How to Survive the End of the World

We live in a fundamentally violent society. We have the human right to defend and protect ourselves, but for many of us the means of doing so seem inaccessible. How do we protect and secure our communities as conditions deteriorate? Autumn speaks to security and firearms expert Rashid McCall of the firm Opposition Research, for insight into the challenges and opportunities facing oppressed people...

We survive by building the new world in the shell of the old, and our new world will need a health care system. How do we transition from a health care system rooted in extraction and profit, to a health care system rooted in justice? We turn to family physician Anjali Taneja , Executive Director of Casa De Salud , a clinic on the forefront of providing justice-driven, accessible health care in Al...

Now more than ever we are relying on the internet to satisfy our basic needs and desires. This begs the question, what are apocalypse survival skills for the internet? How do we use the internet as a tool for survival? How do we maintain safety for our communities and our movements for social change when so much of that work must now happen digitally? And what exactly is the internet, anyway? For...

We bring you part two of Autumn’s interview with So and Pinar, the love organism behind Queer Nature . We discuss the potential dangers of being on the move in an apocalyptic situation, and how to mitigate them. We also talk about extractive versus visionary responses to apocalypse, and the transformative potential of thinking and acting collectively inside of chaos. So and Pinar created a guide h...

What behaviors and choices make the difference between life and death in a disaster? What are the skills that will matter most in a crisis, and how do we learn them? Autumn interviews the brilliant founders of Queer Nature , who lead workshops and immersions teaching survival skills and natural crafts. In the first of two conversations, Queer Nature drops wisdom on how the mind and body respond to...

Any scenario of systemic collapse involves a question of how we sustainably feed ourselves and our communities. For a visionary answer, Autumn turns to the illustrious team at Soul Fire Farm , and their co-founder Leah Penniman . Autumn and Leah discuss the science of land rehabilitation, the political power of farming, and how to start growing food wherever you are. Music by Tunde Olaniran , Alex...

We continue our miniseries with a conversation about how we access medicine, health, and healing when our under-resourced and fragile medical systems are overwhelmed. Autumn interviews community herbalist Lauren Giambrone , about plant medicine and home remedies that build our immune systems and fight infections, as well as kitchen witchery and other forms of ancestral medicine that can keep us sa...

During this time of economic collapse, many of us are wondering how we will create and maintain homes, if and when we can’t afford to rent or buy. One answer is to take over vacant homes and buildings, an activity commonly known as squatting. In this episode, Autumn interviews Vikki Law, a prison abolitionist and squatters’ rights activist. Vikki takes us deep inside the story of how vacant buildi...

We kick off the Apocalypse Survival Miniseries with a special focus on social distancing inside the pandemic. Autumn interviews long time New Yorker Maryse Mitchell-Brody (instagram.com/itsmarysemb) about mutual aid, networks of care, and the practice of grief and love, in the time of self quarantine. ESSENTIAL MARYSE LINKS: http://criticalresistance.org/ https://www.sinsinvalid.org/news-1/2020/3/...

Beloved Survivors, as we work away on our upcoming survival mini-series, we have another special guest treat to share. You might know Kumail and Emily from their collaboration on the 2017 film, The Big Sick. Now they have a super relevant new podcast not about the Coronavirus, but rather about the do’s and don’ts of staying inside during this extremely bizarre situation we find ourselves in. Emily...

Meet Irresistible: a community of practice in collective healing and social change. Formerly known as Healing Justice Podcast, their show is all about a commitment to justice and to our own lives that is compelling, joyful, and irresistible. Their library of conversations and practices celebrates the many traditions of movement leaders, cultural workers, and spiritual teachers who remind us to emb...

We're here today to ask you a question. What are your strategies for intimacy and connection to other humans during this time of social distancing? We're working on a survival series we're planning to release next month and we want you to be part of it. If you're comfortable with us using your voice in the show consider the following. Using the voice memo app on your phone, record your strategies...

In this bonus episode from Healing Justice Podcast, we bring you advice about how to adapt your travel and gatherings, timely medical information, invocations, grounding practices and reflections from the March 7, 2020 webinar: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Preparation for People Living with Chronic Illnesses in the United States. Unlike much of what we’re seeing in the media and public discussion, this...

North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green drops blessings like ripe mango into our laps. Walls breathe a heavy sigh of relief as she shreds the puny narratives we have about who we are and our power to reanimate and reclaim our medicine... our magic. She calls forth specters who resemble our own shadows and reminds us that we can, that we have no choice but to reknit ourselves back together...

Guest Podcast: Possibilities Podcast This episode features a rich, laughter filled conversation with social justice facilitator and New York Times best-selling author of Pleasure Activism, adrienne maree brown! We talk about the trust, transformation, being satisfiable, radical honesty and rejection, creative practice, god and the healing power of sitting on Octavia Butler's face. Music by LAL and...

Surprise! In honor of Martin Luther King Jr’s holiday, and to herald the arrival of black history month, we bring you this very special episode, and interview with two black luminaries of the Buddhist world, Lama Rod Owens (@LamaRod1) and reverend angel Kyodo williams (@ZenChangeAngel). We talk with them about their collaborative work, Radical Dharma, and how going inward helps us transform the wo...

The Brown Sisters wrap season 3 with a reflection on what they are proud of from the last year and the last decade, and what intentions they are setting for the year ahead. Plus a teaser of season 4! music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ www.instagram.com/endoftheworldpc/ @endoftheworldPC @adriennemaree @meansagittarius

The Brown Sisters are coming to you live from the Majestic Theater in Boston, in a gorgeous event sponsored by Emerson College. We welcome back to the show the brilliant musician, composer and activist Toshi Reagon to discuss the Parable Opera and what Octavia Butler’s work can teach us about finding each other and bending towards a just future. music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg - www.patr...

The Brown Sisters sit down with actor, activist and avid reader Matt McGorry (@MattMcGorry) to discuss unlearning supremacy, loving our bodies and being responsible with our platforms. music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ www.instagram.com/endoftheworldpc/ @endoftheworldPC @adriennemaree @meansagittarius

The Brown Sisters sit down with the brilliant Charlene Carruthers, author of Unapologetic and founder of the Chicago Center for Leadership and Transformation, to talk about staying grounded, rigorous, and rooted in community, as the election cycle ramps up. @CharleneCarruthers https://www.charlenecarruthers.com/ https://wearecclt.org/ https://byp100.org/ music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg -...

The Brown Sisters are finally reunited in conversation, where they discuss rigor, resilience, and discovering creative process in the midst of change and transition. music by Tunde Olaniran. - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ www.instagram.com/endoftheworldpc/ @endoftheworldPC @adriennemaree @meansagittarius

Back in March 2018, adrienne and Autumn recorded Future Economics Part 1: The Money Talk, an intimate conversation about class, wealth, and debt. They knew they wanted to return with a conversation about the Solidarity Economy. Recently autumn was interviewed by the Next Economy Now podcast, where she discussed the solidarity economy, worker cooperatives, and why Americans struggle so much with co...

We’re baaaaack! Sort of. Autumn and adrienne continue to be juggling busy schedules, so we return for the second half of our 2019 season with a recording from the archives. In this episode you will hear Autumn’s keynote address to the 2018 Indigenous Women and Women is Color Student Summit, titled “This World is Ours to Build.” music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endofthewo...

For our third guest podcast, we are cross posting a conversation hosted by our friend podcast Parenting for Liberation. This summer PFL, with the Underground Railroad and LOOM, invited Erica Chidi Cohen to moderate a conversation between adrienne (on Pleasure Activism) and Dani McClain, author of We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood. https://danimcclain.com/ https://parentin...

Our guest this week is A Little Juju podcast, teaching us the witchy wisdom we need to survive these times. Here's an excerpt we found highly relevant for Virgo Season - so we're releasing it in the window between Beyoncé and adrienne's birthdays! https://www.itsjujubae.com/ music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ www.instagram.com/e...