Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture

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Uncensored history meets bold voices with Laura Flanders, award winning journalist and author. The show explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change. We spotlight the solutions of tomorrow, today. The show airs on PBS stations in over 300 US markets, and airs on 60+ community radio stations via PRX Exchange and Pacifica, and is available on YouTube and here as a podcast. Subscribers receive lots of video and audio web exclusives in addition to the weekly episode. Recent field reports and specials include: Jimmy Carter; 60th Anniversary of Selma Bloody Sunday March; Bernie Sanders' Fighting Oligarchy; Labor Movement vs. Fascism: Worker Organizers & Teachers Under Attack; And interviewee highlights include Award Winning Actor, Director, Writer, Liev Schreiber on his documentary "Meeting Zelensky"; Award winning journalists Maria Hinojosa (Award Winning Suave Podcast and host of Latino USA) & Chenjerai Kumanyika (Award Winning Podcast Series Empire City) on Forced Removals, Foreign Detention, the War on Education & Free Speech; Democracy & Capitalism: A Failed Experiment? with Bloomberg Economist & host of Truponomics, Stephanie Flanders; Masha Gessen & Jason Stanley on fascism then and now; Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor on the arc of history and “End Times Fascism”; Congressman Jamie Raskin on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, DOGE, and congressional oversight of the executive branch."

  1. 2d ago

    How Wealth Supremacy Drives Our Economic Destruction [episode cut - rewind]

    Marjorie Kelly's new book, "Wealth Supremacy," reveals the hidden dangers of prioritizing profit over people and the planet. Learn what can be done to shift away from destructive economic practices. Description: (In the wake of the midterm elections we revisit a conversation that is as relevant as ever.) "Capital bias" prioritizes wealth over people and the planet. What are the consequences? That question is at the core of “Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises”, the new book from Marjorie Kelly. There’s too much financial wealth in our system, she says, yet capitalism encourages us to keep scaling up, building our portfolios and maximizing profits. Like white supremacy, wealth supremacy is both entirely obvious and oddly hidden. But it shows up everywhere, and it’s brought us to a deadly brink. What is to be done? As you’ll hear in the episode, meaningful conversations about wealth supremacy can help us shift away from capitalism and imagine better economic models. Tune in as Marjorie Kelly and Laura Flanders do just that. Marjorie Kelly is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Democracy Collaborative and a longtime business observer. Her book is out now via Berrett-Koehler Press. (Originally released in 2024, we revisit this conversation post midterm elections.  It's even more relevant than ever.) “. . . Big capital is out there right now buying water rights . . . Communities are saying no . . . water needs to be declared a public trust. You have these two completely different worldviews, which really show us we can have a financialized world or we can have a democratic world . . .” - Marjorie Kelly “White supremacy and wealth supremacy are entirely entangled and you can't solve for racial equity without also looking at this wealth inequity. It hits people of color hardest, but it's hitting all of us, including the planet.” - Marjorie Kelly Guest: Marjorie Kelly: Distinguished Senior Fellow, The Democracy Collaborative; Author, Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises This program is made possible by listeners and viewers like you, subscribe at https://lauraflanders.substack.com/ or https://LauraFlanders.org/Donate *Recommended books:  “Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today's Crises” by Marjorie Kelly  Check out the Book Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes: •  How to Make a Democratic Economy, Watch / Download Podcast •  Catastrophic Capitalism: Marjorie Kelly & Edgar Villanueva on “Wealth Supremacy”  Watch / Listen, Download and Subscribe to the Podcast  •  Decolonizing Wealth Through Indigenous Leadership: Edgar Villanueva, Watch / Download Podcast    Related Articles and Resources: •  Action guide for advancing Community Wealth Building in the United States, by the Democracy Collaborative  Read Here - Download   Featured ‘Music in the Middle’ of the Podcast: “Brooklynville” by Opa from their album Back Home released on Far Out Recordings.  Listen & Learn More   Laura Flanders and Friends Crew:  Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer;  Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O’Conner-Senior Consulting Producer.   FOLLOW Laura Flanders and Friends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/ Blueky:  https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriends YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lg Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriends Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

  2. Nov 6 ·  Bonus

    Kimberlé Crenshaw and guests analyze midterm election media coverage [Bonus Audio]

    Kimberlé Crenshaw and expert guests unpack the critical role Black voters played in the midterm elections and how independent media outpaced mainstream coverage. This episode comes by way of Crenshaw's "Intersectionality Matters" podcast produced by the African American Policy Forum. Description:  In this special bonus episode, Laura Flanders joins a post-election roundtable for the “Intersectionality Matters!” podcast hosted by African American Policy Forum Co-Founder & Executive Director Kimberlé Crenshaw. Guests Laura Flanders, Kaye Wise Whitehead and Tim Wise discuss the differences between the money media and independent media’s coverage of the midterms, key takeaways from exit polls, and how Black voters and “Blacklash” led the way to victory for Democrats in Congress. Plus, guests discuss how the Democrats can consolidate their gains and yield change for the American people — if they want to score more wins come next Election Day. This conversation was recorded the morning of November 4, 2026. Guests:• Kimberlé Crenshaw: Professor of Law, Columbia & UCLA Law Schools; Executive Director, African American Policy Forum• Laura Flanders: Host, Laura Flanders & Friends• Kaye Wise Whitehead: Host, Today with Dr. Kaye; President, Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice• Tim Wise: Antiracist Educator; Senior Fellow, African American Policy Forum This program is made possible by listeners and viewers like you, subscribe at https://lauraflanders.substack.com/ or https://LauraFlanders.org/Donate   RESOURCES: *Related Book:   •  Blue Grit:  Making Impossible, Improbable, and Inspirational Political Change in America by Laura Flanders - Get the Book •  On Intersectionality – Selected Writings  by Kimberlé Crenshaw, Get the book (*Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. LF&F is an affiliate of bookshop.org and will receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.)   Related LF&F Episodes: •. Forget Everything You Know About Texas - Watch / Listen •  Kimberlé Crenshaw on the Legal System Cracking Up:  Critical Race Theory & The Rollback of Civil Rights - Watch / Listen •  Juneteenth Special: To Confront Fascism, We Must Learn About Slavery and Colonialism: Watch   Laura Flanders and Friends Crew:  Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer;  Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O’Conner-Senior Consulting Producer.   FOLLOW Laura Flanders and Friends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/ Blueky:  https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriends YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lg Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriends Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

  3. Nov 4

    Breathing Through Grief And Resistance In Meanwhile [episode cut]

    In 'Meanwhile', Jacqueline Woodson and Catherine Gund weave together the words of literary legends to explore the intersection of art, grief, and social justice. Description: James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Muhammad Ali and Nina Simone are some of the artists featured in the moving new film “Meanwhile”, from National Book Award-winner Jacqueline Woodson and Emmy-nominated producer & director Catherine Gund. Their meditations on grief, art, breath and more are beautifully woven together as the film poses the question, how do you keep breathing amidst the chaos? Catalyzed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the police killing of George Floyd, Gund and Woodson tap into our shared existence. The artists featured in the docu-poem, with a haunting soundtrack by Meshell Ndegeocello, work through questions of race, political violence, resistance and identity — so much of what shapes our lives and relationships. “This is not a love letter to this country but to us inside this country,” says Woodson in the film. “We see us. We love us. We make eye contact and nod to us”. In this conversation with Laura Flanders, the trio of longtime friends discuss the film from Aubin Pictures, the losses they experienced in the 80s, and how the arts and poetry can compel us to enact change. Can we reclaim the “meanwhile”? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on hers. Guests: •  Catherine Gund: Producer & Director, Meanwhile; Filmmaker & Founder, Aubin Pictures •  Jacqueline Woodson: Writer & Performer, Meanwhile; Author, Brown Girl Dreaming; Founder, Baldwin for the Arts;  The Elders Project, Columbia Music Credit: “Brighter the Days” the title track of Omar’s new album courtesy of BBE Records.  "Steppin" by Podington Bear. And original sound production and design by Jeannie Hopper.   Watch the special report released on YouTube. Listen: Episode airs on community radio (check here to see if your station airs the show).   RESOURCES: This program is made possible by listeners and viewers like you, subscribe at https://lauraflanders.substack.com/ or https://LauraFlanders.org/Donate Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes: •  Ask Angola Prison: What Difference Can a Play Make?  Watch / Listen:  Episode and Full Conversation •  Survival Guide for Humans Learned from Marine Mammals with Alexis Pauline Gumbs: Watch / Listen:  Episode and Full Conversation   •  V (formerly Eve Ensler): Reckoning with Our Past, Transforming the Future: Watch / Listen   Related Articles and Resources: •  Jacqueline Woodson:  Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence (2022-2024) •  Catherine Gund’s Meanwhile:  A gorgeous, quietly energetic, and moving meditation on Black resilience and world-making in the face of interminable violence. by Brittany Turner, March 2025, The Brooklyn Rail •  Ivy Young, D.C. journalist, poet, and activist dies at 75: A life of service dedicated to community building. By Staff reports, June 6, 2023, Washington Blade •  Gai Gherardi, legendary co-founder of L.A. Eyeworks, Garrett Leight   *Recommended book: “Brown Girl Dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson. Get the Book* (*Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. The LF Show is an affiliate of bookshop.org and will receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.)   Laura Flanders and Friends Crew:  Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer;  Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O’Conner-Senior Consulting Producer.   FOLLOW Laura Flanders and Friends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/ Blueky:  https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriends YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lg Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriends Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

  4. Nov 3 ·  Bonus

    Breathing Through Grief And Resistance In Meanwhile [full uncut conversation rewind]

    In 'Meanwhile', Jacqueline Woodson and Catherine Gund weave together the words of literary legends to explore the intersection of art, grief, and social justice. Description:  James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Muhammad Ali and Nina Simone are some of the artists featured in the moving new film “Meanwhile”, from National Book Award-winner Jacqueline Woodson and Emmy-nominated producer & director Catherine Gund. Their meditations on grief, art, breath and more are beautifully woven together as the film poses the question, how do you keep breathing amidst the chaos? Catalyzed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the police killing of George Floyd, Gund and Woodson tap into our shared existence. The artists featured in the docu-poem, with a haunting soundtrack by Meshell Ndegeocello, work through questions of race, political violence, resistance and identity — so much of what shapes our lives and relationships. “This is not a love letter to this country but to us inside this country,” says Woodson in the film. “We see us. We love us. We make eye contact and nod to us”. In this conversation with Laura Flanders, the trio of longtime friends discuss the film from Aubin Pictures, the losses they experienced in the 80s, and how the arts and poetry can compel us to enact change. Can we reclaim the “meanwhile”? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on hers. “. . . Having lost people so early and in such quick succession and under such an awful oppressive situation [of AIDS in the 80s], . . . each one of those hit so hard. We wrote and we made movies, and we had these elaborate memorials, and we did things to process and grieve. I am really holding on to that approach to death and dying as we get older, because I don't wanna ever not care.” - Catherine Gund Guests: •  Catherine Gund: Producer & Director, Meanwhile; Filmmaker & Founder, Aubin Pictures •  Jacqueline Woodson: Writer & Performer, Meanwhile; Author, Brown Girl Dreaming; Founder, Baldwin for the Arts;  The Elders Project, Columbia   Full Conversation Release: While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast on community radio, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation. These audio exclusives are made possible thanks to our member supporters. Watch the special report released on YouTube and on community radio (check here to see if your station airs the show) & available as a podcast. This program is made possible by listeners and viewers like you, subscribe at https://lauraflanders.substack.com/ or https://LauraFlanders.org/Donate   ARE YOU AUDACIOUS? SUPPORT OUR RESISTANCE REPORTING FUND! Help us continue fighting against the rise of authoritarianism in these times. Please support our Resistance Reporting Fund. Our goal is to raise $100K. We're at $35K! Become a sustaining member starting at $5 a month! Or make a one time donation at LauraFlanders.org/Donate   RESOURCES: Full Episode Notes are located HERE.   Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes: •  Ask Angola Prison: What Difference Can a Play Make?  Watch / Listen:  Episode and Full Conversation •  Survival Guide for Humans Learned from Marine Mammals with Alexis Pauline Gumbs: Watch / Listen:  Episode and Full Conversation   •  V (formerly Eve Ensler): Reckoning with Our Past, Transforming the Future: Watch / Listen   Related Articles and Resources: •  Jacqueline Woodson:  Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence (2022-2024) •  Catherine Gund’s Meanwhile:  A gorgeous, quietly energetic, and moving meditation on Black resilience and world-making in the face of interminable violence. by Brittany Turner, March 2025, The Brooklyn Rail •  Ivy Young, D.C. journalist, poet, and activist dies at 75: A life of service dedicated to community building. By Staff reports, June 6, 2023, Washington Blade •  Gai Gherardi, legendary co-founder of L.A. Eyeworks, Garrett Leight   Laura Flanders and Friends Crew:  Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer;  Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O’Conner-Senior Consulting Producer.   FOLLOW Laura Flanders and Friends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/ Blueky:  https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriends YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lg Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriends Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

    Breathing Through Grief And Resistance In Meanwhile [full uncut conversation rewind]

  5. Oct 28

    Georgia State's Secret to Winning Elections Lessons for 2026 Midterms [Episode Cut - Rewind]

    Explore the grassroots organizing tactics that flipped Georgia and empowered Democrats, with lessons for inspiring voters and combating election denial. Description:  Organizers in Georgia did the impossible back in 2020: they managed to get overlooked voters to the polls and cracked the code on how to spark civic involvement. The election of two Democrats to the Senate from the state handed the presidency to Joe Biden and control of Congress to the Democrats that year. But as you’ll hear, this was no flash in the pan; it was the result of decades of organizing. There’s lots to learn from the state — especially now with the 2026 midterm elections in full swing. This week we are revisiting “The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections”, an oral history intended to record the strategies used in the state. Hear from the book’s editors, Ray McClendon and Steven Rosenfeld; and Andrea Miller, the Executive Director of the Center for Common Ground, People Demanding Action on the strategizing in Virginia. And get Laura’s two cents on election deniers. “People are going to need to be poll workers. They are going to need to be monitors. They are going to need to be outside, reporting any problems they see. We're reading about groups training people to challenge voters.” - Andrea Miller “Andrea and Ray have taken the time to try to talk to people first, not on the eve of the election, but beforehand to try to get a sense of, “What are you really concerned about?” I know that sounds so simple and obvious, but it's really not done in these statewide and national campaign committee-driven efforts. - Steven Rosenfeld Guests: Ray McClendon, Editor, The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections; Political Action Committee Chair, NAACP Atlanta, Georgia Andrea Miller, Founding Board Member & Executive Director, Center for Common Ground; Executive Director, People Demanding Action Steven Rosenfeld, Editor, The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections; Editor & Chief Correspondent, Voting Booth, for the Independent Media Institute   This program is made possible by listeners and viewers like you, subscribe at https://lauraflanders.substack.com/ or https://LauraFlanders.org/Donate   RESOURCES: Recommended books by our featured guests:The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections, Co-Editors Ray McClendon and Steven Rosenfeld Download the PDF   Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:• Shirley Sherrod Watch • Ferguson to Detroit: Community Building from the Barbershop to the Polls Watch / Listen • Voting Rights: BIPOC Media Sound the Alarm Watch / Listen  Related Articles and Resources:• Special Report: “Voting Systems: How They Work, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigation” by Steven Rosenfeld, Download the PDF • Blue Grit: Making Impossible, Improbable, and Inspirational Political Change in America by Laura Flanders Get the Book Here • Team Unity Georgia, Learn more here   Featured ‘Music in the Middle’ of the Podcast:“Reality” by The Strange Content featuring So Strange, courtesy of Nylon Trax, Listen and Read More   Laura Flanders and Friends Crew:  Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer;  Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O’Conner-Senior Consulting Producer.   FOLLOW Laura Flanders and Friends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/ Blueky:  https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriends YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lg Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriends Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

  6. Oct 27 ·  Bonus

    Georgia State's Secret to Winning Elections Lessons for 2026 Midterms [Full Uncut Conversation - Rewind]

    Before the 2026 midterm elections we revisit "The Georgia Way:  How to win elections", a conversation from 2020 with the book's editors. Description:  Organizers in Georgia did the impossible back in 2020: they managed to get overlooked voters to the polls and cracked the code on how to spark civic involvement. The election of two Democrats to the Senate from the state handed the presidency to Joe Biden and control of Congress to the Democrats that year. But as you’ll hear, this was no flash in the pan; it was the result of decades of organizing. There’s lots to learn from the state — especially now with the 2026 midterm elections in full swing. This week we are revisiting “The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections”, an oral history intended to record the strategies used in the state. Hear from the book’s editors, Ray McClendon and Steven Rosenfeld; and Andrea Miller, the Executive Director of the Center for Common Ground, People Demanding Action on the strategizing in Virginia. And get Laura’s two cents on election deniers. “People are going to need to be poll workers. They are going to need to be monitors. They are going to need to be outside, reporting any problems they see. We're reading about groups training people to challenge voters.” - Andrea Miller “Andrea and Ray have taken the time to try to talk to people first, not on the eve of the election, but beforehand to try to get a sense of, “What are you really concerned about?” I know that sounds so simple and obvious, but it's really not done in these statewide and national campaign committee-driven efforts. - Steven Rosenfeld Guests: Ray McClendon, Editor, The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections; Political Action Committee Chair, NAACP Atlanta, Georgia Andrea Miller, Founding Board Member & Executive Director, Center for Common Ground; Executive Director, People Demanding Action Steven Rosenfeld, Editor, The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections; Editor & Chief Correspondent, Voting Booth, for the Independent Media Institute   This program is made possible by listeners and viewers like you, subscribe at https://lauraflanders.substack.com/ or https://LauraFlanders.org/Donate   RESOURCES: Recommended books by our featured guests:The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections, Co-Editors Ray McClendon and Steven Rosenfeld Download the PDF   Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:• Shirley Sherrod Watch • Ferguson to Detroit: Community Building from the Barbershop to the Polls Watch / Listen • Voting Rights: BIPOC Media Sound the Alarm Watch / Listen  Related Articles and Resources:• Special Report: “Voting Systems: How They Work, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigation” by Steven Rosenfeld, Download the PDF • Blue Grit: Making Impossible, Improbable, and Inspirational Political Change in America by Laura Flanders Get the Book Here • Team Unity Georgia, Learn more here   Featured ‘Music in the Middle’ of the Podcast:“Reality” by The Strange Content featuring So Strange, courtesy of Nylon Trax, Listen and Read More     Laura Flanders and Friends Crew:  Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer;  Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O’Conner-Senior Consulting Producer.   FOLLOW Laura Flanders and Friends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/ Blueky:  https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriends YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lg Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriends Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

    Georgia State's Secret to Winning Elections Lessons for 2026 Midterms [Full Uncut Conversation - Rewind]

  7. Oct 21

    A.M. Homes', The Unfolding of an American Democracy - absent any consensus on what is real and true, all bets are sort of off [episode cut]

    This October we’re putting together the first-ever Book Month on Laura Flanders and Friends— just in time for Indigenous People’s Day and election season. And every extraordinary book we’re featuring this month is more timely than ever. It’s our members that have kept this show available to hundreds of thousands of listeners and viewers like you, but it takes a lot of funds to keep the show flowing nationally. We do not take corporate or government underwriting, we rely on you.  Go to: https://Substack.com/LauraFlanders Description:  Salman Rushdie praised A.M. Homes’ novel, The Unfolding as, “A terrific black comedy, written almost entirely in pitch-perfect dialogue, that feels terrifyingly close to the unfunny truth.” In this episode, A.M. and Laura discuss political fiction, women writers and the unraveling of American democracy. Homes is an American writer best known for her novel The End of Alice, about a convicted child molester and murderer and Music for Torching, about the run-up to a school shooting. The Unfolding, written in the decade before the January 6th Insurrection, is similarly anticipatory. It follows a Republican donor plotting a mob assault on Washington. Also included, a clip of a solidarity reading at the New York Public Library in support of Rushdie. And a commentary from Laura on the reality journalism of the late Barbara Ehrenreich.   “I definitely want to make work that is about prompting a conversation. That is not about creating characters that make people feel, I love that guy. You don't have to like them, but I want people to have questions, to debate, to wonder about things.” - A.M. Homes “Where we are right now, which I would say is very, very dangerous, is some people have lost track of what is a fact, what is actionable, what is real. The problem with that is…. absent any consensus on what is real and true, all bets are sort of off.”- A.M. Homes Guest:  A.M. Homes: Author, The Unfolding *Books by A.M. Homes: “The Unfolding” , Find More About the Book Here “This Book Will Save Your Life”, Find More About the Book Here (*Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. The LF Show is an affiliate of bookshop.org and will receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.)   Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  The Forgotten Coup, January 6th, & Small Town Americans on the Frontlines of Democracy Watch / Download Podcast • Feminists Writing History: Cherrîe Moraga and Adrienne Maree Brown Watch / Download Podcast • Survival Guide For Humans Learned From Marine Mammals with Alexis Pauline Gumbs Watch / Download Podcast   Related Articles and Resources:• Why do so few men read books by women, by MA Sieghart, The Guardian Read Here • Stand with Salman: Defend the Freedom to Write. Event Featuring: Paul Auster, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Tina Brown, Kiran Desai, Andrea Elliott, Amanda Foreman, Roya Hakakian, A.M. Homes, Siri Hustvedt, Hari Kunzru, Aasif Mandvi, Colum McCann, Andrew Solomon, Gay Talese. New York Public Library Watch Here  •   An Unusual $1.6 Billion Donation Bolsters Conservatives by Kenneth P. Vogel and Shane Goldmacher, New York Times Read Here • A.M. Homes Wins The Women’s Prize Amidst Controversy, by Victoria Brownworth, Lambda Literary Read Here Book: American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy, by David Corn Find it here    Featured ‘Music in the Middle’ of the Podcast:“Miracle” by Ultra Naté from her new album “Ultra” courtesy of Peace Bisquit Listen & Read More   Laura Flanders and Friends Crew:  Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer;  Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O’Conner-Senior Consulting Producer.   FOLLOW Laura Flanders and Friends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/ Blueky:  https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriends YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lg Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriends Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

  8. Oct 19 ·  Bonus

    A.M. Homes', The Unfolding of an American Democracy [full uncut conversation]]

    This October we’re putting together the first-ever Book Month on Laura Flanders and Friends— just in time for Indigenous People’s Day and election season. And every extraordinary book we’re featuring this month is more timely than ever. It’s our members that have kept this show available to hundreds of thousands of listeners and viewers like you, but it takes a lot of funds to keep the show flowing nationally. We do not take corporate or government underwriting, we rely on you.  Go to: https://Substack.com/LauraFlanders Description:  Salman Rushdie praised A.M. Homes’ novel, The Unfolding as, “A terrific black comedy, written almost entirely in pitch-perfect dialogue, that feels terrifyingly close to the unfunny truth.” In this episode, A.M. and Laura discuss political fiction, women writers and the unraveling of American democracy. Homes is an American writer best known for her novel The End of Alice, about a convicted child molester and murderer and Music for Torching, about the run-up to a school shooting. The Unfolding, written in the decade before the January 6th Insurrection, is similarly anticipatory. It follows a Republican donor plotting a mob assault on Washington. Also included, a clip of a solidarity reading at the New York Public Library in support of Rushdie. And a commentary from Laura on the reality journalism of the late Barbara Ehrenreich.   “I definitely want to make work that is about prompting a conversation. That is not about creating characters that make people feel, I love that guy. You don't have to like them, but I want people to have questions, to debate, to wonder about things.” - A.M. Homes “Where we are right now, which I would say is very, very dangerous, is some people have lost track of what is a fact, what is actionable, what is real. The problem with that is…. absent any consensus on what is real and true, all bets are sort of off.”- A.M. Homes Guest:  A.M. Homes: Author, The Unfolding These audio exclusives are made possible thanks to our member supporters. Become a member today, go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate  Episode cut airs on community radio stations nationally (check your local station schedule) & available as a podcast Wednesdays.   RESOURCES: *Books by A.M. Homes: “The Unfolding” , Find More About the Book Here “This Book Will Save Your Life”, Find More About the Book Here (*Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. The LF Show is an affiliate of bookshop.org and will receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.)   Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  The Forgotten Coup, January 6th, & Small Town Americans on the Frontlines of Democracy Watch / Download Podcast • Feminists Writing History: Cherrîe Moraga and Adrienne Maree Brown Watch / Download Podcast • Survival Guide For Humans Learned From Marine Mammals with Alexis Pauline Gumbs Watch / Download Podcast   Related Articles and Resources:• Why do so few men read books by women, by MA Sieghart, The Guardian Read Here • Stand with Salman: Defend the Freedom to Write. Event Featuring: Paul Auster, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Tina Brown, Kiran Desai, Andrea Elliott, Amanda Foreman, Roya Hakakian, A.M. Homes, Siri Hustvedt, Hari Kunzru, Aasif Mandvi, Colum McCann, Andrew Solomon, Gay Talese. New York Public Library Watch Here  •   An Unusual $1.6 Billion Donation Bolsters Conservatives by Kenneth P. Vogel and Shane Goldmacher, New York Times Read Here • A.M. Homes Wins The Women’s Prize Amidst Controversy, by Victoria Brownworth, Lambda Literary Read Here Book: American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy, by David Corn Find it here    Featured ‘Music in the Middle’ of the Podcast:“Miracle” by Ultra Naté from her new album “Ultra” courtesy of Peace Bisquit Listen & Read More   Laura Flanders and Friends Crew:  Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer;  Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O’Conner-Senior Consulting Producer.   FOLLOW Laura Flanders and Friends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/ Blueky:  https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriends YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lg Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriends Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

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