consent behave in different paradigms, and the vital importance of moving out of modernity’s obsession with intellectualism.

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PRENTIS HEMPHILL on Choosing Belonging [ENCORE] /281

In recognition of the tremendous intricacies of our experiences when it comes to our collective histories, forced severances, and the manipulation of trauma in our society, Prentis shares how embodiment is a resource that allows us to connect with the Earth, recognize grief as an entry point, and shape the impossible into possible.

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Dr. VANDANA SHIVA on the Promise of the Commons /280

Dr. Shiva warns that the ruling class operates from a place of fear of any being alive and free on their own terms. We end this conversation with a call to a paradigm shift away from capitalism, control and fear to one of partnership with the earth.

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SII-AM HAMILTON on Respect-Based Futures [ENCORE] /279

In this powerful conversation with land defender Sii-am Hamilton, we are invited to discuss futuristic ways forward in recognition that Indigenous communities have been practicing creative resistance against colonialism and capitalism for hundreds of years.

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CORRINA GOULD on Settler Responsibility and Reciprocity [ENCORE] /277

Corrina reminds us that Ohlone territory still holds tremendous abundance and that the land can sustain us in a way that would provide for our wellbeing should we choose to really re-examine what it is we need to survive.

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ELLA NOAH BANCROFT on the Intelligence of Our Intimacy [ENCORE] /276

Ella traces the powerful connection between our ability to go against mainstream capitalist ways of being and our capacity for deep connection with ourselves and each other. We interrogate how much of identity is our truth, and how much of it is the echoing trends of dominant culture.

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MIKE PHILLIPS on Gray Wolves and the Vitality of Death [ENCORE] /275

Ayana and Mike touch on the history of cattle ranching and grazing rights, trophic cascades and the vitality of death, the violent lineages of conservation, and ecological restoration as an antidote to species loss.

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BRONTË VELEZ on the Necessity of Beauty, Part 2 [ENCORE] /274

brontë and Ayana explore topics including appropriating propaganda and memetics, reorienting ourselves away from the spectacle of terror, tending to erotic energy and sensual spaces, and the nuances around beauty and aesthetics in dominant culture.

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BRONTË VELEZ on the Pleasurable Surrender of White Supremacy, Part 1 [ENCORE]/273

Ayana and brontë delve into topics surrounding authentic expression, the distortion of feminine and masculine powers, beauty and aesthetics, queerness, dominatrix energy, and power as agency.

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Dr. KATE STAFFORD on What the Whales Hear [ENCORE] /272

Along with Dr. Kate Stafford, we listen to the many songs the ocean body sings, asking; how does a warming climate alter the Arctic’s soundscape? Why are the waters of the Arctic becoming louder, and what does this mean for kin like the bowhead?

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CHRIS HEDGES on Deflating the Ruling Elite through Civil Disobedience [ENCORE] /271

Ayana and Chris discuss wealth inequality, deindustrialization and the rise of the gig economy, the birth of fascism and Christian fundamentalism, and the fusion of corporate and government power under the reigning umbrella of the security state.

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MICHAEL MEADE on Cultivating Mythic Imagination [ENCORE] /270

Michael discusses the power of creative imagination and the promise of youth, the danger of hyper-individualism, pretentious heroism, and obsession with newness, and offers us guiding threads to answers awaiting in our own ancient consciousness.

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DONNA HARAWAY on Staying with the Trouble [ENCORE] /269

Donna invites us to wander in the colorful worlds of science fiction, play with story, and dig through the compost pile, offering up powerful tools and practices needed for humans and nonhumans alike to “live and die well together” on Earth.

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VIJAY PRASHAD on Capitalism’s Erosion of Morality [ENCORE] /268

Vijay shares how our morality has eroded under the weight of capitalism and why the disappearance of dignified discourse is connected to calculated divestments from our social and state institutions. This moving episode pushes us to think about how we can organize movements that will truly address quality of life.

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TRICIA HERSEY on Rest as Resistance [ENCORE] /267

With a historical analysis of slavery and plantation labor, Tricia Hersey of Nap Ministry prompts us, at this critical time, to consider what is stolen from those among us who cannot rest under white supremacy and capitalism.

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CHIARA FRANCESCA on Embodied Care /266

We explore the emotional experience behind acupuncture, how a disability justice framework shapes Chiara’s work, the connection between Earth and bodily experienced trauma, and how to create a conducive environment for embodiment.

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SHA’MIRA COVINGTON on Healing the Fashion Industrial Complex /265

Sha’Mira shares that the fashion industrial complex cannot simply be discussed in terms of environmental impact alone, it must be acknowledged as a loud echo of colonial conquest; not just in terms of extraction of labor and resources, or the outsourcing of pollutants and illness, but also in terms of culture and appropriation.


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BATHSHEBA DEMUTH on a More-Than-Human History /264

Bathsheba joins us to consider a future outside of apocalyptic visions, rooted in the understanding that the shape of the world today is neither permanent nor pre-destined.

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