Alex Skinner
@xanskinner
I work for justice. I teach people how to grow food in small spaces. Those are connected, as are justice and peace. https://instagram.com/xanskinner
Favorite Podcasts (69)
Hidden Brain
Planet A
Hot Take
Breaking Down: Collapse
How to Save a Planet
Peacebuilder: a Conflict Transformation podcast by CJP
Reclaiming Jesus Now with Jim Wallis
Jim Wallis in Conversation
Sustainable Minimalists
Marketplace
Amanpour
Deep Adaptation
No Place Like Home
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Climate Cuisine
On Being with Krista Tippett
The Wheel and the Way
The They/Them Podcast
How to Build a Happy Life
Life Kit
Code Switch
Democracy Now! Audio
Planet Money
Gastropod
Strict Scrutiny
Dirt Road Discussions
South Carolina Lede
RUMBLE with MICHAEL MOORE
Sustainable Sustainability
Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The Ezra Klein Show
The Problem With Jon Stewart
Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
Chasing Life
Madang
Homebrewed Christianity Podcast
The Decolonized Christian Podcast
Shorenstein Center Media and Politics Podcast
The Good Fight
Democracy Works
The Dogist: Talking Dogs
ALAB Series
Everything Everywhere Daily
Ideas
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen
Your Undivided Attention
The Next Big Idea Daily
The Daily
The Run-Up
The Argument
Below the Radar
Abraham's Table
Pod Save America
If This Food Could Talk
Dinner SOS by Bon Appétit
The Nutrition Diva's Quick and Dirty Tips for Eating Well and Feeling Fabulous
A Matter of Degrees
Legal AF by MeidasTouch
Religiosanity
Words To Win By
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah: Ears Edition
Letters from an American
The Suburban Women Problem
Autocracy in America
The PoliticsGirl Podcast
Rights & Wrongs
TED Talks Daily
Next Question with Katie Couric
Reveal
Episode Recommendations (86)
xanskinner recommended:Feb 1st
The perspective of the mayor of Minneapolis on the flooding of his city by ICE (which outnumber local police five to one) using strong-arm tactics and undermining local government including policing.
I thought this episode was:
“A Terrifying Line Is Being Crossed”: Mayor Jacob Frey on the Turmoil in Minneapolis
by The Daily
xanskinner recommended:Jan 21st
This podcast episode traces history of right wing political activism that led to rise of Christian nationalism among right wing evangelicals. It provides context to explain chasm betw right & left leaning Christians in their responses to the Trump administration.
I thought this episode was:
Bonhoeffer’s Warning, Unheeded: the Moral Collapse of White Evangelicalism
by Homebrewed Christianity Podcast
xanskinner recommended:Sep 23rd, 2025
This episode draws on the teachings of Christian martyr and scholar Dietrich Bonhoeffer to validate concerns about the current rise of Christofascism and suggests paths forward for people of faith.
I thought this episode was:
Standing Firm: Bonhoeffer's Urgent Wisdom for Our Dangerous Times
by Homebrewed Christianity Podcast