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!<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/pushbacktalks">Support the show</a>

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 &amp; 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!<a href="https://www.patreon.com/pushbacktalks" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

Word Food: Upside Down & Soft Power

Landlords without faces, apartments without tenants. In 2019, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten released Push, an award-winning documentary that explores the unaffordable, unlivable city, and the growing global housing crisis. Following the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, the film sought to understand why cities around the world are becoming increasingly expensive.&nbsp;In June of 2020, Fredrik and Leilani teamed up again to continue the conversation they began with the film, and PUSHBACK Talks was born. Since then, PUSHBACK Talks has grown into an exploration of the social, political, and economic forces that shape our world, and of the actions people are taking to push back against inequality, corruption, authoritarian systems, poverty, war, and the shift towards far-right conservatism. Join the Filmmaker (Gertten) and the Advocate (Farha) as they dissect these topics, uncover the connections between them, and search for solutions. How can we, as individuals, movements, and communities, fight back – push back – to build societies where every human being has the right to live equally, freely, and with dignity? Listen to PUSHBACK Talks and join the conversation for a better, fairer world. For more about PUSH and to view it: <a href="http://www.pushthefilm.com/">www.pushthefilm.com</a>For more about Leilani Farha and her organization, The Shift: <a href="https://www.make-the-shift.org/">www.make-the-shift.org</a>For more about Fredrik Gertten and his other films: <a href="https://www.wgfilm.com/">www.wgfilm.com</a>If you are interested in watching his newest documentary: <a href="https://www.breakingsocialfilm.com/">www.breakingsocialfilm.com</a>

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Landlords without faces, apartments without tenants. In 2019, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten released Push, an award-winning documentary that explores the unaffordable, unlivable city, and the growing global housing crisis. Following the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, the film sought to understand why cities around the world are becoming increasingly expensive.   In June of 2020, Fredrik and Leilani teamed up again to continue the conversation they began with the film, and PUSHBACK Talks was born. Since then, PUSHBACK Talks has grown into an exploration of the social, political, and economic forces that shape our world, and of the actions people are taking to push back against inequality, corruption, authoritarian systems, poverty, war, and the shift towards far-right conservatism. Join the Filmmaker (Gertten) and the Advocate (Farha) as they dissect these topics, uncover the connections between them, and search for solutions. How can we, as individuals, movements, and communities, fight back – push back – to build societies where every human being has the right to live equally, freely, and with dignity? Listen to PUSHBACK Talks and join the conversation for a better, fairer world. For more about PUSH and to view it: www.pushthefilm.com For more about Leilani Farha and her organization, The Shift: www.make-the-shift.org For more about Fredrik Gertten and his other films: www.wgfilm.com If you are interested in watching his newest documentary: www.breakingsocialfilm.com

Landlords without faces, apartments without tenants. In 2019, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten released Push, an award-winning documentary that explores the unaffordable, unlivable city, and the growing global housing crisis. Following the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, the film sought to understand why cities around the world are becoming increasingly expensive.&nbsp;In June of 2020, Fredrik and Leilani teamed up again to continue the conversation they began with the film, and PUSHBACK Talks was born. Since then, PUSHBACK Talks has grown into an exploration of the social, political, and economic forces that shape our world, and of the actions people are taking to push back against inequality, corruption, authoritarian systems, poverty, war, and the shift towards far-right conservatism. Join the Filmmaker (Gertten) and the Advocate (Farha) as they dissect these topics, uncover the connections between them, and search for solutions. How can we, as individuals, movements, and communities, fight back – push back – to build societies where every human being has the right to live equally, freely, and with dignity? Listen to PUSHBACK Talks and join the conversation for a better, fairer world. For more about PUSH and to view it: <a href="http://www.pushthefilm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.pushthefilm.com</a>For more about Leilani Farha and her organization, The Shift: <a href="https://www.make-the-shift.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.make-the-shift.org</a>For more about Fredrik Gertten and his other films: <a href="https://www.wgfilm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.wgfilm.com</a>If you are interested in watching his newest documentary: <a href="https://www.breakingsocialfilm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.breakingsocialfilm.com</a>

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