This is a free preview of the episode "The More Than Human World" You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast">https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast</a> As a Patreon subscriber you'll get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our entire back catalog of Patreon episodes, early access to certain episodes, and other benefits like stickers and bumper stickers—depending on which tier you subscribe to. You’ll also be helping to keep Upstream sustainable and allowing us to keep this project going. Find out more at <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast">Patreon.com/upstreampodcast</a> or at <a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/support">upstreampodcast.org/support</a>. Thank you. "The More Than Human World" is a phrase that I (Robbie) came across years ago when reading David Abrams's book The Spell of the Sensuous." It immediately struck me as a profound and beautiful perspective on how we perceive of and imagine the world of beings that make up the world that does not include humans. Everything else. And yes, it is more than. Much more than. Especially in an anthropocentric social order that barely values the lives and beings of humans themselves, let alone beings which are not human. Today's Patreon episode is a reading of a beautiful story told by the author and philosopher Loren Eiseley. The story is about birds, machines, and much more, and is aptly titled "The Bird and the Machine"—just one chapter in a book of stories and essays written by Loren Eisley titled The Star Thrower. You might want to keep a box of kleenex close by, this one gets a little emotional. Covert art: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/raidertravel">Carolyn Raider</a> Further resources: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://global.oup.com/academic/product/dispossessing-the-wilderness-9780195118827?cc=us&lang=en&"> Dispossessing the Wilderness Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks</a>, Mark David Spence</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-star-thrower-loren-eiseley?variant=40311877074978"> The Star Thrower,</a> Loren Eiseley</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.eiseley.org/">Loren Eiseley Society</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.pwelverumandsun.com/">Mount Eerie</a></li> </ul> Related episodes: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/decolonizing-conservation-with-prakash-kashwan-in-conversation"> Decolonizing Conservation with Prakash Kashwan</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/post-capitalism-w-alnoor-ladha">Post-capitalism w/ Alnoor Ladha </a></li> </ul> Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Subscribe to our Patreon at <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast">patreon.com/upstreampodcast</a> or please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at <a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/support">www.upstreampodcast.org/support</a> If your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming documentaries, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. Find out more at <a href= "https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Fupstreampodcast.org%2Fsponsorship&token=fb395-1-1663029755269">  upstreampodcast.org/sponsorship</a> For more from Upstream, visit <a href= "https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upstreampodcast.org&token=efc9f5-1-1663029755269"> www.upstreampodcast.org</a> and follow us on <a href= "https://twitter.com/upstreamPodcast">Twitter</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/upstreampodcast/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UpstreamPodcast">Facebook</a>, and <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/upstreampodcast.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>. You can also subscribe to us on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532">Apple Podcasts,</a> <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/4KwWOMp24P9cVVR6d0i7Zq?si=ec90ca944bcb43cf&nd=1"> Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a free preview of the episode "The More Than Human World" You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As a Patreon subscriber you'll get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our entire back catalog of Patreon episodes, early access to certain episodes, and other benefits like stickers and bumper stickers—depending on which tier you subscribe to. You’ll also be helping to keep Upstream sustainable and allowing us to keep this project going. Find out more at &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast"&gt;Patreon.com/upstreampodcast&lt;/a&gt; or at &lt;a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/support"&gt;upstreampodcast.org/support&lt;/a&gt;. Thank you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;"The More Than Human World" is a phrase that I (Robbie) came across years ago when reading David Abrams's book The Spell of the Sensuous." It immediately struck me as a profound and beautiful perspective on how we perceive of and imagine the world of beings that make up the world that does not include humans. Everything else. And yes, it is more than. Much more than. Especially in an anthropocentric social order that barely values the lives and beings of humans themselves, let alone beings which are not human.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Today's Patreon episode is a reading of a beautiful story told by the author and philosopher Loren Eiseley. The story is about birds, machines, and much more, and is aptly titled "The Bird and the Machine"—just one chapter in a book of stories and essays written by Loren Eisley titled The Star Thrower.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;You might want to keep a box of kleenex close by, this one gets a little emotional.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Covert art:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/raidertravel"&gt;Carolyn Raider&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://global.oup.com/academic/product/dispossessing-the-wilderness-9780195118827?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;"&gt; Dispossessing the Wilderness Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks&lt;/a&gt;, Mark David Spence&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-star-thrower-loren-eiseley?variant=40311877074978"&gt; The Star Thrower,&lt;/a&gt; Loren Eiseley&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.eiseley.org/"&gt;Loren Eiseley Society&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.pwelverumandsun.com/"&gt;Mount Eerie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related episodes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/decolonizing-conservation-with-prakash-kashwan-in-conversation"&gt; Decolonizing Conservation with Prakash Kashwan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/post-capitalism-w-alnoor-ladha"&gt;Post-capitalism w/ Alnoor Ladha &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Subscribe to our Patreon at &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast"&gt;patreon.com/upstreampodcast&lt;/a&gt; or please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at &lt;a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/support"&gt;www.upstreampodcast.org/support&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;If your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming documentaries, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. Find out more at &lt;a href= "https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Fupstreampodcast.org%2Fsponsorship&amp;token=fb395-1-1663029755269"&gt;  upstreampodcast.org/sponsorship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;For more from Upstream, visit &lt;a href= "https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upstreampodcast.org&amp;token=efc9f5-1-1663029755269"&gt; www.upstreampodcast.org&lt;/a&gt; and follow us on &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/upstreamPodcast"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/upstreampodcast/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/UpstreamPodcast"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/upstreampodcast.bsky.social"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; You can also subscribe to us on &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532"&gt;Apple Podcasts,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/4KwWOMp24P9cVVR6d0i7Zq?si=ec90ca944bcb43cf&amp;nd=1"&gt; Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This is a free preview of the episode "The More Than Human World" You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here:  As a Patreon subscriber you'll get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our...

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Happy Solstice! In this annual tradition, Della is joined by two fellow podcast hosts to reflect on the past year and set some intentions for the year ahead.  Manda Scott is a novelist, smallholder, and host of the podcast <a href="https://accidentalgods.life/our-podcast/">Accidental Gods</a>, which showcases individuals and organizations at the emerging edge of our world to set the foundation for a future we’d be proud to leave to the generations that come after us. Manda’s latest novel, Any Human Power, is out now and available <a href= "https://linktr.ee/anyhumanpower">here</a>.  Nathalie Nahai is a behavior science advisor, author and host of the podcast <a href= "https://www.nathalienahai.com/the-hive-podcast/">The Hive</a>, which focuses on psychology, technology, and human behavior. Nathalie is the author of <a href= "https://www.amazon.co.uk/Webs-Influence-Psychology-Online-Persuasion/dp/1292134607/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=webs+of+influence&qid=1569490641&sr=8-1"> Webs Of Influence: The Psychology of Online Persuasion</a> and is also the founder of <a href= "https://www.ffsalons.com/">Flourishing Futures Salon</a>, a project that offers curated gastronomical gatherings that explore how we can thrive in times of turbulence and change. One of Della’s offerings in the new year is a course she designed about how to cultivate regenerative livelihoods. She created this course with insights that she has found most helpful in bringing Upstream theories and ideas into people’s lives as a Right Livelihood coach. Whether you are in a livelihood transition, want to be in community with others trying to find meaningful work, or you just want to know more about work as a vehicle for post capitalist systems change, this course is a great fit. It includes live sessions, engaging module materials and activities including Upstream episodes, and a lively discussion forum to bring the material to life. <a href= "https://www.gaiaeducation.org/cultivating-regenerative-livelihoods?ref=51782-Della-Z-Duncan"> Here is the link</a> to learn more and register and use "UPSTREAM25" for a special 25% off coupon.  Further Resources: <ul> <li><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/a-winter-solstice-celebration-for-2023-with-manda-scott-and-nathalie-nahai"> A Winter Solstice Celebration for 2023 with Manda Scott and Nathalie Nahai</a></li> <li><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/unlocked-how-the-north-plunders-the-south-w-jason-hickel"> [UNLOCKED] How the North Plunders the Global South w/ Jason Hickel</a></li> <li><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/better-lives-for-all-w-jason-hickel"> Better Lives for All w/ Jason Hickel </a></li> <li><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/walter-rodney-marxism-and-underdevelopment-with-d-musa-springer-charisse-burden-stelly"> Walter Rodney, Marxism, and Underdevelopment w/ D. Musa Springer & Charisse Burden-Stelly</a></li> <li><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/breaking-the-chains-of-empire-w-abby-martin-live-show"> Breaking the Chains of Empire w/ Abby Martin (Live Show)</a></li> <li><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/righteous-indignation-love-and-running-for-president-w-dr-cornel-west"> Righteous Indignation, Love, and Running for President w/ Dr. Cornel West</a></li> <li><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/voting-for-socialism-w-claudia-de-la-cruz-karina-garcia"> [UNLOCKED] Voting for Socialism w/ Claudia De La Cruz & Karina Garcia </a></li> <li><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/battling-the-duopoly-w-jill-stein"> Battling the Duopoly w/ Jill Stein </a></li> </ul> Related Episodes: <ul> <li><a href="https://charliebennettauthor.co.uk/shop">Down the Rabbit Hole</a></li> <li><a href= "https://shop.permaculture.co.uk/products/transformative-adaptation"> Transformative Adaptation</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/933-how-to-be-an-anticapitalist-in-the-twenty-first-century?srsltid=AfmBOoq4Q9LtVqpS7BkvtrBsQwBW3eHwnbD9SKoDXxt-rT9_2BL1DdEG"> How to Be an An Anticapitalist in the Twenty-first Century</a> (book) </li> <li><a href= "https://jacobin.com/2015/12/erik-olin-wright-real-utopias-anticapitalism-democracy/"> How to be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century</a> (Jacobin article)</li> <li><a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/god-human-animal-machine-technology-metaphor-and-the-search-for-meaning-meghan-o-gieblyn/5885978?ean=9780525562719"> God, Human, Animal, Machine </a></li> <li><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-psychological-drivers-of-the-metacrisis/id1680606350?i=1000639851812"> The Psychological Drivers of the MetaCrisis</a></li> <li><a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/feeding-your-demons-ancient-wisdom-for-resolving-inner-conflict-tsultrim-allione/1740345?ean=9781848501737"> Feeding Your Demons</a>, Tsultrim Allione </li> <li><a href= "https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-practice-feeding-your-demons/">Feeding your Demons</a> (Lion's Roar article)</li> <li><a href= "https://accidentalgods.life/meditation-for-the-winter-solstice-of-2023-with-manda-scott/"> Winter Solstice Meditation </a></li> <li><a href= "https://chrt.fm/track/8F5463/media.transistor.fm/6f621f9a/7a43d63f.mp3"> Summer Solstice Meditation </a></li> </ul> Upstream is a labor of love—we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/upstreampodcast or please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at www.upstreampodcast.org/support If your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming documentaries, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. Find out more at  upstreampodcast.org/sponsorship For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky. You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Happy Solstice! In this annual tradition, Della is joined by two fellow podcast hosts to reflect on the past year and set some intentions for the year ahead. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Manda Scott is a novelist, smallholder, and host of the podcast &lt;a href="https://accidentalgods.life/our-podcast/"&gt;Accidental Gods&lt;/a&gt;, which showcases individuals and organizations at the emerging edge of our world to set the foundation for a future we’d be proud to leave to the generations that come after us. Manda’s latest novel, Any Human Power, is out now and available &lt;a href= "https://linktr.ee/anyhumanpower"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Nathalie Nahai is a behavior science advisor, author and host of the podcast &lt;a href= "https://www.nathalienahai.com/the-hive-podcast/"&gt;The Hive&lt;/a&gt;, which focuses on psychology, technology, and human behavior. Nathalie is the author of &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.co.uk/Webs-Influence-Psychology-Online-Persuasion/dp/1292134607/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=webs+of+influence&amp;qid=1569490641&amp;sr=8-1"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Webs Of Influence: The Psychology of Online Persuasion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and is also the founder of &lt;a href= "https://www.ffsalons.com/"&gt;Flourishing Futures Salon&lt;/a&gt;, a project that offers curated gastronomical gatherings that explore how we can thrive in times of turbulence and change.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;One of Della’s offerings in the new year is a course she designed about how to cultivate regenerative livelihoods. She created this course with insights that she has found most helpful in bringing Upstream theories and ideas into people’s lives as a Right Livelihood coach. Whether you are in a livelihood transition, want to be in community with others trying to find meaningful work, or you just want to know more about work as a vehicle for post capitalist systems change, this course is a great fit. It includes live sessions, engaging module materials and activities including Upstream episodes, and a lively discussion forum to bring the material to life. &lt;a href= "https://www.gaiaeducation.org/cultivating-regenerative-livelihoods?ref=51782-Della-Z-Duncan"&gt; Here is the link&lt;/a&gt; to learn more and register and use "UPSTREAM25" for a special 25% off coupon. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further Resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/a-winter-solstice-celebration-for-2023-with-manda-scott-and-nathalie-nahai"&gt; A Winter Solstice Celebration for 2023 with Manda Scott and Nathalie Nahai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/unlocked-how-the-north-plunders-the-south-w-jason-hickel"&gt; [UNLOCKED] How the North Plunders the Global South w/ Jason Hickel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/better-lives-for-all-w-jason-hickel"&gt; Better Lives for All w/ Jason Hickel &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/walter-rodney-marxism-and-underdevelopment-with-d-musa-springer-charisse-burden-stelly"&gt; Walter Rodney, Marxism, and Underdevelopment w/ D. Musa Springer &amp; Charisse Burden-Stelly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/breaking-the-chains-of-empire-w-abby-martin-live-show"&gt; Breaking the Chains of Empire w/ Abby Martin (Live Show)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/righteous-indignation-love-and-running-for-president-w-dr-cornel-west"&gt; Righteous Indignation, Love, and Running for President w/ Dr. Cornel West&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/voting-for-socialism-w-claudia-de-la-cruz-karina-garcia"&gt; [UNLOCKED] Voting for Socialism w/ Claudia De La Cruz &amp; Karina Garcia &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/battling-the-duopoly-w-jill-stein"&gt; Battling the Duopoly w/ Jill Stein &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related Episodes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://charliebennettauthor.co.uk/shop"&gt;Down the Rabbit Hole&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://shop.permaculture.co.uk/products/transformative-adaptation"&gt; Transformative Adaptation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/933-how-to-be-an-anticapitalist-in-the-twenty-first-century?srsltid=AfmBOoq4Q9LtVqpS7BkvtrBsQwBW3eHwnbD9SKoDXxt-rT9_2BL1DdEG"&gt; &lt;em&gt;How to Be an An Anticapitalist in the Twenty-first Century&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (book) &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://jacobin.com/2015/12/erik-olin-wright-real-utopias-anticapitalism-democracy/"&gt; How to be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century&lt;/a&gt; (Jacobin article)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/god-human-animal-machine-technology-metaphor-and-the-search-for-meaning-meghan-o-gieblyn/5885978?ean=9780525562719"&gt; God, Human, Animal, Machine &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-psychological-drivers-of-the-metacrisis/id1680606350?i=1000639851812"&gt; The Psychological Drivers of the MetaCrisis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/feeding-your-demons-ancient-wisdom-for-resolving-inner-conflict-tsultrim-allione/1740345?ean=9781848501737"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Feeding Your Demons&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Tsultrim Allione &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-practice-feeding-your-demons/"&gt;Feeding your Demons&lt;/a&gt; (Lion's Roar article)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://accidentalgods.life/meditation-for-the-winter-solstice-of-2023-with-manda-scott/"&gt; Winter Solstice Meditation &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://chrt.fm/track/8F5463/media.transistor.fm/6f621f9a/7a43d63f.mp3"&gt; Summer Solstice Meditation &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Upstream is a labor of love—we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/upstreampodcast or please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at www.upstreampodcast.org/support&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming documentaries, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. Find out more at  upstreampodcast.org/sponsorship&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Happy Solstice! In this annual tradition, Della is joined by two fellow podcast hosts to reflect on the past year and set some intentions for the year ahead.  Manda Scott is a novelist, smallholder, and host of the podcast , which showcases...

A Solstice Celebration for 2024 w/ Manda Scott and Nathalie Nahai

Historical materialism is the science of Marxism. It’s the theory developed by Marx and Engels that explains how human societies develop and change over time based on economic organization. Like Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection, historical materialism serves as a powerful tool in understanding the world around us. It explains why societies are arranged the way that they are, why there are classes, why revolutions happen—and when taken together with the Marxist philosophy of dialectical materialism, historical materialism becomes a rigorous scientific tool for analyzing the entire world and, most importantly, acting within it.  Everybody on this planet would benefit greatly from having a clear understanding of historical materialism, and every Marxist should at least understand the basics of it. And in this episode, we’re going to provide an introductory exploration of historical materialism, along with dialectical materialism, which is deeply intertwined with the former. And we’ve brought on the perfect guest to help us to do this.  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torkil_Lauesen">Torkil Lauesen</a> is an activist and a writer from Denmark who has spent the last fifty years immersed in the study and praxis of historical materialism. Torkil spent many years in his youth engaged in both legal and illegal activities with the purpose of materially supporting anti-imperialist struggles in the Third World, including in Palestine. He spent a decade in prison for this work.  This episode is part of our ongoing series on Marxist philosophy and theory. The first episode in this series takes a close look at <a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/dialectical-materialism-w-josh-sykes"> dialectical materialism with Josh Sykes</a> as our guest and was published in June of 2024. This episode serves as a follow-up to that episode, but can also be listened to on its own. Historical materialism and dialectical materialism are deeply intertwined, so having a solid understanding of dialectics will help you understand historical materialism—but we do explore both dialectics and historical materialism in this episode.  We also explore concepts from Torkil’s latest book, <a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition">The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism</a>, published this last November by <a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/">Iskra Books</a>, along with many fascinating topics related to historical materialism that span from Marx’s concepts of use value and exchange value, the history of the transition from feudalism to capitalism, anti-imperialism, neoliberalism, the rise of China, and much more.  Further Resources <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition">The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org/">Iskra Books</a></li> <li><a href="https://internationaltforum.dk/">International Forum (Copenhagen)</a></li> <li><a href="https://unequalexchange.org/">Arghiri Emmanuel Organization</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1877/anti-duhring/">Anti-Dühring Herr Eugen Dühring's Revolution in Science</a>, Frederick Engels</li> <li><a href= "https://monthlyreview.org/product/marxs_ecology/">Marx’s Ecology: Materialism and Nature</a>, by John Bellamy Foster</li> <li><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/">Monthly Review</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm"> On Contradiction</a>, Mao Zedong</li> <li><a href= "https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/commodity.htm"> The Commodity (Capital Vol. 1)</a>, Karl Marx</li> <li><a href= "https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674006713">Empire</a>, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7T5FNVR?&tag=usdedynamicse-20"> The Revolutionary Science of Marxism-Leninism</a>, Joshua Sykes</li> <li><a href= "https://www.versobooks.com/products/135-fossil-capital?srsltid=AfmBOooLlf9Gkfr_qTosaL2WI2Fu9GUY04FNEpjGXayr9x-r1zJnYyyT"> Fossil Capital:The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming</a>, Andreas Malm</li> <li><a href= "https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1857/grundrisse/">Grundrisse: Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy (Rough Draft)</a>, Karl Marx</li> <li><a href= "https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/forget-eco-modernism?srsltid=AfmBOooYm1HjpxzqhdE79wb9PqbVKYlmGELWdkFF-13aBnAW7bDT6st2"> Forget Eco-Modernism</a>, Kai Heron</li> <li><a href= "https://brill.com/display/title/65018?language=en">The Accumulation of Waste: A political economy of systemic destruction</a>, Ali Kadri</li> <li><a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452292924000493"> How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all? Insights from needs-based analysis</a>, Jason Hickel and Dylan Sullivan</li> </ul> Related Episodes: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/dialectical-materialism-w-josh-sykes"> Dialectical Materialism w/ Josh Sykes</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/raj-patel-and-jason-w-moore-a-history-of-the-world-in-seven-cheap-things-in-conversation"> A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things with Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/towards-and-end-117054157">Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism: An Introduction</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/walter-rodney-marxism-and-underdevelopment-with-d-musa-springer-charisse-burden-stelly"> Walter Rodney, Marxism, and Underdevelopment with D. Musa Springer & Charisse Burden-Stelly</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/liberal-virus-109216443?l=es">The Liberal Virus </a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/degrowth-vs-eco-102162175">Degrowth vs Eco-Modernism</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/climate-leninism-w-jodi-dean-and-kai-heron"> Climate Leninism w/ Jodi Dean and Kai Heron</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/better-lives-for-all-w-jason-hickel"> Better Lives for All w/ Jason Hickel</a></li> </ul> Cover art: Carolyn Raider Intermission music: <a href= "https://heavylifter.bandcamp.com/track/gl0om">"gl0om" by heavy lifter</a> Upstream is a labor of love—we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. 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<description>&lt;p&gt;Historical materialism is the science of Marxism. It’s the theory developed by Marx and Engels that explains how human societies develop and change over time based on economic organization. Like Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection, historical materialism serves as a powerful tool in understanding the world around us. It explains why societies are arranged the way that they are, why there are classes, why revolutions happen—and when taken together with the Marxist philosophy of dialectical materialism, historical materialism becomes a rigorous scientific tool for analyzing the entire world and, most importantly, acting within it. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Everybody on this planet would benefit greatly from having a clear understanding of historical materialism, and every Marxist should at least understand the basics of it. And in this episode, we’re going to provide an introductory exploration of historical materialism, along with dialectical materialism, which is deeply intertwined with the former. And we’ve brought on the perfect guest to help us to do this. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torkil_Lauesen"&gt;Torkil Lauesen&lt;/a&gt; is an activist and a writer from Denmark who has spent the last fifty years immersed in the study and praxis of historical materialism. Torkil spent many years in his youth engaged in both legal and illegal activities with the purpose of materially supporting anti-imperialist struggles in the Third World, including in Palestine. He spent a decade in prison for this work. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode is part of our ongoing series on Marxist philosophy and theory. The first episode in this series takes a close look at &lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/dialectical-materialism-w-josh-sykes"&gt; dialectical materialism with Josh Sykes&lt;/a&gt; as our guest and was published in June of 2024. This episode serves as a follow-up to that episode, but can also be listened to on its own. Historical materialism and dialectical materialism are deeply intertwined, so having a solid understanding of dialectics will help you understand historical materialism—but we do explore both dialectics and historical materialism in this episode. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We also explore concepts from Torkil’s latest book, &lt;a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, published this last November by &lt;a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/"&gt;Iskra Books&lt;/a&gt;, along with many fascinating topics related to historical materialism that span from Marx’s concepts of use value and exchange value, the history of the transition from feudalism to capitalism, anti-imperialism, neoliberalism, the rise of China, and much more. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org/"&gt;Iskra Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://internationaltforum.dk/"&gt;International Forum (Copenhagen)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unequalexchange.org/"&gt;Arghiri Emmanuel Organization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1877/anti-duhring/"&gt;Anti-Dühring Herr Eugen Dühring's Revolution in Science&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, Frederick Engels&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://monthlyreview.org/product/marxs_ecology/"&gt;Marx’s Ecology: Materialism and Nature&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, by John Bellamy Foster&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://monthlyreview.org/"&gt;Monthly Review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm"&gt; &lt;em&gt;On Contradiction&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Mao Zedong&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/commodity.htm"&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Commodity (Capital Vol. 1)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Karl Marx&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674006713"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Empire&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7T5FNVR?&amp;tag=usdedynamicse-20"&gt;&lt;em&gt; The Revolutionary Science of Marxism-Leninism&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Joshua Sykes&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.versobooks.com/products/135-fossil-capital?srsltid=AfmBOooLlf9Gkfr_qTosaL2WI2Fu9GUY04FNEpjGXayr9x-r1zJnYyyT"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Fossil Capital:The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Andreas Malm&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1857/grundrisse/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Grundrisse: Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy (Rough Draft)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Karl Marx&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/forget-eco-modernism?srsltid=AfmBOooYm1HjpxzqhdE79wb9PqbVKYlmGELWdkFF-13aBnAW7bDT6st2"&gt; Forget Eco-Modernism&lt;/a&gt;, Kai Heron&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://brill.com/display/title/65018?language=en"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Accumulation of Waste: A political economy of systemic destruction&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Ali Kadri&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452292924000493"&gt; How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all? Insights from needs-based analysis&lt;/a&gt;, Jason Hickel and Dylan Sullivan&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related Episodes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/dialectical-materialism-w-josh-sykes"&gt; Dialectical Materialism w/ Josh Sykes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/raj-patel-and-jason-w-moore-a-history-of-the-world-in-seven-cheap-things-in-conversation"&gt; A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things with Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/towards-and-end-117054157"&gt;Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism: An Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/walter-rodney-marxism-and-underdevelopment-with-d-musa-springer-charisse-burden-stelly"&gt; Walter Rodney, Marxism, and Underdevelopment with D. Musa Springer &amp; Charisse Burden-Stelly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/liberal-virus-109216443?l=es"&gt;The Liberal Virus &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/degrowth-vs-eco-102162175"&gt;Degrowth vs Eco-Modernism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/climate-leninism-w-jodi-dean-and-kai-heron"&gt; Climate Leninism w/ Jodi Dean and Kai Heron&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/better-lives-for-all-w-jason-hickel"&gt; Better Lives for All w/ Jason Hickel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cover art:&lt;/strong&gt; Carolyn Raider&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Intermission music:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://heavylifter.bandcamp.com/track/gl0om"&gt;"gl0om" by heavy lifter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Upstream is a labor of love—we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. 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Historical materialism is the science of Marxism. It’s the theory developed by Marx and Engels that explains how human societies develop and change over time based on economic organization. Like Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural...

Historical Materialism w/ Torkil Lauesen

Anti-fatness as anti-Blackness. Being Black and fat in our capitalist, white-supremacist, ableist, heteronormative society is to live in a body that is subjected to a form of unique violence marked by policing, misdiagnosis, discrimination, abuse, trauma—the list goes on.  And anti-fatness and anti-Blackness are not simply two separate things—disparate nodes on a circuit of oppression—anti-fatness and anti-Blackness form a crucial intersection, and are ultimately one and the same, according to our guest, in terms of their history, structural, weaponization, and deployment by the ideological apparatuses of the capitalist state and the violence which it upholds.  In this episode, we’ll be discussing anti-fatness as anti-Blackness with <a href= "https://twitter.com/DaShaunLH">Da'Shaun Harrison</a>—a writer, editor, speaker, community organizer, co-executive director of <a href="https://scalawagmagazine.org">Scalawag Magazine</a>, and author of <a href= "https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/belly-of-the-beast/">Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness, published by North Atlantic Books</a>. In this conversation, we explore the field of fat studies, the history of anti-fatness and anti-Blackness, why we should view anti-fatness as anti-Blackness, the eugenicist history of BMI—or the Body Mass Index—the need to stretch and grow abolition politics, the importance of unlearning supremacist ideology, and much more.  Further resources: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670607/belly-of-the-beast-by-dashaun-harrison/"> Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness, published by North Atlantic Books</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://linktr.ee/dashaunlh">Da'Shaun's LinkTree</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://roxanegay.com/">Roxanne Gay</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/">Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, Sabrina Strings</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.kieselaymon.com/heavy">Heavy: An American Memoir</a>, Kiese Laymon</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739154571/The-Embodiment-of-Disobedience-Fat-Black-Womens-Unruly-Political-Bodies"> The Embodiment of Disobedience: Fat Black Women’s Unruly Political Bodies</a>, Andrea Shaw</li> </ul> Related episodes: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/abolishthepolice">Abolish the Police</a></li> </ul> Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Subscribe to our Patreon at <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast">patreon.com/upstreampodcast</a> or please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at <a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/support">www.upstreampodcast.org/support</a> If your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming documentaries, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. Find out more at <a href= "https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Fupstreampodcast.org%2Fsponsorship&token=fb395-1-1663029755269">  upstreampodcast.org/sponsorship</a> For more from Upstream, visit <a href= "https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upstreampodcast.org&token=efc9f5-1-1663029755269"> www.upstreampodcast.org</a> and follow us on <a href= "https://twitter.com/upstreamPodcast">Twitter</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/upstreampodcast/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UpstreamPodcast">Facebook</a>, and <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/upstreampodcast.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>. You can also subscribe to us on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532">Apple Podcasts,</a> <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/4KwWOMp24P9cVVR6d0i7Zq?si=ec90ca944bcb43cf&nd=1"> Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Anti-fatness as anti-Blackness. Being Black and fat in our capitalist, white-supremacist, ableist, heteronormative society is to live in a body that is subjected to a form of unique violence marked by policing, misdiagnosis, discrimination, abuse, trauma—the list goes on. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;And anti-fatness and anti-Blackness are not simply two separate things—disparate nodes on a circuit of oppression—anti-fatness and anti-Blackness form a crucial intersection, and are ultimately one and the same, according to our guest, in terms of their history, structural, weaponization, and deployment by the ideological apparatuses of the capitalist state and the violence which it upholds. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;In this episode, we’ll be discussing anti-fatness as anti-Blackness with &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/DaShaunLH"&gt;Da'Shaun Harrison&lt;/a&gt;—a writer, editor, speaker, community organizer, co-executive director of &lt;a href="https://scalawagmagazine.org"&gt;Scalawag Magazine&lt;/a&gt;, and author of &lt;a href= "https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/belly-of-the-beast/"&gt;Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness, published by North Atlantic Books&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;In this conversation, we explore the field of fat studies, the history of anti-fatness and anti-Blackness, why we should view anti-fatness as anti-Blackness, the eugenicist history of BMI—or the Body Mass Index—the need to stretch and grow abolition politics, the importance of unlearning supremacist ideology, and much more. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670607/belly-of-the-beast-by-dashaun-harrison/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness&lt;/em&gt;, published by North Atlantic Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://linktr.ee/dashaunlh"&gt;Da'Shaun's LinkTree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="https://roxanegay.com/"&gt;Roxanne Gay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia&lt;/em&gt;, Sabrina Strings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.kieselaymon.com/heavy"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Heavy: An American Memoir&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Kiese Laymon&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739154571/The-Embodiment-of-Disobedience-Fat-Black-Womens-Unruly-Political-Bodies"&gt; The Embodiment of Disobedience: Fat Black Women’s Unruly Political Bodies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, Andrea Shaw&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related episodes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/abolishthepolice"&gt;Abolish the Police&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Subscribe to our Patreon at &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast"&gt;patreon.com/upstreampodcast&lt;/a&gt; or please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at &lt;a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/support"&gt;www.upstreampodcast.org/support&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;If your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming documentaries, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. Find out more at &lt;a href= "https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Fupstreampodcast.org%2Fsponsorship&amp;token=fb395-1-1663029755269"&gt;  upstreampodcast.org/sponsorship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;For more from Upstream, visit &lt;a href= "https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upstreampodcast.org&amp;token=efc9f5-1-1663029755269"&gt; www.upstreampodcast.org&lt;/a&gt; and follow us on &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/upstreamPodcast"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/upstreampodcast/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/UpstreamPodcast"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/upstreampodcast.bsky.social"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; You can also subscribe to us on &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532"&gt;Apple Podcasts,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/4KwWOMp24P9cVVR6d0i7Zq?si=ec90ca944bcb43cf&amp;nd=1"&gt; Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Anti-fatness as anti-Blackness. Being Black and fat in our capitalist, white-supremacist, ableist, heteronormative society is to live in a body that is subjected to a form of unique violence marked by policing, misdiagnosis, discrimination, abuse,...

[UNLOCKED] Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness w/ Da'Shaun Harrison

This is a free preview of the episode "Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism: An Introduction." You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast">https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast</a> As a Patreon subscriber you'll get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our entire back catalog of Patreon episodes, early access to certain episodes, and other benefits like stickers and bumper stickers—depending on which tier you subscribe to. You’ll also be helping to keep Upstream sustainable and allowing us to keep this project going. Find out more at <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast">Patreon.com/upstreampodcast</a> or at <a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/support">upstreampodcast.org/support</a>. Thank you. "Sure, I agree that capitalism sucks—but what's the alternative? We tried socialism in the 20th century and it failed." We've all heard this line from well-meaning friends, family members, or any variety of interlocutors we happen to find ourselves in dialogue with in any variety of contexts. There are a lot of compelling and nuanced responses to this common position, and regardless of what you think of the idea itself, it's an important one for us on the left to be able to answer.  In this Patreon reading series, Robert reads a passage from a book that attempts to answer this question. The passage is the introductory chapter of the excellent new book, <a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition">The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism</a>, by Torkil Lauesen. Published by <a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/">Iskra Books.</a> What is the response to the idea that socialism is a failed ideology? Why should we see the transition from capitalism to socialism as a long struggle of experiments and struggles that, far from being fruitless, are essential parts of a world-historical struggle that is still playing out? Why is it important to center historical materialism in our analysis of the world? And why should we be more excited than ever at the prospects of human and more-than-human emancipation and thriving in a world organized under socialism? These are just some of the questions we tackle in this reading and analysis of the introductory chapter of <a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition">The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism</a>, by Torkil Lauesen. Further resources: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org/">Iskra Books</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition">The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism</a>, by Torkil Lauesen</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://thetricontinental.org/studies-on-contemporary-dilemmas-4-hyper-imperialism/"> Hyper-Imperialism: A Dangerous Decadent New Stage, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research</a></li> </ul> Related episodes: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/dialectical-materialism-w-josh-sykes"> Dialectical Materialism w/ Josh Sykes</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/historical-materialism-w-torkil-lauesen"> Historical Materialism w/ Torkil Lauesen</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/the-exhausted-of-the-earth-w-ajay-singh-chaudhary"> The Exhausted of the Earth w/ Ajay Singh Chaudhary</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/trans-liberation-and-solidarity-with-alyson-escalante-in-conversation"> Trans Liberation and Solidarity with Alyson Escalante</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/everyday-utopia-and-radical-imagination-with-kristen-ghodsee"> Everyday Utopia and Radical Imagination with Kristen Ghodsee</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/prefigurative-politics-and-worker-self-direction-w-saio-gradin-and-nicole-wires"> Prefigurative Politics and Workplace Democracy w/ Saio Gradin and Nicole Wires</a></li> </ul> Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. 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<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a free preview of the episode "&lt;span id="docs-internal-guid-0f71ffd0-7fff-683c-5414-2f144085c527" style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism: An Introduction&lt;/span&gt;." You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As a Patreon subscriber you'll get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our entire back catalog of Patreon episodes, early access to certain episodes, and other benefits like stickers and bumper stickers—depending on which tier you subscribe to. You’ll also be helping to keep Upstream sustainable and allowing us to keep this project going. Find out more at &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast"&gt;Patreon.com/upstreampodcast&lt;/a&gt; or at &lt;a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/support"&gt;upstreampodcast.org/support&lt;/a&gt;. Thank you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;"Sure, I agree that capitalism sucks—but what's the alternative? We tried socialism in the 20th century and it failed." We've all heard this line from well-meaning friends, family members, or any variety of interlocutors we happen to find ourselves in dialogue with in any variety of contexts. There are a lot of compelling and nuanced responses to this common position, and regardless of what you think of the idea itself, it's an important one for us on the left to be able to answer. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;In this Patreon reading series, Robert reads a passage from a book that attempts to answer this question. The passage is the introductory chapter of the excellent new book, &lt;a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, by Torkil Lauesen. Published by &lt;a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/"&gt;Iskra Books.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;What is the response to the idea that socialism is a failed ideology? Why should we see the transition from capitalism to socialism as a long struggle of experiments and struggles that, far from being fruitless, are essential parts of a world-historical struggle that is still playing out? Why is it important to center historical materialism in our analysis of the world? And why should we be more excited than ever at the prospects of human and more-than-human emancipation and thriving in a world organized under socialism? These are just some of the questions we tackle in this reading and analysis of the introductory chapter of &lt;a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, by Torkil Lauesen.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org/"&gt;Iskra Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transition"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, by Torkil Lauesen&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://thetricontinental.org/studies-on-contemporary-dilemmas-4-hyper-imperialism/"&gt; Hyper-Imperialism: A Dangerous Decadent New Stage, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related episodes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/dialectical-materialism-w-josh-sykes"&gt; Dialectical Materialism w/ Josh Sykes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/historical-materialism-w-torkil-lauesen"&gt; Historical Materialism w/ Torkil Lauesen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/the-exhausted-of-the-earth-w-ajay-singh-chaudhary"&gt; The Exhausted of the Earth w/ Ajay Singh Chaudhary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/trans-liberation-and-solidarity-with-alyson-escalante-in-conversation"&gt; Trans Liberation and Solidarity with Alyson Escalante&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/everyday-utopia-and-radical-imagination-with-kristen-ghodsee"&gt; Everyday Utopia and Radical Imagination with Kristen Ghodsee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/435210/prefigurative-politics-and-worker-self-direction-w-saio-gradin-and-nicole-wires"&gt; Prefigurative Politics and Workplace Democracy w/ Saio Gradin and Nicole Wires&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Subscribe to our Patreon at &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast"&gt;patreon.com/upstreampodcast&lt;/a&gt; or please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at &lt;a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/support"&gt;www.upstreampodcast.org/support&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;If your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming documentaries, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. 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