7 episodes
Help This Garden Grow Respair Production & Media
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 16 Ratings
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Help This Garden Grow is a new podcast docuseries telling the story of Hazel Johnson, a visionary of the Environmental Justice movement and a resident of the Altgeld Gardens community on the far South Side of Chicago. Hazel is the founder of People for Community Recovery, a 40 year-old organization that fights to address the toxic industrial pollution that has been killing the members of her community. Over the course of the multigenerational multipart documentary, hosts Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger talk with organizers, policy- makers, historians, and community members about how PCR emerged and led, the legacy of Ms. Johnson's work, and how this marginalized Chicago pocket built the lineage of today's vibrant, impactful, and necessary modern environmental justice movement. Help This Garden Grow is presented by Respair Production & Media, Elevate, and People for Community Recovery.
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Episode 1 - Help This Garden Grow
We begin our story–the story of Hazel Johnson, of Altgeld Gardens, of Environmental Justice, and of how we each fit into the fight to change our lives and our world.
Show Notes
Support the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donate
Learn about Respair Production & Media - https://www.respairmedia.com/
Music Credits
Contact by Anitek
Sunrise Drive by South London HiFi
Intelligent Galaxy by The Insider
Roy by JBlanked
Spilled Beans by Gurty Beats
Life Is by Cosimo Fogg
Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official
Catch My Breath by Ambient Boy
Be Quiet by Jahzzar
Ashes by AANI - produced by Adlai, mixing/mastering by Nicky Young -
Episode 2 - "They Should've Never Built This"
We go to the roots of the land where Altgeld Gardens sits and where Hazel's legacy lives, digging through the layers of indigenous, Black liberation, and personal lineages that make up the area.
Show Notes
Support the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donate
Learn about Respair Production & Media - https://www.respairmedia.com/
Music Credits
Contact by Anitek
Talky Beat by Twin Musicom
Cinematic Sentimental Lullaby Sketch - Celesta only version by Gregor Quendel
Smooth Lovin by Kevin Macleod
Too Cool by Kevin Macleod
Green by Yoitrax
Be Quiet by Jahzzar
Ashes by AANI - produced by Adlai, mixing/mastering by Nicky Young -
Episode 3 - From the Center of the Donut
We learn about and from Hazel's early fights scrapping with the power of the state, and the new possibilities for healing that she created.
Show Notes
Support the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donate
Learn about Respair Production & Media - https://www.respairmedia.com/
Music Credits
Contact by Anitek
Cinematic Sentimental Lullaby Sketch - Celesta only version by Gregor Quendel
Morning by KV
Be Quiet by Jahzzar
Ashes by AANI - produced by Adlai, mixing/mastering by Nicky Young -
Episode 4 - Mothering the Movement
We hear Hazel become a mother of the newly coalesced global Environmental Justice movement and take EJ to the highest halls of power, while still connecting the dots in her home community.
Show Notes
Support the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donate
Learn about Respair Production & Media - https://www.respairmedia.com/
Music Credits
Hipster’s Meditation by IShaamin
Contact by Anitek
Money by Jahzzar
Cooling by Audiobinger
Be Quiet by Jahzzar
Ashes by AANI - produced by Adlai, mixing/mastering by Nicky Young -
Episode 5 - Inheriting the Shoebox
As her health begins to wain, Hazel passes the baton to her daughter Cheryl who guides PCR through the treacherous waters of attacks, blackballing, and disrespect.
Show Notes
Support the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donate
Learn about Respair Production & Media - https://www.respairmedia.com/
Music Credits
Contact by Anitek
Mounsell Forts by Roger Plexico
Cinematic Sentimental Lullaby Sketch - Celesta only version by Gregor Quendel
Funk by Podington Bear
Cooling by Audiobinger
Be Quiet by Jahzzar
Ashes by AANI - produced by Adlai, mixing/mastering by Nicky Young -
Episode 6 - The Center of the Gardens
We follow where Hazel's legacy lives in Chicago’s EJ struggles today, and commit to the mission of actualizing the legacy Hazel envisioned.
Show Notes
Support the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donate
Learn about Respair Production & Media - https://www.respairmedia.com/
Music Credits
Contact by Anitek
Intelligent Galaxy by The Insider
Smooth Lovin by Kevin Macleod
Plainsong by dust motes
Be Quiet by Jahzzar
Ashes by AANI - produced by Adlai, mixing/mastering by Nicky Young
Customer Reviews
The BEST
This is not an easy listen because of the environmental racism it addresses head on, but it is absolutely inspiring through the literal garden of community voices that shine through the root narrative of a powerful mother figure and the movement she led. We should all want to join Hazels garden. Thank you for all who contributed to this work of art that represents the richness of the work with such honor. The best podcast I’ve ever heard.
Brilliant all the way around
The podcast is phenomenal all the way around. It’s a great story with lessons for people working in government (me) and academia. The contradiction bell is such a great element, as are the pauses to breathe through the parts of the story that are truly hard to hear. I’ve been inviting everyone I know to listen to this and learn. Hazel Johnson’s persistence is a model to which I aspire. Thank you!
Respair / AirGo’s best work yet
This audio docuseries is phenomenal. The narrative and production quality are next level. This is a must listen. It’s amazing to see AirGo / Respair evolve over the years and can’t wait to see what they put out next! Thanks for a great listen, as always.