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S6E18 'Re-storying disaster': Regenerative responses to crisis with Bob Stilger and Nicole LaJeunesse
For 25 years, NewStories has been supporting communities that have faced the unimaginable, total loss from disaster—those who don't want to rebuild the old normal, but are ready to co-create…
S6E17 'Flock off!' Fighting mass surveillance with Aaron Fernando and Chad Marlow
On March 4, 2026, the Ithaca Common Council in Ithaca, New York, U.S., voted to non-renew its contract with Flock Safety. Flock, among other things, is a vendor of fixed-location automated license…
S6E16 Mutual Aid 101: Navigating conflict when building power with Dean Spade
On November 20, 2025, we hosted activist, organizer, and writer Dean Spade to lead a Mutual Aid 101 session about navigating conflict. So many of our mutual aid groups and solidarity economy…
S6E15 Sexual health emergency preparedness with Kelley Dennings and Kyliah Hughes
When floods, fires, freezes, or other extreme weather rip through our communities, the fallout goes far beyond damaged homes and downed power lines. As we've established on The Response Podcast, the…
S6E14 Tool libraries, mutual aid, and community-led disaster response with Rachel Kinbar, Shelby Treichler, and Ben Wyatt
On October 21, 2025 Shareable and the Tool Library Alliance hosted a crossover event of the Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series and Library of Things Co-Lab for "Tool Libraries, Mutual Aid &…
S6E13 Artists against fascism: People power and resistance with Jordan Seaberry
In this episode of The Response, we hear from Jordan Seaberry, co-director of the US Dept of Arts and Culture (USDAC). In addition to being a working artist and a professor at the Rhode Island School…
S6E12 Organizing in the Extinction Era with Daisy Carter and Aracely Jimenez-Hudis of Survival Bloc
The Response is back after a two-month hiatus. For today's show, we resumed our interview format and welcomed two of the seven co-founders of Survival Bloc, Daisy Carter and Aracely Jimenez-Hudis.…
S6E11 Mutual Aid in Action with Sanae Lahgazi Alaoui, Alexa Baiano, Rain, Valinda Chan, Laurie Bertram Roberts, and Vicky Osterweil
We're back with the fifth installment in our Mutual Aid 101 mini-series. This episode is going to be a little different from what we've shared before. Rather than extended presentations, you'll hear…
S6E10 Surveillance, cybersecurity, and financial tech for mutual aid with Elijah Baucom and Sarah Philips
Today, we're sharing excerpts from Shareable's Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series' third session. Elijah Baucom of Everyday Security & UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic discusses security for mutual…
S6E9 Group decision making, conflict management, and power dynamics with Julian Rose
We're back with the third installment in our Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series. Today, we're sharing the audio from the second half of Mutual Aid 101 Session 2, featuring Julian Rose from the New…
S6E8 Building (and rebuilding) mutual aid groups with Stephanie Rearick
We're back with the second installment in our Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series. Today, we're sharing the audio from the half of Session 2, and will be joined by Stephanie Rearick, to discuss how to…
S6E7 Mutual aid for survival and resistance with Dean Spade
Last week, we were blown away by the 2,200 people who registered for our new Mutual Aid 101 Series. We were fortunate to have Dean Spade, organizer, teacher, and the author of "Mutual Aid:…
S6E6 Voices of The Response: Live at the Oregon Country Fair 2024
Nearly 20 years ago, The Response host Tom Llewellyn was fortunate to experience Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's Voices of a People's History of the United States live at the Berkeley Community…
S6E5 Indigenous disaster response: The fight against a mining giant in Brazil with Allen Myers
In this episode of The Response, we explore a devastating and ongoing story of environmental disaster, Indigenous resistance, and corporate exploitation in Brazil. This powerful installment brings…
S6E4 Resisting gentrification and displacement with Andrew Lee
On this episode of The Response, we're joined by author and organizer Andrew Lee. In his book Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War, Andrew writes about how gentrification is often…
S6E3 Covering Palestine: The impact on journalists on the frontlines and abroad with Arvind Dilawar
On this episode of The Response, we're joined by Arvind Dilawar, an independent journalist who has recently written a piece for Shareable about the union supplying Palestinian journalists with…
S6E2 Surveillance and reproductive justice with Rafa Kidvai
On this episode of The Response, we get to the heart of reproductive justice with Rafa Kidvai, the director of the Repro Legal Defense Fund at If/When/How. The RLDF champions the rights and freedoms…
S6E1 Facing the Heat: Disaster Management in the Age of the Climate Crisis with Samantha Montano
For our first episode of 2024, we interviewed noted disasterologist and previous guest, Dr. Samantha Montano. We discuss the impact of climate change on disasters and the need for better disaster…
S5 SolidarityWorks with Gabbie Barnes, Ida Aronson, and Rachel Kinbar
For our final episode of The Response this year, we interviewed three mutual aid organizers from Orlando, FL, Hartford, CT, and Bvlbancha (aka New Orleans, LA). Gabbie Barnes is the founder of FREE…
Resist & Build with Emily Kawano, Matthew Slaats, and Edget Betru
On this week's show, we'll be turning our focus towards the Solidarity Economy and what is meant by 'Resist & Build'. Joining us for this conversation is Emily Kawano, Co-Director of the…
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