Praxis Radio
Praxis Radio
Taylor Weech
New podcast-only episodes of Praxis starting in 2020 featuring interviews with activists, organizers, academics, and artists about making radical social change. Formerly heard on KYRS-FM, full archive of past shows available everywhere and at www.praxisradio.com/praxisarchive/ or by searching "Praxis Archive" wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 12: 2020 Season Finale
Host Taylor shares an extra-long final episode of the 2020 season featuring many, many voices and a lot of gratitude for everyone who helped bring this project to life after many years. In the first section of the show, we … Continued
Jan 4, 2021
1 hr 31 min
Episode 11: Sanctuary & Solidarity, Denver, CO
Host Taylor shares an interview with Arturo Hernandez Garcia from July 2015, on his last day living in sanctuary at the First Unitarian Church in Denver, CO. He shares his story of living for years in the U.S. and raising … Continued
Dec 21, 2020
1 hr 7 min
Episode 10: Feral, Montreal, QC
Host Taylor interviews Feral–writer, editor, and lifelong anarchist–about her work both in the anarchist creative scenes of Quebec and as a writer of dystopian fiction. Discussion includes historical perspective comparing the movements of the 1960s to the present, the fusion … Continued
Dec 14, 2020
59 min
Episode 9: kai lumumba barrow, New Orleans, LA
Host Taylor interviews kai lumumba barrow–artist, organizer, and founder of Gallery of the Streets–about her work, specifically the visual opera ECOHYBRIDITY: LOVE SONG FOR NOLA and her current work, [b]REACH: Adventures in Heterotopia. Discussion covers broader themes of abolitionist aesthetics, … Continued
Dec 7, 2020
59 min
Episode 8: Andy Lee Roth, Project Censored
Host Taylor interviews Dr. Andy Lee Roth–sociologist, professor, and associate director of Project Censored–about his work and research into the creation of news media and the 40-plus years of work Project Censored has done to highlight under-reported stories while spreading … Continued
Nov 30, 2020
1 hr 2 min
Episode 7: Rev. Earl Koteen, Berkeley, CA // Kim Noble, Atlanta, GA
Host Taylor interviews Reverend Earl Koteen–Unitarian Universalist minister, climate activist, and Ecological Justice minister with Green the Church–about his work both in California and nationwide toward ecological justice. Discussion includes reflections on the crucial role of storytelling in movement building, … Continued
Nov 16, 2020
1 hr 10 min
Episode 6: Ratha Lai // Ethan Buckner, Richmond, CA
Host Taylor interviews Ratha Lai—environmental justice organizer and consultant—about his experiences working with the Sierra Club, with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, and many coalitions working toward the end of fossil fuel exports and toward environmental justice using the Just … Continued
Nov 9, 2020
1 hr 4 min
Episode 5: Rachel Schragis, New York, NY
Host Taylor interviews Rachel Schragis–visual strategist, cultural worker, and organizer–about her work to bring artists to the center of movement organizing. Discussion spans from her time creating visuals during Occupy Wall Street, through her work with People’s Climate Arts collective … Continued
Nov 2, 2020
1 hr 4 min
Episode 4: Peter Werbe, Detroit, MI // Sandy, Montreal, QC
Host Taylor interviews Peter Werbe—radio host, anarchist, and member of the editorial collective of Fifth Estate magazine—about the history of the longest running anarchist publication in print, about the parallels between the current moment and the radical social movements of … Continued
Oct 26, 2020
1 hr 27 min
Episode 3: Chas Jewett, White Horse, SD
Host Taylor interviews Chas Jewett—organizer, rancher, and member of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe—about her work in environmental and anti-racist organizing and the ways her life has transformed since stepping back from that work in recent years. Discussion includes the … Continued
Oct 19, 2020
1 hr 12 min