Redneck Gone Green Podcast

Sisters, brothers, and others,Here’s the audio only version of episode 26 of RNGG. David and I discuss his new organization Build and Fight. What makes it different from other progressive organizations fighting for change? How does David’s unique vision of a better world inform the goals of the organization? And how are the principles driving Redneck Gone Green served by Build and Fight? We hope y...

Hi folks, We discuss the ongoing Genocide in Gaza, the rising Jewish resistance to the Netanyahu regime in Israel, and the recent ruling of the International Court of Justice.  We will be joined by Margaret Kimberley, Executive Editor of the Black Agenda Report. We will discuss her powerful essay titled Muslim and Arab-American Voters Show Black People How to Exercise Political Power. Get full acc...

This week on Redneck Gone Green David we interview John Thompson Parker, who is running for Congress in Los Angeles County on the Peace & Freedom Party ballot line. We discuss his own campaign, as well as the growing Left Unity Slate, a collaborative effort between the Green Party and the Peace & Freedom Party in California. Please join us every Tuesday at 6pm ET for our live show on Youtube and R...

For our 23rd episode, Jackrabbit interviews David to dig into his vision for the future. "What can be done?" is the question that he is hoping to answer with the Redneck Gone Green podcast and he'll get into how we get there from here. What it looks like and what possible strategies we can use to create the world we deserve. David Cobb is a “people’s lawyer” who has sued corporate polluters, lobbi...

Hi folks! We’ve got a really great episode for you this week. Terry Bouricius joins us to discuss some amazing topics such as “rational ignorance”. He explains why low information voters are doing the rational thing by not caring about elections and how that ensures ballot initiatives are just another PR stunt by the rich and powerful. He points out that elections aren’t the same as democracy - a...

Hey folks! We hope you enjoy the audio only version of our conversation with the esteemed Dr. Harriet Fraad. Dr. Fraad is a Marxist and practicing mental health counselor and psychotherapist. She was a founding member of the “Second Wave” feminist movement in the US, and co-founder of the journal Rethinking Marxism. Also, as a reminder, we are off for the holidays and will return January 2nd when...

So, two socialist rednecks walk into a bar… Just kidding! We’ve got a great show for you this week. Where else are you going to find two southern gentlemen like David and Zac sharing stories about growing up in the church and coming to the same conclusion: Hallelujah, and smash the state with a side of grits. (Apologies, no culinary [or spiritual] consultation was made before the writing of the gr...

HI friends, Please enjoy our interview with Wafic Faour, a Palestinian-American living in Vermont. We discuss his work with Vermonters for Justice in Palestine , the horrific shooting of the three young Palestinians in Burlington, and what folks can do to show up for justice.  SAJustino on Youtube says that it was a “great, informative” interview. #NeverAgainFORAnyone #NeverAgainBYAnyone #EndtheGe...

Hi folks, We are really excited to share this week’s audio-only version of our 17th episode with Kate Shea-Baird where we talk about Municipalism. Kate was a part of the wave of populism that took Spain by storm in 2014 as an outgrowth of the Indignados movement. She talks to us about what went into their electoral success in 2015 and what that means for the United States. Is it possible to replic...

Hey friends, This was a fun one for us. Please join David and I as we talk about how I got here: My journey as an activist street urchin hitchhiking across the country to fight with the cops. The similarity between our experiences at Burning Man and Occupy Wall Street. And some of what it was like being a part of the Bernie’s grassroots campaign in 2016 and 2020. Also, if you were wondering where...

Hey folks! I hope you enjoy the 15th episode of Redneck Gone Green. I talk with Sean Dougherty. Sean currently serves as co-chair of the California Green Party's Membership and Outreach Committee. Importantly, he's running for U.S. Congress as an unapologetic anti-war candidate. I talk to Sean about what got him to get involved in the Green party and why he chose to run for Congress in California’...

Hi friends, We hope you enjoy this audio only version of Tuesday’s Redneck Gone Green with Eleanor Greenfield. It was a really great episode thanks to our amazing guest. David and she discussed a wide variety of topics, but still managed to go deep. There were a few genuinely moving moments. If you would like to watch the episode, find it here on Youtube , or here on Rumble . Even if you don’t fee...

Our guest for the Oct 31, 2023 episode of Redneck Gone Green was Kamau Franklin, founder of Community Movement Builders (CMB) in Atlanta. CMB is one of the key organizations educating, organizing and mobilizing a powerful grassroots movement to STOP COP CITY. Please enjoy this audio version of the show! Get full access to Redneck Gone Green at redneckgonegreen.substack.com/subscribe

Please enjoy the audio version of the conversation between Carsie Blanton and David. It is a spirited discussion of the role of art in the fight for a better world. It’s also super entertaining to see David gush over a guest! I hope you like it as much as I did producing the show. Carsie was an amazing guest and we are excited to have her back on soon. Tune in tomorrow 10/17 at 6pm Eastern 3pm Pac...

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Emily Kawano is a rare combination. She is a professionally trained economist, who has served in the academy as a professor. She is also a popular educator who can “break it down without dumbing it down.” She has also spent decades in on-the-ground work putting the principles and practices of the Solidarity Economy into lived practice. As the Co-Director of Wellspring Cooperative, she is at the fo...

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We will be discussing how Worker-Owned Cooperatives, Participatory Budgeting, Community Land Trusts and Public Banking are providing models and pathways to build a more cooperative, democratic, equitable, and sustainable world. Get full access to Redneck Gone Green at redneckgonegreen.substack.com/subscribe

Our guest for the Sept 5, 2023 episode of Redneck Gone Green will be David Rovics, a songwriter, musician, writer and podcaster based in Portland, Oregon. Amy Goodman describes Rovics as “the musical version of Democracy Now.” That’s because he is not only a talented musician, he is also a deep thinker with decades of practical experience as part of the anti-authoratarian Left. Get full access to...

Proportional representation (PR) is a democratic electoral system designed to ensure that the distribution of  seats reflects the overall proportion of votes received by each political party. Unlike the predominant winner-takes-all system in the United States, PR seeks to eliminate the problem of wasted votes and better represent diverse viewpoints. PR systems come in various forms, such as the li...

Our Aug 15 episode of Redneck Gone Green was with Mike Strode, founder and organizer with the Kola Nut Collaborative in Chicago’s South Side. We discussed “Time Banking” with Mike. What is it and how can we use it in the world we will create together. Banjos, Unite! by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Att...

Mutual Aid embodies the essence of community and human solidarity. It fosters a sense of interconnectedness that transcends societal barriers. It happens whenever individuals and groups voluntarily come together to provide assistance, resources, and support to one another, driven by a collective spirit of cooperation and empathy. The positive aspects of mutual aid are abundant, spanning from the p...

A conversation with Margaret Kimberley, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report. Margaret and David discuss the Presidential campaign of Dr. Cornel West. Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/ West 2024: https://www.cornelwest24.org/ Open Letter to the Movement from the Green Eco-Socialist Network’s endorsement of the West campaign. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kw6r52YSjKfX...

For those who want a deep dive on the subject here is a thought piece on the idea. https://open.substack.com/pub/redneckgonegreen/p/non-reformist-reforms?r=ifxv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Banjos, Unite! by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecom...