People Place Power Podcast
1) Ep 6: The Trap Tracy Chapman
When Joy Oladokun was 10 years old, she saw a performance that made her realize she wanted to play music. Today, she has been named the top LGBTQ+ artist to watch and calls herself the Trap Tracy Chap...Show More
2) Activist Chat: Nikil Saval
Senator Nikil Saval represents several neighborhoods of Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania State Senate. He has worn many hats, including author, editor, and community organizer, before he was elected a...Show More
3) Ep 5: An App for Accountability
How can we hold our governments accountable? It’s a fundamental question of democracy, one that humans have been wrestling with for millenia. But recently, technology has disrupted the way we think ab...Show More
4) Activist Chat: Finn Lau
Finn Lau is an activist-in-exile fighting for democracy in Hong Kong. What does accountability look like when officials evade the consequences of their decisions? How can you build international solid...Show More
5) Ep 4: Across The River, Worlds Away
For Abby Stein, home was the insulated Hasidic neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She came from a lineage of prominent religious figures, and grew up speaking mostly Yiddish, avoiding any and all...Show More
6) Activist Chat: Marisa Rando
As the founder of The Pact Collective, Marisa Rando is determined to change the face of effective altruism to a more inclusive and community-based model. Tune in to dive into the philosophies and stra...Show More
7) Ep 3: An Accidental Activist
Up in the snowy mountains of Colorado, in a little group of buildings many call a ghost town, there is a man named billy. billy’s a bit of a legend. He lives alone, and during the winter, he doe...Show More
8) Activist Chat: Nixon Boumba
Nixon Boumba is a Haitian activist working to combat proposed gold mining in Haiti. What does it look like to build international solidarity networks to challenge powerful corporations? Benjamin spoke...Show More
9) Ep 2: We Are All Manorama's Mothers
Over six decades— that’s how long the Indian state of Manipur has been under the Indian government’s martial law. That means the army can kill, torture, or arrest anyone for mere suspicion. When the l...Show More
10) Activist Chat: Ximena Ospina
Ximena Ospina is the only undocumented trans woman in law school in the entire United States. What is like to be the only one? Trisha spoke with Ximena about her childhood in Colombia, her experience ...Show More