Popaganda
Popaganda: Who Writes Our History?
History isn’t static—it’s the stories we tell ourselves about the past. And that story changes depending on who’s doing the telling.
Read more »
Popaganda: Laughing at Tyrants
Donald Trump hates it when you laugh at him. This episode features two conversations about using humor to share ideas and feelings with hostile people. First, we hear from Jex Blackmore of Detroit’s Satanic Temple, which hosts spectacular protests rooted to point out the hypocrisy of... Read more »
Popaganda: Chaos
Chaos. We spend so much energy trying to avoid it. Both in politics and in our personal lives, things rarely go as planned. That doesn’t stop us from trying, from willing and working to make things people and countries fall in line. But often chaos is just what we need. After, there’s a lot of... Read more »
Popaganda: A Guide to Trump Resistance
After the election of Trump, a lot of people are asking “What now?” For today’s show, we talked to 10 people about things we can all do—right now—to help prepare for Trump’s presidency. Some of these ideas are about working with elected officials and policies. But calling your senators,... Read more »
We Interrupt Your Election Anxiety For This Important Announcement: We Made A Video About Our Podcast
If you thought you knew our hilarious and smart Popaganda and Backtalk hosts pretty well, test your knowledge!
Read more »
Popaganda: Navigating Workplace Patriarchy
“Emotional” is a word used to describe “how women are perceived when they express anger or displeasure at work, while a man who does the same is simply viewed as ‘passionate,’” writes journalist Jessica Bennett in her new book Feminist Fight Club. On this episode, we share ideas... Read more »
Popaganda: Breaking the Binary
It’s good to get complicated. On this episode, we rethink binary approaches to brain science, sexuality, gender, and disability. Featuring a moving story from stand-up comedian and #GoodMuslimBadMuslim co-host Zahra Noorbakhsh, who talks about her decision to come out as... Read more »
Popaganda: Invisible Prisons
The United States imprisons more people than any other country in the world. But we hardly ever hear real-life stories of incarceration in our pop culture.
On this episode, we share three stories about making prisons impossible to ignore. We hear voices from a recent national ... Read more »
Popaganda: Body-Positive Exercise
Why does the thought of going to the gym inspire such anxiety? Because exercise—literally moving our bodies—is so wrapped up in fatphobia, ableism, sexism, and other nasty stuff. On this episode, we try to extricate exercise from all the body-shaming stuff that’s usually tied to it.... Read more »
Popaganda: Sports and Capitalism
The Olympics kicks off this week in Rio de Janeiro, amid protests over its high costs and impact on Brazil’s poorest communities. While sports represent our cultural values and tie in closely to our identities, it’s not hard to see how sports from the college level to the Olympics... Read more »
Pages
