PODCASTS

BLACK QUEER LIFE ACROSS THE DIASPORA: RUBBING UP AGAINST THE LIMITS OF POLITICAL IMAGINATION

Guest host Rinaldo Walcott speaks with Nairobi-based scholar Keguro Macharia, author of the new book Frottage: Frictions of Intimacy across the Black Diaspora (2019), about diaspora, gender, Black feminism, intimacy, gardening, extreme weather, Afropessimism, and more.
August 7, 2020

NAOMI KLEIN, CORONAVIRUS CAPITALISM, AND A PEOPLE’S BAILOUT NOW!

In a wide-ranging conversation with Leap co-founder Naomi Klein, we explore the perils and possibilities of the COVID-19 political moment, from the unprecedented ways that Silicon Valley is benefiting from the pandemic, to the radicalizing power of “essential work.”
May 8, 2020

HOMES FOR ALL AND ALL FOR OUR HOME

In conversation with the brilliant Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Daniel Aldana Cohen, we explore how a Green New Deal for Housing could protect us from climate chaos — and guarantee beautiful, affordable, and sustainable homes for all.
February 10, 2020

ELECTION 2019: RACISM WITH A SMILE

In a special mini-episode, Avi & Maya discuss the 2019 federal election in Canada and all the special moments of racism that it surfaced.
October 17, 2019

DO THE GREENS HAVE A NEW DEAL? DISCUSS.

A 2019 interview with Canada’s Green Party federal leader Elizabeth May and Alex Tyrrell, the head of Quebec’s provincial (and openly eco-socialist) Green Party. The Green Party of Canada has seen a sudden surge in popularity — but can they really lead on the Green New Deal?
September 19, 2019

THE NDP VS. THE GND

We talk to maverick NDP candidate Svend Robinson whether the party is capable of getting the Green New Deal right. We also touch on the NDP’s history and future of opening itself to the creativity and energy of social movements. Spoiler alert: it’s not always a pretty story.
May 29, 2019

BE MORE HUMAN

We examine the normalization of racism and xenophobia in political discourse and unpack one of the most pressing human rights and climate issues of our time: migration. Guests Harjeet Singh of Action Aid and Kara Manso of the Caregivers’ Action Center share stories and call on us all to be more human.
March 25, 2019

THE GREEN NEW DEAL

In our premiere episode, we talk to Varshini Prakash, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, about the bold idea sweeping the U.S. political landscape known as the Green New Deal. And we explore the opportunities and challenges of bringing the Green New Deal frame to Canada.
February 12, 2019