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Caribbean poet Kamau Brathwaite said, “the unity is sub-marine.” Let’s dive deep, I’m your host Tao Leigh Goffe, and you’re listening to my podcast *Get Free.*

I'm a writer, associate professor, and a DJ. I teach classes on the global histories that emerge out of imperialism and unfreedom.

This podcast is about freedom as a verb, the ongoing practice of discovering your "yes." I talk with guests about getting free by embracing this question.

Get Free Tao Leigh Goffe

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Caribbean poet Kamau Brathwaite said, “the unity is sub-marine.” Let’s dive deep, I’m your host Tao Leigh Goffe, and you’re listening to my podcast *Get Free.*

I'm a writer, associate professor, and a DJ. I teach classes on the global histories that emerge out of imperialism and unfreedom.

This podcast is about freedom as a verb, the ongoing practice of discovering your "yes." I talk with guests about getting free by embracing this question.

    The World We Became: Turtle Island & Palestine

    The World We Became: Turtle Island & Palestine

    Tackling how racial justice and climate crisis are entangled, The World We Became: Map Quest 2350 is a speculative cartography atlas. Co-curated by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson, the initiative is a collaboration between a collective of artists, poets, academics, curators, architects, and activists.
    This digital humanities experiment maps global ecological crises and shared Black, Asian, Pacific, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Caribbean, and Indigenous futures. The names of the contributors are: Anisa Jackson, Elspeth Iralu, Erica Violet Lee, Hashem Abushama, Nisrin Elamin, and Randa Tawil.
    The special guest expert is Professor Samia Henni (McGill).
    Dark Laboratory is a creative technology collective, production company, and design studio that researches climate and race through theory and action. Each initiative we release forms another layer of an expanding galaxy of projects on Black and Indigenous futures. The lab’s philosophy is inspired by the ethos of Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark (1993). We imagine the Western hemisphere as a haunted house founded on stolen land and built through the labor of stolen lives.
    This podcast was part of the Cornell Migrations Summer Institute, 2021, organized by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson.
    Original Music: Jesediah
    Producer: David Gonzalez

    • 25 min
    The World We Became: Pasifika Atlantis

    The World We Became: Pasifika Atlantis

    Tackling how racial justice and climate crisis are entangled, The World We Became: Map Quest 2350 is a speculative cartography atlas.
    Co-curated by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson, the initiative is a collaboration between a collective of artists, poets, academics, curators, architects, and activists.
    This digital humanities experiment maps global ecological crises and shared Black, Asian, Pacific, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Caribbean, and Indigenous futures. The names of the contributors are: Andrea Chung, Heidi Amin-Hong, Juhwan Seo, Melanie Puka, Priyanka Sen, and Tauren Nelson.
    The special guest expert is Professor Kevin Escudero (Brown University).
    Dark Laboratory is a creative technology collective, production company, and design studio that researches climate and race through theory and action. Each initiative we release forms another layer of an expanding galaxy of projects on Black and Indigenous futures. The lab’s philosophy is inspired by the ethos of Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark (1993). We imagine the Western hemisphere as a haunted house founded on stolen land and built through the labor of stolen lives.
    This podcast was part of the Cornell Migrations Summer Institute, 2021, organized by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson.
    Original Music: Jesediah
    Producer: David Gonzalez

    • 24 min
    The World We Became: The Lands Formerly Known as South Asia

    The World We Became: The Lands Formerly Known as South Asia

    Tackling how racial justice and climate crisis are entangled, The World We Became: Map Quest 2350 is a speculative cartography atlas.
    Co-curated by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson, the initiative is a collaboration between a collective of artists, poets, academics, curators, architects, and activists.
    This digital humanities experiment maps global ecological crises and shared Black, Asian, Pacific, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Caribbean, and Indigenous futures. The names of the contributors are: Atif Khan, Austin Kocher, Christin Washington, Judith Salcido, Rewa Phansalkar and Ryan Persadie.
    The special guest expert is Professor Eddie Bruce-Jones (SOAS).
    Dark Laboratory is a creative technology collective, production company, and design studio that researches climate and race through theory and action. Each initiative we release forms another layer of an expanding galaxy of projects on Black and Indigenous futures. The lab’s philosophy is inspired by the ethos of Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark (1993). We imagine the Western hemisphere as a haunted house founded on stolen land and built through the labor of stolen lives.
    This podcast was part of the Cornell Migrations Summer Institute, 2021, organized by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson.
    Original Music: Jesediah
    Producer: David Gonzalez

    • 26 min
    The World We Became: Exurbs of Aztlán

    The World We Became: Exurbs of Aztlán

    Tackling how racial justice and climate crisis are entangled, The World We Became: Map Quest 2350 is a speculative cartography atlas.
    Co-curated by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson, the initiative is a collaboration between a collective of artists, poets, academics, curators, architects, and activists.
    This digital humanities experiment maps global ecological crises and shared Black, Asian, Pacific, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Caribbean, and Indigenous futures. The names of the contributors are: Citlali Sosa-Riddell, Esmeralda Arrizón-Palomera, Kelsey Moore, Lydia Macklin Camel, Mónica Bernal Ramirez, and Nancy Morales.
    The special guest expert is Professor Kim Bain (UBC).
    Dark Laboratory is a creative technology collective, production company, and design studio that researches climate and race through theory and action. Each initiative we release forms another layer of an expanding galaxy of projects on Black and Indigenous futures. The lab’s philosophy is inspired by the ethos of Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark (1993). We imagine the Western hemisphere as a haunted house founded on stolen land and built through the labor of stolen lives.
    This podcast was part of the Cornell Migrations Summer Institute, 2021, organized by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson.
    Original Music: Jesediah
    Producer: David Gonzalez

    • 32 min
    The World We Became: Marronage - Quilombo

    The World We Became: Marronage - Quilombo

    Tackling how racial justice and climate crisis are entangled, The World We Became: Map Quest 2350 is a speculative cartography atlas.
    Co-curated by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson, the initiative is a collaboration between a collective of artists, poets, academics, curators, architects, and activists.
    This digital humanities experiment maps global ecological crises and shared Black, Asian, Pacific, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Caribbean, and Indigenous futures. The names of the contributors are: Amanda Pinheiro, Ana Ozaki, André Nascimento, Christopher Roberts, Essah Díaz, and Reighan Gillam.
    The special guest expert is Professor Derrick Spires (University of Delaware).
    Dark Laboratory is a creative technology collective, production company, and design studio that researches climate and race through theory and action. Each initiative we release forms another layer of an expanding galaxy of projects on Black and Indigenous futures. The lab’s philosophy is inspired by the ethos of Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark (1993). We imagine the Western hemisphere as a haunted house founded on stolen land and built through the labor of stolen lives.
    This podcast was part of the Cornell Migrations Summer Institute, 2021, organized by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson.
    Original Music: Jesediah
    Producer: David Gonzalez

    • 23 min
    The World We Became, Season 3, Teaser

    The World We Became, Season 3, Teaser

    Co-hosted by Professors Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson, Season 3 of Get Free introduces a speculative cartography experiment entitled The World We Became: Map Quest 2350. A collaboration between a collective of artists, poets, academics, curators, architects, and activists, this digital humanities project maps global ecological crises and shared Black, Asian, Pacific, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Caribbean, and Indigenous futures.
    The born-digital speculative design experiment features visual and audio components presenting a planetary vision of the year 2350 as an underwater future in ruins. 
    Learn more about the project at the Dark Laboratory, a creative technology collective, production company, and design studio that researches climate and race through theory and action. Each initiative we release forms another layer of an expanding galaxy of projects on Black and Indigenous futures. The lab’s philosophy is inspired by the ethos of Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark (1993). We imagine the Western hemisphere as a haunted house founded on stolen land and built through the labor of stolen lives.
    This podcast was part of the Cornell Migrations Summer Institute, 2021, organized by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson.

    • 2 min

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