Episodes
Catch the latest episodes of Speaking Out Of Place.
Science in Resistance–Direct Action for Climate Justice, Democracy in Education: A Conversation with Fernando Racimo
Today it gives me special pleasure to speak with Fernando Racimo, a leading scientist-activist, about his new book, Science in Resistance. This book gives a riveting account of the founding and growth of the international group Scientist Rebellion, in which now...
“Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood on Zohran Mamdani’s Victory in NYC: What is Its Significance, and What’s Next?”
In February, a New York assemblyman little known outside New York City was polling at 1% in his...
Talking with Dean Spade about Love in a Fucked-Up World: How letting go of the Romance Myth frees us to be better lovers and activists
Today I have the pleasure of talking with Dean Spade about his new book, Love in a Fucked-up...
Policing Black Lives: Abolition, not Reform, and on a Transnational Scale—A Conversation with Robyn Maynard
In 2017, activist-scholar Robyn Maynard published her groundbreaking study, Policing Black Lives:...
Discussing the Sudanese Solidarity Collective with Nisrin Elamin: Supporting Mutual Aid & Resistance Organizations
Today I talk with Professor Nisrin Elamin about the situation in Sudan, where we find both a war...
By-passing “Tradition,” Governmental Norms, and Global North Saviourism: Talking with Zachariah Mampilly About Rural Protest in Africa
How have young people in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented new forms of...
South Bay Youth Changemakers: Going Beyond the Stereotype of “Asian American” to Realize a Broad Sense of Community and Activism in Silicon Valley
Today I have the pleasure of talking with Supriya Khandelwal and Koa Tran, two members of the...