Let's Give A Damn
Let's Give A Damn is your one-stop shop for inspiring, raw, and no-bullshit conversations with damn-giving artists, activists, and experimenters from all over the world. At Let's Give A Damn, we believe that no one is free until everyone is free. With these conversations, we're trying to help everyone get free. Are you in? Welcome to Let's Give A Damn.
Episodes
🎉 It’s Arian Moayed week on the podcast!
👉🏽 Ben Cohen is a philanthropist, an antiwar activist, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and the founder of Up In Arms — a movement that is taking on war profiteers and weapons manufacturers and is demanding that the Pentagon slash out outrageous defense budget by...a lot.
👉🏽 In this conversation, Arian and I talk about his immigrant story, moving to the US at a young a...
🎉 It’s Ben Cohen week on the podcast!
👉🏽 Ben Cohen is a philanthropist, an antiwar activist, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and the founder of Up In Arms — a movement that is taking on war profiteers and weapons manufacturers and is demanding that the Pentagon slash out outrageous defense budget by...a lot.
👉🏽 In this conversation, Ben and I discuss his Zionist upbringing, his decades of service to so many ...
🎉 It’s Max La Manna week on the podcast!
👉🏽 Max La Manna is an award-winning author, low-waste chef, and campaigner whose casual approach to cooking has attracted over 2 million followers and more than a billion video views. Drawing from his own life, he shares simple, affordable recipes that make the most of every ingredient and inspire people to waste less. His debut cookbook More Plants Less Waste won “Most Sustainable Cookb...
🎉 It’s David Gate Day on the podcast!
👉🏽 It is a joy to have David on the show this week. David is from London and now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, NC. His work centers around care for the individual (heart, mind, body & soul) and the nurture of community (culture, the earth & environment, the dignity of others and spiritual communities). AND he has a new book of poems and essays out now — A Rebellion...
🎉 It’s Dr. Ibram X. Kendi day on the podcast!
👉🏽 It is a joy to have Dr. Kendi on the show this week. Read his full bio here: https://www.ibramxkendi.com/bio
👉🏽 In this conversation, we talk about his new book (Malcolm Lives!), collective liberation, the genocide in Gaza, the rise of fascism in the United States, and so much more.
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On May 5, Let's Give A Damn co-sponsored an event in NYC called Palestine: The Moral Issue Of Our Time with Gabor Maté and Chris Hedges. It was a sold-out event with 800 attending in persons and hundreds more attended online via our livestream.
Most importantly we raised tens of thousands of dollars for Middle East Children's Alliance! MECA works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid,...
🎉 It’s Taylor Lorenz Day on the podcast!
👉🏽 It is a joy to have Taylor on the show this week. Read Taylor's full bio here: https://www.taylorlorenz.com
👉🏽 In this conversation, we talk about the current state of independent journalism, why she constantly puts herself in the crosshairs of willfully ignorant idiots, the genocide in Gaza, Long Covid, and so much more. This conversation was a long time coming and I really reall...
It’s Maggie Smith Day on the podcast!
Maggie Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful; My Thoughts Have Wings, a picture book illustrated by SCBWI Portfolio grand prize winner Leanne Hatch; the national bestsellers Goldenrod and Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change; as well as Good Bones, named one of the Best Five Poetry Books of 2017 by the Washington Post and winner of t...
It’s Ed Begley Jr. Day on the podcast!
Ed Begley, Jr. recently starred in Hallmark film, Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, and was a fan favorite on the very popular series Young Sheldon and Better Call Saul and was recently a series regular on Netflix’s Future Man.
On the environmental front, he is one of the foremost environmentalists in Hollywood, supporting and advocating for multiple eco-initiatives and charity organizat...
It’s Mara Kronenfeld Day on the podcast!
As the Executive Director of UNRWA USA, Mara Kronenfeld leads the strategic vision, operations, and fundraising efforts of the nonprofit organization that supports the humanitarian and human development work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Middle East. With over 20 years of experience in international development, Mara is a Fulbright Schola...
It’s Lauren Paul & Molly Thompson Day on the podcast!
Lauren Paul is the co-founder of Kind Campaign and Director, Writer and Producer of Kind Campaign's award-winning documentary, Finding Kind. Finding a way to start a conversation about bullying has been on Lauren’s heart ever since her own life-altering experience in middle school. After studying film at Pepperdine University, Lauren joined forces with her friend and fellow ...
Munther Isaac is a Palestinian Christian pastor and theologian. He now pastors the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem and the Lutheran Church in Beit Sahour. He is also the academic dean of Bethlehem Bible College, and is the director of the highly acclaimed and influential Christ at the Checkpoint conferences.
He speaks locally and internationally and has published numerous articles on issues related to the theolog...
Jess Natale is the creator of the Instagram account @so.informed. Her background is in marketing, journalism, political volunteering, and activism. She’s dedicated the So page to educating millions of people around the world on topics ranging from politics and reproductive rights to criminal justice reform and more.
She is actively involved in political protests and organizing, focusing on efforts on the ground to effect change. She...
It’s Daniel Maté & Aaron Maté day on the podcast! Let’s get this out of the way — yes, they are the sons of Dr. Gabor Maté.
Daniel is a composer, lyricist, and playwright for musical theatre. He is also a mental chiropractor. And he is one of the hosts of Bad Hasbara - The World’s Most Moral Podcast. Lastly, he coauthored a book with his dad called The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture.
It’s Lily Greenberg Call day on the podcast! Remember a couple of months ago when we heard on social media that a Biden appointee had resigned over his atrocious handling of and his complicity in the genocide in Gaza? Lily is *that* staffer!
Lily is a former Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff at the Department of Interior. She has nearly a decade of experience in politics, movement organizing, and domestic and international hum...
Genesis Be, a dynamic artist and activist, harnesses the power of music to amplify marginalized voices and advocate for social change. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, her music blends elements of hip-hop, soul, and spoken word, creating a powerful platform for storytelling and empowerment.
With lyrics that confront systemic oppression and celebrate resilience, Be's artistry transcends entertainment, serving as a catalyst for dialogue ...
Born and raised in the Bronx, Joél Leon is a performer, author, storyteller, and damn-giver extraordinaire.
“Joél’s words are where I go when I need some inspiration. And he never lets me down.” — Lin-Manuel Miranda
“In each generation, there are only a few authors who are gifted with the ability to fully capture the best parts of the human condition. Joél is one of those authors.” — Frederick Joseph
I’m so glad we get to be alive at...
It’s been a few weeks but we’re back! My guest this week is the brilliant Katie Bogen. In her own words, Katie is a clinical psychology PhD student, a trauma therapist, a sex researcher, a rad Jewess, a queer activist, and a cottagecore rabble-rouser.
Katie is truly a wonderful soul. Over the past few months, ever since this horrific genocide began, she has been one of the most helpful voices on social media. She has made loads of c...
I know it’s a bit late—hello 2024!—but I wanted you to experience some of my favorite moments and some of your favorite moments in 2023. I spoke with some incredible folks last year and I learned so much from them. Here’s to many more incredible conversations in 2024!
If you want to skip around this episode, here are the timestamps for each highlight:
Simran Jeet Singh - 8:07
Rachelle Lefevre - 16:54
Megha Desai - 24:18
Rainn Wilson - ...
Noor Tagouri’s name literally means “Guiding Light.” And a guiding light she is! Noor is back for a second time. Her first appearance was for episode 19 of the podcast in the summer of 2017!
At 29, Noor is an award-winning journalist and producer, a touring speaker for over 15 years, and has told stories in every medium from radio and print, to documentaries and brand campaigns.
In 2019 Noor founded At Your Service Media, a consult...
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