Best Lewis Raven Wallace Podcasts (2024)

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Following Through with Morgan Mahdavi 34:40

7M ago34:40

34:40

“I understood that doing my work well made it possible for everybody else to do their work well.” - Morgan Mahdavi In this episode, our very own Morgan Mahdavi joins Mia for a conversation about their working relationship and how they invite accountability in relationships through transparency, genuine care, and radical trust and grace. Morgan and …

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Making Decisions Collectively with Alicia Bell 41:13

7M ago41:13

41:13

When we share power, we don’t have to take everything on ourselves…. ‘Many hands makes light work.’” - Alicia Bell In this episode, Alicia Bell explains how slowing down to make decisions as a collective can enhance the experience of Shared Power and actually ensure the work happens more quickly. “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast,” Alicia shares And …

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Navigating Conflict with Aarati Kasturirangan & Rebecca Subar 33:27

7M ago33:27

33:27

“If we don’t do the internal work, our movements will suffer.” - Aarati Kasturirangan This conversation is about expanding what’s possible - even within conflict. Mia is joined by Rebecca Subar (they/them) and Aarati Kasturirangan (she/her) from Dragonfly Partners to discuss how nonprofit organizations and movement leaders can navigate conflict fro…

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Communicating to Build Power with Mariame Kaba 36:25

7M ago36:25

36:25

“I never saw social media as opposite to what I’m doing in social organizing. For me, it’s just a tool… it always has been.” - Mariame Kaba Social media has completely transformed the way we organize, communicate, and connect. This is true in so many areas of our lives, but especially with social justice organizing and global movements for justice.…

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Embracing Zones Of Genius with Lewis Raven Wallace 32:23

8M ago32:23

32:23

“None of this would matter if we were doing it alone. We’re actively resisting the dominant culture through collaboration… which comes with, perhaps, individual risks [that are worth it].” -Lewis Raven Wallace In this episode, Mia is joined by independent journalist Lewis Raven Wallace for a conversation about accessing our Zone Of Genius and what …

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Connecting Identity and Power with Brian Brady 34:49

8M ago34:49

34:49

“My professor and others woke me up to [injustice], but I didn’t have enough of a toolkit to really articulate what I was doing within these structures. Now the tools we have to analyze structures and to work collectively are so much stronger.” - Brian Brady This candid conversation with Brian Brady, a veteran nonprofit leader, is about his regular…

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Redefining Leadership with Deborah Harrington 34:47

8M ago34:47

34:47

“Things don’t have to last forever in order to be successful… Sometimes we get too caught up in ‘sustainability,’ which prevents us from experimenting.” - Deborah Harrington In this episode, philanthropic trailblazer and seasoned strategist Deborah Harrington joins Mia to discuss how we can redefine leadership in ways that diversify group thought, …

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Telling Our Origin Stories with Yashna Padamsee 31:14

8M ago31:14

31:14

“Starting with a relationship instead of starting with a project is foundational, because relationships will continue even as projects and organizations close or change.” -Yashna Padamsee How do we fulfill our organization’s mission without sacrificing its people? And how do we support our people without sacrificing our mission? For this episode, M…

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Shared Power vs. DEI with Lisa Marie Pickens 1:01:05

8M ago1:01:05

1:01:05

“There is no limit to power: The world is better when we ALL have power… and we have to recognize this, even if society doesn’t.” - Lisa Marie Pickens Why do so many DEI initiatives fall short? What does shared power look like in organizations, even the homogenous ones? Can a shared power analysis reframe and expand DEI work? These are the question…

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What is Shared Power? Mia Henry in conversation with Alysia Tate 39:07

9M ago39:07

39:07

In this first episode, Mia is joined by one of the podcast producers, Alysia Tate, to explain the intention behind this season, how we chose episode topics and guests, and why justice and equity work matters in every area of life (no matter your career choice). Alysia interviews Mia and also shares how she now applies the concept of shared power wi…

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Movement Journalism 34:46

4y ago34:46

34:46

Reporter Tina Vasquez has always practiced movement journalism, or journalism in service to liberation—but it wasn’t until recently that she realized she had a community and an identity as a movement journalist. On this episode, we unpack this idea of “movement journalism”—what it is, why it matters for marginalized communities, and how it’s differ…

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The End of Extractive Journalism 41:48

4y ago41:48

41:48

Extractive journalism—reporting on communities without input or accountability—is the model for a lot of journalism in the U.S., especially journalism about low-income people and communities of color. But lots of people are and have been actively resisting this model. We hear from Sarah Alvarez of Outlier Media in Detroit and Bettina Chang of City …

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Wash Your Hands, Know Your History 30:15

4y ago30:15

30:15

Journalist and professor Steven Thrasher draws out the connections between coverage of HIV/AIDS and coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Thrasher joined us for Episode 8 about queer media history and AIDS. Also: How handwashing is a symbol for trust and the ability to be changed by new information. Learn more about your ad choice…

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Standing in the Rising Water 17:14

4+ y ago17:14

17:14

Host Lewis Raven Wallace talks about the need to seize a sense of possibility and imagination during the coronavirus pandemic, reads from The View from Somewhere book about reporting on the end of the world (standing in the rising water), and previews special programming coming soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Colonization of Doubt: Right Wing Media, Fake News, and Bunk 40:11

4+ y ago40:11

40:11

Is it racist? Are they lying? Some journalists are afraid to weigh in on facts even when they have good evidence. Why? Turns out there’s a whole history behind accusations of “liberal media bias” and the twisting of truth by Right Wing pundits. With expert commentary from historian Nicole Hemmer, journalism critic Jay Rosen, and poet and author Kev…

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Public Media and the Limits of Diversity 39:56

4+ y ago39:56

39:56

Former public radio reporter Brenda Salinas and former public television producer Cecilia Garcia reflect on how far public media hasn’t come on “diversity” in the last forty years—and why. Also: how producers of color can protect their magic. Lewis and Ramona share their experiences in public media, and suggest a different framework for thinking ab…

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Straight News? AIDS and Queer Media History 37:35

4+ y ago37:35

37:35

Queer media has always been based in a personal experience, and being close to the story role served a particular purpose in a time of crisis. Sarah Schulman, Steven Thrasher, and John Scagliotti reflect on the history of queer media, from Scagliotti’s scrappy start in the 1970s, to Schulman’s groundbreaking reporting in the 1980s, to the work of t…

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The Second Annual View from Somewhere Kick-a-thon, Featuring “Dreamgirl” Ramona Martinez on Piano 15:13

4+ y ago15:13

15:13

Producer Ramona Martinez takes over as host for a “live” pledge drive in support of The View from Somewhere’s Kickstarter campaign—we’re close to our goal! She plays piano and takes a call from her cat Cyclops, who’s somehow figured out how to use a phone. Plus: The Twin Peaks theme song, and real live shedding of tears. This episode was inspired b…

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Special Episode: Resisting “Fake News” By Exercising Truth Muscles 16:05

4+ y ago16:05

16:05

While on tour this past fall, host Lewis Raven Wallace heard a lot of questions—about how to change people’s minds, how to challenge “fake news” and disinformation, and how to change journalism collectively. In response, he reads from the conclusion of The View from Somewhere book, “The End of Journalism,” and fills us in on the crowdfunding campai…

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The Life and Death of Ruben Salazar 19:30

4+ y ago19:30

19:30

He was one of the first Latinos to write for an anglo newspaper, covering the increasingly-active Chicano movement in Los Angeles. Professional distance from the story was important to him, but after cops killed him at a protest, he was transformed from an observer to a movement hero. Ramona Martinez shares a piece she produced for BackStory about …

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Truth and Vietnam 37:20

4+ y ago37:20

37:20

The heyday of “objective” journalism was short-lived—Civil Rights, the women’s movement, and the war in Vietnam all chipped away at it. Lewis Raven Wallace meets two rabble-rousing women reporters who engaged with Vietnam in very different ways, Laura Palmer and Kerry Gruson. Both walked away with the conclusion that serving the truth is full of gr…

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Marvel Cooke, a Journalist for Working People 27:44

4+ y ago27:44

27:44

Whose voices and stories have been lost because they were pushed out of journalism altogether? Marvel Cooke was a groundbreaking Black woman journalist who reported on labor in the 1940s and organized a union with the Newspaper Guild in the 1930s, is one of countless storytellers nearly forgotten by history because they were too radical. Lewis Rave…

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Gay Reporter Wants to Be an Activist 27:21

4+ y ago27:21

27:21

Queer and trans journalist Lewis Raven Wallace is on a mission to find other reporters like him, who were fired or persecuted for advocating for their communities. He finds Sandy Nelson, a former Tacoma News-Tribune reporter who waged a seven-year battle for her rights as a worker, and a lesbian, socialist journalist. He also learns about the first…

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The Half Truth About Lynching 32:13

4+ y ago32:13

32:13

New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones argues that all journalism is a form of activism. Host Lewis Raven Wallace talks to Hannah-Jones, plus historians David Mindich and Mia Bay, about the enduring influence of Ida B. Wells and the early Black press, who uncovered stories about lynching the white press was unwilling to tell. They exp…

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How Black Lives Matter Changed the News 37:11

4+ y ago37:11

37:11

Before 2014, police killings of unarmed Black people weren’t a huge news story. Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery, Ferguson activist Johnetta Elzie, and host Lewis Raven Wallace look at how media reacted after police killed Michael Brown in 2014, and how #BlackLivesMatter changed the news. Wallace and Lowery reflect on how “objective” outlets …

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The View from Nowhere 22:37

4+ y ago22:37

22:37

“Objectivity is dead, and I’m okay with it.” That’s what public radio journalist Lewis Raven Wallace wrote in a blog post just after Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration. Wallace called on other journalists to stand up to Trump’s racism and transphobia. His employer, Marketplace, fired him for this post—on this episode, he talks to producer Ramona Mart…

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Welcome to The View From Somewhere 1:15

5y ago1:15

1:15

Introducing The View from Somewhere! All journalists have a view from somewhere, and ”objective” journalism often upholds status quo thinking and reinforces racism, sexism, and transphobia. This show tells the stories of journalists who have resisted “objectivity” and stood up for justice, and envisions new approaches to truth and integrity in jour…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Lewis Raven Wallace Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The View from Somewhere

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The Shared Power Podcast: Notes on Collective Leadership with Mia Henry

Mia Henry

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Following Through with Morgan Mahdavi 34:40

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Making Decisions Collectively with Alicia Bell 41:13

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Navigating Conflict with Aarati Kasturirangan & Rebecca Subar 33:27

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Communicating to Build Power with Mariame Kaba 36:25

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Embracing Zones Of Genius with Lewis Raven Wallace 32:23

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Connecting Identity and Power with Brian Brady 34:49

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Redefining Leadership with Deborah Harrington 34:47

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Telling Our Origin Stories with Yashna Padamsee 31:14

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Shared Power vs. DEI with Lisa Marie Pickens 1:01:05

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What is Shared Power? Mia Henry in conversation with Alysia Tate 39:07

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Movement Journalism 34:46

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The End of Extractive Journalism 41:48

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Wash Your Hands, Know Your History 30:15

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Standing in the Rising Water 17:14

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The Colonization of Doubt: Right Wing Media, Fake News, and Bunk 40:11

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Public Media and the Limits of Diversity 39:56

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Straight News? AIDS and Queer Media History 37:35

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The Second Annual View from Somewhere Kick-a-thon, Featuring “Dreamgirl” Ramona Martinez on Piano 15:13

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Special Episode: Resisting “Fake News” By Exercising Truth Muscles 16:05

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The Life and Death of Ruben Salazar 19:30

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Truth and Vietnam 37:20

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Marvel Cooke, a Journalist for Working People 27:44

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Gay Reporter Wants to Be an Activist 27:21

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The Half Truth About Lynching 32:13

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How Black Lives Matter Changed the News 37:11

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The View from Nowhere 22:37

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Welcome to The View From Somewhere 1:15

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