Last Born In The Wilderness

In this episode, I speak with Alexander Reid Ross, author of Against the Fascist Creep, and Shane Burley, author of Fascism Today: What It Is and How to End It. We discuss several important topics, including the historic ongoing wave of protests and uprisings across the United States since May this year, as well as the disturbing uptick of incidences of far-right vigilantism since then. We also ex...

In this episode, I speak with writer, translator, and activist John Washington. We discuss his book, The Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum at the US-Mexican Border and Beyond, published by Verso Books. At the center of The Dispossessed is the story of Arnovis, a Salvadorian man seeking asylum in the United States. As John weaves together the harrowing story of this man as he attempts to cross numero...

In this episode, Kollibri terre Sonnenblume and I speak with Dr. Riane Eisler—social systems scientist, cultural historian, and attorney. She is the author of numerous books, including most famously The Chalice and The Blade: Our History, Our Future, and most recently Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future, co-authored with anthropologist Douglas...

In this episode, I speak with writer and editor Vicky Osterweil, author of In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action, published through Bold Type Books. In her book, Vicky discusses the history of looting—the mass act of publicly and directly seizing goods—and the vital role this act of wealth distribution has played (and continues to play) in movements toward addressing injustice...

In this episode, I speak with Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker, hosts of the Conspirituality podcast. In continuing my exploration into QAnon and the widespread proliferation of and cult-like adherence to conspiracy theory thinking in the United States, I felt it was time to have this discussion with the hosts of this timely, well crafted, and increasingly needed podcast project. Con...

In this episode, I speak with Margaret Killjoy—anarchist author, musician, and crafter. In the wake of the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests and uprisings since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, "anarchists" have been in the news. Whether it's President Trump calling for the arrest of "radical-left anarchists" and "Antifa," or Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice P...

In this episode, I speak with eco-radical philosopher, writer, and poet Julian Langer.  We begin this discussion by addressing Julian's recent essay The Whole is Less than the Sum of its Parts, in which he redefines what we commonly understand "collectivism" and "individualism" to be. Also, we address themes addressed in some of his other writings, including his thoughts on solitude in A Thought O...

In this interview, I speak with political commentator Jared Yates Sexton, author of the upcoming book American Rule: How A Nation Conquered The World But Failed Its People. As I remark on in this discussion, I first became aware of Jared and his work from his analysis of the QAnon conspiracy theory. I ask him to expound on the tenets of this alarmingly popular and increasingly pervasive belief sys...

In this episode, I speak with anti-racist and environmental activist Hilary Moore, author of Burning Earth, Changing Europe: How the Racist Right Exploits the Climate Crisis–And What We Can Do About It, and co-author of No Fascist USA! The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today’s Movements. In her booklet Burning Earth, Changing Europe, Hilary examines how right wing ideology, in its...

In this interview, I speak with journalist and author Vincent Bevins, author of The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World. The events that have shaped our world, particularly in the post-Cold War era, are often unexamined and under-appreciated. This is especially true in a time of rising right wing populism and reactionary violence in...

In this episode, I speak with Bayo Akomolafe, author of These Wilds Beyond Our Fences. We begin by discussing Bayo's recent essay, I, Coronavirus. Mother. Monster. Activist. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/bayo-akomolafe-3 // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

In this episode, I speak with dear friend, healer, and counselor Barbara Cecil. This is a griefful time. We are witnessing systems fail and a deep fracturing of our collective shared experience of reality, particularly for those embedded within the dominant culture of North America, to which many of us are tied to. More and more, time seems to be quickening and grinding to a stuttering halt, all a...

In this episode, I speak with feminist writer and teacher Silvia Federici. We discuss the themes of her new book, Beyond the Periphery of the Skin: Rethinking, Remaking, and Reclaiming the Body in Contemporary Capitalism, published through PM Press.  The body—our sense of “self” in relation to others—has been restricted, reduced, and mutilated under Capitalism and the impositions of the State. Thi...

In this episode, I speak with award-winning journalist and author Dahr Jamail.  I can imagine most of you listening to this episode will recognize what Dahr and I both feel and know in this time we are in. Many of us are beginning to come to terms with the reality we have been dealt — a global predicament that includes a pandemic that won’t soon leave us, economic crisis and social unrest that wil...

In this interview, I speak with meteorologist and geoscientist Nicholas Humphrey.  As the nations of the world continue to confront the challenges of a global pandemic, and as the United States experiences the worst economic crisis in its history and convulses in the wake of accelerated social breakdown and civil unrest, the global climate crisis continues unabated. I ask Nicholas to provide his i...

In this episode, I speak with journalist and activist Arun Gupta. We discuss several of his recent articles published at The Raw Story, addressing the rise of far-right violence by counter-protesters and agitators at dozens of Black Lives Matter protests over the past several weeks. In particular, we discuss what he addresses in his piece, Trump supporters are attacking and killing Black Lives Mat...

In this interview, I speak with Sunil Bhatia, Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College. He is the author of dozens of articles related to transnational migration, identity and cultural psychology, and is the author of two books, American Karma: Race, Culture and Identity in the Indian Diaspora, and Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice and Indian Youth Identities. At...

In this episode, I speak with award-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges. We discuss the material conditions precipitating the unprecedented uprisings in the United States the past few weeks, as addressed in his recent article published at SheerPost, The Treason of the Ruling Class. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/chris-hedges // Sustain + support: https://...

In this episode, I speak with Mike Africa, Jr., second generation member of the MOVE Organization and founder of The Seeds of Wisdom, a sister chapter of the MOVE Organization. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/mike-africa-jr // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at Houston State University and the author of The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century. In this discussion, Dr. Horne examines the material conditions that have precipitated the uprisings across t...

In this episode, I speak with historian and conservationist Betsy Gaines Quammen, author of American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God and Public Lands in the West. This discussion with Betsy begins with an examination of the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and how the theological underpinnings of this religious organization has played an important and instrumental role in the se...

In this episode, I speak with Margaret Kimberley, author of Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents, and Editor and Senior Columnist at Black Agenda Report. We begin this discussion with Margaret examining the role every United States president has played in perpetuating and reinforcing the white supremacist structure of the nation, including the most lauded presidents in U.S. history: Abra...

In this episode, I speak with Darcia Narvaez PhD, Professor of Psychology at Notre Dame University. Professor Narvaez is the author and editor of numerous books, including Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom, and Indigenous Sustainable Wisdom: First-Nation Know-How for Global Flourishing. She also writes regularly for Psychology Today with her Moral La...

In this episode, I speak with psychotherapist, writer, and witch Anthony Rella.  Much of this discussion with Anthony touches on some very personal topics I'm presently reflecting on and addressing in my own life. This includes personal reflections on intergenerational and collective trauma, somatic responses to conflict in intimate relationships, masculinity, privilege, and our individual and col...

In this episode, I speak with Jeff Gibbs, Director of the popular and controversial documentary film Planet of the Humans. The film was Executive Produced by Michael Moore and released to the public on YouTube, generating over six million views since its release on Earth Day last month. Since its release, Planet of the Humans has generated enormous controversy, backlash, and intense discussion wit...