Respair Presents: Quantum Entanglements

Respair Production & Media

Respair Production & Media is a movement journalism and media organization reshaping culture toward liberation. Rooted in Chicago, we build media projects about, in partnership with, and in support of communities challenging power, reconfiguring public life, and reimagining our world. From producing award-winning podcasts and films to supporting and advising collaborators across our ecosystem, we're building new media infrastructure for collective justice and liberation.  Respair contributes programming, production, publishing, development, and personal tools to emergent media makers, while encouraging the autonomy necessary to independently build transformative media. A resilient, sustainable media ecosystem is both a necessary tool for liberation and a difficult structure to build. Respair makes it possible for movement mediamakers across the country to have access to the resources and support they need to create without compromise. Check out all our work at http://respairmedia.com!

  1. 9h ago

    Respair Presents: Quantum Entanglements

    Quantum Entanglements is a new multimedia investigative feature from Respair about South Side Chicago communities fighting for self-determination in response to potentially being poisoned, pushed out, and policed by an impending 9-billion dollar quantum computer on the shores of Lake Michigan. Over the four decades since the US Steel South Works steel mill shut its doors, the land it sat on has remained undeveloped as the surrounding communities heal from the physical, environmental, economic, and social wounds left behind by this industrial behemoth.  Now, a coalition of public and private power players from all levels of government and different sectors of industry is preparing to break ground on a "Quantum Campus"–a multi-billion dollar sprawling facility of next-generation technology and surveillance that could both release poisonous contamination and dismantle digital privacy around the globe.  As the next industrial revolution descends on a community still reeling from the destruction of deindustrialization, we talk with organizers and neighbors living alongside the site about how they're building power, demanding answers, making sense of the area’s history, and fighting for the ability to determine the future of their neighborhoods, livelihoods, and relationships to the land on which they live. Check out the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/@respairmedia, Share the podcast with your people here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/respair-presents-quantum-entanglements/id1721426761 Get the Quantum Entanglements Listening Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19sgxkK8Uf45YpsgjuGECzzuij4sBBoC8/view?usp=sharing Quantum Entanglements was recorded at Chicago Beyond and Kit Studios here in Chicago.  Find all of our work at http://respairmedia.com.  CREDITS Cohosts & Executive Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger.  Video Post-Production Supervisor - Troi Valles Lead Video Editor - Troi Valles Multimedia Producer is Troi Valles - Troi Valles  Associate Audio Editors - Cin Pimentel & Rocio Santos   Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker Additional Reporting - Kamari Patrick Artwork - Areanna Eggleston & Danbee Kim MUSIC Dubstep Next Left (feat. Tom Wilkinson) - Asthmatic Astronaut Funk Heaven - Ketsa China Town - Audiobinger Contemplate Jat - Katrah Quey Agua - Katrah Quey Sleeper Agent - Tab Anitek Outer Orbit - Revolution Void Dragon Drop - Darkstorm Diabolik Glass Harp - dustmotes Ascension (Leaving Earth Pt. 1) - Mr. Smith

    1h 5m

  2. Season 3 Trailer

    Respair Presents: Quantum Entanglements, a new investigative feature dropping Thursday 6/18/26! (TRAILER)

    Respair is so hyped to share the trailer for a new project, dropping this Thursday 6/18/26! Quantum Entanglements is a new multimedia investigative feature from Respair about South Side Chicago communities fighting for self-determination in response to potentially being poisoned, pushed out, and policed by an impending 9-billion dollar quantum computer on the shores of Lake Michigan. You can also check out the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/@respairmedia, and share the podcast with your people here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/respair-presents-quantum-entanglements/id1721426761 Over the four decades since the US Steel South Works steel mill shut its doors, the land it sat on has remained undeveloped as the surrounding communities heal from the physical, environmental, economic, and social wounds left behind by this industrial behemoth.  Now, a coalition of public and private power players from all levels of government and different sectors of industry is preparing to break ground on a "Quantum Campus"–a multi-billion dollar sprawling facility of next-generation technology and surveillance that could both release poisonous contamination and dismantle digital privacy around the globe.  As the next industrial revolution descends on a community still reeling from the destruction of deindustrialization, we talk with organizers and neighbors living alongside the site about how they're building power, demanding answers, making sense of the area’s history, and fighting for the ability to determine the future of their neighborhoods, livelihoods, and relationships to the land on which they live. Check out the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/@respairmedia Share the podcast with your people here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/respair-presents-quantum-entanglements/id1721426761 Get the Quantum Entanglements Listening Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19sgxkK8Uf45YpsgjuGECzzuij4sBBoC8/view?usp=sharing Quantum Entanglements was recorded at Chicago Beyond and Kit Studios here in Chicago.  Find all of our work at http://respairmedia.com.  CREDITS Cohosts & Executive Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger.  Video Post-Production Supervisor - Troi Valles Lead Video Editor - Troi Valles Multimedia Producer - Troi Valles  Associate Audio Editors - Cin Pimentel & Rocio Santos   Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker Additional Reporting - Kamari Patrick Artwork - Areanna Eggleston & Danbee Kim MUSIC Dubstep Next Left (feat. Tom Wilkinson) - Asthmatic Astronaut

    1 min
  3. Help This Garden Grow Episode 6 - The Center of the Gardens

    12/14/2023

    Help This Garden Grow 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

    1h 9m
  4. Help This Garden Grow Episode 5 - Inheriting the Shoebox

    12/14/2023

    Help This Garden Grow Episode 5 - Inheriting the Shoebox

    As her health begins to wane, 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

    1h 15m
  5. Help This Garden Grow Episode 4 - Mothering the Movement

    12/14/2023

    Help This Garden Grow 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

    1h 3m
  6. Help This Garden Grow Episode 3 - From the Center of the Donut

    12/14/2023

    Help This Garden Grow 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

    58 min
  7. Help This Garden Grow Episode 2 - "They Should've Never Built This"

    12/14/2023

    Help This Garden Grow 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

    44 min
  8. Help This Garden Grow Episode 1: Help This Garden Grow

    12/14/2023

    Help This Garden Grow 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 Officia Catch My Breath by Ambient Boy Be Quiet by Jahzzar Ashes by AANI - produced by Adlai, mixing/mastering by Nicky Young

    43 min
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Respair Production & Media is a movement journalism and media organization reshaping culture toward liberation. Rooted in Chicago, we build media projects about, in partnership with, and in support of communities challenging power, reconfiguring public life, and reimagining our world. From producing award-winning podcasts and films to supporting and advising collaborators across our ecosystem, we're building new media infrastructure for collective justice and liberation.  Respair contributes programming, production, publishing, development, and personal tools to emergent media makers, while encouraging the autonomy necessary to independently build transformative media. A resilient, sustainable media ecosystem is both a necessary tool for liberation and a difficult structure to build. Respair makes it possible for movement mediamakers across the country to have access to the resources and support they need to create without compromise. Check out all our work at http://respairmedia.com!

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