an animist variety show orbiting through the fields of Death, creativity, poetry, spirit, sex, trauma healing and whatever else i wanna deal with. animistarts.art thenightgarden.substack.com Donations happily received at www.paypal.me/daresohei Exclusive Patron content and more by becoming a member at www.patreon.com/animistarts
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A podcast about death, dying, and the ruptures of life in between.
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275 / The Poison Contains The Medicine / Dare Sohei
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In this episode, I speak with animist counselor and artist Dare Sohei. In the very beginning of this discussion, I asked Dare what the animism in animist counseling is. From there, Dare tells me how the recognition of our inherent relationships—whether they are secure or insecure attachments to our bodies, the land, ancestors, more-than-human life,…
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274 / Awakening The Giant / Dr. Ira Leifer
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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Ira Leifer, founder and CEO of Bubbleology Research International Inc, and researcher who specializes in bubble-related oceanographic processes, satellite remote sensing, and air pollution. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/ira-leifer// Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/las…
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277 / On The Frontline / Registered Nurses Of The Magic Valley
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In this episode, I speak with Jennifer Gardner, Sami Ruggles, and Amy Lou — registered nurses working locally in Southern Idaho. This episode is a compilation of segments of each of those interviews, with the full interviews to be released alongside this episode as well. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/registered-…
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278 / Part Coup, Part Grift / Jared Yates Sexton
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Jared Yates Sexton, political commentator and author of American Rule: How A Nation Conquered The World But Failed Its People, returns to the podcast to discuss the state of the Trump Administration and “Trumpism” post-election, with former Vice President Joe Biden winning the presidential election last month, and Trump still refusing to concede.//…
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Marjorie Cohn, professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild, discusses President Trump and his legal team's ongoing attempt to perform an "electoral coup" since the presidential election last month. She describes, in detail, the legal challenges Trump's team have made in the last several wee…
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In this episode, I speak with Cultural Somatics practitioner and teacher Tada Hozumi. This discussion, in many ways, builds upon my previous interview with animist counselor Dare Sohei, a colleague of Tada's, in exploring and articulating the Cultural Somatic framework that encapsulates their approach in addressing systemic oppression, colonized bo…
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368 / The French Far-Right Gains & Losses / Alley Valkyrie
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Social critic Alley Valkyrie returns to the podcast to provide analysis of the recent election in France. She discusses the French far-right's long-term efforts to remake their image and gather widespread support, in ways that are both surprising but contextually understandable, making tremendous gains in the first round of the parliamentary snap e…
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Preview: The French Far Right Gains & Losses / Alley Valkyrie
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Social critic Alley Valkyrie returns to the podcast to provide analysis of the recent election in France. She discusses the French far-right's long-term efforts to remake their image and gather widespread support, in ways that are both surprising but contextually understandable, making tremendous gains in the first round of the parliamentary snap e…
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367 / Safety Through Solidarity / Shane Burley + Ben Lorber
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Ben Lorber and Shane Burley, co-authors of Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism, join me to discuss the absolutely timely moment and context this book is being published in. They raise the need for, and the strong historical legacies of, Jewish anti-Zionist solidarity with pro-Palestine movements, while articulating a…
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Preview: Safety Through Solidarity / Shane Burley + Ben Lorber
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Ben Lorber and Shane Burley, co-authors of Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism, join me to discuss the absolutely timely moment and context this book is being published in. They raise the need for, and the strong historical legacies of, Jewish anti-Zionist solidarity with pro-Palestine movements, while articulating a…
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Okay everyone, as many of you well know, our dear friend Forrest Palmer passed away this month. Many of us online have expressed our love for him, the many ways he has impacted our lives, the friendships and connections we had with him, our respect for his intellect and commentary, and the incredible love he had for each of us. Michael, Colin, Bill…
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366 / The Case For Open Borders / John Washington
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Author and journalist John Washington returns to the podcast to discuss The Case for Open Borders, the name and subject of his new book from Haymarket Press.John Washington places the current political rhetoric and policy fixated on the "border crisis" many Western nations are seemingly facing, particularly the United States, within the historical …
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Preview: The Case For Open Borders / John Washington
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Author and journalist John Washington returns to the podcast to discuss the case for open borders. He places the current political rhetoric and policy fixated on the "border crisis" many Western nations are facing, particularly the United States, within the historical and material context of what the modern nation-state actually is. Stripping down …
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365 / Defying Displacement / Andrew Lee
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Writer and organizer Andrew Lee joins me to discuss their new book Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War, published through AK Press and the Institute for Anarchist Studies. Defying Displacement grounds itself in one of the main sites of contemporary class struggle: communities facing the multi-headed hydra of gentrification. And…
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Writer and organizer Andrew Lee joins me to discuss their new book Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War, published through AK Press and the Institute for Anarchist Studies. Defying Displacement grounds itself in one of the main sites of contemporary class struggle: communities facing the multi-headed hydra of gentrification. And…
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Lydia Pelot-Hobbs + Jack Norton: The Quiet Jail Boom & The Insidious Logic Of Carceral Humanism
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This is a segment of episode 363 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “The Jail is Everywhere: The Quiet Jail Boom & The Insidious Logic Of Carceral Humanism w/ Lydia Pelot-Hobbs & Jack Norton.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/pelothobbes-nortonLearn more about The Jail is Everywhere and purchase a copy from …
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364 / “Students acted because they had hope” / Arun Gupta
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Investigative journalist Arun Gupta returns to the podcast to report on the pro-Palestine student encampments that have bloomed on university and college campuses across the United States and around the world over the past several weeks. He has been documenting the protests on campuses across New York City, including Columbia University and City Co…
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Chris Christou: The Consequences Of Hypermobility
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This is a segment of episode 362 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “Tourism Is A Prism: Cultural Homelessness & The Consequences Of Hypermobility w/ Chris Christou.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/chris-christouLearn more about The End of Tourism and subscribe: https://www.theendoftourism.com / https://ch…
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363 / The Jail Is Everywhere / Lydia Pelot-Hobbs + Jack Norton
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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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Preview: The Jail Is Everywhere / Lydia Pelot-Hobbs & Jack Norton
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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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Eleanor Goldfield: Diversifying Tactics To Defend The Sacred
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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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362 / Tourism Is A Prism / Chris Christou
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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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Creativity, Addiction, Oppression, Soul
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dare carrasquillo interviewed by nico Oppression & Addiction w Dare Carrasquillo. Today’s chat involves many subjects from the concept of the self from a TCM Perspective, history of shamanic traditions, creativity and its polarity, possession, to how oppression is linked to addiction within societies. We discussed Gabor Mate’s book “In the Realm of…
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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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Nate Bear: Plague As A Process, Not An Event
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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 / Eleanor Goldfield
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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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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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360 / A Hundred Years Of Covid / Nate Bear
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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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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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Margaret Killjoy: Writing The Ambiguous Utopia
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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359 / Earth’s Greatest Enemy / Abby Martin
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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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358 / Declare Long Covid A National Emergency / Long Covid Action Project
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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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357 / The Ambiguous Utopia / Margaret Killjoy
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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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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 / Eliot Jacobson
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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.// Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/eliot-jacobson// Sustain + support:…
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Rashid Khalidi: The Ongoing Nakba & US Complicity
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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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Rashid Khalidi: Palestinian Identity Formation & The Hundred Years' War
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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
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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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Preview: The Ambiguous Utopia / Margaret Killjoy [UNLOCKED]
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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 / Rashid Khalidi
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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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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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This is a segment of episode 353 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “A Nation For A Nation: Full-Scale Revenge; Antisemitic Zionism w/ Shane Burley.” Listen to the two-part episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/shane-burley-5Read Shane’s article The Story of a Post-Holocaust Group Seeking Revenge Against Nazis is Part of the Story …
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354 / True West / Betsy Gaines Quammen
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Historian and author Betsy Gaines Quammen returns to the podcast to discuss her new book, True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America, published by Torrey House Press. Building on her previous book, American Zion, Gaines Quammen follows the historical roots and trajectories of troubling political trends in the Western United States, deco…
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Eliot Jacobson—climate science communicator and “know-it-all doomer”—joins me to discuss his eclectic background, climate change data, how and why 2023 was off the charts, and what it means to be a doomer.Support the podcast and listen to this interview before the public release: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness…
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353 Part Two / A Nation For A Nation: Antisemitic Zionism / Shane Burley
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In the second part of my two-part interview with author and journalist Shane Burley, we continue our discussion about the contexts that underlie the dramatic escalation of violence by the State of Israel in the Palestinian territories since Hamas’s October 7th attack. We focus on the validity of claims made by pro-Israel Zionists of antisemitism on…
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353 Part One / A Nation For A Nation: Full-Scale Revenge / Shane Burley
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Journalist and author Shane Burley returns to the podcast to discuss his article The Story of a Post-Holocaust Group Seeking Revenge Against Nazis is Part of the Story of Israel Itself, published by Religion Dispatches. He addresses historical traumas and contexts that underlie, in part, the dramatic escalation of violence by the State of Israel in…
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