JOHN A. POWELL on Institutions of Othering and Radical Belonging [ENCORE] /329

john a. powell explores the frameworks of “othering and belonging” and "targeted universalism," as well as ideologies of supremacy, global dislocation, rethinking citizenship, and lastly, how we can co-create shared visions and practices of humanity that bring us back into belonging.

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The Edges in the Middle, I: Báyò Akómoláfé and john a. powell

Articulating both the harsh realities of modern day division and the simultaneous reality of our connection to each other and to the earth, Báyò and john examine what it means to be “other” and to invite in the “monstrous” and the “strange.”

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TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Unbranding Our Mind [ENCORE] /328

Tyson calls us to unbrand our minds and deeply interrogate where we are sourcing our thoughts from, the ramifications of becoming a trauma-obsessed society, and how to identify environments for emergence.

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MORGAN CURTIS on Transmuting Ancestries of Exploitation /327

Ayana and Morgan dive into the need for repair, healing, and acknowledgement as we face the historical roots of modern inequity. This heartfelt and expansive conversation calls for us to unlearn the ways racial capitalism has taught us wealth should be passed down.

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GABES TORRES on Journeying Together /326

Gabes lucidly describes the ways our individual health and well-being is dependent upon our connections and the structures of the societies in which we reside, bringing us into conversation about interdependence and the abundance that our communities can foster when we move beyond a scarcity mindset based in individualism and profit. 

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ROSEMARY GLADSTAR on Thriving Where Planted /325

Rosemary and Ayana contemplate the ways plants shape us and make us into companions when we work with them, and consider the ways paying deep attention to the world invites us to a place of radical grief and love. How do we acknowledge change, and choose to love in spite of harsh circumstances? 

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MALCOLM HARRIS on the Globalization of Forgetfulness /324

Malcolm offers well-rooted thought touching on the history of Stanford University, the internet, Palo Alto’s military connections, and reveals the values of understanding our material realities and the structures that support society as it stands.

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FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK on Finding Rhythm Through Word /323

Moving through the depths of empathy, pleasure, and presence, Francesca considers passion as a practice of gratitude to the world around us and offers us an escape from mindless distraction through the power of imagination and literature.

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EPISODE SWAP: How to Survive the End of the World / All About Love

adrienne and Autumn discuss the joys of witnessing love in the face of despair, the accountability that comes with true love, and the growth and nourishment made possible through love, they impart deep wisdom about how to cherish this world for all it has given us. 

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SAMUEL BAUTISTA LAZO on Handmade Futures /322

Samuel Bautista Lazo brings listeners into an insightful conversation on the value of craftwork that connects us to the past and plants seeds for the future emphasizing the radical act of creating connection and meaning with the objects we need to sustain life.

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ALYNDA MARIPOSA SEGARRA on Life on Earth /321

Alynda speaks on the complexities that come with wanting and needing to run away from oppressive systems while simultaneously confronting what is happening right in front of us, emphasizing the urgency of action and compassion as we work to end systems of detainment and punishment.

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JOSUÉ RIVAS on Throwing a Glitch in the Social Media Matrix /320

Josué invites us to challenge extractive and colonial lenses by embracing the overwhelming force of the creative urge. How might we break apart from the constant pressure of social media to envision the new modes of creation and creativity that these stories need in order to be told? 

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JAROD K. ANDERSON on Reclaiming Limits /319

Jarod (@cryptonaturalist) reminds us, limits are nourishing within poetry, and can be a virtue in life. If we accept the messy, twisted, and gnarled realities of life, we can escape the cold and dead store bought narratives about who we are supposed to be and instead lean into real freedom.  

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TRICIA HERSEY on Deprogramming from Grind Culture /318

Tricia Hersey joins Ayana to unwind the complicated ties of exhaustion and exploitation. Tricia’s words serve as incantations against the brainwashing of grind culture as she and Ayana investigate the systems that benefit from keeping us stagnant. 

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VEDA AUSTIN on Water as Source /317

Veda calls us to investigate our liquid selves – the tears and sweat that make us human, the rituals of baptism and bathing that connect us to that which lies beyond. As Veda states, water is always in search of itself. How might understanding water begin to help us in our search for ourselves?

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END OF YEAR UPDATE (2022)

Beginning in January all episodes released to the public via our website, digital streaming services, and radio syndicates will be standard episodes under an hour. Episode that exceeds an hour in length will be available on Patreon…

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TIFFANY LETHABO KING on The Black Shoals [with brontë velez], Part Two /316

Part two of the conversation between brontë and Tiffany spans further inquiry into shoals, the physical desire to belong to Earth, agency, eros, spiritual correction, the pleasure and potential of failure, and that which cannot be translated, but instead has to be experienced or co-witnessed to be understood.

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TIFFANY LETHABO KING on The Black Shoals [with brontë velez], Part One /315

brontë and Tiffany explore sacred laughter, Black and Indigenous feminism, sexuality, liberation, ceremony, and protocol. This simultaneously intimate and expansive dialogue allows us to rethink the stories and structures we’ve been told regarding Black and Indigenous relations.

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THENMOZHI SOUNDARARAJAN on Annihilating Caste Systems /314

Speaking to the ways that carrying the trauma of caste manifests within the body, Thenmozhi emphasizes the importance of slowing down to process the grief and pain caused by mindless oppression. She offers important context to the conversation about caste, emphasizing the ways caste discrimination manifests within global schemes of technology and power distribution.

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SLOW STUDY: We Will Dance With Mountains: Into the Cracks!

This Slow Study Course is a series of lectures and practice prompts from Bayo’s 2021 edition of We Will Dance With Mountains: Into the Cracks! wherein 1000+ people gathered. It is a carnivalesque course in postactivism, a matter of fissures, fault lines, cracks, openings, seismic shifts, endings, and fugitive marronage.

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