Voices from the Grassroots

Former Amazon warehouse worker Christian Smalls discusses the walkout he led over health and safety concerns and his subsequent firing. We also discuss his new project called The Congress of Essential Workers.

In this episode, Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon and Editor of Monthly Review Magazine John Bellamy Foster and I discuss Donald Trump's rise. After analyzing the relationship between concentrated corporate power and right wing nationalism, John and I discuss the viability of a social democratic challenge to Trumpism, and what forms of political organizing stand a chance against the rise of "neo-fascism."

Here is an interview I did with Plaedo at the end of 2018. Plaedo and I I speak about a range of topics from his youth initiative, direct democracy, and Avant-Gardeners.

This episode I sit down with Tracy Howard to discuss a variety of issues surrounding the elections process. Tracy is the General Registrar of Voters in Radford, VA.

Our discussion ranges from voter suppression to how underfunded elections departments are.

Issues surrounding racial discrimination and voting are not thoroughly discussed in this episode, which I regret.

This episode I interview Julia Olson, Executive Director and Chief Legal Council of Our Children's Trust. Our Children's Trust is the environmental organization suing the federal government to address climate change.

This episode I interview Julia Olson, Executive Director and Chief Legal Council of Our Children's Trust. Our Children's Trust is the environmental organization suing the federal government to address climate change.

This episode I speak with pianist, composer, and teacher, Alexander Schwarzkopf. Alex and I speak about a variety of topics all centering around the relationship of music to the human spirit.

William Padilla-Brown, a 23 year old permaculturalist, mycologist, and entrepreneur talks cordyceps, permaculture, and more.

A YPG fighter("Devrim") discusses the intricacies of the Rojava Revoultion.