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No hot takes. No empty platitudes. No easy hope. Just real talk about how we hold onto our humanity, build something better—and maybe even laugh along the way. Bring snacks. Bring questions. We’re figuring this out together.

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This week on In The Meanwhile, Nora and Marcus tear into the clown-car chaos of American public health: vaccine policy whiplash, Trump’s acetaminophen-ass-head-of-men moment, and RFK Jr. running HHS like a crystal-healing Etsy shop. Then they call in... more

Whelp, here’s the episode where we finally ask: democracy or dystopia, which one needs fewer bunkers? Marcus and Nora open on a week so wild it made “Make America Boring Again” sound visionary, then dive in with Douglas Rushkoff (creator of Team Huma... more

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This week on In The Meanwhile, Nora and Marcus speak with the one and only Tricia Rose: cultural critic, Brown professor, and professional breaker of lazy narratives. We get into “metaracism” (aka the system isn’t broken, it’s working as intended), w... more

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This week, Nora and Marcus sit down with Renée Hopkins, CEO of the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, to talk about a grim reality we’re supposed to pretend is normal: gun violence that’s killing kids every day while politicians offer therapeutic plati... more

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Douglas Rushkoff
Professor of media theory and digital economics at Queens City University of New York, author of 'Survival of the Richest'
Episode: Ep 17: Tech Bros, Escape Hatches, and Other Bad Ideas with Douglas Rushkoff
Tricia Rose
Professor and author focused on systemic racism and cultural narratives.
Brown University
Episode: Ep 16: Metaracism with Tricia Rose
Renée Hopkins
CEO of the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, experienced loss due to gun violence.
Alliance for Gun Responsibility
Episode: Ep 15: Turning Outrage into Action with Renée Hopkins
Dan McQuillan
Senior Lecturer in Critical AI at Goldsmith College, University of London
Goldsmith College
Episode: Ep 12: Dan McQuillan on resisting our AI overlords
Francesca Fiorentini
Comedian and journalist known for her sharp political humor and commentary.
Episode: Ep 10: Francesca Fiorentini | Fascism Hates a Good Punchline
Matthew Cortland
A lawyer, a disability rights, and public health policy advocate.
Data for Progress
Episode: Ep 9: Matthew Cortland
Gabriel Teodros
Musician and writer, known for his work in hip-hop and community organizing.
Episode: Ep 8: Gabriel Teodros
Karam Dana
Alison McGregor Distinguished Professor of Excellence and Transformative Research, founding director of the American Muslim Research Institute at the University of Washington, and author of To Stand with Palestine, transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States.
University of Washington
Episode: Ep 7: Karam Dana | To Stand With Palestine
Skyler Mitchell
A sharp-minded writer, editor, and fact-checker from North Carolina, currently in Brooklyn.
Truth Out
Episode: Ep 6: Schuyler Mitchell

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Nora Kenworthy
Co-host discussing survival in a collapsing world and emphasizing the importance of community, connection, and resilience.
Marcus Harrison Green
Co-host emphasizing community, hope, and activism, with a focus on political commentary and societal challenges.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 9 ratings
  • Beautiful Pod by Empathetic People

    Always excited by MHG projects. This is an incredible dive into how we think and look at life and the politics around us.

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Ep 17: Tech Bros, Escape Hatches, and Other Bad Ideas with Douglas Rushkoff
Q: What evidence of such accelerationist culture do you see right now?
There's a conflict within the right-wing groups between preserving existing institutions and wanting to crash the system completely.
Ep 17: Tech Bros, Escape Hatches, and Other Bad Ideas with Douglas Rushkoff
Q: Can you help us understand what exactly these Tech Bros are afraid of, and why they spend so much of their time elaborately constructing escape hatches from a world of their own making?
They believe that the technological and economic solutions they propose only allow a few people to survive, creating the need for highly guarded communities.
Ep 16: Metaracism with Tricia Rose
Q: How do you see cultural creativity push back against today's political efforts to silence culture?
Rose highlights the resilience of cultural expression as a method for Black communities to counter marginalization and to tell their stories in ways that contemporary politics often neglect.
Ep 16: Metaracism with Tricia Rose
Q: What inspired both the project Way Outta No Way and your book, Meta-Racism?
Professor Rose explains that her projects stem from a desire to connect individual and collective stories to illuminate systemic issues related to race and racism.
Ep 15: Turning Outrage into Action with Renée Hopkins
Q: What are actionable steps we can take when outraged by gun violence?
Renée emphasizes voting, contacting elected officials regularly, and supporting local organizations with donations.

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