Description

On this episode, three myths: ownership, safety, and emptiness, and how, if we’re not careful, our own stories feed capitalism and colonialism.

Part 1 - Ownership

Part 2 - Safety

Part 3 - Emptiness

Education Recommendations

Books:

- A People’s Atlas of Detroit (2019) Wayne State University Press

- Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire (1955). Introduction by Robin D.G. Kelley (2000)

- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013)

Watch & Listen:

- Detroit is Different hosted by Khary Frazier

- The Pacifist Who Toppled a Democracy: A History of Smedley Butler, Quaker Speak (2026) *Warning: frequent graphic depictions of colonial violence towards PoC*

Credits

Gigi Guida, host & producer

Khary Frazier, interviewee

Alana Burke, interviewee

Arcangelo Guida, interviewee

Sam Dickman, special guest

Gabrijela Skoko, voice actress

Maya Keren, musician

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