The Art of Resistance

The Art of Resistance

A podcast about channeling our rage and fear into creation, and using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. From Gran Fury to Riot Grrrl, from Emory Douglas to Zitkála-Šá, from Samizdat to W.I.T.C.H., we examine how artists have used their work to resist, and what we can learn from them to make art as resistance today.

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October 13, 2025 15 mins

Let's wrap up Season 1, and look ahead to what's next! Featuring special appearances by the podcats: Ziggy Stardust, Winona Ryder, and Louise.

This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about channeling our rage and fear into creation, and using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo.

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How did ancient and primal fears provide the perfect imagery for women’s rights? How did radical feminists use theater and artistic play to channel their anger and make an impact? And what can we learn from the Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell, or W.I.T.C.H., about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

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How did writing empower a community? How did truth-telling defy the powers that be, and embolden generations to come?  And what can we learn from Zitkála-Šá about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo.

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How did a creative workshop across borders and across languages further a revolution? How did music, one-act plays, poems, murals and more connect humans more thoroughly than anything else? And what can we learn from the Chicana art scene in East LA in the 90s and their alliance with the indigenous Zapatistas in Mexico about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

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How did writing threaten the Russian status quo? How did hand-typed publications of facts, passed hand to hand, make a massive dent in the USSR regime? And what can we learn from Samizdat about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about channeling our rage and fear into creation, and using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo.

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How did illustrations embolden a community? How did caricatures, portraits, and parody empower a movement and terrify the FBI? And what can we learn from the art of Emory Douglas and the Black Panther newspaper about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about channeling our rage and fear into creation, and using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo.

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How did a handful of artists kick start and script a seismic shift in AIDS awareness and policy? How did their creative skills drive a movement? And what can we learn from the story of Gran Fury about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about channeling our rage and fear into creation, and using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo.

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How did making music serve as resistance to the status quo? How did attending shows, making zines, and even just talking help girls across the U.S. fight hopelessness? And what can we learn from Riot Grrrl about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about channeling our rage and fear into creation, and using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo.

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How did small, anonymous art and writing make a dent in the Nazi machine? How did playing on our assumptions about what older women do help them resist for years? And what can we learn from Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

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From Rebel Yell Creative, this is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about channeling our rage into creation, and using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo.

I’m your host and producer Amy Lee Lillard, and I’m an author and podcaster who’s been obsessing over writers and artists who resisted since I was a kid. And today, I’m looking to make all the weird art, and help others do the same. 

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