Redneck Gone Green Podcast

This past Monday, Shane and I had a eye-opening conversation with Dr. Nicole Rousseau , author of Black Woman’s Burden: Commodifying Black Reproduction, which examines the historical endeavors to regulate Black female sexuality and reproduction in the United States through methods of exploitation, control, repression, and coercion. If you missed it, the audio recording is above, or you can view th...

In this week’s episode of Redneck Gone Green, David and Shane talk about the process of developing a successful community wealth building strategy with The Democracy Collaborative’s global lead for community wealth building, Neil McInroy. Named as one of the most influential people in local government in the UK, Neil has collaborated with a range of local, regional, state, and national governments...

Thank you for being part of the growing Redneck Gone Green community! We want to extend a big thank you again to Sachin Pedida of Progressive International, Rob Robinson of Left Forum, and activist and attorney Johanna Epke for stepping in while we were both traveling. Although a little jet-lagged and midnight-oil-burning, we made it back on the Democracy at Work YouTube Channel live this past Mon...

Howdy, folks! Welcome to a special edition of Redneck Gone Green ! David and Shane are still traveling this week, so filling in for them is guest host Rob Robinson from The Left Forum , alongside our special guest Johanna Epke . Join us for this special episode as we recap the Resist and Build Summit , held in Atlanta earlier this month. Plus, Johanna will break down the Build & Fight Formula and...

Howdy Folks! Welcome to a special edition of Redneck Gone Green! David and Shane are traveling for the next two weeks, and filling in this week for them is guest host Sachin Peddada. Hope y'all enjoy the show! Today's guests are Thomas Molteni, of Cooperation Vermont, whose vision is to shift away from extractive systems of economic development and, through a Just Transition, collectively create s...

This week on Redneck Gone Green, David and Shane ran through the headlines of The Democracy Collaborative’s " Tracking the Crisis " newsletter put together by our friend Mel Figueroa again. Then they discussed special what it takes to build real grassroots power with their special guest Jasmine Banks. We hope y’all enjoy this week’s informative session and be catch our first pre-recorded episode w...

On this week’s episode of Redneck Gone Green, David and Shane kicked things off with a brief rundown of The Democracy Collaborative’s " Tracking the Crisis " newsletter put together by our friend Mel Figueroa. They discussed some hot topics, and the deportation efforts of the Trump administration hit home for Shane. Their special guest this week was Susanna Penfield, who brought a unique perspecti...

Howdy Folks! Thank you for being a part of the growing Redneck Gone Green community. A reminder that we broadcast live every Monday at 3 pm Pacific, 6 pm Eastern on the Democracy at Work YouTube channel . This week on Redneck Gone Green, David and Shane got the run down of this week’s headlines from " Tracking the Crisis " newsletter by Mel Figueroa before being joined by political cartoonist and...

Howdy Y’all, Thank you for being a part of the growing Redneck Gone Green community. A reminder that we broadcast live every Monday at 3 pm Pacific, 6 pm Eastern on the Democracy at Work YouTube channel . This week on Redneck Gone Green, David and Shane ran a last-minute audible as their scheduled guest, the wonderful Carsie Blanton, was unable to connect. Thanks to the good work of the great peop...

Howdy Y’all, Thank you for being a part of the growing Redneck Gone Green community. A reminder that we broadcast live every Monday at 3pm Pacific, 6pm Eastern on the Democracy at Work YouTube channel . On this week’s edition of Redneck Gone Green, David and Shane had an in-depth conversation with special guest Mel Figueroa about her work in compiling the weekly news roundup from The Democracy Col...

This week on Redneck Gone Green, David and Shane spoke with Joe Guinan, president of The Democracy Collaborative , about political economy and economic system change and the work they’re doing to advance the practice of community wealth building. Check it out y’all and be sure to join us live next Monday, March 31st! Redneck Gone Green is 100% supported by readers/listeners/viewers. To receive new...

Redneck Gone Green is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. On this week's episode of Redneck Gone Green, David and Shane got some much-needed clarity from Emily Kawano about the principles and practices of the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network and discussed how this comprehensive, transformative framework is necessary...

Redneck Gone Green is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Hey y’all! This past Monday’s episode of Redneck Gone Green is here! In this week’s episode, David and Shane talked with Gloria Mattera about the Working Families Party, the concept of fusion voting, and why and how electoral politics has become so darn confu...

Hey ya’ll! On this week's edition of Redneck Gone Green with David Cobb and Shane Knight, they discussed the flaccid state of the Democratic Party and what it's going to take for us to save ourselves with Cooperation Jackson's co-founder Kali Akuno about their educational series "The Build & Fight Formula." You can check out their lineup of lectures happening monthly through the end of the year on...

Hey y’all! In case you missed the live show this past Monday with special guest Shahid Buttar, here it is for yer listening pleasure! On this week’s show, David and Shane discussed the constitutional lawyer and former antiwar congressional candidate’s latest piece about the inability of the courts to defend democracy, the ins and outs of the Trump administration’s onslaught against freedom, equali...

In this week’s episode, David and Shane discussed the mission and efforts of the Native Roots Network with Miki’ala Catalfano and Jonathon Freeman. It was a very informative, hopeful, and uplifting discussion about how coming together and building community is one way we can save ourselves and the planet from the fall of the American empire and the capitalistic system that is its lifeblood. Host D...

In this week’s episode of Redneck Gone Green David and Shane talk to April Doner about the ins and outs of asset-based community development. As the not-so-slowly moving Trump Administrative Coup continues, it is becoming increasingly clear that neither the Democratic Party leadership nor the Courts are going to save us. For more information: www.democracyatwork.info/redneckgonegreen Get full acce...

Welcome to the first episode of the new season of Redneck Gone Green with David Cobb and new co-host Shane Knight. David is joined by the Creative Director of Democracy At Work, Shane Knight, who’s stepping out from behind the camera after six-plus years directing, producing, and editing Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff to discuss a variety of topics with David. In this episode David a...

Hi folks,We discuss both the student occupation at Cal Poly Humboldt in support of a CeaseFire in Gaza, as well as the ongoing Decolonizing Economics Summit happening online May 1st-3rd. If you haven’t registered yet, please do! There are still lots of amazing sessions left to join. You can register here . Thank you for your work,;-jackrabbit Get full access to Redneck Gone Green at redneckgonegre...

The Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) stands as a beacon for those seeking alternatives to mainstream living arrangements, and advocates for the creation of  intentional communities worldwide. With a rich history rooted in the communal living movements of the 1960s and 1970s, the FIC has evolved into a hub of resources, support, and networking opportunities for individuals and groups expl...

Howdy folks, We were joined by Suren Moodliar on Redneck Gone Green episode 35.  Suren is an acclaimed author, activist, and a strategist, and he will be sharing his thoughts on two critical emerging global political formations: The Global Tapestry of Alternatives and Progressive International. As always, below my signature is a deeper  thought piece. Thank you for being part of the growing “Redne...

Great thanks to Lee Camp for joining us to share his insight, wisdom, and humor with the Redneck Gone Green community. In just a few short years the Occupy Comic - as he was known as a result of his involvement with the Occupy Wall Street uprising - has had incredible successes and disappointments. We hope you enjoy this great conversation between him and David as they discuss a wide range of topi...

Hi Y’all, It is just great to get a chance to interview experienced and insightful people who are eager to share their vision for a better future with a plan to get there. Philip Clayton (Institute for Ecological Civilization) and Kali Young (Wellbeing Economy Alliance) are just those people. I was honored to get to learn about what they’re doing to make the solidarity economy more accessible to r...

In a world consumed by consumerism, The Church of Stop Shopping presents a compelling and unconventional challenge to the status quo. Reverend Billy is a performance artist and activist known for his charismatic and satirical sermons against mindless consumerism. Savitri Durkee is the Theatrical Director. They are a dynamic partnership that co-founded the controlled mayhem. Join us in discussion o...

Hi folks,We hope you’ll enjoy the audio from our show with Cheri Honkala and Shamako Noble, leaders of the Poor People’s Army (aka Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign). They discuss the work they’ve been doing over the years to fight for an end to poverty and their upcoming protests at this year’s DNC and RNC convention. Find out more about what they’re working on by visiting their websit...