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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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...
The sisters are thrilled to learn from Dr. Sunita Sah and discuss her brilliant book Defy: The Power of No in a World that Demands Yes. The conversation explores the complex relationship between compliance and defiance and emphasizes the importance of understanding our values and the social pressures that influence our behavior. Dr. Sah also teaches us about the Defiance Compass, which can help us navigate our values and actions.
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Autumn and adrienne are thrilled to welcome Rabbis Jessica Rosenberg and Ariana Katz, co-authors of For Times Such as These: A Radical's Guide to the Jewish Year. They explore themes of spirituality, community engagement, personal emotional states, and the urgent context of their writing amidst social and political upheaval. The discussion highlights the importance of radical Jewish practices and the role of community in naviga...
The sisters continue their meditations on solidarity as they delve into navigating personal and professional growth, anxiety and parenting dynamics, understanding mutual activation, the role of art and expression in difficult times, Andor, taking action against apathy, the fragility of fascism and collective action, “The Revolution Will Not Be Funded”, deinstitutionalizing solidarity work and the power of presence in grief, and why...
Warning, this episode includes mention of suicide. A previous version of this episode didn't include this trigger warning. Apologies.
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The sisters get into it as they continue to explore the theme of solidarity. They discuss the importance of understanding solidarity beyond traditional movement frameworks, the need for decentralization in organized movements, how tenderness in movement spaces fosters connection and understandi...
Autumn and adrienne are thrilled to welcomeDr. Eve L. Ewing to get deep into her new book, Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism.
Dr. Ewing is also the author of Electric Arches, Ghosts in the Schoolyard, 1919, and Maya and the Robot. She writes comic books, including Exceptional X-Men and Ironheart and Black Panther. And TV, and theater, and a lot of other things as w...
adrienne and Autumn welcome Roan Boucher to explore the complex themes of Christian nationalism and its implications for contemporary social justice movements. Roan schools us on the historical context of the movement, tracing its origins back to the 1970s and its response to civil rights movements. The discussion also highlights the role of Christian Zionism and the New Apostolic Reformation in shaping contemporary political lands...
Join adrienne and Autumn as they discuss the fundamentals of creating a go bag on HTS producer, Zak Rosen's podcast, The Best Advice Show.
Inspired by wisdom from Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and a listener's inquiry, Zak and the sisters delve into practical steps for emergency preparedness, the psychological barriers of starting, and the importance of preparing in community. From essential items to include to...
adrienne and Autumn sit down together to offer prayers and presence in response to the fires in LA County.
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Autumn and adrienne offer some vulnerable reflections on this past year - crises, compassion, collaboration and change.
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...Autumn and adrienne beam in from the same room to talk to activist, trainer, strategist and writer, Daniel Hunter, founder of Choose Democracy.
Daniel is the author of Building a Movement to End the New Jim Crow, Climate Resistance Handbook, and Strategy and Soul.
The discussion covers the importance of humility and the power of prefigurative action. They explore historical examples of resistance, the necessity of humor and symbol...
In this episode, originally recorded on IG live, adrienne and Nelini Stamp, National Organizing Director at the Working Families Party, dish on rest, musicals, organizing, culture, and the authenticity of belief and action. They explore the importance of connecting with people's cultural interests, the significance of having strong beliefs, and the need for continuous engagement and evolution in progressive movements.
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A live one from Detroit with adrienne and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson who is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and teacher working to help create the best possible climate future. Ayana is the host of the podcast, What If We Get It Right?
The conversation and moderated by Orlando P. Bailey of Outlier Media. This conversation was hosted by Urban Consulate, supported by the Kresge Foundation.
adrienne and Autumn sit down with great teacher, Norma Wong, whose new book, When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse, was released the day after the election. Wong brings her years of organizing, electoral work, and spiritual practice to bear on this moment of collapse, with wisdom, wit, and deep care for all life.
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election time with amb with Chase Strangio and Shelby Chestnut, focused on the current moment in the struggle for trans rights.
follow @chasestrangio @shelbymt @translawcenter for ways to show up in this upcoming Supreme Court case 🙏🏽
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Heading into the election and building on our ongoing series, election time with amb, adrienne and Autumn discuss taking responsibility for the political terrain where we stand, rooting in moments of intimacy, how to orient to this election, actual loss, the landscape at the national level of revolutionary organizing, build and defend, blocking MAGA while building the left, political advertisements, Vote by Pal, Swap My Vote, survi...
adrienne sits down with two members of AUTUMN the Band, Autumn and her dear core collaborator Nehemiah Luckett, to listen to their latest EP, The Way Your Blood Beats. They talk about process and collaboration, transmuting grief and rage through song, and making a "weird party."
Get AUTUMN's music on vinyl! - https://autumnbrown.bandcamp.com/album/the-animal-in-you-the-way-your-blood-beats
More from AUTUMN on Bandcamp - https://aut...
Vanessa German is an Asheville based artist. In this episode, which you can watch on adrienne's IG, they talk about grief and art and spirit and angel/miracle work. Good medicine came through this one.
Part 2 of their convo is here @ https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKFMX3gwLk/?hl=en
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adrienne is joined by Palestinian poet-organizer Devin George Atallah for a conversation on Palestinian grief, solidarity, endurance, what we are learning in this time, and poetry. This conversation was recorded on IG and can be seen here.
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