SKY HOPINKA on What We Pass On /364
SKY HOPINKA on What We Pass On /364

Weaving together the ephemeral worlds of emotion and Indigenous identity with the grounding power of shared values and reciprocity, Sky reminds us that art is meant to provoke, inspire, and make the space needed for feeling to emerge.

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OTHERING & BELONGING with Udi Raz, Yasmeen Daher, and Cecilie Surasky
OTHERING & BELONGING with Udi Raz, Yasmeen Daher, and Cecilie Surasky

Speaking on the theme “Turning Towards Each Other, Not Against Each Other: Bridging in Times of Crisis” the panelists address what it means to build towards co-liberation in difficult times – especially in the context of the war on Gaza.

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SYLVIA V. LINSTEADT on The Motherline /363
SYLVIA V. LINSTEADT on The Motherline /363

Sylvia and Ayana consider questions at the very foundation of our cultures. Winding through questions of patriarchy, religion, and violence, Ayana and Sylvia do not find singular answers, but rather a wisdom that arises from questioning the things that are deeply enmeshed in our culture.

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TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Inviolable Lore /362
TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Inviolable Lore /362

Tyson contemplates how we may open ourselves up to being beckoned outside of the ego, and how we may resist the individualizing neoliberal urge—decolonization is not just about poetry, or word, or aesthetics, and how we must be materially and fiscally decolonial for the real work to be done.

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LAYLA K. FEGHALI on The Land in Our Bones /361
LAYLA K. FEGHALI on The Land in Our Bones /361

Layla shares the power and perseverance of homeland, even in the face of colonial violence. As the genocide in Palestine continues and worsens, Layla offers a powerful call to listen to our rage and take real action against empire.

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The Edges in the Middle, VII: Báyò Akómoláfé, Sa’ed Atshan, Cecilie Surasky
The Edges in the Middle, VII: Báyò Akómoláfé, Sa’ed Atshan, Cecilie Surasky

Bayo, Cecile, and Sa’ed explore how honoring each other’s grief may allow us to reclaim each other’s humanity and perhaps shed light on a path forward to belonging in Israel-Palestine, for Muslims, Jews, and Christians, and for all people around the world.

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BETTY MARTIN on the Language of Consent /358
BETTY MARTIN on the Language of Consent /358

Betty give listeners insight into what she calls “The Wheel of Consent,” and reminds us that access is a gift. No one is born with the knowledge of how to give and receive in the “perfect” way, rather we must learn and feel together.

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KURT RUSSO on a Prayer of Mourning /357
KURT RUSSO on a Prayer of Mourning /357

Kurt shares guided wisdom about the realities of commodification, ecocide, and the capacity of the human soul for intentional cruelty. How we fight against such darkness matters not just for humanity, but for all with whom we share this precious earth. 

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ERIN MANNING on the Choreography of Neurodiversity /356
ERIN MANNING on the Choreography of Neurodiversity /356

Erin describes her understanding of modalities of being, explaining that neurotypicality is a system that undergirds our ways of knowing and our ways of being a body. There is no singular “neurotypical person” just as there is no singular “neurodiverse” person.

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FARIHA RÓISÍN on the Courage of Listening to Our Bodies /354
FARIHA RÓISÍN on the Courage of Listening to Our Bodies /354

Róisín offers both timely and timeless wisdom on what it means to live in a body that has experienced trauma. This is a conversation that bears witness to the deep terror and distress of the world and still charges forward with undying compassion and care of wild survival. 

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PERDITA FINN on the Long Story of Our Souls /353
PERDITA FINN on the Long Story of Our Souls /353

Following ecology, not theology, Perdita calls us to think about the ecological equation – the reality of bodies feeding other bodies, of death opening a portal to another life. This is a reality that animals, plants, and all our more-than-human kin know well. How can we tap into their earthly wisdom?

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JACQUELINE SUSKIN on The Poetry of Seasons /352
JACQUELINE SUSKIN on The Poetry of Seasons /352

Detailing her ongoing connection to the earth and the wonder she feels about humanity's place within and as a part of nature, Jacqueline details the way our rhythms are drawn from those of the earth.

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OBI KAUFMANN on the Ecotone of Art and Science /351
OBI KAUFMANN on the Ecotone of Art and Science /351

Discussing his signature field atlases, Obi shares a longing to understand the whole of a place – not just the marquee places, but the systems and interconnections that keep the earth pulsing with life and shares how a simple question can crack open the complexity of life on earth.

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JASON BALDES on Buffalo and Land Rematriation /350
JASON BALDES on Buffalo and Land Rematriation /350

Jason offers his deep wisdom about the ecological, spiritual, and cultural importance of buffalo, detailing the health benefits of eating buffalo, the ecological benefits of their migration and grazing, and the healing benefits of connection to these animals. 

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The Edges in the Middle, VI: Báyò Akómoláfé, Madhulika Banerjee, and Minna Salami
The Edges in the Middle, VI: Báyò Akómoláfé, Madhulika Banerjee, and Minna Salami

Envisioning other ways of creating democracy,  Báyò, Madhulika, and Minna describe festival democracy, democracies of contestations and dancing, and democracies of the more-than-human.

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STEPHEN JENKINSON on a Lucid Reckoning /349
STEPHEN JENKINSON on a Lucid Reckoning /349

Ayana and Stephen contemplate vital questions about the value of tradition, the importance of strangerhood, the possibility of reckoning, and the meaning of ancestry. Stephen’s questions disrupt and unsettle the status quo, and perhaps lead us to the lessons we so deeply need.

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