When the world is on fire, are there any subjects aside grief, community, creative practice, and the ways people keep each other going? This week: remembering Portland comedian, Nariko Ott, reflecting on the impending nothingness, and reaching out to people we love. Join Carlos and Theresa for another episode. We're going deep this week!

Often, when thinking of the struggles that an individual faces in Fascist America, Carlos instructs, "It's not you, it's the system". When it comes to prescribing systems work that needs your immediate attention, it's quite the opposite. It's not the system, it's you. It's how you interface with the workers who are also in the system for their own survival, and community, and family. It's how you make the people around you feel about themselves when things are at their most difficult. It's being with the most difficult parts of yourself, and determining what you want to keep, and what you're prepared to let go of. No big deal, right?Join Carlos for a few minutes of reflection and a few minutes of breathing to begin the week from a grounded position in an ungrounded world.

Day off today? Thank your local socialist. That's right, it's Labor Day of 2026. What does that mean in a country that is increasingly hostile to workers? Collective responsibility and mutual aid, IRL relationship, and embracing our own shadows. Who's in?

Hey, Cuties. Any of your family members swept up by the insidious under-toe of a cult? What if there were enough social safety nets, community building opportunities, and systems that directly addressed the impacts of structural and systemic inequalities. Through personal stories, critiquing societal structures, and discussing strategies for individual and collective resilience, Theresa and Carlos go there.

Good Monday morning to you. This Aug 30, Carlos shares insights on patience, acceptance, and the importance of community and process in personal growth and transformation.

Carlos and Theresa talk about Spider-Man, Dolly Parton, Vampires, and the intersections of social justice, community resilience, and the importance of embracing human complexity. Some of our heroes taught us how to be a hero without a cape. Be the hero you imagine and share or donate to Spider-Man's legal defense fund. https://gofund.me/bddffb376

We are facing an increasingly more volatile world. Whether it's fire-tornadoes, flooded freeways, or Spider-Man being arrested for upholding the law, we are all going through it. As we do, the only thing we truly still own, might be our own breath. Join Carlos for a reflection on the state of the world and a deep breath, as we get ready to navigate another week together.

Theresa has been offering a brilliant public offering for our community in the Strategy & Solidarity platform. This week, we decided to share the love with our listeners and viewers, too. Carlos shares a detailed case study of organizing a successful student-led movement, including a hunger strike, that established the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado. Their conversation investigates strategic planning, community organizing, and the critical importance of relationships, community, and timing in activism.

As a young person, Carlos Kareem Windham wanted to live a life a Buckaroo Banzi, doctor by day, space explorer by night. As they aged, Paul Robeson was a more attainable possibility model, but if we're honest, so is Josephine Baker. In this Meet Your Co-Host, Theresa interviews Carlos, and they share their diverse journey through activism, arts, and community organizing, highlighting the personal is political.

How can we yield our crops before they're full matured. I''m not sure, but the United States has figured it out and now we have tasteless tomatoes and bananas that have little to do with nature. If we want the best fruit, we have to let it mature. The same is true of the best practices in grounding and creation. Join Carlos for a few mins of breath and let's get ready for the week together