
Climate Change: Earth, Wind, and Fire. And under Water. Hosted by Chad Alexander, with Delilah Asterales and TennesseineIn this episode of Up And To The Left, we begin the conversation about climate change. This podcast is an introductory session about our climate emergency and the opportunities it presents. In this podcast session, we outline the 2021 IPCC report, essentially a “red alert” from climate change experts about what we face, as a planet. There are no more warnings; the climate crisis is here. We’re living *in* the climate crisis. We consider both the progress and the obstacles encountered when it comes to international multilateral efforts to address this crisis. We try to locate the climate change crisis in the context of United States policy initiatives that are stymied because of political intransigence. But this podcast is not just a bad news bullhorn. We anchor this podcast with some pro-active initiatives that can immediately be undertaken to turn this crisis around and, in fact, transform it into a tableau of opportunities in terms of energy economics and sustainability.From regenerative agriculture to new technologies and innovations, and from redirecting fossil fuel subsidies to green investment, there are pathways to a lucrative and sustainable future by re-inventing industries. . Resources: DocumentariesNetflix: Breaking Boundaries, narr. David AttenboroughNetflix: Kiss the Ground, narr. Woody HarrelsonNetflix: A Life on Planet Earth, narr. David AttenboroughBooksRegeneration by Paul HawkenThe Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-WellsAll We Can Save, edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine K. Wilkinson (esp pp. 92-102 by Rhiana Gunn-Wright)Topics to Educate YourselfRegenerationCircular EconomyHydrologic CycleIndustrial Food Production
Jun 21, 2022
47 min

Democracy on the brink: Lies, liars, losers, and the architecture of a slow-moving coup. Hosted by Hawaii Delilah, with Tennesseine and Chad AlexanderIn this episode of Up And To The Left, we examine the attack on our democracy, from the weaponization of election information, to what we all now know to be the “Big Lie.” We cover the ensuing attack on the seat of legislative power on Jan. 6, 2021 at the United States Capitol. We survived both the closeness of the 2020 election and the insurrection in 2021, but our democracy remains on the brink. The intent here is to discuss some of the dynamics at play and to reinforce how we need to be participants in our democracy. We cover why it is vital to push our democracy from the edge of the guardrails and back into the main thoroughfare. At the end of the proverbial day, it is the sacrosanct imperative of every American to resist tyranny. Resources: The Myth of Voter Fraud; Brennan Center for Justice: https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/ensure-every-american-can-vote/vote-suppression/myth-voter-fraudLet America Vote: https://letamericavote.org/Democracy Docket: https://www.democracydocket.com/Donald Trump’s Big Lie Explained: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/politics/donald-trump-big-lie-explainer/index.htmlTrump’s pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 election: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/06/trumps-brazen-attempt-overturn-2020-election-timeline/House Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6th attack on the United States Capitol: https://january6th.house.gov/“Peril” by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa“After the Fall” by Ben Rhodes “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder
Jun 7, 2022
1 hr 1 min

Inaugural Podcast: Welcome to Up And To The Left. Who are these two white guys and the brown chick?Hosted by Chad Alexander, with Delilah Asterales and TennesseineThis is the inaugural session of Up And To The Left: Colorful Perspectives from two white dudes and a brown chick.This podcast will be a little different from the ones we will be doing as we go forward. In this episode, we introduce you to our podcasting team. We are here to give you a sense of who we are, what we are about, and what is important to us. In this session, we explain why we decided to do a podcast in the first place by detailing the very motivation for the podcast. We also cover the issues that we believe are important to a national, and indeed, an international conversation. Finally, we want to convey what you can expect from us in terms of subject matter.
May 24, 2022
44 min
