Last week on the #PUSHBACKTalks summer series: Dancing as an expression of joy and a tool to fight back.
New episode out later this week!
#podcast #protest #dancing #supplychain @fredrikgertten.bsky.social @leilanifarha.bsky.social @wgfilm.bsky.social
New episode out later this week!
#podcast #protest #dancing #supplychain @fredrikgertten.bsky.social @leilanifarha.bsky.social @wgfilm.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Last week on the #PUSHBACKTalks summer series: Dancing as an expression of joy and a tool to fight back.
New episode out later this week!
#podcast #protest #dancing #supplychain @fredrikgertten.bsky.social @leilanifarha.bsky.social @wgfilm.bsky.social
New episode out later this week!
#podcast #protest #dancing #supplychain @fredrikgertten.bsky.social @leilanifarha.bsky.social @wgfilm.bsky.social
Do we need new language to help us understand what we're watching unfold in Gaza?
@leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social talk about this and the use of water as a tool and a weapon throughout history in the latest episode of our summer series.
Out now on all platforms.
@leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social talk about this and the use of water as a tool and a weapon throughout history in the latest episode of our summer series.
Out now on all platforms.
July 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Do we need new language to help us understand what we're watching unfold in Gaza?
@leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social talk about this and the use of water as a tool and a weapon throughout history in the latest episode of our summer series.
Out now on all platforms.
@leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social talk about this and the use of water as a tool and a weapon throughout history in the latest episode of our summer series.
Out now on all platforms.
What the f**k is growth?? 📈
And do warmer climates have stronger social movements?
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social discuss this and more on the latest episode of our Word Food summer series, out now on all platforms!
#podcast #economics #GDP #Canada #Sweden #HumanRights
And do warmer climates have stronger social movements?
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social discuss this and more on the latest episode of our Word Food summer series, out now on all platforms!
#podcast #economics #GDP #Canada #Sweden #HumanRights
July 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What the f**k is growth?? 📈
And do warmer climates have stronger social movements?
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social discuss this and more on the latest episode of our Word Food summer series, out now on all platforms!
#podcast #economics #GDP #Canada #Sweden #HumanRights
And do warmer climates have stronger social movements?
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social discuss this and more on the latest episode of our Word Food summer series, out now on all platforms!
#podcast #economics #GDP #Canada #Sweden #HumanRights
This week on #PushbackTalks: is the social contract dead? Did it ever exist?
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social dive into this and the role of media in our mixed-up world on the latest episode, out now!
Listen to the full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social dive into this and the role of media in our mixed-up world on the latest episode, out now!
Listen to the full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
July 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This week on #PushbackTalks: is the social contract dead? Did it ever exist?
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social dive into this and the role of media in our mixed-up world on the latest episode, out now!
Listen to the full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social dive into this and the role of media in our mixed-up world on the latest episode, out now!
Listen to the full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
Listen to episode 4 of our summer series before the next episode comes out tomorrow!
How do Frankenstein 🧟 and wine 🍷 connect to our current sociopolitical moment?
Listen to the latest episode of @pushbacktalks.bsky.social to find out!
New episodes of the #PUSHBACKTalks Word Food Summer Series out every Wednesday.
Listen to the latest episode of @pushbacktalks.bsky.social to find out!
New episodes of the #PUSHBACKTalks Word Food Summer Series out every Wednesday.
July 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Listen to episode 4 of our summer series before the next episode comes out tomorrow!
New #PUSHBACKTalks!
Episode 4 of our Summer Series drops with a wild word pairing: Frankenstein + Wine 🍷
@leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social unpack how horror & indulgence intersect w politics & justice
🎥 Watch below (10–15 min)
#SocialJustice #Summer #Podcast
Episode 4 of our Summer Series drops with a wild word pairing: Frankenstein + Wine 🍷
@leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social unpack how horror & indulgence intersect w politics & justice
🎥 Watch below (10–15 min)
#SocialJustice #Summer #Podcast
Summer Word Food: Frankenstein & Wine
YouTube video by WG Film
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July 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
New #PUSHBACKTalks!
Episode 4 of our Summer Series drops with a wild word pairing: Frankenstein + Wine 🍷
@leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social unpack how horror & indulgence intersect w politics & justice
🎥 Watch below (10–15 min)
#SocialJustice #Summer #Podcast
Episode 4 of our Summer Series drops with a wild word pairing: Frankenstein + Wine 🍷
@leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social unpack how horror & indulgence intersect w politics & justice
🎥 Watch below (10–15 min)
#SocialJustice #Summer #Podcast
"Episode 3 of the #PUSHBACKTalks Summer Series is here!
This week’s Word Food:
🧠 R.O.I. & Saviour
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social unpack what these words reveal about power, profit & the politics of "rescue."
🎧 Watch now: bit.ly/3TpSIHb
#WordFood #Podcast #SocialJustice"
This week’s Word Food:
🧠 R.O.I. & Saviour
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social unpack what these words reveal about power, profit & the politics of "rescue."
🎧 Watch now: bit.ly/3TpSIHb
#WordFood #Podcast #SocialJustice"
July 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Episode 3 of the #PUSHBACKTalks Summer Series is here!
This week’s Word Food:
🧠 R.O.I. & Saviour
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social unpack what these words reveal about power, profit & the politics of "rescue."
🎧 Watch now: bit.ly/3TpSIHb
#WordFood #Podcast #SocialJustice"
This week’s Word Food:
🧠 R.O.I. & Saviour
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social unpack what these words reveal about power, profit & the politics of "rescue."
🎧 Watch now: bit.ly/3TpSIHb
#WordFood #Podcast #SocialJustice"
Up next on this week's Summer Word Food menu:
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social break down how "human" and "walk the dog" connect to what's happening across and to the planet.
Out now on all platforms!
youtu.be/Ifh6bnSBZyw?...
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social break down how "human" and "walk the dog" connect to what's happening across and to the planet.
Out now on all platforms!
youtu.be/Ifh6bnSBZyw?...
Summer Word Food: Human & Walk the Dog
YouTube video by WG Film
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June 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Up next on this week's Summer Word Food menu:
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social break down how "human" and "walk the dog" connect to what's happening across and to the planet.
Out now on all platforms!
youtu.be/Ifh6bnSBZyw?...
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social break down how "human" and "walk the dog" connect to what's happening across and to the planet.
Out now on all platforms!
youtu.be/Ifh6bnSBZyw?...
This summer, we're bringing you Word Food: bite-sized convos that pack a punch.
Here's how it works: each week @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social choose 2 words & have a 10-15 minute convo on how those words intersect with our complex socio-political moment.
Ep 2 out tomorrow!
Here's how it works: each week @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social choose 2 words & have a 10-15 minute convo on how those words intersect with our complex socio-political moment.
Ep 2 out tomorrow!
June 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This summer, we're bringing you Word Food: bite-sized convos that pack a punch.
Here's how it works: each week @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social choose 2 words & have a 10-15 minute convo on how those words intersect with our complex socio-political moment.
Ep 2 out tomorrow!
Here's how it works: each week @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social choose 2 words & have a 10-15 minute convo on how those words intersect with our complex socio-political moment.
Ep 2 out tomorrow!
Our Summer Series is back!
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are serving up what we call Word Food. Each week, they'll dive into a 10-15 minute exploration of how two random, seemingly simple words intersect with our complex socio-political moment.
First episode out now!
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are serving up what we call Word Food. Each week, they'll dive into a 10-15 minute exploration of how two random, seemingly simple words intersect with our complex socio-political moment.
First episode out now!
Summer Word Food: Hope & Bananas (video version)
YouTube video by WG Film
youtu.be
June 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our Summer Series is back!
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are serving up what we call Word Food. Each week, they'll dive into a 10-15 minute exploration of how two random, seemingly simple words intersect with our complex socio-political moment.
First episode out now!
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are serving up what we call Word Food. Each week, they'll dive into a 10-15 minute exploration of how two random, seemingly simple words intersect with our complex socio-political moment.
First episode out now!
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Have you missed that we have a podcast on the side while making documentaries😱. If so, you can find @pushbacktalks.bsky.social on all platforms, ready to be heard! We post episodes every two weeks. Join @fredrikgertten.bsky.social and @leilanifarha.bsky.social in their discussions🌍🙏.
May 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Have you missed that we have a podcast on the side while making documentaries😱. If so, you can find @pushbacktalks.bsky.social on all platforms, ready to be heard! We post episodes every two weeks. Join @fredrikgertten.bsky.social and @leilanifarha.bsky.social in their discussions🌍🙏.
Just one more episode in season 8 of Pushback Talks! Are you all caught up?
From protecting the human rights of Palestinians to climate-proofing major cities, @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social dive deep this season.
Listen here: pushbacktalks.buzzsprout.com
From protecting the human rights of Palestinians to climate-proofing major cities, @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social dive deep this season.
Listen here: pushbacktalks.buzzsprout.com
PUSHBACK Talks
Cities are becoming increasingly unliveable for most people. Costs are rising but incomes are not. Sky-high rents, evictions, homelessness, and substandard housing are common realities for urban dwell...
pushbacktalks.buzzsprout.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just one more episode in season 8 of Pushback Talks! Are you all caught up?
From protecting the human rights of Palestinians to climate-proofing major cities, @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social dive deep this season.
Listen here: pushbacktalks.buzzsprout.com
From protecting the human rights of Palestinians to climate-proofing major cities, @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social dive deep this season.
Listen here: pushbacktalks.buzzsprout.com
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New episode out again!
Fredrik and Leilani dive into Georgia's unprecedented protest movement with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist and member of the Movement for Social Democracy. This episode offers rare insight into a crucial resistance movement happening between Europe and Russia. 😱
Fredrik and Leilani dive into Georgia's unprecedented protest movement with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist and member of the Movement for Social Democracy. This episode offers rare insight into a crucial resistance movement happening between Europe and Russia. 😱
May 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New episode out again!
Fredrik and Leilani dive into Georgia's unprecedented protest movement with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist and member of the Movement for Social Democracy. This episode offers rare insight into a crucial resistance movement happening between Europe and Russia. 😱
Fredrik and Leilani dive into Georgia's unprecedented protest movement with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist and member of the Movement for Social Democracy. This episode offers rare insight into a crucial resistance movement happening between Europe and Russia. 😱
New episode out again!
Fredrik and Leilani dive into Georgia's unprecedented protest movement with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist and member of the Movement for Social Democracy. This episode offers rare insight into a crucial resistance movement happening between Europe and Russia. 😱
Fredrik and Leilani dive into Georgia's unprecedented protest movement with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist and member of the Movement for Social Democracy. This episode offers rare insight into a crucial resistance movement happening between Europe and Russia. 😱
May 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New episode out again!
Fredrik and Leilani dive into Georgia's unprecedented protest movement with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist and member of the Movement for Social Democracy. This episode offers rare insight into a crucial resistance movement happening between Europe and Russia. 😱
Fredrik and Leilani dive into Georgia's unprecedented protest movement with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist and member of the Movement for Social Democracy. This episode offers rare insight into a crucial resistance movement happening between Europe and Russia. 😱
New episode out tomorrow! Be sure to listen to last week's episode with @silvimex.bsky.social before then!
Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
Architects of Change: Mexico's Women Leaders Take on the Housing Crisis - PUSHBACK Talks
This week, we explore how Mexico City is challenging the global housing crisis through innovative female leadership. While 26,000 Airbnb listings have transformed the city's housing landscape, primari...
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May 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
New episode out tomorrow! Be sure to listen to last week's episode with @silvimex.bsky.social before then!
Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
Have you listened to the latest episode?? Mexico's leaders are hard at work implementing real housing solutions—regulating Airbnb, building one million new homes, and creating 100 community "utopias" that prioritize care and social harmony.
Episode out now!
Episode out now!
May 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Have you listened to the latest episode?? Mexico's leaders are hard at work implementing real housing solutions—regulating Airbnb, building one million new homes, and creating 100 community "utopias" that prioritize care and social harmony.
Episode out now!
Episode out now!
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When women lead housing policy: Mexico City's bold vision includes regulating Airbnb, building one million homes, and creating 100 community "utopias." @SilviMex breaks it down in our latest episode.
Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
May 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
When women lead housing policy: Mexico City's bold vision includes regulating Airbnb, building one million homes, and creating 100 community "utopias." @SilviMex breaks it down in our latest episode.
Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
What happens when city and federal governments align on housing justice? Mexico's women leaders are showing us: one million new homes, constitutional reforms for affordable rentals, and 100 community "utopias."
Listen now!
Listen now!
May 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What happens when city and federal governments align on housing justice? Mexico's women leaders are showing us: one million new homes, constitutional reforms for affordable rentals, and 100 community "utopias."
Listen now!
Listen now!
El Akkad's powerful words on power structures resonate deeply w our latest episode.
Join @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social as they talk finding connection & hope in challenging times while navigating democracy, human rights, & making meaningful change in our complicated world.
Join @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social as they talk finding connection & hope in challenging times while navigating democracy, human rights, & making meaningful change in our complicated world.
April 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
El Akkad's powerful words on power structures resonate deeply w our latest episode.
Join @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social as they talk finding connection & hope in challenging times while navigating democracy, human rights, & making meaningful change in our complicated world.
Join @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social as they talk finding connection & hope in challenging times while navigating democracy, human rights, & making meaningful change in our complicated world.
Human rights are never the problem.
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are solo this week, as the two sit down to speak candidly about building community and finding ways to make meaningful change when the world seems upside down.
Out now on all platforms!
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are solo this week, as the two sit down to speak candidly about building community and finding ways to make meaningful change when the world seems upside down.
Out now on all platforms!
April 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Human rights are never the problem.
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are solo this week, as the two sit down to speak candidly about building community and finding ways to make meaningful change when the world seems upside down.
Out now on all platforms!
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are solo this week, as the two sit down to speak candidly about building community and finding ways to make meaningful change when the world seems upside down.
Out now on all platforms!
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"We should all be concerned about [this] because...most of us listening to this are civilians."
Allegra Pacheco explains why protecting the rights of Palestinians is crucial to human rights worldwide. When one civilian population loses rights, what does it mean for civilians everywhere?
Allegra Pacheco explains why protecting the rights of Palestinians is crucial to human rights worldwide. When one civilian population loses rights, what does it mean for civilians everywhere?
April 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"We should all be concerned about [this] because...most of us listening to this are civilians."
Allegra Pacheco explains why protecting the rights of Palestinians is crucial to human rights worldwide. When one civilian population loses rights, what does it mean for civilians everywhere?
Allegra Pacheco explains why protecting the rights of Palestinians is crucial to human rights worldwide. When one civilian population loses rights, what does it mean for civilians everywhere?
"Like keeping a 20-year-old in kindergarten, perpetually."
Allegra Pacheco is on the latest episode of Pushback Talks speaking on the West Bank interim agreement that was meant to end over 26 years ago, and what's necessary to preserve a future for the occupied Palestinian territory.
Listen now!
Allegra Pacheco is on the latest episode of Pushback Talks speaking on the West Bank interim agreement that was meant to end over 26 years ago, and what's necessary to preserve a future for the occupied Palestinian territory.
Listen now!
April 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Like keeping a 20-year-old in kindergarten, perpetually."
Allegra Pacheco is on the latest episode of Pushback Talks speaking on the West Bank interim agreement that was meant to end over 26 years ago, and what's necessary to preserve a future for the occupied Palestinian territory.
Listen now!
Allegra Pacheco is on the latest episode of Pushback Talks speaking on the West Bank interim agreement that was meant to end over 26 years ago, and what's necessary to preserve a future for the occupied Palestinian territory.
Listen now!
New episode!
It's been over 25 years since the interim agreement giving Israel control over Area C was meant to expire.
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social sit w @nrc-global.bsky.social's Allegra Pacheco to discuss what it will take to protect the occupied Palestinian territory
It's been over 25 years since the interim agreement giving Israel control over Area C was meant to expire.
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social sit w @nrc-global.bsky.social's Allegra Pacheco to discuss what it will take to protect the occupied Palestinian territory
Displacement by Design: A Veteran Advocate's Enduring Fight for Palestine - PUSHBACK Talks
What happens when international law exists on paper but not in practice? This week, Fredrik Gertten and Leilani Farha speak with Allegra Pacheco, an American human rights lawyer who has dedicated her ...
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April 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New episode!
It's been over 25 years since the interim agreement giving Israel control over Area C was meant to expire.
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social sit w @nrc-global.bsky.social's Allegra Pacheco to discuss what it will take to protect the occupied Palestinian territory
It's been over 25 years since the interim agreement giving Israel control over Area C was meant to expire.
@fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social sit w @nrc-global.bsky.social's Allegra Pacheco to discuss what it will take to protect the occupied Palestinian territory
Last week on #PushbackTalks:
Staying Sane in a World of Chaos - w NYT Correspondent @petersgoodman.bsky.social
What happens when the rules of global cooperation suddenly seem disposable? When nationalist ambitions threaten to unravel decades of multilateral understanding?
Listen on all platforms
Staying Sane in a World of Chaos - w NYT Correspondent @petersgoodman.bsky.social
What happens when the rules of global cooperation suddenly seem disposable? When nationalist ambitions threaten to unravel decades of multilateral understanding?
Listen on all platforms
Staying Sane in a World of Chaos - with NYT Correspondent Peter S. Goodman - PUSHBACK Talks
This week, we dive deep into the fracturing landscape of global politics with Peter S. Goodman, New York Times Global Economic Correspondent and author.What happens when the rules of global cooperatio...
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April 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Last week on #PushbackTalks:
Staying Sane in a World of Chaos - w NYT Correspondent @petersgoodman.bsky.social
What happens when the rules of global cooperation suddenly seem disposable? When nationalist ambitions threaten to unravel decades of multilateral understanding?
Listen on all platforms
Staying Sane in a World of Chaos - w NYT Correspondent @petersgoodman.bsky.social
What happens when the rules of global cooperation suddenly seem disposable? When nationalist ambitions threaten to unravel decades of multilateral understanding?
Listen on all platforms
It's been a few years since our chat with Sarah Chayes about kleptocracies, but with recent Serbian protests against kleptocracies the conversation is more relevant than ever. The people want transparency, and we want it now. www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...
Money, Money, Money – Living in an Era of Corruption + Kleptocratic Networks, A Conversation with Sarah Chayes - PUSHBACK Talks
The Filmmaker and the Advocate take listeners of this episode of PUSHBACK Talks into the real world – one where $$ money $$ is the principle value and corruption and kleptocracy the means of acquisiti...
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March 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It's been a few years since our chat with Sarah Chayes about kleptocracies, but with recent Serbian protests against kleptocracies the conversation is more relevant than ever. The people want transparency, and we want it now. www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...