Best Margaret Killjoy Podcasts (2024)

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TEASER: The Jail Is Everywhere w/ Lydia Pelot-Hobbs & Jack Norton 7:16

2h ago7:16

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Lydia Pelot-Hobbs and Jack Norton, co-editors of the collection The Jail is Everywhere, join me in this interview to discuss the “quiet jail boom” in numerous counties across the United States. They examine how the county jail has become the preeminent site of the adaptive, expansive, and shapeshifting carceral state, as well as the local and natio…

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

1h ago1:05:29

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret and Tyler talk about homesteading, preparedness, prepare 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 twitter @magpiekilljoy or …

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157/ Taking Authoritarianism Seriously w/ Bill Fletcher Jr 1:22:37

2d ago1:22:37

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For episode 157, Elia Ayoub sits with Bill Fletcher Jr to talk about why downplaying authoritarianism is so dangerous, whether with regards to the upcoming US elections or even in organising spaces. We spoke about the US, Lebanon, Syria, Zimbabwe and more. Bill Fletcher Jr is a longtime USA-based labor and social justice activist who has worked for…

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Eleanor Goldfield: Diversifying Tactics To Defend The Sacred 13:20

5d ago13:20

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This is a segment of episode 361 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “To The Trees: Diversifying Tactics To Defend The Sacred w/ Eleanor Goldfield.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/eleanor-goldfieldLearn more about To The Trees and how to watch: https://tothetreesfilm.com / https://eleanorg.gumroad.comJourna…

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

7d 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

7d ago1:09:11

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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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#362 | Tourism Is A Prism w/ Chris Christou 1:41:30

11d ago1:41:30

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Chris Christou joins me in this winding discussion to explore the subjects and themes raised in his phenomenal podcast, The End of Tourism, described as “a project about the deep causes and consequences of tourism, wanderlust, spectacle, exile,” and “an invitation into the local resistance and resilience movements in the face of each of these thing…

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

15d 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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TEASER: Tourism Is A Prism w/ Chris Christou 6:49

20d ago6:49

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Chris Christou joins me in this winding discussion to explore the subjects and themes raised in his phenomenal podcast, The End of Tourism, described as “a project about the deep causes and consequences of tourism, wanderlust, spectacle, exile,” as well as “an invitation into the local resistance and resilience movements in the face of each of thes…

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

20d ago1:00:56

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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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Nate Bear: Plague As A Process, Not An Event 20:30

27d ago20:30

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This is a segment of episode 360 “A Hundred Years Of Covid: Plague As A Process, Not An Event w/ Nate Bear.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/nate-bearSubscribe to Nate Bear’s newsletter, Do Not Panic!: https://www.donotpanic.newsSocial critic and writer Nate Bear joins me to discuss his work over the yea…

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#361 | To The Trees w/ Eleanor Goldfield 1:02:53

28d ago1:02:53

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Journalist and filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield joins me to discuss her documentary To the Trees, which documents humankind’s relationship to the sacred Redwoods and the tactics tree defenders use to protect old-growth forests from the clear-cutting practices of the lumber industry. In our discussion, Eleanor disputes the claims made by the industry of …

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

28d ago1:02:09

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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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156/Obscuristan: Navalny from the Periphery w/ Anna, Karena & Daniel 1:09:44

28d ago1:09:44

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In this special collab episode between Obscuristan and The Fire These Times, Karena Avedissian and Anna are joined by Daniel Voskoboynik to discuss the life of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and what his death means for those of us not quite at the heart of the Russian empire. Plus, Anna and Karena announce that they're joining the wider …

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Politically Depressed Eps. 9-12 1:44:13

1M ago1:44:13

1:44:13

This is a compilation of 4 episodes of our new podcast Politically Depressed, created by writer and organizer Ayman Makarem. These are episodes 9-12 compiled into one long episode (with time codes below). If you enjoy this podcast, please consider following and rating it on whatever app you use to listen to your podcasts (It really makes a huge dif…

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

1M ago1:37:29

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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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TEASER: To The Trees w/ Eleanor Goldfield 8:03

1M ago8:03

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Journalist and filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield joins me to discuss her documentary To the Trees, which documents the sacred Redwoods and the tactics tree defenders use to protect old-growth forests from the clear-cutting practices of the lumber industry. In our discussion, Eleanor disputes the claims made by the industry of practicing sustainable harve…

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155/ The '82 Israeli Siege of Beirut: Similarities and Differences with Gaza Today w/ Justin Salhani 1:05:54

1M ago1:05:54

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For episode 155, Ayman sits with Beirut-based journalist and friend of the show, Justin Salhani, to talk about his recent essay for Al-Jazeera. Expanding on the essay, the two talk about parallels between the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and siege of Beirut and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. As two children of survivors of the '82 siege, their c…

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154/ Anti-Imperialism After the Syrian Revolution w/ Sahar Amarir 1:22:47

2M ago1:22:47

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For episode 154, French-Moroccan-Amazigh analyst Sahar Amarir joins Elia J. Ayoub and Leila Al-Shami to talk about her piece "Imperialist is Multiple, so Should be Our Solidarities: on the Need for Post-Post-Colonialism" published in The Funambulist. The best way to support The Fire These Times is: Through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/firethesetimes⁠⁠. With a …

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#360 | A Hundred Years Of Covid w/ Nate Bear 1:19:25

2M ago1:19:25

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Social critic and writer Nate Bear joins me to discuss his work over the years communicating his insights into the intersections between the ongoing pandemic, human-caused climate disruption, and biospheric collapse. Nate describes how the abandonment of the population to repeated infection, mass illness, and death, is layered into the compounding …

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153/ Living Like the World is Dying w/ Margaret Killjoy 1:25:51

2M ago1:25:51

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For episode 153, anarchist writer, musician and podcaster Margaret Killjoy joins Elia J. Ayoub and Aydın Yıldız to talk about the very easy topic of apocalypse. What does that even mean? And how do we deal with that without falling into complete despair? Many of y'all know that one of the taglines of this pod is building the new in the shell of the…

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TEASER: A Hundred Years Of Covid w/ Nate Bear 10:06

2M ago10:06

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Social critic and writer Nate Bear joins me to discuss his work over the years communicating his insights into the intersections between the ongoing pandemic, human-caused climate disruption, and biospheric collapse. Nate communicates how the abandonment of the population to repeated infection, mass illness, and death, is layered in the compounding…

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152/ Israel and American Jewish Dissent w/ Geoffrey Levin 49:30

2M ago49:30

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For episode 152, Dana El Kurd hosts Geoffrey Levin to talk about his book "Our Palestine Question: Israel and American Jewish Dissent, 1948-1978". Levin is assistant professor of Middle Eastern and Jewish Studies at Emory University and the Director of Undergraduate Engagement at Emory’s Tam Institute for Jewish Studies. Our Palestine Question is a…

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Politically Depressed Eps. 5-8 1:34:54

2M ago1:34:54

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This is a compilation of 4 episodes of our new podcast Politically Depressed, a weekly podcast by Lebanese writer and organizer Ayman Makarem. These are episodes 5-8 compiled into one long episode (with time codes below). If you enjoy this podcast, please consider following and rating it on whatever app you use to listen to your podcasts!Time codes…

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

2M 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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Margaret Killjoy: Writing The Ambiguous Utopia 10:43

2M ago10:43

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This is a segment of episode 357 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “The Ambiguous Utopia: Fiction, History, & Hope In A Dying World w/ Margaret Killjoy.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/margaret-killjoy-2Learn more about Margaret’s work: https://linktr.ee/margaretkilljoyFiction, as Margaret Killjoy points …

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Eliot Jacobson: Climate Data, Doomerism, & Deceptive Expectations 15:41

2M ago15:41

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This is a segment of episode 356 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “Off The Charts: Climate Data, Doomerism, & Deceptive Expectations w/ Eliot Jacobson.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/eliot-jacobsonLearn more about Eliot Jacobson’s work: https://climatecasino.netClimate science communicators like Eliot J…

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Abby Martin: The US Military-Industrial Complex Is A Climate Behemoth 7:30

2M ago7:30

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This is a segment of episode 359 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “Earth’s Greatest Enemy: The US Military-Industrial Complex Is A Climate Behemoth w/ Abby Martin.” Listen to the full interview: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/abby-martinLearn more about Earth’s Greatest Enemy: https://earthsgreatestenemy.comIndependent journalist a…

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

3M ago1:14:41

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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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Linda & Stephanie: LCAP Fights Back 4:53

3M ago4:53

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This is a segment of episode 358 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “Declare Long Covid A National Emergency: “Moonshot Kills” w/ Long Covid Action Project.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/lcap-activistsLearn more about the Long Covid Action Project and how to participate: https://longcovidactionproject.co…

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Abby Martin: There Are Many Ways To Assassinate A Journalist 12:23

3M ago12:23

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This is a segment of episode 359 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “Earth’s Greatest Enemy: The US Military-Industrial Complex Is A Climate Behemoth w/ Abby Martin.” Listen to the full interview: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/abby-martinIn this segment of my interview with independent journalist and documentary filmmaker Abby Marti…

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151/ Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors w/ Tory Stephens 1:00:39

3M ago1:00:39

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For episode 151, Joey Ayoub and Daniel Voskoboynik host Tory Stephens, Climate Fiction Creative Manager at Grist.org, to talk about Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors and why narrative work is an integral part of any climate solution. Why does Imagine 2200 choose hope over dystopia? What are effective narrative shifting tactics and …

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S1E107 - Ben on Communication After a Disaster 51:48

3M 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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#359 | Earth’s Greatest Enemy w/ Abby Martin 1:20:55

3M ago1:20:55

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Independent journalist and documentarian Abby Martin joins me to discuss Earth's Greatest Enemy, a feature length documentary that examines one of the largest polluters and contributors to global climate change in the world: the United States military. I ask Abby what the seeds of this massive project were, and why the military-industrial complex i…

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150/ The Israeli War on Southern Lebanon w/ Karim Safieddine, Michelle Eid & Justin Salhani 59:54

3M ago59:54

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For episode 150, Lebanese journalist Justin Salhani guest hosts Lebanese researchers Michelle Eid and Karim Safieddine to talk about the under-reported and overlooked war in southern Lebanon. They look at the human impact of this conflict on Lebanon - a country that in just over four years has experienced a stunted revolution, one of modern history…

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S1E106 - Zena on Parenting 58:32

3M 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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#358 | Declare Long Covid A National Emergency w/ Long Covid Action Project 49:11

3M ago49:11

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Long Covid Action Project [LCAP] activists Stephanie and Linda, along with journalist and LCAP founder Joshua Pribanic, join me in this impromptu interview to discuss the recent direct action Linda and Stephanie participated in at the Senate HELP Committee Hearing on January 18, ostensibly held to address the ongoing and growing Long Covid crisis i…

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

3M ago1:09:29

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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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Politically Depressed - First 4 Episodes 1:34:35

3M ago1:34:35

1:34:35

The Fire These Times is expanding into a network of autonomous, decentralized projects and podcasts from the periphery. The first new addition to this media ecosystem is Politically Depressed, a new weekly, blog-style podcast by Lebanese writer and organizer Ayman Makarem. We've compiled the first 4 episodes of Politically Depressed into this compi…

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#357 | The Ambiguous Utopia w/ Margaret Killjoy 1:16:34

3M ago1:16:34

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Anarchist writer, musician, and podcaster Margaret Killjoy returns to the podcast to discuss the political act of writing fiction and imagining the “ambiguous utopia.” I ask Margaret to define what hope is or can be, and how her work communicating the stories of radical individuals and movements during pivotal moments throughout history on her podc…

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

3M ago1:10:32

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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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TEASER: Earth's Greatest Enemy w/ Abby Martin 6:19

3M ago6:19

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Independent journalist and documentarian Abby Martin joins me to discuss Earth's Greatest Enemy, a feature length documentary that examines one of the largest polluters and contributors to global climate change in the world: the United States military.Listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness…

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#356 | Off The Charts w/ Eliot Jacobson 1:09:08

3M ago1:09:08

1:09:08

Eliot Jacobson—climate science communicator and “know-it-all doomer”—joins me to discuss his eclectic background, why climate change data in 2023 was off the charts, and what it means to be a doomer at his stage of climate and ecological breakdown.Eliot Jacobson, PhD is a retired professor of mathematics and computer science, retired casino consult…

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Rashid Khalidi: The Ongoing Nakba & US Complicity 14:58

4M ago14:58

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This is a segment of 355 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “The Ongoing Nakba: The Hundred Years’ War On Palestine w/ Rashid Khalidi.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/rashid-khalidiPurchase a copy of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine at Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3GTaCeProfessor and historian Rashid Khalid…

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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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Rashid Khalidi: Palestinian Identity Formation & The Hundred Years' War 13:47

4M ago13:47

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This is a segment of 355 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “The Ongoing Nakba: The Hundred Years’ War On Palestine w/ Rashid Khalidi.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/rashid-khalidiPurchase a copy of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine at Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3GTaCeProfessor and historian Rashid Khalid…

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Betsy Gaines Quammen: Myth & Mending In The American West 15:15

4M ago15:15

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This is a segment of episode 354 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “True West: Myth & Mending In The American West w/ Betsy Gaines Quammen.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/betsy-gaines-quammen-2Purchase a copy of True West from Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3TjfJfMHistorian and author Betsy Gaines Quammen retu…

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

4M ago1:57:14

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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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TEASER: The Ambiguous Utopia w/ Margaret Killjoy [UNLOCKED] 7:37

4M ago7:37

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UNLOCKED: Anarchist writer, musician, and podcaster Margaret Killjoy returns to the podcast to discuss the political act of writing fiction and imagining the “ambiguous utopia”—à la Ursula LeGuin’s The Dispossessed and Killjoy’s A Country of Ghosts. I ask Margaret to define what hope is or can be, and how her work communicating the stories of radic…

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#355 | The Ongoing Nakba w/ Rashid Khalidi 1:07:16

4M ago1:07:16

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Professor and historian Rashid Khalidi joins me to discuss his book The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. Professor Khalidi weaves his multigenerational familial roots to historic Palestine with decades of academic scholarship to present a narrative that plainly addresses the so-called Isra…

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