Steven Bach (1938-2009) author of the biography “Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl”, interviewed in 2007 by Richard Wolinsky. Leni Riefenstahl was the film maker behind the Nazi propaganda films Triumph of the Will and Olympia. Reifenstahl, who died in 2003 at the age of a hundred and one, to the end of her life denied her work was political, that she was an artist.
Are you weirded out by the way that some folks talk about Indigenous spiritualities? On today’s episode of Feral Visions, we’re delving into the romantic idea of ‘Indian spirituality.’ Come learn from Dr. David Delgado Shorter about some of the power dynamics thru which it’s been imagined & maintained within the dominant, Eurocentric, settler colonial … Continued
Have you considered grad school, but heard horror stories from radical BIPOC activists about staggering debt, apathetic environments, & micro aggressions, let alone macro aggressions? For folks considering having anything to do with the academic industrial complex, this dialogue may support your doing so in as liberatory & as harm-reductionist of a way as possible. … Continued
How did our ancestors practice relationships and sexuality prior to colonization? Learn from Dr. Kim TallBear about moving beyond settler colonial sexualities! What’s a decolonial approach to the settler institution of monogamy? These are some of the topics we delve into. Here are some of the resources Dr. TallBear mentions: The Critical Polyamorist www.criticalpolyamorist.com Indian Dr. … Continued
What are your earliest memories of magic? How did your ancestors pray? Where did whiteness come from? How can people racialized as white decimate white supremacy? What do you think of when you see or hear the word “witch”? Grace Diehl, Johanna Holden, and Kelsey Gustafson join host Cat Petru to dive into these questions … Continued
Three visionary educators – James Damiani, Tiarra “Ms. T” Asia Knox, and Safahri Ra – join Cat & Nicky to talk about: – the significance of humility and honesty in the classroom – nourishing creativity and empowerment – challenges and revelations in teaching and the education system – how technology impacts learning Collaborative music breaks … Continued
In January, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) joined me on a previous show to discuss the history of colonization and occupation of Palestine by the settler state of Israel. On this episode of We Rise, as Israeli attacks persist against Palestinians marching for the right to return to their homeland, PYM’s Nadya Tannous … Continued
Cat Petru (We Rise) and Theresa Adams (graduate of KPFA’s First Voice Apprenticeship program) guest host a special edition of KPFA’s Women’s Magazine in honor of Women’s History Month. Cat speaks with doulas, Megan Chadwick and Eri Guajardo Johnson (Birth Bruja host!), about birthwork as a site of healing, transformation, and justice. Theresa and Cat … Continued
This rebroadcast of Cat’s show on KPFA’s Full Circle commemorates the One Year Anniversary of the landmark SFO protest against one of Trump’s first Executive Orders: The Muslim Ban. On this episode of WE RISE: Lara Kiswani of the Arab Resource Organizing Center gives a retrospective on the 3 Muslim Bans that went into effect … Continued
What happens when kids view the world as investigative journalists? On January 16th, we visited Lodestar Elementary School in Oakland. We were told that the students of Ms. Laura Einhorn had been producing podcasts about Islamophobia. On today’s show we feature the official podcasts produced by the Lodestar Common Ground Expedition, and share sounds from … Continued
