Change the Story / Change the World Podcast
1) What Can We Learn from Activist Artists in Singapore?
What happens when a tiny city-state with tight state control becomes a hub for community-driven, arts-based transformation? Meet ArtsWok, a Singapore-based organization helping people talk about the h...Show More
2) What Can We Learn From Activist Artists In Serbia?
DAH SAYS: "In today’s world, we can oppose destruction and violence with the creation of meaning "The Economist Magazine's Intelligence Unit places, Serbia, and Singapore, among the 46 countries that ...Show More
3) Five Arts Superpowers for Activist Artists & Cultural Organizers to Make Change NOW!
When everything feels like it’s unraveling, how do we know art still matters? In this episode, we explore the question: What use is art in a world on fire?Across movements, across generations—from Ell...Show More
4) Emma Addams: Can a Quilt Change how Congress Listens— & How you Practice Democracy at Home?
Can a Quilt Change how Congress Listens—& How you Practice Democracy at Home?If you’re exhausted by performative politics and digital outrage, this episode offers a deeply grounded alternative. Discov...Show More
5) How is the Government Threatening Activist Artists and Arts Organization?
What Threats are There to Activist Artists and Cultural Organizers & What Can You Do About Them? Today on our weather report, we're wading into stormy waters, namely threats to activist artists and ar...Show More
6) Liz Sunde Brings Music To Life: Activist Artists Making Music, Making Change, & Thriving
What if your art could both heal your community & pay your bills? If you’re a musician or creative itching to drive real-world change without sacrificing your livelihood, this episode maps a pat...Show More
7) Solar Story Circle: How Narrative Powers Democracy & Social Change
What if the solution to the climate crisis and the key to democratic renewal were powered by the same thing?In this episode of Art is Change, we'll explore Bill McKiibben new book, Here Comes the Sun,...Show More
8) Alma & Frank: Designing Creative Futures One Story at a Time
What if art could open the door to a new life after prison? What if creative work wasn't just healing, but a literal job offer?In a time when reentry programs are scarce and trust is hard to rebuild, ...Show More
9) Alma Robinson: How Do You Build an Art & Social Change Movement That Lasts Decades
In this episode, we sit down with Alma Robinson, the longtime executive director of California Lawyers for the Arts. From cultural repatriation to youth advocacy to resurrecting a legendary prison art...Show More
10) Art and Resistance: Smithsonian, FREE DC, LA, and Beyond
What happens when a president tries to get the WOKE out of museums?In this episode of ART IS CHANGE we follow the latest political attacks on the Smithsonian and other cultural institutions and explor...Show More