Episodes

Big Beautiful Social War: Six Months Into Trump 2.0 24.07.2025 2:13:39

On this episode of The Beautiful Idea, we speak with several authors and organizers, marking six months into the second Trump administration coming to power. During our multiple discussions, we look at the recent deployment of the military into Los Angeles, CA, the ramping up of ICE raids and arrests across the US, and the passing of... Read Full Article

Self-Managed Medication Abortion: Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It 01.07.2025 1:07:01

For as long as people have been getting pregnant, they’ve also been figuring out how to get un-pregnant. A self-managed abortion (SMA) is when a person ends their pregnancy outside of the formal medical system. Most often, self-managed abortions are done as “medication abortions” — abortions induced by medication. In this episode of The Beautiful... Read Full Article

ICE Melts as Streets Erupt, Revolt at Delaney Hall Migrant Prison, UW Campus Occupation Against War Profiteers 24.06.2025 2:05:11

Welcome back to The Beautiful Idea. So much has happened since we started to put this episode together. We’ve got a lot to cover, so let’s not waste any time and dive right into it! On today’s episode, first we present a interview with an organizer on the recent “Statelessness” conference that took place in Evansville,... Read Full Article

International Solidarity Movement Volunteers Speak on Building Solidarity in the West Bank 23.05.2025 1:14:52

In this conversation, we speak with two recent International Solidarity Movement (ISM) volunteers about their experiences accompanying Palestinians in the West Bank. International Solidarity Movement is an initiative based in Palestine that enables international volunteers to physically accompany Palestinians facing harassment and attacks from the Israeli occupation. We discuss what everyday resis...

A Discussion on “InterRebellium” with subMedia 04.05.2025 51:13

Join us as we sit down with members of the subMedia collective to discuss their upcoming series InterRebellium. In this conversation we run down the history of subMedia, beginning in the 90s rave scene, the development of anarchist media in the first 25 years of this century, and what the future holds. Finally we discuss... Read Full Article

Tearing Into It: A Conversation with Dean Spade 27.04.2025 1:17:58

Dean Spade is the author of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis and the Next, and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law. Well known for highlighting the ways that mutual aid can be a direct response to societal needs as well as a transformative practice that shifts our... Read Full Article