by efc8d-admin | Jun 16, 2026 | Activism and Actions, Ecology, Environment and Biosphere, Ethics, Nature, Philosophy, Politics and Culture, The Arts
Today it is my immense pleasure and honor to welcome Amitav Ghosh to Speaking Out of Place to talk about his new novel, Ghost Eye. The novel is about reincarnation, but also a lot more. In our conversation we talk about the need to address the terrible set of...
by efc8d-admin | May 25, 2026 | Activism and Actions, Educational Liberation, Empire and Colonialism, Indigenous Rights, Journalism, Politics and Culture
On today’s show we take a deep look into universities, and education more broadly with Tristan Ahtone, Andrew Herscher, and Robert Warrior. We focus on a critique of land grant universities, which were built on land granted by the federal government. What we learn is...
by efc8d-admin | May 17, 2026 | Capitalism, Democracy, Media, Technologies
Today I am delighted to talk with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff about their new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed. This is much more than a biography or popular account of Elon Musk, it is a radical analysis of a deeply disturbing, computational way of seeing...
by efc8d-admin | May 1, 2026 | Activism and Actions, Organizing, Youth Activism
Today I am excited to talk with three members of Youth United for Community Action, an organization based in East Palo Alto that has been fighting for community empowerment since 1994, when a small group of young people of color active in their communities came...
by efc8d-admin | Apr 27, 2026 | Abolition, Activism and Actions, Antifascism, Antiracism, Decarceration, Ecological Justice
In 2021, the City of Atlanta announced that it was entering into a partnership with the Atlanta Police Foundation to destroy the South River Forest and build what became known as “Cop City,” a large facility for the training of police officers. This met with massive...
