Best Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness Podcasts (2024)

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Ep.31 – Hurrah For Anarchy: A History of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists 1:29:37

14d ago1:29:37

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Summary This month on Strangers we have “Hurrah for Anarchy: a history of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists” by Margaret Killjoy, which is a short historical article about…May Day. We have no audio feature this month, just an interview with Margaret about the zine. If you want to read the zine, go to Tangled Wilderness.org and check it…

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S1E117 - Inmn and Margaret on "Civil War" 58:23

9m ago58:23

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn and Margaret review the new film Civil War. Spoiler alert, it's all kinds of weird. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A…

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S1E116 - Tav on Waterways 59:34

1h ago59:34

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Tav and Inmn talk about the utility of waterways and the ways that industrialization has changed our relationship to waterways. Inmn learns new terrifying things about river rafting and how river guides really come up with the scariest things to name potential dangers. Guest Info Host Info …

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Secret third places 1:30:31

2h ago1:30:31

1:30:31

We talk with old pal Dan Abbot of Bobby joe Ebola about Geekfest. The freaky music festival organized by literal children in the bay area in the 90s borne out of an increasingly insular punk subculture in the wake of Green Day blowing up the spot. We also discuss Temporary Autonomous Zones, what happened to make Burning Man go from something anarch…

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S1E115 - This Month in the Apocalypse: April, 2024 1:01:16

3d ago1:01:16

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Brooke, Margaret, and Inmn talk about some news from Gaza, the climate, hurricanes, University occupations, Texas' latest attempt to become a mini fief, abortion laws that are older than states, an update on an Arizona gun law, Taylor Swift, and TikTok. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instag…

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Ep.30 – With the Dolphins by Bill Stickers 1:19:30

6d ago1:19:30

1:19:30

Summary This month on Strangers, we have a short story called With the Dolphins by Bill Stickers. It's a story about the spirit of adventure on the high seas, the false promises of AI, and the inescapability of worker exploitation in late-stage capitalism -- and how solidarity, in all its many forms, can effectively fight it. The word of the month …

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S1E114 - Colin on Flood Plains and Water Damage 1:04:15

10d ago1:04:15

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Colin and Brooke talk about flooding, water damage, and how to avoid having your home damaged by those things. Guest Info Colin (he/him) is a carpenter, industrial electrician, and backpacker. Host Info Brooke can be found on Twitter or Mastodon @ogemakweBrooke. Publisher Info This show is …

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S1E113 - Tyler on Dark Winter Concepts 1:05:29

27d ago1:05:29

1:05:29

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret and Tyler from Dark Winter Concepts talk about homesteading, preparedness, prepper culture, and focus on inclusion of marginalized communities within these spaces. Guest Info Tyler (he/him) can be found on Instagram @Darkwinterconcepts Host Info Margaret (she/they) can be found on …

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S1E112 - Dean Spade on Mutual Aid as Preparedness pt. II 42:18

24d ago42:18

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret and Dean continue to talk about the ways that mutual aid helps communities prepare for disasters that are already here and disasters that have yet to come. They talk about what things like hope and success can look like even as the world crumbles around us. Guest Info Dean Spade is…

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Ep.29 – So Your Cult Had a Schism: Why and How to Dig a Tunnel About it by Miriam Roček 1:09:11

1M ago1:09:11

1:09:11

Summary This month on Strangers, we have a piece called So Your Cult had a Schism: Why and How to Dig a Tunnel About it by Miriam Roček, which feels pretty self-explanatory. The word of the month is about some critters that also like to make tunnels. Follow along here at tangled wilderness.org. Guest Info You can find Miriam here at Strangers. Publ…

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D U N E 1:47:51

28d ago1:47:51

1:47:51

Is Dune anti-colonial? Can the white savior myth be satirized? Is Gurney Halleck my friend? Kallie (@itsametaphorfordeath), Producer Aaron, and Io (@bum.lung) do a big ass DUNE episode and jaw about all this plus libertarians hand in “counter-culture”, if you can get so high of worm-dirt you become space hitler, and we also delve into what renowned…

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S1E111 - Dean Spade on Mutual Aid as Preparedness pt. I 54:55

1M ago54:55

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret and Dean talk about the ways that mutual aid helps communities prepare for disasters that are already here and disasters that have yet to come. Guest Info Dean Spade is an American lawyer, writer, trans activist, and associate professor of law at Seattle University School of Law. Y…

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S1E110 - Colin on Structural Triage After a Disaster 1:00:56

1M ago1:00:56

1:00:56

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Colin talks to Brooke about how to asses damage to structures after disasters, what you can do when you're stuck in a building after a disaster, and ways to make your situation easier and safer. Guest Info Colin (he/him) is a carpenter, industrial electrician, and backpacker. Host Info Broo…

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S1E109 - This Month in the Apocalypse: March, 2024 1:02:09

2M ago1:02:09

1:02:09

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Brooke, Margaret, and Inmn talk about the environment, how a Boeing whistle blower died suspiciously, Abbot's newest attempt to make Texas a mini fief, and remember the lives of 3 teens. They also talk about hope and some nice things that happened for a change. Host Info Inmn can be found o…

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Ep.28 – A Field, A Shadow, Indeed A Shadow by Margaret Killjoy 1:37:29

2M ago1:37:29

1:37:29

Summary This month on Strangers, we have the short story A Field, A Shadow, Indeed a Shadow, by Margaret Killjoy. Two teenagers discover what it means to wander the woods, the night, and to take action in all of the small ways that feel big to save their forest from destruction and to answer the call to adventure. The word of the month is a word th…

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The only good (fictional) cop 1:37:13

2M ago1:37:13

1:37:13

Vicky Osterweil (In defense of Looting), Miriam, and Io chose their champions and play a game making the case for the best fictional cop and how guilty we feel as anarchists for loving them. Rust Chole, Sam Vimes and Agent Dale Cooper duke it out for the title of the only good cop! 3 pigss enter! Only one will be spared the wall! Is the noir detect…

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Cozy Games/Night in the Woods 1:17:57

3M ago1:17:57

1:17:57

Bea, Robin and Io put on their feetie jim-jams and gather round the duraflame to talk about their favorite winter time cozy games. Io goes on at length about Night in the Woods as the perfect image of small town youth culture anarchy. We also talk about Eastward, Katamari Damacy, Oxenfree andtry our hand at some ASMR. Io can be found on Twitter @Bu…

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S1E108 - This Month in the Apocalypse: Feb. 2024 55:08

3M ago55:08

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Episode Summary This time on This Month in the Apocalypse, Brooke and Inmn talk about volcanoes, fires in Chile, rivers in the sky, storms of new magnitudes, the war in Ukraine, the ICJ ruling on Israel's genocide, how the immigration bill is confusing and bad, God's Army descending on Eagle's Pass, and how charitable bail funds are under attack. L…

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Ep.27 – Death of a Murder by Vicky Osterweil 1:14:41

3M ago1:14:41

1:14:41

Summary This month we have Death of a Murder, a short story set in a not-too-distant bio-tech, sci-fi future about radicals waging a revolution against the Unifers who control the world we know now and how fighting in a revolution is never simple. The word of a month is also about the future...and birds. Guest Info Vicky Osterweil is a writer, work…

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S1E107 - Ben on Communication After a Disaster 51:48

4M ago51:48

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Ben and Brooke talk about communication systems during a disaster. They cover basic communication infrastructure and equipment as well as what kind of information is vital to be able to communicate when cell phone towers go down. They also cover just how awesome amateur radio is. Guest Info…

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S1E106 - Zena on Parenting 58:32

4M ago58:32

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Zena and Brooke talk about parenting. Guest Info Zena Sharman (she/her), PhD is a writer and consultant whose body of work pivots around the questions “How do we create change?” and “How do we care for each other?” She’s the author of three books, including The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory …

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S1E105 - Eric King on Surviving Prison 1:09:29

4M ago1:09:29

1:09:29

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Eric King talks to Margaret about navigating and surviving prison after spending nine and half years in a federal prison after firebombing a congress person's office during the Ferguson Uprising. Guest Info Eric King (he/him) is an anarchist, a father, a poet, a brutal scrabble player, an a…

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S1E104 - This Year in the Apocalypse 2023 1:10:32

4M ago1:10:32

1:10:32

Episode Summary This month on Live Like the World is Dying, we have This Year in the Apocalypse where Margaret and Inmn go over some broad strokes of 2023, from the genocide in Palestine, to anti-trans legislation, to the state of the environment. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Margaret can be found on twitter @mag…

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S1E103 - Crisis on the Arizona Border 1:08:31

4M ago1:08:31

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn is joined by two humanitarian-aid workers who have been providing care to asylum seekers along the Mexico-Arizona border near Sasabe where Prevention Through Deterrence policies are playing out in realtime as thousands of asylum seekers are left out in the winter desert by Border Patro…

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S1E102 - "Blood, Soil, & Frozen TV Dinners" with Matthew Dougal 1:57:14

4M ago1:57:14

1:57:14

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, we have a short story about prepping called "Blood, Soil, & Frozen TV Dinners" by Matthew Dougal. It's a parody about two right-wing preppers who are faced with a collapse in society. After the story, there's an interview with the author about prepping mentalities and writing. This episode …

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S1E101 - Leah on Disability and Preparedness 1:23:31

5M ago1:23:31

1:23:31

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret and Leah talk about disability, preparedness, finding community, and covid. Guest Info Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (They/She) is a writer and structural engineer of disability and transformative justice work. Leah can be found at brownstargirl.org, on Instagram @leahlakshmiwri…

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The Green Knight - The Anti-civ Xmas classic 1:23:48

5M ago1:23:48

1:23:48

Inmn, Wren and Io wring in the holidays by talking about the greatest Christmas movies about a dumb guy who sucks picking a fight with an earth elemental, The Green Knight. They talk Arthurian myth and the shadow it casts upon modern fantasy, Paganism vs. Christianity, folk magic/folk tales, Barry Keoghan, honor as a title to win not an ideal to em…

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S1E100 - Report From Maui with Brooke 28:37

5M ago28:37

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Brooke gives a report on how things have been going in Maui after the fire in Lahaina this summer. Host Info Brooke can be found on Twitter or Mastodon @ogemakweBrooke. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, …

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Ep.26 – St. Lucy: An Anti-Hagiography by Wren Awry 1:32:58

5M ago1:32:58

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Summary This month we have St. Lucy: An Anti-Hagiography by Wren Awry. It's coming out a little early because St. Lucy's day is on December 13th. Inmn and Wren talk a lot about folklore, history, and why saints are kinda cool sometimes. The word of the month is about the unsurprising synchronicity of names. Read along at TangledWilderness.org Guest…

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S1E99 - No More Deaths on The "Disappeared" Report & Border Militarization Pt. II 1:09:02

5M ago1:09:02

1:09:02

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn is joined again by Sophie and Parker from No More Deaths for part two of their talk about the militarization of the US-Mexico border, search and rescue, 911 discrimination, and medical collaboration with Border Patrol. Guest Info The Disappeared report can be found at www.thedisappeare…

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S1E98 - No More Deaths on The "Disappeared" Report & Border Militarization Pt. I 1:16:06

5M ago1:16:06

1:16:06

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn is joined by Sophie and Parker from No More Deaths to talk about the militarization of the US-Mexico border and the most recent installment of the "Disappeared" report series "Separate & Deadly." Guest Info The Disappeared report can be found at www.thedisappearedreport.org. No More De…

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Ep.25 – Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners Part II by Matthew Dougal 1:31:19

5M ago1:31:19

1:31:19

Summary This month on Strangers, we have part two of Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners by Matthew Dougal. Afterwards we have an interview with Matthew about writing about prepping. The words of the month is about the end of things. Next month we have a piece by Wren Awry about St. Lucy. Find the text here. Publisher This podcast is published by St…

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S1E97 - Eleanor Goldfield on "To the Trees" & Forest Defense 1:01:54

6M ago1:01:54

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Eleanor Goldfield comes on to talk about her film, "To the Trees," a documentary that highlights forest defense tactics in Northern California. The film is meant to call into question our current relationships to nature, how we might reframe them, and why that reframing is vital to our surv…

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S1E96 - Elizabeth on Small Scale Farming 1:01:34

6M ago1:01:34

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Elizabeth talks with Brooke about running a small scale farm, including what goes into feeding over 700 families year-round, the importance of community accessible farm space, how climate change continues to mess things up, and how taking care of the soil really matters. Host Info Brooke ca…

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S1E95 - Sam and Amadeo on Sheep, Wolves, and Climate Change 53:53

7M ago53:53

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret talks with Sam and Amadeo about their experiences shepherding in the Swiss Alps. They talk about the problems that shepherds are facing in Switzerland with wolves, climate change, city mentalities, and right-wing propaganda. Host Info Margaret (she/they) can be found on twitter @ma…

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Ep.24 – Blood, Soil, & Frozen TV Dinners Part I by Matthew Dougal 49:00

6M ago49:00

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Summary This month on Strangers, we have part one of Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners by Matthew Dougal. There's no interview this month. Instead we have a much longer Word of the Month about the surprisingly cool origins of a seasonal and eerie tradition. Next month we have the conclusion to Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners along with an inter…

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S1E94 - This Month in the Apocalypse: October, 2023 1:03:05

7M ago1:03:05

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Episode Summary This time on This Month in the Apocalypse, Brooke and Inmn talk about revenge, strikes, bad decisions about water, the economy, interesting victories around water, and funny things about tanks. Host Info Brooke can be found on Twitter or Mastodon @ogemakweBrooke. Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Publisher Info …

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2 TRANS 2 FURIOUS 1:04:32

7M ago1:04:32

1:04:32

VVRRROOOOMMM!!! Host of Gender Reveal Tuck Woodstock guests to talk about the Fast and Furious franchise and the book "2 TRANS 2 FURIOUS: an anthology of transgender street racing studies"! Io and Tuck go over every Fast movie and chin wag about gender, transition, action, crime, and Vin Diesel's whole deal in a way that critics are calling "a nons…

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S1E93 - Last Born in the Wilderness on Anarchist Public Health 55:01

7M ago55:01

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret and Patrick talk a lot about covid, public health, the role of anarchism in public health, and the weirdly similar origins of the names of two projects. Guest Info Patrick (he/him) can be found hosting the Last Born in the Wilderness podcast. You can find it at www.lastborninthewil…

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S1E92 - Tom Doig on Prepping Subculture 1:12:43

7M ago1:12:43

1:12:43

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret and Tom talk about talking about preparedness and how subculture can work within those communities. Guest Info Tom (he/him) is a nonfiction writer and disaster journalist who writes a lot about climate disaster. He is the author of The Preppers Next Door, The Coal Face, and Moron t…

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S1E91 - Elizabeth on Preparedness as a Family 1:03:50

7M ago1:03:50

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Elizabeth talks to Margaret about coming into preparedness as an urban PTA mom, building family preparedness, teaching kids about disasters, and flipping the prepping narrative to focus on building inclusive communities and resiliency. Guest Info Elizabeth Doerr (she/her) is a writer and pa…

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Ep.23 – Anarchism and Its Misunderstanders by Margaret Killjoy 1:19:57

7M ago1:19:57

1:19:57

Summary This month on Strangers we have "Anarchism and Its Misunderstanders" by Margaret Killjoy as well as an interview with her about the essay. The word of the month is the surprising meaning of a monster's name. Guest Info Margaret Killjoy (she/they) can be found on IG @MargaretKilljoy or on twitter @magpiekilljoy. This essay and more can be fo…

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S1E90 - This Month in the Apocalypse: Sept. 2023 1:07:45

8M ago1:07:45

1:07:45

Episode Summary This time on This Month in the Apocalypse, Brooke, Inmn, and Margaret talk about food insecurity, genocide in Armenia, a storm in Libya, battles for abortion care access, the government shut down, the state of water, and how everything can tie back to Lord of the Rings. Host Info Brooke can be found on Twitter or Mastodon @ogemakweB…

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S1E89 - Blix on Packrafting 1:05:02

8M ago1:05:02

1:05:02

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn is joined by Blix, a river guide. They talk about the utility of packrafting, the joys and travails of river travel, the state of waterways in the western United States, and how river guides might have the best names for the worst things. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shado…

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S1E88 - Woven Ends on Death & Dying pt. II 1:10:23

8M ago1:10:23

1:10:23

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn is rejoined by Wōen and Roxanne from the Woven Ends Collective to talk about death, dying, and the work of death doulas. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.t…

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BARBENHEINTURE BROS. 55:19

8M ago55:19

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This episode is so gender. Just chock a block of gender in this one. Gare Davis and Molly B'Damn are ready to do...gender. Host Info Io can be found on Twitter @Bum_lung or on Instagram @Bum.Lung or you can find shirts and patches that they make on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/BumLung Guest Info Gare Davis: Host on It Could Happen Here. Twitte…

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S1E87 - Woven Ends on Death & Dying Pt. I 1:03:00

8M ago1:03:00

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn is joined by Wōen and Roxanne from the Woven Ends Collective to talk about death, dying, death work, and everything from how to determine who gets to make decisions about your end of life, to how to have your remains dealt with in the manor that you would like, to how to bring communit…

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S1E86 - Riley on Building DIY Spaces 1:06:51

9M ago1:06:51

1:06:51

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Riley talks to Margaret about building DIY spaces, how to plan events, and how to build a culture around your events of inclusivity and solidarity. Guest Info The Pansy Collective can be found on Instagram @Pansy.Colletive. Host Info Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instag…

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Ep.21 – First Tracks by Caleb Wexler 1:24:20

9M ago1:24:20

1:24:20

Summary This month on Strangers, we have a short story by Caleb Wexler called First Tracks. It's a delightful slice-of-life story about life after the collapse...and skiing. After the story, Inmn and Caleb talk about writing, science fiction, and names. The word of the month this month is about the surprising origin of a common fear. Guest Info Cal…

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S1E85 - This Month in the Apocalypse: August 2023 1:15:04

9M ago1:15:04

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Episode Summary This time on This Month in the Apocalypse, Brooke, Margaret, and Inmn talk about everything that happened in August, from the apocalyptic weather, to the wild fires in Lahaina, to some recent and incredibly tragic queerphobic violence. But also there's some hope. Host Info Brooke can be found on Twitter or Mastodon @ogemakweBrooke. …

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