How to Survive the End of the World

How to Survive the End of the World

Society EN ↓ 243 episodes

Join Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown, two sisters who share many identities, as writers, activists, facilitators, and inheritors of multiracial diasporic lineages, as well as a particular interest in the question of survival, as we embark on a podcast that delves into the practices we need as a community, to move through endings and to come out whole on the other side, whatever that might be.visit us @ endoftheworldshow.org

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How to Survive the End of the World

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www.endoftheworldshow.org

Latest episode

Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

Guest Podcast 1! - Raising Rebels 15.08.2019

Raising trans and queer babies is a fundamental survival strategy for all possible futures. This episode drops us into a sweet conversation between mamas raising queer and trans little ones. Enjoy! https://www.dominosound.co/raising-rebels music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ www.instagram.com/endoftheworldpc/ @endoftheworldPC @ad...

ima ima boss bitch 31.07.2019

As they prepare to go on break for August and September, adrienne and autumn offer listeners a window into what’s been going on behind the scenes, and what’s to come. music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ www.instagram.com/endoftheworldpc/ @endoftheworldPC @adriennemaree @meansagittarius

What Time It Is, with Movement Generation 17.07.2019

The sisters have wanted to interview Movement Generation since they conceived of this podcast. Recently, adrienne got to hear Michelle Mascarenhas-Swan give a talk on how we got to this moment of climate apocalypse. generative somatics gave us permission to share the talk, so adrienne sat down with Michelle for a quick corner-of-a-busy-room interview to frame the talk up. The worldview here will b...

Sister Interview on Pleasure Activism 03.07.2019

Autumn guides adrienne into deeper vulnerability around her NY Times bestselling book Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. show notes: https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/08/nyregion/keith-cylar-45-found-homes-for-aids-patients.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endofth...

Live Show, U of M 19.06.2019

Hopefully this is better late than never. The sound quality on this show wasn't up to @muzachary's standards, but the cost/benefit analysis of having Alexis Pauline Gumbs (http://alexispauline.com/) AND amb's fresh NY Times bestseller feelings AND some nibbling love was just too delectable, so the sisters persisted. Hope you enjoy! music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoft...

Leaving Michael Jackson? 05.06.2019

Autumn and adrienne talk with DJs, @iamrimarkable, @djkuttinkandi, and @larumorosa about Michael Jackson in the wake of the Leaving Neverland documentary. This is a tender, tough conversation. music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ www.instagram.com/endoftheworldpc/ @endoftheworldPC @adriennemaree @meansagittarius

Is Hodor the Real Hero of GOT? (Let Them Eat Spoilers) 21.05.2019

adrienne and Autumn discuss the highs and lows, surprises and disappointments, and the visionary fashion, of the final season of Game of Thrones. music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ www.instagram.com/endoftheworldpc/ @endoftheworldPC @adriennemaree @meansagittarius

Browns at Brown: A Live Show 12.05.2019

The Brown sisters, live at Brown University, with a special guest and lots of feelings. Happy Mother's Day to all who mother! music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ @endoftheworldPC

A Spoilerific Dive Into NK Jemisin's Apocalypse 01.05.2019

The Brown Sisters read NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy and remembered they knew her and could maybe maybe get a real conversation. Here, they gush and fawn and interrogate with a genius. music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - https://www.patreon.com/nkjemisin www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ @endoftheworldPC

Laurence McKeown, Prisoner to Playwright 17.04.2019

Laurence McKeown was our gracious host and patient teacher in Northern Ireland - here he tells some of his epic awesome story from teenager to IRA revolutionary and hunger striker to poet and playwright. music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ @endoftheworldPC LINKS AND BOOKS: http://eistworks.org/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...

An Uneasy Peace 03.04.2019

Autumn and adrienne share stories from their visionary fiction journey through Northern Ireland, what they learned from the legacy of the conflict, and the possibility of repair in the aftermath of harm. music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ @endoftheworldPC

Disability Justice for the Apocalypse: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarsinha Gets Us Together 20.03.2019

Prolific writer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarsinha is a queer disabled femme writer, organizer, performance artist and educator of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/Roma ascent. She visits us to discuss disability justice lessons and examples in relationship to her latest book Care Work. music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ @endofth...

Wait, it's 2019! 06.03.2019

The Brown sisters look ahead at 2019 with dreams of glory. music by Mother Cyborg and Tunde Olaniran and the song, "True Love" written by Michaela Harrison (https://www.facebook.com/Michaela-A-Harrison-145987342079532/) - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ @endoftheworldPC

The Practice of Freedom: A Conversation with Siwatu-Salama Ra and Rhonda Anderson 06.12.2018

We are humbled and honored to speak with Siwatu-Salama Ra, an environmental activist based in Detroit who was wrongfully imprisoned while pregnant, and her mother Rhonda Anderson, about prison, survival, and practicing freedom. https://www.freesiwatu.org/ Music by Mother Cyborg and Blue Dot Sessions - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ @endoftheworldPC

Awww Shucks: How Do We Prepare for Climate Apocalypse? 21.11.2018

Our first advice column! Music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg - https://www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/ @endoftheworldPC

The Practices We Need: #metoo and Transformative Justice Part 2 07.11.2018

Today the Brown sisters talk with transformative justice practitioner Mariame Kaba (@prisonculture) and get our minds blown with frameworks and breakthroughs on how to really address harm and grow beyond it. Music by Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ @endoftheworldPC

Elections in End Times #BlackNovember 24.10.2018

Join the Brown sisters for a conversation with Three Point Strategies' Jessica Byrd and Kayla Reed. We cover basically everything we need to know about engaging in the electoral process, especially this corrupt age, with our eyes on freedom. CHECK OUT THESE LINKS! https://www.threepointstrategies.org/ https://vote.gov/ https://wholeads.us/ https://ejp.m4bl.org/ https://blacknovember.org Music by T...

Apocalypse Survival Skills #1: Grow and Preserve 17.10.2018

In this episode, our resident inexpert gardener, Autumn, talks us through the trials of garden management and the glory of food preservation. Music by Tunde Olaniran (his new album, "Stranger", is out now!) and Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow endoftheworldshow.org @endoftheworldPC

The Apocalypse We Live In : State Violence and Repression 10.10.2018

Join us for a difficult conversation about how we sustain movements under state violence and repression. Music by Tunde Olaniran (his new album, "Stranger", is out now!) and Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow endoftheworldshow.org @endoftheworldPC

Dr. Ford's Dignity 02.10.2018

We must define our own victories in this daunting political climate. Music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow endoftheworldshow.org @endoftheworldPC

The Impossible Things About Us 26.09.2018

In this episode, the brown sisters explore the impossible things about us, and how getting in right relationship with ourselves, our vulnerability, and our purpose might help us heal from the inevitable burnout of trying to be perfect in a world designed to crush us. Music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow endoftheworldshow.org @endoftheworldPC SHOW NOTE: Duri...

Black Love: A Day at the Museum 12.09.2018

Autumn and adrienne are back from their summer break. In this episode, the Brown sisters share their powerful experience at the National Museum of African American History & Culture and the National Portrait Gallery, and the lessons they took away about black apocalypse, black resilience, and black love. Music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow endoftheworldsho...

And We Out! 03.07.2018

adrienne and Autumn check in around summer plans. (We're taking July and August off and will be back at it come September.) www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow Music by Tunde Olaniran, Mother Cyborg and Invincible. - endoftheworldshow.org @endoftheworldPC

How to Survive Live in Detroit 19.06.2018

Every year in June, social justice organizers, artists, and media makers from around the country (and beyond) gather in Detroit for the Allied Media Conference. Autumn and adrienne sat down on day 3 of the event, with over 200 activists, and held our first ever live show. We talk about sisterhood, survival, and liberation through pleasure. HEADS UP: Become a patron this month to get a limited run...

The Apocalypse We Need: #metoo and Transformative Justice Part 1 05.06.2018

This episode is the first in a series of conversations about #metoo and the apocalypse of patriarchy and rape culture. In this first conversation, adrienne and Autumn share about the personal impact of the #metoo movement on our lives and the questions it is spurring in us. Content warning that this episode includes discussion of sexual violence. HEADS UP: Become a patron this month to get a limit...

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