Best Interdependent Study Podcasts (2026)

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2025 Year in Review 27:34

6d ago27:34

27:34

It is almost time to close out 2025 which means it’s time for our final episode of the year! Listen as Aaron and Damien reflect on the past year of our podcast, and each share our top 5 moments from the show. Thank you so much for listening to Interdependent Study! We’ll see you in 2026! Follow us on social media and visit our website! ⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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"It Came Upon a (Unitarian) Midnight Clear" 10:26

6d ago10:26

10:26

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (December 24, 2025)

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"The Future of Religion & Spirituality: What's Changing, What's Enduring, and Why it Matters" 28:38

7d ago28:38

28:38

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (December 21, 2025)

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"Reclaiming Your Focus in a Distracted World" 22:20

7d ago22:20

22:20

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (December 14, 2025)

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"Shadowwork & American Democracy: What We Refuse to See Shapes What We Become" 20:36

12d ago20:36

20:36

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (December 7, 2025)

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Uranium Mining, Disposability, and Death 19:38

13d ago19:38

19:38

The harmful impact of environmental racism and nuclear colonialism on the health and well-being of Navajo miners and Indigenous communities cannot be overstated. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “They Worked Underground in the Uranium Mines. They’ve Been Surrounded by Death Ever Since.” by Sarah Lazare in In These Times, which shares th…

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The Radical Practice of Friendship 21:33

20d ago21:33

21:33

There is so much potential in the power of friendship in our personal lives and in our movement work for social justice and collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Friends in Common: Radical Friendship and Everyday Solidarities by Laura C. Forster and Joel White (and published by Pluto Press), which explores and analyzes …

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Weaving Abolitionist Principles 22:09

29d ago22:09

22:09

It is important to mobilize people who are already organizing for and around a variety of issues and harness their energy into the work of prison abolition organizing. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the fourth piece in a six-part series titled “Abolitionist Lessons from the Prison Belt” in Inquest called “Organizing the Already Mobilized”, whic…

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"Where Do We Go From Here?" 14:29

1M ago14:29

14:29

Rev. Jimmie Ray Hawkins (November 23, 2025)

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"Advent Reflections: A UU Heart in Christian Spaces" 34:14

1M ago34:14

34:14

Michelle Saville, Intern Minister (November 30, 2025)

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Cross Movement Solidarity Against Fascism 21:45

1M ago21:45

21:45

We need solidarity across our movements and organizing work in the fight against fascism and authoritarianism and for our collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss two pieces in The Forge, including “The Climate Movement Must Be A Movement Against Fascism” by Aru Shiney-Ajay and “Solidarity is the Solution” by Jeremiah Smith, which …

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"How to Change the World: Seven Ways to Move Mountains" 24:25

1M ago24:25

24:25

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (November 16, 2025)

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"Cultivating Calm in the Midst of Storms" 20:29

1M ago20:29

20:29

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (November 9, 2025)

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Alabama's Depraved Prisons w/ Dakarai Larriett 30:42

1M ago30:42

30:42

The state prison system in Alabama is one of the deadliest in the nation and a case study for the need for abolition. Listen as Aaron and Damien AND special guest Dakarai Larriett discuss the documentary “The Alabama Solution” (directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman), which exposes and chronicles the widespread corruption, brutality, and …

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The People's Streets 25:28

2M ago25:28

25:28

The Trump administration’s deployment and use of the National Guard and federalization of local law enforcement is a dangerous tactic with a potentially significant long-term impact moving forward. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a piece in Hammer & Hope titled “Whose Streets? Trump’s Federalized National Guard and the Long Arc of White Supremac…

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"Breaking The Authoritarian Spell" 25:09

2M ago25:09

25:09

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (November 2, 2025)

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Listen When Things Fall Apart 29:38

2M ago29:38

29:38

There is so much we can all learn from seasoned activists, scholars, and organizers as we continue to fight for social justice and collective liberation during these challenging times. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis, edited by Kelly Hayes (and published by AK Press), whic…

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Prisons Are Not Inevitable 24:26

2M ago24:26

24:26

An important outcome of prison abolition organizing is to help address the political economic geography of unfreedom. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the third piece in a six-part series titled “Abolitionist Lessons from the Prison Belt” in Inquest called “Custody and Power”, which features a conversation between Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Judah Schept,…

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"It's not the End of the Word, but the Work, or Doing the Right Thing" 22:52

2M ago22:52

22:52

Tiffani Kenny (October 26, 2025)

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Unlearning for Collective Liberation 31:37

2M ago31:37

31:37

The key to unlearning lies in community, and we must embrace unlearning as a collective practice in order to fight for collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Radical Unlearning: The Art and Science of Creating Change from Within by Lewis Raven Wallace (and published by Beacon Press), which explores and analyzes the conce…

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"Two Years after October 7th: A Land for All -- 'Two Nations, One Homeland'" 23:27

2M ago23:27

23:27

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (October 19, 2025)

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"The View from the Hill: Lessons from the Modern Elder Academy" 20:54

3M ago20:54

20:54

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (October 12, 2025)

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Hope Beyond a Moment 30:33

3M ago30:33

30:33

The hope for real change in America after the election of President Obama was stifled in the wake of racism, vigilante violence, and police brutality. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the sixth and final episode of the docuseries “Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest” titled “What Comes After Hope? (2008-2015)” (directed b…

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The Movement for Resegregation 23:51

3M ago23:51

23:51

Affirmative action is about righting some of the wrongs of our society and our history. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the fifth episode of the docuseries “Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest” titled “We Don’t See Color (1996-2013)” (directed by Smriti Mundhra), which explores the complexities and impact of affirmative …

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Spineless Politicians Refuse to Acknowledge Genocide 21:23

3M ago21:23

21:23

Despite the inaction of the Democratic Party leadership, the consensus among the base of the Democratic Party is for the U.S. government to end its support of Israel’s efforts to commit genocide in Palestine. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Democratic Leadership Still Hasn’t Caught Up to the Party’s Base on Gaza” by Stephen Zunes in I…

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"Money, Lies, and God: When Religion Undermines Democracy" 20:28

3M ago20:28

20:28

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (September 28, 2025)

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"Echoes of the Past, Present Struggles, Future Possibilities: A Protest History of the United States" 21:55

3M ago21:55

21:55

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (September 21, 2025)

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Wisdom & Connection Through Water 28:57

3M ago28:57

28:57

What might it mean to truly listen to, know, and exist with water in our lives and in our fight for collective liberation? Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (and published by Haymarket Books), which explores Nishnaabeg origin stories to offer a radical reima…

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"My Journey to Unitarian Universalism" 23:29

4M ago23:29

23:29

Michelle Saville, Intern Minister (September14, 2025)

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"Embracing our Limits, Making Time for What Matters" 25:56

4M ago25:56

25:56

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg (September 7, 2025)

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Organizing for the World Beyond Trump 23:20

4M ago23:20

23:20

The need for local and regional networks in our mass movements and organizing efforts is huge in order to meet the fascist and authoritarian moment we are in. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece "Building an Opposition to Survive the Trump Era” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor in Hammer & Hope, which analyzes the scale, scope, and impact of mass…

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Bringing Environmental Justice & Abolition Together 20:48

4M ago20:48

20:48

It is important that abolitionists and environmental justice organizers fight a common purpose in their work and fight for justice. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the second piece in a six-part series titled “Abolitionist Lessons from the Prison Belt” in Inquest called “Abolition and Environmental Justice”, which features a conversation between…

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Toxic Spills & Organized Resistance 28:14

4M ago28:14

28:14

The presence and impact of environmental racism is real and has been a long-standing issue in our society. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the fourth episode of the docuseries “Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest” titled “Spoil the Vine (1982-2011)” (directed by Rudy Valdez), which chronicles the organizing, growth, and …

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"Radical Empathy and Escalatory Violence" 32:09

4M ago32:09

32:09

Rev. Mike Morse August 31, 2025)

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"Sabbath as Resistance" 16:15

4M ago16:15

16:15

Bob Clegg, M.Div. (August 17, 2025)

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"First Harvest: Turning the Wheel of the Year" 22:24

4M ago22:24

22:24

Frederick Covenant of UU Pagans (August 3, 2025)

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"Heretical Catholicism: Reclaiming Ancestral Practices" 17:55

4M ago17:55

17:55

Ursa Sylvest, CLM (August 10, 2025)

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Resist the Debt, Death, and Deportation Machine 23:13

4M ago23:13

23:13

It could not be more clear that we need a new united front against fascism. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Where Was the Resistance to Trump’s Megabill of Debt, Death, and Deportation?” by Shamell Bell in Hammer & Hope, which utilizes the resistance to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as a case study to highlight the importance of buil…

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Recalibrations of White Supremacism 31:58

4M ago31:58

31:58

There are countless examples throughout history and around the world of how racial capitalism reproduces and protects itself and white supremacy. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book The New Racial Regime: Recalibrations of White Supremacy by Alana Lentin (and published by Pluto Press), which outlines and analyzes the attacks on anticolonial…

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"Sharing Sacred Space: Rites of Passage and Turning with the Seasons" 18:45

4M ago18:45

18:45

Usra Sylvest, CLM and Irene Glasse, CLM (July 27, 2025)

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"Holding the Resonance of Peace in a Time of Dissonance" 15:24

5M ago15:24

15:24

Lauren Koch July 20, 2025)

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"This Is Not Just About Men: A Call to Heal Us All" 23:52

5M ago23:52

23:52

Richard L. Warren (July 13, 2025)

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Permutations of Prison Expansion 25:13

5M ago25:13

25:13

It’s important to consider the need for different strategies in the fight for prison abolition based on the specific region of the country. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the first of a six-part series titled “Abolitionist Lessons from the Prison Belt” in Inquest called “Uneven Expansions”, which features a conversation between Lydia Pelot-Hobb…

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Building Informational Power 26:21

5M ago26:21

26:21

There is real power in building and utilizing informational power as a strategy within our abolitionist movements to resist authoritarianism and fight for collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the report “Shaping Reality: Building Informational Power to Resist Authoritarianism” by Lewis Raven Wallace (and produced by Interruptin…

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Big Egregious Wealth Transfer 29:45

5M ago29:45

29:45

It is important for all of us to know and understand everything that is in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to know what provisions are coming during the next few years. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act” by Colin Seeberger, Andrea Ducas, and Natasha Murphy and publ…

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"Interdependence: Creating Communities of Care" 23:43

6M ago23:43

23:43

Lora Powell-Haney (July 6, 2025)

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"Crossing the Great Divide: Love in a Time of Division" 25:13

6M ago25:13

25:13

Steve Buckingham (June 15, 2025)

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Fascists Attack Dissent Because They're Afraid 21:34

6M ago21:34

21:34

We are witnessing the current administration’s outrageous and harmful efforts to silence dissent and curtail our freedoms on a daily basis. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “‘I Am Not Afraid’” by Adam Federman in In These Times, which analyzes some of the troubling and dangerous efforts by the Trump administration and its far-right loya…

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Centuries of Witch Hunting 23:00

6M ago23:00

23:00

The influence and impact of capitalism across the globe on violence against women, especially with witch hunts, cannot be understated. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici (and published by PM Press), which outlines and analyzes the root causes and impact of interpersonal and institutional…