The Anti-Authoritarian Podcast

A Referendum on Freedom w/Jane Fonda & Nadine Bloch

When authoritarian regimes consolidate power, they come for the artists first because artists name what is happening, make people feel what is true, and keep moral imagin

Defending Democratic Institutions w/Stacey Abrams

The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. The midterms are near. This is not a normal political moment and it calls for more than a normal political response. In th

Global Democracy Defense w/Pedro Telles

Authoritarianism is a global project, coordinated, cross-border, and learning from itself in real time. The resistance has to be, too. In this episode, Scot talks with Pe

Powerful, Brave, and Free w/Tamika Middleton

The far-right's assault on democracy has always run through the bodies, agency, and political power of women. That's not incidental, it's structural. In this episode, Sco

No ICE in the Cup w/Paola Mendoza, Austin Weatherford & Jordan Seaberry

The World Cup is the most watched event on earth. This summer it was on US soil while ICE conducted raids in immigrant communities and used fear as a tool of authoritaria

Big Tent Culture w/ Julia Roig

Movements powerful enough to defeat authoritarianism aren't built from a single source. They're built like rivers, from hundreds of springs, each distinct, each alive, al

Looking Beyond Survival, with Ejeris Dixon

Scot Nakagawa and Sue Hyde sit down with Ejeris Dixon, an organizer, strategist, and co-editor of Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice

Moving Toward Democracy, with Kunthida Rungruengkiat

In this episode of Anti-Authoritarian Podcast, Scot Nakagawa and Sue Hyde talk with Kunthida Rungruengkiat, a Thai academic, former Member of Parliament, and director of

A Winning Strategy: Defending Democracy with Civil Resistance, with Maria Stephan

While political violence is not new in the United States, incidents of violence are on the rise. These events are gaining more attention in public discourse. Maria Stepha

Changing the Temperature: Narrative Strategy to Move the Base, with Anat Shenker-Osorio

Powerful narratives play an essential role in building governing power. In this episode, Scot and Sue are joined by Anat Shenker-Osorio, host of the Words to Win By podca

Choosing Democracy Today and Every Day

Following last week's elections, Scot and Sue are joined by Daniel Hunter, co-founder of Choose Democracy, to discuss how we respond to authoritarians emboldened by the e

Florida Rising Fights Back, With Dwight Bullard

Continuing this season’s exploration of how communities are fighting authoritarians, we turn the spotlight to Florida. Scot and Sue sit down with Dwight Bullard, Senior P

Mass Movements Make Room: Lessons From the Women’s March, with Rachel Carmona

Scot and Sue are joined by Rachel Carmona, Executive Director of the Women’s March, to discuss threats to our democracy and what building mass movements has taught her. H

Activating the Next Generation- Young People in the Pro-Democracy Movement, with Alex Ames

Throughout history, the participation and leadership of young people has defined the success of movements for justice. The same is true today. Scot and Sue are joined by

What Could Have Been – Insurrection and Democracy in Crisis, with Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan

Scot and Sue have a conversation with Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan, co-authors of the graphic novel 1/6, which speculates on what could have happened if the insurrection on

As Goes North Carolina, So Goes the Nation, with Serena Sebring

The South remains the epicenter in the fight for freedom and equality in the US, and North Carolina specifically has been a site of fierce battles between authoritarians

Democracy Lessons From an Evangelical Church, with Hahrie Han

Scot and Sue are joined by Hahrie Han, an award-winning author and professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss her new book Undivided: The Ques

Media in America & the Pro-Democracy Media Ecosystem, with Laura Flanders

In this episode Scot and Sue are joined by Laura Flanders, a media expert and host of the Laura Flanders & Friends show, to lay out the history of media in the US and the

Countering Active Clubs: Lessons from the Northwest Pro-Democracy Movement, with Lindsay Schubiner

Over the past couple of decades, white nationalists and authoritarians have become growing threats to democracy and peace in northwestern states like Oregon and Washingto

You Belong Here – Organizing White People for a Multi-Racial Democracy, with Erin Heaney

Authoritarians and anti-democratic political elites attack democracy because a robust and equitable democracy is the ultimate regulator of wealth and power. But their bot