Let's Give A Damn

Nick Laparra
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Let's Give A Damn is your one-stop shop for inspiring, raw, no-b******t conversations with damn-giving artists, activists, and troublemakers from all over the world. We believe that no one is free until everyone is free. With these conversations, we're trying to help you get free. Are you in? Welcome to Let's Give A Damn.

  1. Mohsen Mahdawi: Nonviolent Resistance, Buddhism, and the Battle Between Fear and Love

    DEC 11

    Mohsen Mahdawi: Nonviolent Resistance, Buddhism, and the Battle Between Fear and Love

    It’s Mohsen Mahdawi Day on the podcast!  Mohsen Mahdawi is a Palestinian organizer, human rights activist, co-founder of the Columbia Palestinian Student Union, and a damn good human. Mahdawi was a leading voice during the 2024 protests and the encampments at Columbia University. His leadership during those months and his support for a Free Palestine and an end to the Israeli occupation led to him being arrested in April of 2025 by ICE during a citizen interview in Vermont. Keep in mind that Mohsen is a lawful permanent U.S. resident and was arrested because he participated in peaceful protests. Thankfully, he was released two weeks later and gave a very clear statement as he walked out of jail: “I am saying it clear and loud to President Trump and his cabinet, I am not afraid of you.” Mahdawi’s fight for justice is not over. He could face arrest again in the future. Please follow him and support him in any way that you can. I know for a fact that Mohsen won’t stop—and we cannot stop—until Palestine is free. ___________________ ✅ Follow Mohsen Mahdawi on Instagram. ✊🏽 Support Let’s Give A Damn on Patreon! 👕 Buy some of our merch! 🔥 Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube. ✉️ Sign up for our weekly Substack. 📱 Reach out anytime: hello@letsgiveadamn.com. ​​Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

    1h 52m
  2. Arian Moayed: Artists Have the Answers, Show Up Again and Again, and...Ditch Your Smartphone?

    OCT 7

    Arian Moayed: Artists Have the Answers, Show Up Again and Again, and...Ditch Your Smartphone?

    🎉 It’s ‪Arian Moayed week on the podcast! 👉🏽 Ben Cohen is a philanthropist, an antiwar activist, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and the founder of Up In Arms — a movement that is taking on war profiteers and weapons manufacturers and is demanding that the Pentagon slash out outrageous defense budget by...a lot. 👉🏽 In this conversation, Arian and I talk about his immigrant story, moving to the US at a young age from Iran, how he became an artist, the importance of making art in the midst of all the f****d up things around us, and so much more. ❤️ If you love this show and want to support us, ⁠⁠please consider joining our Patreon⁠⁠. 🔔 And while you're at it, hit that subscribe button! NEXT STEPS: ✅ Follow Arian on Instagram. ✅ Check out Waterwell's important work. ✅ Purchase "Shell" (starring Arian Moayed, Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson) on Digital Now! ✅ Watch Arian in Season 2 of "Nobody Wants This" (starring Adam Brody, Kristen Bell) in a couple of weeks! CONNECT WITH LGAD: ✅ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ✅ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ✅ ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ ✅ ⁠Buy some of our merch⁠ CONNECT WITH NICK LAPARRA: ✅ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

    1h 26m
  3. Ben Cohen: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, the Genocide in Gaza, and the Department of Pentagon Excess

    SEP 25

    Ben Cohen: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, the Genocide in Gaza, and the Department of Pentagon Excess

    🎉 It’s ‪Ben Cohen week on the podcast! 👉🏽 Ben Cohen is a philanthropist, an antiwar activist, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and the founder of Up In Arms — a movement that is taking on war profiteers and weapons manufacturers and is demanding that the Pentagon slash out outrageous defense budget by...a lot. 👉🏽 In this conversation, Ben and I discuss his Zionist upbringing, his decades of service to so many people, how Ben & Jerry’s became the iconic brand that it is, how he is trying to #FreeBenAndJerrys, his newest initiative called Up In Arms, and so much more. ❤️ If you love this show and want to support us, ⁠please consider joining our Patreon⁠. 🔔 And while you're at it, hit that subscribe button! NEXT STEPS: ✅ Follow Ben Cohen on Instagram. ✅ Follow Ben Cohen on Twitter. Yes, Twitter. ✅ Join the Up In Arms movement! CONNECT WITH LGAD: ✅ ⁠Instagram⁠ ✅ ⁠Website⁠ ✅ ⁠Substack⁠ ✅ Buy some of our merch CONNECT WITH NICK LAPARRA: ✅ ⁠Instagram⁠

    1h 11m
  4. Max La Manna: Low-Waste Living, Hunger Strike for Gaza, and Collective Liberation

    SEP 2

    Max La Manna: Low-Waste Living, Hunger Strike for Gaza, and Collective Liberation

    🎉 It’s ‪Max La Manna week on the podcast! 👉🏽 Max La Manna is an award-winning author, low-waste chef, and campaigner whose casual approach to cooking has attracted over 2 million followers and more than a billion video views. Drawing from his own life, he shares simple, affordable recipes that make the most of every ingredient and inspire people to waste less. His debut cookbook More Plants Less Waste won “Most Sustainable Cookbook” at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, and his follow-up was named “World’s Best Vegan Cookbook” in 2023. Max has been featured in Vogue, Vice, and The Guardian, and hosted the BBC Earth series Regeneration Food as well as appearing on major TV shows including BBC Saturday Kitchen Live and Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch. Recognized as Digital Creator of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards, he was also named one of top 30 chefs shaping the future of food. 👉🏽 In this conversation, we discuss his rise to internet fame, how he is using his platform for good, why he doesn't use the term 'vegan' to describe himself, the genocide in Gaza, hunger strikes, and so much more. ❤️ If you love the show and want to support us, please consider joining our Patreon. 🔔 And while you're at it, hit that subscribe button! NEXT STEPS: ✅ Join Max's campaign to send aid to Gaza.✅ Cook with Max's recipes.✅ Order Max's cookbooks.✅ Follow Max on Instagram. CONNECT WITH LGAD: ✅ Instagram ✅ Website ✅ Substack CONNECT WITH NICK LAPARRA: ✅ Instagram

    1h 27m
  5. David Gate: A Rebellion of Care, How to Fight the Fascists, and the Importance of Poetry

    JUL 29

    David Gate: A Rebellion of Care, How to Fight the Fascists, and the Importance of Poetry

    🎉 It’s ‪David Gate Day on the podcast! 👉🏽 It is a joy to have David on the show this week. David is from London and now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, NC. His work centers around care for the individual (heart, mind, body & soul) and the nurture of community (culture, the earth & environment, the dignity of others and spiritual communities). AND he has a new book of poems and essays out now — A Rebellion Of Care. It's so damn good. 👉🏽 In this conversation, we discuss poetry as a supreme art form, David’s spiritual journey, collective liberation, the genocide in Gaza, his new book, obviously, and so much more. ❤️ If you love the show and want to support us, please consider joining our Patreon: https://patreon.com/letsgiveadamn 🔔 And while you're at it, hit that subscribe button! NEXT STEPS: ✅ Buy a copy of A Rebellion Of Care: https://lgad.co/4lPwavP ✅ Buy David's stickers, prints, and more: https://www.davidgatepoet.com ✅ Follow David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgatepoet/ CONNECT WITH LGAD: ✅ https://www.instagram.com/letsgiveadamn/ ✅ https://x.com/LetsGiveADamn ✅ https://www.letsgiveadamn.com CONNECT WITH NICK LAPARRA: ✅ https://www.instagram.com/nicklaparra/ ✅ https://x.com/NickLaparra

    1h 22m
  6. Ibram X. Kendi: How To Be An Anti-Racist, Malcolm X, and Collective Liberation

    JUN 10

    Ibram X. Kendi: How To Be An Anti-Racist, Malcolm X, and Collective Liberation

    🎉 It’s ‪Dr. Ibram X. Kendi day on the podcast! 👉🏽 It is a joy to have Dr. Kendi on the show this week. Read his full bio here: https://www.ibramxkendi.com/bio 👉🏽 In this conversation, we talk about his new book (Malcolm Lives!), collective liberation, the genocide in Gaza, the rise of fascism in the United States, and so much more. ❤️ If you love the show and want to support us, please consider joining our Patreon: http://lgad.co/patreon 🔔 And while you're at it, hit that subscribe button! NEXT STEPS: ✅ Buy a copy of Malcolm Lives!: https://lgad.co/4kTw7y5 ✅ Learn more about Dr. Kendi: https://www.ibramxkendi.com ✅ Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ibramxk/ CONNECT WITH LGAD: ✅ https://www.instagram.com/letsgiveadamn ✅ https://x.com/LetsGiveADamn ✅ https://www.letsgiveadamn.com CONNECT WITH NICK LAPARRA: ✅ https://www.instagram.com/nicklaparra ✅ https://x.com/NickLaparra

    1h 5m
  7. Gabor Maté & Chris Hedges: Palestine Is The Moral Issue Of Our Time

    MAY 14

    Gabor Maté & Chris Hedges: Palestine Is The Moral Issue Of Our Time

    On May 5, Let's Give A Damn co-sponsored an event in NYC called Palestine: The Moral Issue Of Our Time with Gabor Maté and Chris Hedges. It was a sold-out event with 800 attending in persons and hundreds more attended online via our livestream. Most importantly we raised tens of thousands of dollars for Middle East Children's Alliance! MECA works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid, empowerment and education. In the Middle East, MECA provides humanitarian aid, partners with community organizations to run projects for children, and supports income-generation projects. In the US and internationally, MECA raises awareness about the lives of children in the region and encourages meaningful action. This is a unique podcast episode where I'm not interviewing anyone. It's just Gabor and Chris. Oh, and the wonderful Aaron Maté introducing these legends. Listen! Be inspired! Take action! Give A Damn! ✅ Donate to MECA! They're incredible. ✅ Follow Gabor Maté on Instagram. ✅ Purchase Gabor's book, The Myth of Normal. ✅ Follow Chris Hedges on Instagram. ✅ Purchase Chris's new book, A Genocide Foretold. -------------------- ✊🏽 Support Let’s Give A Damn on Patreon! 👕 Buy some of our merch! 🔥 Follow Let’s Give A Damn on Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube. ✉️ Sign up for our weekly Substack. 📱 Reach out anytime: hello@letsgiveadamn.com. ​​❤️ Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

    1h 32m
  8. 277 - Taylor Lorenz

    APR 9

    277 - Taylor Lorenz

    🎉 It’s Taylor Lorenz Day on the podcast! 👉🏽 It is a joy to have Taylor on the show this week. Read Taylor's full bio here: https://www.taylorlorenz.com 👉🏽 In this conversation, we talk about the current state of independent journalism, why she constantly puts herself in the crosshairs of willfully ignorant idiots, the genocide in Gaza, Long Covid, and so much more. This conversation was a long time coming and I really really enjoyed it. ❤️ If you love the show and want to support us, please consider joining out Patreon. NEXT STEPS: ✅ Buy a copy of Taylor's book. ✅ Subscribe to Taylor's Substack. ✅ Watch Taylor's Podcast. ✅ Follow Taylor on Instagram. CONNECT WITH LGAD: ✅ https://www.instagram.com/letsgiveadamn ✅ https://x.com/LetsGiveADamn ✅ https://www.letsgiveadamn.com CONNECT WITH NICK LAPARRA: ✅ https://www.instagram.com/nicklaparra ✅ https://x.com/NickLaparra

    1h 11m
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Let's Give A Damn is your one-stop shop for inspiring, raw, no-b******t conversations with damn-giving artists, activists, and troublemakers from all over the world. We believe that no one is free until everyone is free. With these conversations, we're trying to help you get free. Are you in? Welcome to Let's Give A Damn.

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  • Creator
    Nick Laparra
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    285
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 210876
  • Show Website
    Let's Give A Damn

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