Left In

Do protests actually work? Or do they just make us feel like we did something? In our Season One finale, we weigh what marches and rallies genuinely do and where they fall short, explore the kinds of direct action that go beyond symbolism to threaten power materially, and why cynicism about protest, however understandable, leads to missing a huge opportunity to grow our movements. Left In is the s...

The right doesn't believe cruelty is wrong. It believes mercy is immoral. ‎ In episode 3, Hyatt and Juniper break down George Lakoff's book, Moral Politics, which shows us how family morality becomes political ideology. In the Strict Father model, punishment is love and power hierarchies are natural and necessary. The Nurturant Parent model values care and acceptance, but how does empathy...

What if the Left's outrage, disbelief, and online arguments are exactly what the Right is counting on? In episode 2, Hyatt and Juniper dig into Bob Altemeyer's research on right-wing authoritarianism — breaking down the three psychological types that make up Trump's base: social dominators, authoritarian followers, and double highs. They explore how anti-social empathy, spaghetti brain...

Sexual consent is more complex than "yes/no." Power, trauma, and desire complicate the story — and rigid scripts can fail the people they're meant to protect. In episode 1, Hyatt and Juniper explore affirmative vs enthusiastic consent, the blurry line between triggers and harm, and what it means to build intimacy that's safer and more honest. They also introduce a core idea for t...