Techies for Reproductive Justice: The Podcast

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T4RJ: The Podcast is a place for technologists and community organizers to learn from each other. In this podcast, we’ll explore security tips and operation security for organizers; how to help keep our movements safe online; the intersections and history of technology, reproductive justice, and other types of movement work; what organizing in the digital age looks like; and the pros and cons of technology in organizing.

Episodes

  1. Jan 9

    Kate Bertash - Digital Defense Fund

    In this episode, we talk with Kate Bertash of the Digital Defense Fund about how spending time together helps move theory into practice, the usability of digital security guides, and how we can ask for what we want from our online spaces. Thanks to Kate for speaking with us!  Our media recommendation for this episode is Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur. Other resources and organizations mentioned during this episode: Hacking//Hustling Tyler Clementi Internet Safety Conference The 2006 film Children of Men The 2021 documentary All Light, Everywhere  Transcript: [Google doc]  Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. Theme Music: Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Thanks for listening!

    48 min

  2. 11/20/2025

    Sara Elhassan - Keep Eyes on Sudan

    Thanks to Sara for speaking with us!  Our media rec for this episode is the Today, Explained episode “Save Darfur Again.” Other resources and organizations mentioned during this episode: Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) Sudan Solidarity Collective  Sudanese Diaspora Network Sara’s linktree here to find all of the ways to support the people of Sudan in this moment. Find the transcript of the episode here in this [Google doc] Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. Theme Music Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Thanks for listening!

    58 min

  3. 09/19/2025

    Amanda - Personified Tech

    Thanks to Amanda for speaking with us! Our media rec for this episode is Sinners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinners_(2025_film) Other organizations and resources mentioned during this episode: Jane’s Due Process: https://janesdueprocess.org/Personified: https://personified.tech/The Bridge Collective: https://thebridgecollective.org/The Revolution Will Not Be Funded by INCITE!: https://archive.org/details/revolutionwillno00inciNo More Heroes by Jordan Flaherty: https://www.akpress.org/nomoreheroes.htmlDownload Signal: https://signal.org/download/Google’s Advanced Protection Program: https://landing.google.com/intl/en_us/advancedprotection/Apple’s Lockdown Mode: https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120The Radical AI Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GtAlgyYV8fsDZxwaBGy68 Tech resources recommended by Amanda: Ethan Mollick: https://www.oneusefulthing.orgGary Marcus: https://garymarcus.substack.com/Simon Willison: https://simonwillison.net/ Security resources: Krebs on Security: https://krebsonsecurity.com/404 Media: https://www.404media.co/MediaJustice series: https://www.youtube.com/MediaJusticeChannel Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. Theme Music Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thanks for listening!

    31 min

  4. 09/19/2025

    Morgan - SHARE Equity

    Thanks to Morgan for speaking with us! To learn more about Morgan’s work, visit www.shareequity.org/ Our media rec of the week was the podcast Death Panel: https://www.deathpanel.net/ Other projects referenced during our conversation:Reprocare: https://www.reprocare.com/ Voting Works: https://www.voting.works/ Access RJ: https://accessrj.org/Women on Waves: https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/ Doppelganger by Naomi Klein: https://naomiklein.org/doppelganger/ About us: Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. Theme Music Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thanks for listening!

    40 min

  5. 04/04/2025

    Tori & Annie - Doulas & Care Work in Technological Times

    This Episode dives into abortion, birth, and death doula work and explores what it means to be a care worker in today’s technological world. Referenced Resources: Parable of the Sower and Kindred by Octavia Butler Granny Midwives Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell Belly of the Beast by Da’shaun Harris LeVar Burton Reads podcast https://sistahscifi.com/  Octavia’s Brood edited by Adrienne Maree Brown and Walidah Imarisha What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by by Sonora Reyes Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas  Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. If you'd like a transcript of this episode, please reach out! This platform won't let us upload one :( Theme Music Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Thanks for listening!

    41 min

  6. 04/01/2025

    Becca Nall - ineedana.com

    Don’t give up on Texas and the South.  If you want to learn more about Texas Mums, check out this article: https://texashighways.com/culture/how-homecoming-mums-became-a-texas-tradition/ Go to Ineedana.com for user-friendly, privacy-first abortion access info!  Check out Sistersong’s Reproductive Justice tenets: https://www.sistersong.net/reproductive-justice/  ___ Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. Theme Music Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Thanks for listening!

    1h 1m

  7. 04/01/2025

    Nidhi - ineedana.com

    Thanks to Nidhi for speaking with us! Find more about Glitch Feminism here: https://legacyrussell.com/GLITCHFEMINISM Check out Nidhi's most recent animation project here: https://www.instagram.com/rajasandthewolfgirl/ Go to Ineedana.com for user-friendly, privacy-first abortion access info!  Looking for mental health support? Check out https://www.inclusivetherapists.com _______ Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. Theme Music Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Thanks for listening!

    34 min

  8. 06/05/2024

    Bayan Abusneineh, Charlene Carruthers, and Lau Barrios - Palestine, Tech, & Reproductive Justice

    This episode focuses on the connections between reproductive justice, tech, and Palestine. We touch on the militarization of tech in Palestine and here in the US, and what people–specifically tech workers–can do to combat the use of technology in upholding racism and apartheid. This conversation was recorded in November 2023. While “the lies of the US imperialism and western imperialism [were] on full display,” then, as Charlene Carruthers said in our episode, unfortunately the genocide has continued and escalated as this episode is released in June 2024. We hope this conversation contributes to our movements coming together in solidarity to make connections and fight against imperialism and settler colonialism worldwide.  Just a heads up, we get into some difficult descriptions of the violence of war and what giving birth in Palestine looks like in this moment. Please take care of yourself. Our guests for this episode were Dr. Bayan Abusneineh, Charlene Carruthers, and Lau Barrios.  Other organizations and resources mentioned in this episode: US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR): uscpr.org Dream Defenders: dreamdefenders.org Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP): jewishvoiceforpeace.org The Abortion Fund of Ohio’s statement on Palestine & reproductive justice: abortionfundofohio.org/afo_pal_solidarity Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. Theme Music Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Thanks for listening!

    50 min

  9. 06/03/2024

    Rebecca Ackerman & Nicole Lopez - Breakfast, Tech, & the Movement

    What does breakfast, tech, and the reproductive justice movement have in common? Well to start they’re all in this episode! This week Azamaare and Lou are interviewing the T4RJ founders Rebecca Ackerman and Nicole Lopez. Topics covered include: what tech and the movement have to learn from each other, the history of T4RJ, advice on digital tools for organizers, and favorite breakfast. Media recommendation of the week: Nevada by Imogen Binnie Chi Hack Night is Chicago's weekly event to build, share & learn about civic tech. We Will Not Cancel Us - by Adrienne Maree Brown Digital Defense Fund Threat Assessment Guides Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. Theme Music Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Thanks for listening!

    58 min

  10. 06/01/2024

    Anthony Sule - Online Safety for the Movement

    What can online and digital safety look like in our movements? This question and more are explored in this first episode! This episode Azamaare and Lou are interviewing Anthony Sule, Director of Security & Innovation of Resilience Technologies [as of May 20th 2024] and former Security Director of the Center for Digital Resilience. Topics covered include identity, digital and operational security for marginalized folks and community organizers, and tech surveillance. [Referenced Links] Media recommendation of the week: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi CDR’s Digital Wellness Check is a framework and methodology to holistically assess an organization’s digital health, highlight areas of excellence, and provide a visual roadmap of recommended improvements. Techies for Reproductive Justice is a project of the Digital Defense Fund. Want to become a member of T4RJ or have ideas for future episodes? Check out our website to learn more and send us a message. https://techies4rj.org/. Theme Music Beauty Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Thanks for listening!

    37 min
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T4RJ: The Podcast is a place for technologists and community organizers to learn from each other. In this podcast, we’ll explore security tips and operation security for organizers; how to help keep our movements safe online; the intersections and history of technology, reproductive justice, and other types of movement work; what organizing in the digital age looks like; and the pros and cons of technology in organizing.

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