Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” – quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Greta: a conversation about Greta Thunberg's journey towards Palestinian action and what it takes to make a change. 🇵🇸🌍 

Empathy: a discussion about the importance of empathy for everyone while acknowledging the difficulty of extending empathy to people who hurt others. What does it mean to be empathetic, and how is empathy a path for change?

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity – and your resistance – alive!

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Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” – quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Revolution: an examination of the heavy often violent connotations of the term 'Revolution' coupled with conversation about the power of peaceful transformation.  

The Flood: a dive into the fragility of car centric cities, and the importance of bike-friendly infrastructure. 

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity – and your resistance – alive!

Support the show

Support the show

Support the show

Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” – quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Puerto Rico: a look at how occupation and resistance shape cultural expression, using Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance as a case to show that messages of resistance are vital in today’s political climate.

Universal: a discussion about how human rights, although defined as universal,  are not protected for everyone. 

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity – and your resistance – alive!

Support the show

Support the show

Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” – quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Upside Down: a critical look into the chaos of politics around the world and an appeal for politicians to speak up – against Trump and for their people and country.

Soft Power: a conversation about the importance of culture and how oppressing and controlling its critical and free spirit takes away from its power.

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity – and your resistance – alive!

Support the show

Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” – quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Wall Street: an examination of how Wall Street shareholders use war and the deprivation of human rights as a source of profit.

Safety: a reflection on how capitalism is structured to make us feel insecure and where we can find safety.

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity – and your resistance – alive!

Support the show

Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” – quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Women, Life, Freedom: a debate about the people's protests against regimes and at what cost their freedom comes.

Alabama: a take on how racial persecution is anchored in US history and how it compares to today's situation under Trump's government.

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity – and your resistance – alive!

Support the show

Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” – quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Doughnut: a lighthearted conversation about personal preferences, voids and economics – all about doughnuts!

Polar: a discussion around the pressing topics of polarization and the polar region.

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity – and your resistance – alive!

Support the show

Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” -  quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Slavery: a critical look at how the contemporary world has been built on slavery and where slave labour still exists today.

NGO-ish: an immersion in the NGO world and their jargon - an appell to use a language that reaches everyone.

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity - and your resistance - alive!

Support the show

Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” -  quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Activist burnout: a discussion about their respective touching points with activist burnout.

Patience: an emphasis on the value of patience in their line of work.

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity - and your resistance - alive!

Support the show

Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"!

This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities.

Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” -  quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the systems around us.

This week’s episode:

Bubble gum: a lighthearted conversation about bubble gum — something sweet, chewy and full of youth.

To be a Musk:  a discussion about individuals the likes of Elon Musk who accumulate power through right-wing populism and dehumanising acts.

New episodes drop every week.

Make this your ritual for keeping your curiosity - and your resistance - alive!

Support the show