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Our weekly analysis of philosophy, history and current events through the life and works of W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The Saturday Free School is committed to the po... more
FAQs about Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation:How many episodes does Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation have?The podcast currently has 251 episodes available.
July 08, 2024Upcoming Symposium on The Crisis of Knowledge and the American University (Saturday Free School 5/18/24)Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings.We give updates on our June 1st and 2nd Year of James Baldwin symposium on science. Then we discuss poetry and art. Finally, we discuss recent polls on the 2024 presidential election....more3h 29minPlay
May 13, 2024April 4, 1967 to April 2024: Where Do We Go From Here (Saturday Free School 5/11/24)We discuss "April 4, 1967 to April 2024: Where do we go from here and what is the next stage of struggle." Also, we report on our June 1st and June 2nd symposium on the crisis of science and the struggle of a revolutionary epistemology. Finally, we discuss the Penn Gaza solidarity encampment....more3h 39minPlay
May 13, 2024Student Protests and the Political Crisis of the 2024 Election (5/4/24)We discuss the student protests and the political crisis of the 2024 election. We discuss how these demonstrations compare to the 1968 anti-Vietnam War protests....more3h 29minPlay
May 13, 2024Why We Must Inherit The Third American Revolution (4/27/24)We discuss the article "Why We Must Inherit the Third American Revolution," in the second issue of Avant-Garde. We also discuss the moment of national and world transition to a new democracy, peace, and anti-imperialism. Lastly, we discuss the recent Tagore event and its coverage in Chinese and Indian media....more3h 38minPlay
May 13, 2024Iran's Missile Attacks on Israel, Genocide in Gaza, and Rabindranath Tagore Event (4/20/24)We report on the recent Rabindranath Tagore event that took place in Bangalore celebrating the hundredth anniversary of his trip to China. We also discuss the genocide in Gaza, Iran’s missile attacks on Israel, and the existential crisis of Israel and whether it will continue to exist....more3h 34minPlay
May 13, 2024Assessing King Event and Avant-Garde, Judith Butler and the Vatican (Saturday Free School 4/13/24)We assess our recent event "America's Revolutionary Future and Martin Luther King's Vision for Peace," as well as the second issue of Avant-Garde and the journal's future. We also discuss the Vatican's statement about human dignity and gender theory, and Judith Butler's response....more3h 13minPlay
May 13, 2024Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam" (Saturday Free School 3/30/24)We update on our Year of Baldwin event on April 4 and 6 commemorating Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech. We also share about the second issue of Avant Garde....more3h 26minPlay
May 13, 2024April 4 and 6 Event on King's Beyond Vietnam (3/23/24)We discuss preparations for our April 4th and 6th event commemorating Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech, as part of the Year of James Baldwin....more3h 28minPlay
May 13, 2024Oppenheimer and Martin Luther King, Judith Butler and James Baldwin (Saturday Free School 3/16/24)We share updates planning for our April 4th Year of Baldwin event and report back on the “Philly Reads Baldwin” reading groups. We also discuss Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, and Martin Luther King, the father of the new American people. Lastly, we discuss Judith Butler, fourth wave feminism, and James Baldwin....more3h 26minPlay
March 24, 2024Year of Baldwin Reading Groups Begin (Saturday Free School 3/9/24)We discuss our next event of the Year of James Baldwin on April 4. We also discuss how the reading groups are going...more3h 31minPlay
FAQs about Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation:How many episodes does Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation have?The podcast currently has 251 episodes available.