How to Survive the End of the World
Join Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown, two sisters who share many identities, as writers, activists, facilitators, and inheritors of multiracial diasporic lineages, as well as a particular interest in the question of survival, as we embark on a podcast that delves into the practices we need as a community, to move through endings and to come out whole on the other side, whatever that might be. visit us @ endoftheworldshow.org
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Another fractal! The sisters dive into the intricacies of storyboarding and structuring in their writing process and how visual mapping can aid in organizing thoughts and ideas. Also, how to balance structure vs. chaos.
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Our fractal series continues as the sisters delve into the challenges of writer's block and share their strategies to overcome it. They discuss the interval method as a technique to manage writing sessions, the importance of external feedback and how crises impact creativity.
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In this episode, the first in a mini-series on creative process, the sisters explore the importance of making space for writing, both physically and emotionally, and share personal practices that have been helping them inch to the finish line on their respective book projects.
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The sisters have been deep at work on their respective book projects. Today they're back for a rich and fun chat about artistic practice and creative process. As liberation movements continue to turn toward art during times of struggle, adrienne and Autumn reflect on the power and purpose of their art and art in general. They also share some of their tippity top culture of the year.
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Some of you may have gotten the wrong audio when we posted this episode on 11/21/25. SORRY!
Today we're thrilled to feature the recent interview featuring Autumn from Next Economy Now with Ryan Honeyman.
In this episode, she shares her journey of moving from cooperative leadership at AORTA into a new phase of life focused on music, writing, and martial arts, as well as her forthcoming book on fugitivity. At the heart of her wo...
Today we're thrilled to feature an interview featuring Autumn from Next Economy Now with Ryan Honeyman.
In this episode, she shares her journey of moving from cooperative leadership at AORTA into a new phase of life focused on music, writing, and martial arts, as well as her forthcoming book on fugitivity. At the heart of her work is the question: how do we practice freedom in an unfree world?
Together, Autumn and Ryan dive int...
The sisters are thrilled to welcome soul activist, Francis Weller to the show. They discuss how engaging with grief and shame is essential, the necessary process of the long dark, and how descent leads to self-discovery.
Francis Weller is a writer and soul activist who has worked as a psychotherapist for 40 years. He's the author of many books and projects including the beloved grief text, The Wild Edge of Sorrow. Francis is cur...
Earlier this fall adrienne finally got to connect with mother, musician, therapist, broadcaster, facilitator, researcher and educator, Leah Manaema Avene on IG Live. This episode is the audio from that live session. Consider this a bonus episode from our Solidarity is Love season.
Leah’s bloodlines have been shaped by the Pacific Ocean and the islands of Tuvalu through her father’s line and the landscapes of Ireland through her mot...
Hi Beloveds. We’re back with an episode to share from another show we love. Radio Workshop trains youth across Africa to make radio and podcasts. They provide the tools and teach the skills. Youth bring their creativity, local knowledge, and passion for tackling the issues that matter to them and their communities.
On today’s show...Rihanna was just 19 years old when she was arrested for being trans in Uganda. It was 2014. She spen...
The sisters are deep in book writing mode which you'll hear more about in the coming weeks. Meantime, they wanted to share their responses to some questions from our Pateron community. Typically, these episodes are for Patreon supporters only but we're making an exception this time!
There is another brand new Ask Us Anything episode over on Patreon right now. To hear it, head over to patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow and become...
The sisters are thrilled to share an episode of one of their favorite new pods, Love in a F*cked Up World hosted by past HTS guest, Dean Spade.
On this episode, Mariame Kaba joins Dean to talk about the dangers of putting leaders on pedestals in our movements, what to do when you or someone you know is getting canceled, how to relate to the concept of hope in this time, how norms about sex and romance influence resistance work, and ...
To conclude our season of solidarity, we're featuring a converastion adrienne recently had on IG Live with Huwaida Arraf and Chris Smalls about their experience with the Handala mission to reach Gaza with aid and resources. More on the Freedom Flotilla Coalition here.
The sisters will be back in a few months with a brand new season of goodness!
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The sisters are ecstatic to build with writer, activist and historian Rebecca Solnit. Her latest book is No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays on Uneven Terrain.
They talk about how solidarity is always across difference and about the things we have in common mattering more then the things we don't, how liberation is contagious, prioritizing where to pour our energy, a politics of inseparability vs. the politics of division, ...
As we near the end of our season of solidarity, the sisters are thrilled to go deep with Chinyere Tutashinda, co-founder of the BlackOUT Collective and current Executive Director at the Center for Third World Organizing Hub, and Rico Sisney, Director of Action Strategies and Programs at the Center for Third World Organizing Hub.
They discuss reform vs. revolution, taking America for granted, the dysfunction of the USA, direct acti...
adrienne is joined at her home by Devin Atallah and Sarah Ihmoud to hear their love story. They discuss what love has to do with solidarity, falling in love, Palestinians in love, searching for love, eternal love, self love, decolonial love, love during a genocide, Palestine as a land of love, love as a way of breaking the cycle, love and light, idealized love, dreams as love, being activated by love, love as rerouting and love for...
The sisters are thrilled to welcome Dean Spade to the show! He has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He is a professor at the Seattle University School of Law and author of the new book, Love in a Fucked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell, Together.
Dean and Autumn and adrienne discuss holding anxiety in your body, literally touc...
The sisters convene to consider the realizion that aging means being in grief all the time but continuing, nonetheless, writing in the bath, taking responsibility for our inner state, the free Chani Breakthrough Course, the dream job of being a backup vocalist, political youth theatre, awesome kids learning from awesome parents, conflicted perpetrators and the sisters' personal journey on that pathway, 9/11, what it means to be...
The sisters answer a listener question about how to interface with critical feedback and even trolling. They dive into the the importance of belonging and the ways they establish safety and boundaries in their lives, how self-protection is crucial in maintaining mental health, and how competing political priorities can lead to feelings of abandonment but don't need to!
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Today's conversation is long-overdue. The sisters have been circling, admiring and inspired by Sarah Schulman for many years. Finally, they convene to discuss the particularities of solidarity, how heroism and perfectionism can hinder participation in solidarity and how historical perspectives on solidarity reveal its multifaceted nature. Schulman's new book is The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity.
She teaches Creative W...
adrienne is thrilled to connect with the co-founder of Slow Factory and author of A Woman is a School, Céline Semaan.
Celine shares her journey as a Lebanese-American and the founder of Slow Factory, emphasizing the need for slowness and mindfulness in a fast-paced world. They discuss the role of the Hakawati, the significance of personal narratives, the need to be humanized, the inadequacy of existing genres, the capacity to liste...
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