the roots of change podcast

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 We officially embark on our Road Trippin' for Change series. Our 1st stop in Central California dives into food sovereignty, water rights, the 2024 election, & Latino voters. To watch today's episode join us on YouTube or PeerTube . Explore the episode: 00:00 - Traveling 6 Months into Trump's Tenure...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 On Friday, Sam Chavez (she/they/he) sat down with Joe Cardillo (they/them) to discuss the media & tech drama from the fallout of Kirk's murder. As always, we offer organizing action and a lens behind what the mainstream media is saying. In the free version, we discuss: 04:41 - Navigating Overwhelmin...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 this week, I reflect on the 61 day journey that took my corgi and I criss-crossing the United States to understand the deeper history of the country and our larger world. We especially dig into how Big Tech and billionaire-owned media are keeping us trapped. I share my thoughts on: Back in the Bay refle...

Hi y’all! 👋🏽 this week, I am excited to announce our Roadtrippin' for Change series! This fall, come out on the road with my corgi and I to learn the deeper layer of U.S. history that's not taught in schools and what it's really like to live in Trump's America in 2025. We've been right in the action covering: 🏜️ Land and Water rights in the Southwest 🏛️ The Occupied Capitol City (& Trump's N...

Hi y’all! 👋🏽 Before I left on my roadtrip, Sharon Hurley Hall and host, Sam Chavez, hopped on a Live! to dig into the harms of Substack for creators and movement leaders who work for liberatory change.  🌱 Become a Seedling Member to get access to the full conversation. After Substack platformed & monetized Nazi's in 2022, we both signed on to an open letter of fellow creators & journali...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 this week, I tease our Fall Roadtrip Series to shine a light on what the media won’t cover in the United States. As the Trump regime gains steam, the economic realities are beginning to settle in.  Break Down Trump's Decisions & The Economic Reality What Jerome Powell & The Fed Doesn’t Get Why D...

Hi y’all! 👋🏽 For this week's podcast, we release part of my conversation with organizer, Stone Cairns, on de-Googling our lives amidst a digital coup led by U.S.-based Big Tech companies. We offer practical tips to transition, better alternatives, and why it's important for social change. Become a member to listen to the full conversation: www.rootschangemedia.com/private-podcast/#/portal/accoun...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 I unlock our private episode from April with Joe Cardillo. We share actionable tips and lessons from global organizing. We can use old and new tactics both online and IRL to build a mass movement of resistance. Listen to Part I of our conversation .  🔐 Become a Member to access Private Podcast Feed: ht...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 this week, I re-air one our 1st ever podcasts. My conversation with Sharon Hurley Hall in February 2024. We get real about white supremacy and how we as individuals can push back and be anti-racist activists in this current world.  Elevating voices and being a conduit of truth in this moment of racial a...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 On Friday, I hoped on YouTube Live to address MAGA's narratives surrounding recent events in California. We need to shift the narrative and know what traps we are falling into. "We are powerful. We are the people. Let's start telling that story." Stop falling into the MAGA narrative trap! Steven Miller'...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 this week, I speak with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Janelle Johnson, to get to the roots of the MAHA movement, disability justice, neurodiversity, and the societal perceptions surrounding disability. Naturally, we touch on joy and rest as essential components of resistance and resilience. Ex...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! Happy Pride! 🌈 Today, I reflection on trans hate in law, how we combat rising fascism, and bringing agape love to a broader movement. I share exactly what I think about the TERF who writes wizard books, RFK Jr, and white liberals’ role right now. Deep Dives Tracking the Rise of Fascism and Misinformation Tr...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 In this week's private podcast feed, we dig deeper into indigenous knowledge, digital suppression, and decolinizing how we do marketing with our guest Taryn Talley. Indigeneity and Cultural Connections Leadership Lessons from Indigenous Traditions The Impact of Colonization on Our Lives Understanding Ti...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hey y’all, 👋🏽 to celebrate Star Wars Day, we hosted a Live panel discussion with Get Free about Andor and Star Wars as a place for organizing lessons. Get updates when new podcasts & resources are out: Explore the roots of change agency Read our Weekly Activist Digest Follow us on YouTube , Bluesky & Mastodo...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 Earth Day doesn't feel very celebratory this year. ​To help us all move through the discomfort of living amidst climate collapse, while organizing for a better world, Taj Smith and I hosted a movement gathering on April 24th. In the live conversation, we dove into: Social media, tech, & the climate...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Progressive organizing is being targeted and threatened to intentionally overwhelm our movements and ability to act against rising fascism. Access Private Podcast Feed Rather than lean into the overwhelm, we can build healthy practices for how we work and build towards our long-term visions for change. Task List Templ...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 I'm unlocking our latest private podcast to directly speak to our digital futures. In the podcast, I react to Carole Cadwalladr’s TED talk 🎬 This is what a digital coup looks like and offer a new perspective on our digital power and activism.  Become a member: www.rootschangemedia.com/private-podcast/#...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 I host my friend and AI expert, Dr Linda Berberich, directly address AI overhype, Big Tech harms, and what we do about it. Watch on YouTube We dove into the intersectionality of AI and its impacts on society, especially marginalized communities. We spoke of the real harms that AI poses to society, but a...

Hi y’all! 👋🏽 Joe Cardillo and I share actionable tips and lessons from global organizing on our private podcast page . We can use old and new tactics both online and IRL to build a mass movement of resistance.  🔐 Become a Member to access Private Podcast Feed: https://www.rootschangemedia.com/#/portal/signup Learning from Hungary’s dissent into illiberal democracy Successful messaging against a...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 This week on the roots of change podcast, Joe and I are back! We dig into the news with a social change lens best understand how to move in this moment against the right-wing authoritarian forces. 🔐 Become a Member to access Private Podcast Feed: https://www.rootschangemedia.com/#/portal/signup How pro...

Hi y’all! 👋🏽 This week's Tech News Round Up is about how we can navigate the unregulated social landscape including building up your video reach, watching for data regulation, and avoiding AI brain rot on Instagram. Become a member: www.rootschangemedia.com/private-podcast/#/portal/account/plans News of the Month: 🌱 YouTube Tops Disney in Streaming - 🤓  🌱 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy - 🤓 🌱...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 this week, we speak to Taj Smith and Stone Cairns about trans visibility, trans magic, and spirituality. We dove into: Our unique experiences with the gender binary How TERFs have influenced feminist movements The liminal space of spirituality and social fears Christianity, Millennials, and the rise of...

Hi y’all! 👋🏽 In this week's private podcast feed, we get into the Signal chat heard 'round the world and what it means for our privacy and security. We the People are under threat by our own government. We talk about how we take back our power. Become a Seedling Member to get access to the full conversation. Become a member: www.rootschangemedia.com/private-podcast/#/portal/account/plans As soci...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Hi y’all! 👋🏽 this week, you just have me on, because we have A LOT to catch up. We dove into this month's news events and level-set on reality:  Break Down Trump's Decisions & The Economic Reality Jerome Powell's Statement & The Fed Why Democrats Can't Act  What Does Activism Mean Right Now? Explore the root...

Free Community Episode | Explore & Subscribe | Watch | Upgrade & Support Joe and I recorded an episode in February to address the growing stakes and get real about Big Tech’s Big Brother Government takeover.  We are dug into what it means for the U.S. Government to be run like Big Tech. Since it's our private feed, we go there and aren't shy about our tech industry experience (we've seen t...