The Yapping with YUCCA Podcast

From New Mexico to the Gulf South: Connecting Our Struggles, Confronting CERA Week, and Building Power Together

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, we sit down with Armon and Jon, two incredible leaders who are organizing in regions on the frontlines of extraction, industry expa

We Got Us: Building The Future We Know Is Possible

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, members of YUCCA's Staff and Steering Committee dive into We Got Us: from our January We Got Us Bootcamp and Mass Mobilization, to

Resources, Grief, and Pleasure: A Conversation with Breana

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, we explore movement, grief, community, rest, disability, and financial liberation. Breana joins us to share their story; reflecti

Building What We Need, Together: Community Care And Resistance

In this episode, of Yapping with YUCCA, we get into the heart of what it takes to build movements that last as Zain, Vittoria, and Zoey we sit down with Farah Nousheen –

Mormonism, Settler Colonialism, & Environmental Destruction: A Conversation with Nic Jacobsen

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, YUCCA Steering Committee Members sit down with Nic Jacobsen – a writer, educator, historian and artist – for a discussion on Mormon

NYC Climate Week Report-Back: Power, Solidarity, and the Future We're Building Together

In this Episode of Yapping with YUCCA, Feleecia, Johnny, Raife, and Zoey debrief YUCCA’s recent trip to New York for NYC Climate Week – sharing their takeaways, reflectio

Youth Organizing and the Power of Showing Up: The Future We’re Building Together

In this episode, Savanna and Sofia sit down with Winter Denipah, a longtime member of Tewa Women United’s Youth Council, for a powerful conversation on her work with Tewa

Sheepherding is Resistance! Land Back & the Fight for Black Mesa!

In this episode, Sofia and Savanna sit down with Siihasin, a land defender, communist, and community organizer from the Navajo Nation and Black Mesa, New Mexico. They dis

Blackstone Billionaires Back Off! New Mexico is NOT for Sale!

In this episode, Sofia is joined by Zoey Craft from YUCCA, Alicia Gallegos from Pueblo Action Alliance, and Alejandria Lyons with New Mexico No False Solutions. We discus

The Bookshelf of a Movement

In this episode, Kineo, Zain, and Sofia discuss the importance of reading and sharing knowledge in our communities. They discuss fiction books that have informed each of

Fighting for Climate Justice: The People's Climate Plan

On today’s episode, Sofia, Zoey, Ennedith, and Feleecia discuss YUCCA’s titular campaign - The People’s Climate Plan. They touch on what this campaign is, how you can get

Threading the Needle

In this episode, Kineo sits down with two of YUCCA’s staff members, Ennedith and Zoey. Ennedith is the YUCCA Policy Campaign Manager and has been involved in the organiza

The Foundations of Youth United for Climate Crisis Action

In this episode, Kineo sits down with two of YUCCA’s founders, Bianca and Seneca. Bianca is a Co-Director of EarthCare and has been involved in the organization since 200

What the Hunger Games Taught Us About Resistance

In this episode, Kineo, Sofia, and Zephyr discuss The Hunger Games and how that franchise fuels them to continue the revolution! Spoiler warning: they discuss the prequel

Books That Fuel the Revolution: Activism, Knowledge, and Justice

In this episode, Kineo and Sofia discuss the importance of reading and sharing knowledge in our communities. They discuss ten books that have informed each of their perso

Acequias: Lifelines of the Land

In this episode, Ennedith is joined by Patrick Jaramillo with AFSC, Jorge Garcia with CESOSS, and community member Xazziel Martinez for a powerful conversation on acequia

The State of the World

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, our host Feleecia talks with staff members Sofia, Zoey, and Ennedith about the topic on everyone’s minds: the state of the world. W

Meet the Monster: Chevron, from New Mexico to Palestine

In this episode, YUCCA leaders Sofia, Savannah, Zephyr, and David (AKA Pecas) talk about the oil and gas company Chevron, the havoc they are wreaking on New Mexico, and t

Life in the Permian Basin: Growing Up with Oil & Gas

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, we dive deep into the realities of life in the Permian Basin with hosts Savanna & Ennedith and special guests Xiuy & Jozee. Xiuy an

Indigi-Take Over: Healing, Art, and Climate Justice with Guests Gizzy Kwe & Orlando Cruz

In this podcast, Johnny and Yazh from YUCCA speak to Giizhigateh (Gizzy) Kwe and Orlando Cruz. They discuss the work that Gizzy and Orlando are doing in the community, in