For those who prefer audio resources (they’re great if you don’t necessarily have the time or ability to consume text or documentaries), here’s a thread of podcasts and playlists who unpack questions of revolution and liberation, that you might find helpful/informative.
A compilation of speeches by black revolutionaries https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0J5GVYMrT8wbAkaNbIcCLN?si=a6OSw6blS6GyB9RCxIFZdw
A podcast hosted by THE Kimberlé Crenshaw https://open.spotify.com/show/5CEVNLkyQ1kAx2MTSJZJLP?si=cL1NN0dKREOLalHd_gk56A
A podcast that features new stories and perspectives about race, gender, and Muslim life in America. https://open.spotify.com/show/6dHM13C6U7C2ux0ybBA2Rd?si=31xLcRmTTwWd1nDb_paErQ
A podcast which seeks to connect the political, social, and economic movements shaping the world around us with a sensibility informed by black power. https://open.spotify.com/show/7ykLnpSjaKjfJkgddK93cS?si=IxrlAsLbTcybQwd8QhHKtQ
From the award wining documentary https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX94QVAxB7Dum?si=UtqSidGGTv2n47vqMXW5Sw
Delency and Blake are funny as shit!They’re Oakland based and seek to uplift the voices of Black radical organizers who are doing the work in the field. https://open.spotify.com/show/2mcmYhnh1JPFUya8dBNzFX?si=G8ha3KlLQy6O740IBKp2QQ
The 1619 Project is an ongoing project developed by The New York Times Magazine with the goal of re-examining the legacy of slavery in the U.S. https://open.spotify.com/show/7j5MhJCMBvOjF1Asi9LPLX?si=Gd-w1sKlRMmJCm49GL2hgQ
A podcast/media project based in Detroit, MI which adresses prison abolitionist movement building. https://player.fm/series/rustbelt-abolition-radio
A compilation of Fred Hampton’s speeches. https://open.spotify.com/album/0gmG7WSepVGfS6fv9jSzm7?si=zAzHKPBCRSCBWlhal8k7ZA
A personal favourite, a podcast where “organizing, theory, history come in contact with dialogue, experience, and story telling.” https://open.spotify.com/show/7thpBrtmLEfiDqIGmb9EZz?si=mlF5OdbpR7mD7Lcm_62crw
A podcast that explores incarceration from an abolitionist perspective, and amplifies the voices of those directly impacted. https://open.spotify.com/show/1CyVMWOtp5Ra8omjvJV2HZ?si=M9Qame24QMyKzLMvu4JTYQ
A podcast which focuses on radical solutions and alternative realities to our most dire societal problems. https://open.spotify.com/show/0eYzh2AXpjnNwq68MPt43d?si=AvYTaq0iRQKdnOM-InYMUg
I just discovered this podcast today, it brings forth the daily realities of those incarcerated and post-incarceration. https://open.spotify.com/show/0BTNncRr5euU6lTh7ip8Fp?si=oVtY3O44S5mD6Cty8C0UDA