Many of us are feeling the weight of ecological grief, but this moment is also full of possibilities. Alexis Pauline Gumbs' "Undrowned, Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals" proposes transformation — by exploring how dolphins, seals, whales do just that. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Up next on the Laura Flanders & Friends podcast: Earth Day! We're spotlighting conversations on climate justice, ecology and environmental activism all month long. Scroll to see the lineup of episodes and listen wherever you get your podcasts.
#EarthDay #ClimateJustice #Activism
A new season of Laura Flanders & Friends kicks off this week! First up: a special conversation with artist Akinsanya Kambon. Catch the full conversation on public television and radio, YouTube and podcast platforms.
#AkinsanyaKambon #Artist #BlackPantherParty
The acclaimed social critic and economic powerhouse Robert Reich says America is “coming up short”, by failing to deal with the underlying problems that led to Donald Trump’s rise to power. Tune in on public television and radio this week, or head to the 🔗 in bio. #RobertReich #WealthInequality
In this episode, former Labor Secretary @rbreich.bsky.social discusses two bullies tormenting US democracy: concentrated wealth and corporate power. Hear what one of America's most influential voices on economic inequality has to say about taking democracy back from the oligarchs: bit.ly/47HsKqO
@thirdworldnewsreel.bsky.social’s catalog of over 700 titles features social justice stories from all over the world. Executive Director JT Takagi says TWN is working hard to make sure these films are preserved — especially as social justice storytelling is being suppressed: bit.ly/3OTs7mv
When #ZohranMamdani launched his mayoral campaign with three pitches — universal childcare, free and fast buses, and a rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments — it caught people’s attention, and not just in NYC. This week, catch our 2025 report on his campaign and what it signals for the nation.
Before there was Netflix or Amazon, filmmakers were able to get their work to audiences on their own terms. Filmmaker, artist and activist Tami Gold says we need to return to film production and distribution that are separate from corporate structures: bit.ly/3OTs7mv @thirdworldnewsreel.bsky.social
In this episode, hear about the "pillars strategy" to defeat authoritarianism. Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, Strategic Partnerships Director at @praeyesright.bsky.social, says the Christian church could take a stand against the weaponization of religion to advance authoritarianism: bit.ly/4kxY9Ai
In their first interview together, @indivisible.org’s @ezralevin.bsky.social & László Upor of the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest share strategies against authoritarianism and why creativity is an important resistance tool. Tune in on public TV and radio ahead of #NoKings on March 28
Blair Evans has designed and launched more than half a dozen Fab Lab centers, MIT-backed initiatives that are bringing digital fabrication like 3D-printing and more to communities across the country. People are learning how to make the things they need, and are using what they have: bit.ly/4kX9DgV
The State Fiscal Sovereignty Act would give states the power to withhold funds for the federal government if it doesn't obey election law. "This is a rational, nonviolent response to the social agreement of the US constitution being violated so extremely," says @carmitage.bsky.social: bit.ly/4bGxTkX
The militarization of our cities will have consequences for years to come. @jayapal.house.gov and @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social share how members of the military, veterans and the public can stand up for their communities. Watch or listen on public TV and radio, or find us online: bit.ly/3LmGv50
The Butterfly Impact Fund has raised millions of dollars for organizations that are feeding people, creating jobs, and more. Manager David Cobb says they are plan on raising even more funds, "with the explicit purpose of dismantling this racist, sexist, and class-oppressive society: bit.ly/4kX9DgV
The People's Network for Land & Liberation is a multiracial, multiethnic consortium of six community-based organizations who are doing politics and economics differently, in real places, across the U.S. Edget Betru, attorney, activist and PNLL Coordinator, shares more: bit.ly/4kX9DgV
#BadBunny made history with his performance at the Super Bowl last month. In this episode, documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist Juan Carlos Dávila shares what this means — and if it changes anything — for Puerto-Rican storytellers like himself. Tune in at the 🔗 in bio. #PuertoRico #Media
Amid all the chaos of this moment, it’s still possible — and good for us — to relish the victories. Catch Laura’s commentary at the end of this week’s show, and visit her on Substack for an exclusive book review on William Morris’s “News from Nowhere”: lauraflanders.substack.com
The folks at The People's Network for Land & Liberation (PNLL) say building a brighter future requires a vision of economic and social justice — and lots of practice. In this episode, we look at some of those practical experiments and paths for radical change: bit.ly/4kX9DgV
Learn all about The People's Network for Land & Liberation on today's episode on LF&F. The consortium of six community-based organizations is building a future rooted in economic justice and local resilience — and teaching us all about the path to radical change: bit.ly/4kX9DgV
Donald Trump is on record as saying “I love AI,” but data shows that most Americans don’t. Taking on Big Tech is no easy feat, but there is a growing movement to stop expansion and expose the true cost of the AI boom. @johncassidysays.bsky.social and @faiz.bsky.social tell us more: bit.ly/4k5S8uu
Back in 1968, filmmakers and activists created @thirdworldnewsreel.bsky.social to get their footage of protests to the masses. At the 🔗 in bio, hear Executive Director JT Takagi discuss a recent TWN retrospective and how audiences are responding to the films all these years later: bit.ly/3OTs7mv
Filmmakers Juan Carlos Dávila and Tami Gold say bring back film screenings! Around the country, theaters are becoming a place for community building and organizing. Watch or listen to the full conversation this week on public television and radio, YouTube and podcast platforms: bit.ly/3OTs7mv
Donald Trump has an extensive, decades-long record of demeaning, objectifying, and allegedly abusing women. Why do some of the women in his circle go along with misogyny? @ninaburleigh.bsky.social, a New York Times bestselling author and "American Freakshow" creator, breaks it down: bit.ly/4kxY9Ai
What might the late great documentary maker Frederick Wiseman say about how our attention is being spent in relation to Gaza? Find out at the end of this week’s show, and visit Laura Flanders on Substack and become a subscriber to receive her extended commentary. 🔗 in bio. #Commentary #Gaza
It’s almost unheard of for an independent media collective to survive as long as @thirdworldnewsreel.bsky.social has. Since 1968, they have chronicled some of the most pivotal movements in human history, and there’s lots to learn about how they’ve adapted in today’s “media carnage": bit.ly/3OTs7mv
Today on Laura Flanders & Friends, we’re looking at the past, present and future of @thirdworldnewsreel.bsky.social , the oldest media arts collective in the U.S. There’s lots to learn about how they’ve survived the ever-changing media landscape: bit.ly/3OTs7mv
#ThirdWorldNewsreel #SocialJustice
AI could exacerbate wealth inequality and put people out of jobs — the same way new tech replaced artisanal workers in the 1800s. @newyorker.com's @johncassidysays.bsky.social and @moreperfectunion.bsky.social's @faiz.bsky.social discuss the movement against AI and what's at stake: bit.ly/4k5S8uu
The Trump agenda is setting back women’s and LGBTQ rights, but there are more actors in this story. On this week’s podcast, hear why ethno-nationalists, tech oligarchs and others are coalescing around gender politics. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
@praeyesright.bsky.social
"The next season of LF&F kicks off in April, and it will be unlike anything we’ve done before," says Laura Flanders. Visit Laura on Substack to read more about upcoming changes to the show, and subscribe to be the first to know about new projects and what comes next. Visit lauraflanders.substack.com
Thanks to @lauraflanders.org show for making this video from my appearance on her show talking about Palestinian humanity. She was very kind to include an image of my late Palestinian father and a clip of me on my friend @joyannreid.bsky.social show from years ago talking about Palestinians
