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Kari talks with Faith and Tanya about the care economy, why so much of our care is uncompensated, stigmatized, and doled out according to class, age, and the needs of the system. They also explore how our needs for care and affection are shaped over our lifetimes, thanks to family, culture, and society. What would it look like for us to all receive the care and affection we need to thrive without having to work for it, justify it, or pretend we don't need it? As always, check out the companion Substack to start a conversation or talk with other listeners about this and any other episode of the podcast.

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In this episode, Kari talks with Debra and Britt about learning, why we learn, how we learn, and how learning, growth, and development are changed by capitalism. Each of us deserves to have opportunities to explore new ideas and enhance our lives in ways that are meaningful to us, so we're taking a look at how capitalism sets up barriers to that and changes the nature of our growth and development. Check out the Substack for companion pieces and opportunities to engage with other listeners and guests.

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Join Kari, Shelby, and Sarah as they explore the ideas and definitions of creativity and rest and talk about why they are so important to our well-being. They also look at how these two things impact our ability to connect with each other and ourselves and how art and music and dance can be key components of both community and resistance.

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We all need to belong, if only for survival, but we also want to feel valued and important. Kari, Samandra, and Niki talk about the ways our current systems have commodified those needs without actually meeting them, and what it would be like if we created and nurtured ways of being that truly recognized each of us as individuals worthy of care and consideration.

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In the first full-length episode of Visions for a Radically Different World, Kari talks with two friends about what it might look like to create a world where everyone's needs for subsistence and physical safety are assured. They explore the things that help us feel safe, how we struggle as individuals to try and ensure our own basic needs are met in the face of capitalism, and how community acts as a powerful force for resourcing us when the systems around us don't or won't. Check out the companion piece Kari wrote to go with this episode here

Kari's books

Kari's workshops

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This is a short introduction to a new series where Kari and guests explore ideas for a world where our systems and structures actually serve us as human beings. We ask the question: how can we create systems and structures that are designed for care and support? The economy, our medical systems, justice systems, school systems - all of them are crumbling right now and failing to keep us well, healthy, and safe. So what would it look like if we began having deeper conversations about what it means to be well, healthy, and safe - together, in community? This series aims to explore those ideas and invite people - including listeners - in to a space where we can imagine a radically different world together.

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Kari talks to Shelby Mathis about the importance of rest and play for folks whose work relies on creativity. Come listen as these two explore ideas of what it means to reimagine the way you talk about your work and their collaboration on Kari's new website, Connective Tissue Coaching & Consulting. If you've ever wondered what it might be like to build play and rest in to your plan for work, this is the episode for you.

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Check out the news on any given day and you'll see evidence of all the ways we "other" people, shame them, alienate them, and cause harm to them - passively and actively. In this conversation, Vanessa Faloye and I dig deep in to the things that separate us and cause us to lose touch with our humanity. We explore what it even means to be in touch with it, and why it's so easy sometimes to "other" people. We also talk about the important practice of continually bringing ourselves back to a place of reverence and care for each other and ourselves. You won't want to miss this one!

Kari O'Driscoll

Held Collective

BuyMeACoffee

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In this short episode, Kari revisits her conversation with Jason Sole, who has applied for a pardon for his crimes in the state of Minnesota and discovered just how opaque and unequal the system is.

Petition to Pardon Jason by Juneteenth

Jason Sole's Linked In profile

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Kari talks to Jess Graham about their new book, Being (Sick) Enough, and what it means to build a relationship to pain - both chronic illness and emotional trauma. The conversation touches on autism, addiction, chronic pain, trauma, healing, spirituality, and the power of keeping the spark of hope

Jessica Graham

You Wild Awakening

TikTok

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