Practical Radicals Podcast
1) 13. Finale: What did we learn? Where do we go from here?
In this, our final episode of the Practical Radicals Podcast, we hear from over a dozen progressive leaders, including several former students, and reflect with them about what we’ve learned since the...Show More
2) 12. Learning from Opponents with Munira Lokhandwala of LittleSis.org
Most famous guides to strategy are written for overdogs. (Think of Machiavelli’s The Prince or Sun Tzu’s Art of War.) And overdogs today invest in strategic education at a scale that dwarfs anything o...Show More
3) 11. Abolitionism & the Seven Strategies with Manisha Sinha
In the struggle to abolish slavery — the social movement that arguably set the template for all that followed — organizers used all seven strategies we identify in Practical Radicals. According to our...Show More
4) 10. Collective Care in the AIDS Crisis with Tim Sweeney
Underdogs often respond to systemic oppression through collective care – acts of mutual aid and cooperation with the goal of meeting people’s basic survival needs when the state fails to do so. Some p...Show More
5) 9. Momentum with Mae Boeve of 350.org
Sometimes social movements can spread like wildfire. From the sit-ins of the Civil Rights movement to the sea change in support for marriage equality, from the divestment campaign to end apartheid in ...Show More
6) 8. Inside-Outside Strategies with Felicia Wong
In the right circumstances, progressive groups can work with progressive insiders in government to win big policy changes. In this episode, we consider “inside-outside campaigns,” including what makes...Show More
7) 7. Electoral Change with Maurice Mitchell
Episode 7: Electoral Strategies with Maurice Mitchell Many progressives are cynical about electoral politics. But our guest today explains why engaging in electoral politics is crucial for building t...Show More
8) 6. Narrative Shift with Cristina Jimenez Moreta and Alan Jenkins
In the past two decades, progressives have gotten far more savvy at the strategy we call “narrative shift,” learning how to challenge the dominant story and change the common sense on key issues. For ...Show More
9) 5. Disruptive Movements with Frances Fox Piven
In this episode, we explore the strategy of disruption and talk with one of its leading theorists and practitioners, the legendary scholar and activist Frances Fox Piven. Stephanie and Deepak begin by...Show More
10) 4. Base-Building in Community Organizing with Make the Road NY’s José Lopez and Ángeles Solis
In the Spring of 2021, dozens of immigrant New Yorkers, mostly women, launched a hunger strike that lasted 23 days and was the climax of a campaign to win an unprecedented $2.1 billion relief package ...Show More