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Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture

Laura Flanders, Curious Communications
Democracy
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Uncensored history meets bold voices with Laura Flanders, award winning journalist and author. The show explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change. We spotlight the solutions of tomorrow, today. The show airs on PBS stations in over 300 US markets, and airs on 60+ community radio stations via PRX Exchange and Pacifica, an... more

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This month on Laura Flanders & Friends we’re lifting up the people, the stories, and the ideas driving disability justice forward.  This week we celebrate the life and legacy of Alice Wong with two of her closest collaborators, reflecting on the move... more

This month on Laura Flanders & Friends we’re lifting up the people, the stories, and the ideas driving disability justice forward.  This week, We’ll hear from a comedian and unapologetic voice weaving together disability rights and Palestinian identi... more

This month on Laura Flanders & Friends we’re lifting up the people, the stories, and the ideas driving disability justice forward.  This week, We’ll hear from a comedian and unapologetic voice weaving together disability rights and Palestinian identi... more

This month on Laura Flanders & Friends we’re lifting up the people, the stories, and the ideas driving disability justice forward.  This week, a candid conversation with two leading disability rights organizers on the ongoing fight for recognition, r... more

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Keith Jones
African American activist, entrepreneur, and father with cerebral palsy
Episode: [Full uncut conversation] The ADA: A Civil Rights Milestone With Miles To Go
Anita Cameron
Director of Minority Outreach for Not Dead Yet
Episode: [Full uncut conversation] The ADA: A Civil Rights Milestone With Miles To Go
Jess Thom
Writer, performer, founder of Touretteshero
Touretteshero
Episode: [episode cut] The Art of Difference: Disability, Neurodiversity and the ADA Legacy
Alice Sheppard
Choreographer, dancer, founder of Kinetic Light
Kinetic Light
Episode: [episode cut] The Art of Difference: Disability, Neurodiversity and the ADA Legacy
Dean Spade
Lifelong activist, lawyer, educator, and author; director of Pinkwashing Exposed
Self-described activist and author; author of Love in an F'd Up World
Episode: [episode cut] Dean Spade's Vision: Fostering Connection in Chaotic Times
Sarah Schulman
award-winning writer, teacher, playwright and activist
Penguin Random House (author of The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity)
Episode: [episode cut] PRIDE: Sarah Schulman on How to Build Solidarity
Edget Betru
Attorney, activist, and coordinator of the People's Network for Land and Liberation
People's Network for Land and Liberation
Episode: [full uncut conversation] Finding Practical Paths To Economic & Social Justice
David Cobb
PNLL staff person and co-coordinator of the US Solidarity Economy Network; former Green Party presidential nominee
People's Network for Land and Liberation
Episode: [full uncut conversation] Finding Practical Paths To Economic & Social Justice
Blair Evans
Founder and executive director of Incite Focus, a production and training lab; Idlewild-based activist
Incite Focus; Idlewild community
Episode: [full uncut conversation] Finding Practical Paths To Economic & Social Justice

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 180 ratings
  • Always great guests and topics

    Podcast Addict
    5
    RuminatingStoic
    8 months ago
  • Always great guests and topics

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Ruminating_Stoic
    8 months ago
  • Excellent interviews and guests

    Masha Gessen & Jason Stanley interview was excellent, sounding the clear warning that Republican authoritarianism is already happening. Equally clear that Democrats have no creative leaders to fight it.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Johnsm44
    United Statesa year ago
  • Refreshing

    Presenting people creating real solutions for change. Voices of people making real change. The thinkers and doers of our time with all in mind, not just the oligarchs. Pulling back for a broad view of systems broken and the people working to fix them driven by people for people, not centered on profits over people, but rather, people and planet first.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    HopperHolla
    United States2 years ago
  • Educational.

    I have learned so much! Laura Flanders’ show is so interesting! It’ll grab you……….guaranteed! And it makes you happy!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Love theVibe
    United States2 years ago

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High-quality interviews that offer practical solutions and hopeful messaging.
Great mix of theory and on-the-ground organizing with diverse guest voices.

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[episode cut] The Art of Difference: Disability, Neurodiversity and the ADA Legacy
Q: Jess Thom, do you want to introduce yourself?
I'm Jess Thom, Biscuit, a writer and artist with Tourette syndrome, and I'm the co-founder of Touretteshero, presenting my work as a masterclass in spontaneity and using neurodiversity as a creative strength.
[episode cut] The ADA: A Civil Rights Milestone With Miles To Go
Q: How do you see the ADA fitting into today's battles over rights and inclusion, especially given ongoing Supreme Court decisions and policy shifts?
Keith highlights that protections exist, but enforcement and interpretation shift with political climates; he emphasizes the need to connect disability justice with broader civil rights advances and to ensure autonomous living and voting access are secured.
[episode cut] The ADA: A Civil Rights Milestone With Miles To Go
Q: Let me start with you, Anita. You were active in working for the passage of the act. What did it change about your life? What did you hope that it would change?
Anita explains that while the ADA opened doors to education and public accommodations, it didn't fully empower independent living or address housing, asset limits, and comprehensive supports, which left significant gaps for disabled people in everyday life.
[episode cut] Dean Spade's Vision: Fostering Connection in Chaotic Times
Q: What stories give you hope or serve as models for resistance?
Stories of eviction defenses in the 1930s and airport welcomes during the Muslim ban show mass, coordinated action can alter outcomes and sustain morale during systemic crises.
[episode cut] Dean Spade's Vision: Fostering Connection in Chaotic Times
Q: How can we balance visible organizing with non-public forms of action to cope with repression?
By building strong peer feedback loops, maintaining trust, and developing relational tools that help groups endure conflict without fracturing, while also cultivating underground work that protects people when public actions become too dangerous.

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Thoughtful discussions centered on grassroots movements, labor organizing, environmental justice, and democratic reform. Episodes frequently feature activists, researchers, and journalists who unpack practical models for systemic change, from cooperative economics to worker-led coalitions and community resilience. The show shines with guests who connect on-the-ground organizing with broader policy shifts, offering tangible strategies, historical context, and narratives that emphasize solidarity, democracy, and dignity. A notable strength is its willingness to explore across movements and disciplines, presenting multi-pronged approaches to fighting fascism, inequality, and corporate power while highlighting actionable paths for listeners and... more

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