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An ongoing call to action for movement work and mutual aid efforts around the country. Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines to break down what’s happening in various struggles and what listeners can do to help.

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“We can have billionaires or we can have democracy. We cannot have both,” Gil Durán says. In this episode, Gil and Kelly discuss the bizarre fixations and political fantasies of tech billionaires like Peter Thiel, and how those ideas are being transl... more

“It comes down to the stealing of everything that is and the taking of everything that is,” says Joseph White Eyes. In this episode, Kelly talks with Native organizers Joseph White Eyes and Krystal Two Bulls about the struggle against data centers in... more

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A lot of AI technology may not work very well, but providing consumers with reliable information was never its major commercial promise. Investors have poured billions into generative AI because of the promise that it will eliminate jobs on a massive... more

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As climate disasters intensify and authoritarian threats escalate, most of us are underprepared for moments when systems fail or are weaponized against us. In this episode, Kelly talks with Chris Begley and Amy Edelman, authors of The Emergency Playb... more

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Recent Guests

Krystal Two Bulls
Oblala Lakota, Northern Cheyenne grassroots organizer and executive director of Honor the Earth
Honor the Earth
Episode: You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle
Joseph White Eyes
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member with work focused on critical minerals, data sovereignty, and anti-colonial organizing against hyperscale data centers
Honor the Earth
Episode: You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle
Brian Merchant
Author of Blood in the Machine; journalist and tech writer
Blood in the Machine / Newsletter and Podcast Blood in the Machine
Episode: The AI Boom Is a Corporate Project. It Can Be Disrupted.
Chris Begley
Archaeologist, wilderness survival instructor and author
Author of The Next Apocalypse; co-author of The Emergency Playbook
Episode: No Abandonment, No Bunkers: Preparing for Disaster Together
Amy Edelman
Entrepreneur and PR professional focused on climate crisis activism
Co-author of The Emergency Playbook
Episode: No Abandonment, No Bunkers: Preparing for Disaster Together
John Washington
Author of the forthcoming book How to Close a Camp, Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention
Author
Episode: ICE Camps Are Not Untouchable. Here’s How Communities Can Push Back.
Khury Petersen-Smith
Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow and co-director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies
Institute for Policy Studies
Episode: What Trump’s “Whenever Wars” Reveal About U.S. Empire
Rebecca Solnit
Long-time climate and human rights activist and author
Author, Speaker
Episode: Hope Is Not Naive: Rebecca Solnit on Backlash, Power, and Political Memory
Tanuja Jagernauth
organizer, circlekeeper, writer, theater maker, yoga educator
Understory co-facilitator
Episode: Rupture and Repair Under Fascist Conditions

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Kelly Hayes
Host of Movement Memos

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 526 ratings
  • At first I thought this wasn’t for me.. oh, how wrong I was

    When the first few episodes were shared with me, I thought I either wasn’t far enough along in my journey/I didn’t count as someone doing the work, or that it was too jargon-filled for me. Can’t explain how grateful I am for how wrong I was, and how important this podcast has been to my journey with figuring out how I can be a contributor to resistance work in my personal, professional, and organizing work alike. Y’all make the content accessible and personal and potent and I value all of you an... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    lalalalalla
    United States4 months ago
  • Potent. Hopeful.

    Wow wow, each episode is just so good. Came to this podcast via the book Let This Radicalize You, and just so grateful to have ongoing access to these conversations and information as we face increasingly intense circumstances. Thank you for your work.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Chloelynndancer
    United States5 months ago
  • Always thoughtful and intellectually rigorous

    This podcast has introduced me to such interesting thinkers and provocative ideas.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    zeezol2
    United States5 months ago
  • I feel so lucky to have access to Keley Hayes's wisdom and insight. She engages with an amazing array of guests from across the organizing and movement world and the spac she makes with them allows both big ideas and personal experiences to stew and simmer resulting in critical and timely lessons and provocations.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Jon E D
    8 months ago
  • Excellent and Very Much Needed

    If you listen to podcast, this should be at the top of your list! Excellent discussions. Very timely topics.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GrayHairJoe
    United States10 months ago

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High production quality and substantial substance make it a go-to for listeners.
Content is accessible and grounding for organizers and newcomers alike.
The show is described as essential and transformative for movement work and mutual aid.
Listeners value the combination of hope, rigor, and practical action in each episode.
Interviews are probing and grounded in real-world organizing with timely topics.

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You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle
Q: You've both named different things that can break through. What moment or example moved people from concern to action, and what made those shifts possible?
Communities respond when water protection—standing up for water in pipelines and related battles—connects with hyperscale data centers, showing the practical, everyday impacts. An action camp and hands-on organizing helped mobilize people, leading to real policy wins like Reno's moratorium and the formation of broader coalitions that educate and empower tribal leaders to push back.
ICE Camps Are Not Untouchable. Here’s How Communities Can Push Back.
Q: What role does coalition-building across political spectra play in stopping camps, and how can organizers handle partial alignments?
Effective campaigns start with those most affected and expand by engaging people who share a concrete objective in the moment, even if their broader politics differ. This requires clear, principled messaging, openness to conversation, and building bridges across labor, housing, environmental, and civil rights groups to keep the focus on reducing harm and protecting communities.
ICE Camps Are Not Untouchable. Here’s How Communities Can Push Back.
Q: In the campaigns you studied, how did people move from horror and outrage to concrete roles in shutting down a camp?
Outrage must be harnessed into organized, local action that connects people to practical steps—participating in community meetings, forming coalitions, and building durable mutual-aid networks that sustain efforts beyond media attention. As campaigns evolve, people inside camps and their communities collaborate to apply pressure on local authorities, environmental and zoning processes, and financing networks to slow or halt expansion.
What Trump’s “Whenever Wars” Reveal About U.S. Empire
Q: What is the larger project of Trump's militarism, and how does it relate to domestic and international violence?
The guest argues that Trump's display of violence is not an isolated phenomenon but a continuation and intensification of a structural US empire, with domestic policing and foreign interventions reinforcing each other to normalize violence and maintain power.
What Trump’s “Whenever Wars” Reveal About U.S. Empire
Q: What would you like listeners to know about your work and the organizations you're affiliated with?
Khury explains that his work focuses on resisting US militarism abroad and systematizing resistance through IPS and the New Internationalism Project, partnering with movement organizers to apply scholar-activist insight to real-world campaigns.

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What is Movement Memos about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A probing interview series that centers activism, mutual aid, and systemic critique across social justice issues. Episodes frequently explore indigenous sovereignty, immigration detention, climate disaster preparedness, library freedom, anti-war organizing, and transformative approaches to conflict, harm, and repair within movements. Notable is the emphasis on practical coalition-building, community defense, and non-profit or grassroots resilience, often featuring organizers, researchers, and authors who connect policy, culture, and everyday organizing to build tangible change. The show stands out for grounding high-stakes topics in on-the-ground strategies, and for encouraging listeners to act with care, solidarity, and accountability whil... more

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4. Chris Begley
5. Amy Edelman
6. John Washington
7. Khury Petersen-Smith
8. Rebecca Solnit

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