18:41

Ep. 03 Nov 11, 2024

Trumpworld economics, and our pod path forward!

As we all reorient to a reconfigured national electoral scene, we discuss some of the immediate ways popular media is describing things. We take a small dive into the differences between “the economy” (measured by the stock and bond markets) vs. the pressures on peoples daily lives. We also explore some of the less-visible ways that grassroots movements are responding, and make a plan for how to organize our pod going forward.

27:49

Ep. 02 Nov 7, 2024

The Day After

A Trumpian red wave. So many people are in shock, feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. We explore some first thoughts about how to act responsibly: supporting femme folks in a world with license for misogyny from above; reaching out to STEM-sector young men to offer a different path than the tech-bro version of heroism. What’s that path going to take, from all of us? We had a few audio hiccups that we tried to fix a bit in post – but I’m not an audio engineer! Please bear with us, and feedback welcome, as always.

32:41

Ep. 01 Nov 6, 2024

Election Day!

It’s election day, Nov 5, 2024. Brush and Raven consider the stakes of what’s happening, from a range of perspectives, and the ambient feelings of anxiety about the possibility of the “normal transition of power” failing to maintain the project of “America” in the coming days and months. With a bit of curiosity about how it might look and feel from a generational perspective – after all, what will all this look like, from the vantage of a century from now? almost raw, unedited version – rush to get it out there!