Respair Media
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We’re a movement journalism and media hub reshaping culture toward the more liberatory. Based in Chicago.
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Make sure you subscribe to catch all of One Million Experiments: In the Field, a travel show about how people create safety without policing and prisons!
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November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Make sure you subscribe to catch all of One Million Experiments: In the Field, a travel show about how people create safety without policing and prisons!
www.youtube.com/@respairmedia
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"Sometimes we win when we lose / This isn't a war or a game / connecting the past and building the future to us is one and the same."
On Ep 1 of One Million Experiments: In the Field, we head to Minneapolis to explore what's grown from the ashes of righteous anger.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuKv...
On Ep 1 of One Million Experiments: In the Field, we head to Minneapolis to explore what's grown from the ashes of righteous anger.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuKv...
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Sometimes we win when we lose / This isn't a war or a game / connecting the past and building the future to us is one and the same."
On Ep 1 of One Million Experiments: In the Field, we head to Minneapolis to explore what's grown from the ashes of righteous anger.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuKv...
On Ep 1 of One Million Experiments: In the Field, we head to Minneapolis to explore what's grown from the ashes of righteous anger.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuKv...
Danez Smith on the cycle of breaking and building at the center of the 2020 uprising in Minneapolis.
What was born from the ashes of the 2020 uprising? Watch the episode here: youtu.be/-rvfBbG8ix4?...
What was born from the ashes of the 2020 uprising? Watch the episode here: youtu.be/-rvfBbG8ix4?...
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Danez Smith on the cycle of breaking and building at the center of the 2020 uprising in Minneapolis.
What was born from the ashes of the 2020 uprising? Watch the episode here: youtu.be/-rvfBbG8ix4?...
What was born from the ashes of the 2020 uprising? Watch the episode here: youtu.be/-rvfBbG8ix4?...
Ep 3, Growth and Failure in LA, is coming next week–join us for a virtual viewing party on Thursday 11/20, RSVP here - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
and subscribe to our Youtube to catch a sneak peek! www.youtube.com/@respairmedia #onemillionexperiments
and subscribe to our Youtube to catch a sneak peek! www.youtube.com/@respairmedia #onemillionexperiments
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ep 3, Growth and Failure in LA, is coming next week–join us for a virtual viewing party on Thursday 11/20, RSVP here - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
and subscribe to our Youtube to catch a sneak peek! www.youtube.com/@respairmedia #onemillionexperiments
and subscribe to our Youtube to catch a sneak peek! www.youtube.com/@respairmedia #onemillionexperiments
We just dropped Ep 2, Scale in NYC. We break down how, when organizing for freedom, small sometimes equals strong. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gB2... #onemillionexperiments
One Million Experiments: In The Field | Ep 2 - Scale in NYC
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November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We just dropped Ep 2, Scale in NYC. We break down how, when organizing for freedom, small sometimes equals strong. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gB2... #onemillionexperiments
Ep 1 takes us to Minneapolis, the center of the 2020 uprising, to explore what has grown from the ashes of righteous anger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuKv... #onemillionexperiments
One Million Experiments: In The Field | Ep 1 - Rebirth in Minneapolis
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November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ep 1 takes us to Minneapolis, the center of the 2020 uprising, to explore what has grown from the ashes of righteous anger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuKv... #onemillionexperiments
We've been a little quiet over here, but are excited to share our brand-new abolitionist travel show One Million Experiments: In the Field!
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We've been a little quiet over here, but are excited to share our brand-new abolitionist travel show One Million Experiments: In the Field!
LET’S GOO 🎉🍾
We’re so excited for longtime friend of Daniel, Zohran Mamdani, to be the next mayor of New York City!
To celebrate, we’re rerunning our ep with him from 2020.
Zohran talks abt mutual aid, the shortcomings of representative politics, and more.
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We’re so excited for longtime friend of Daniel, Zohran Mamdani, to be the next mayor of New York City!
To celebrate, we’re rerunning our ep with him from 2020.
Zohran talks abt mutual aid, the shortcomings of representative politics, and more.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
'GoBack | Ep 245 - On the Line with Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Podcast Episode · AirGo · 11/05/2025 · 52m
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November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
LET’S GOO 🎉🍾
We’re so excited for longtime friend of Daniel, Zohran Mamdani, to be the next mayor of New York City!
To celebrate, we’re rerunning our ep with him from 2020.
Zohran talks abt mutual aid, the shortcomings of representative politics, and more.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
We’re so excited for longtime friend of Daniel, Zohran Mamdani, to be the next mayor of New York City!
To celebrate, we’re rerunning our ep with him from 2020.
Zohran talks abt mutual aid, the shortcomings of representative politics, and more.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
📣 New Podcast! "'GoBack | Ep 245 - On the Line with Zohran Kwame Mamdani" on @Spreaker
'GoBack | Ep 245 - On the Line with Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Congratulations to friend of the pod Zohran Mamdani for winning the NYC mayoral election! In honor of this historic win, we're re-running our 2020 episode with him. You can also check out episode 92 for another Mamdani interview.
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This episode heads to the East Coast to chop it up with Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Zohran is currently running for a NY State Assembly seat representing Astoria, Queens. He's been endorsed by DSA, and a wide swath of other progressive and to the root coalitions. He's also one of Kiss' oldest friends. Zohran talks about how he's shifted his campaign into a mutual aid project, the lessons he learned as a foreclosure prevention counselor, the shortcomings of representative politics, and his high school vice presidential campaign.
Recorded 5/21/20 in Chicago
Music from this week's episode:
Park - Isaiah Rashad
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November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
📣 New Podcast! "'GoBack | Ep 245 - On the Line with Zohran Kwame Mamdani" on @Spreaker
This is happening in two days, don’t forget to sign up!
One Million Experiments: In the Field travels across the US to explore experiments in prison and police abolition.
In our second episode, guys head to New York City to explore how, when organizing for freedom, small sometimes equals strong.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
In our second episode, guys head to New York City to explore how, when organizing for freedom, small sometimes equals strong.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is happening in two days, don’t forget to sign up!
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Former vice president Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. His legacy will far outlive him as the man responsible for wars that have killed and displaced millions abroad; and who worked diligently to lay the groundwork for fascist authoritarianism in the U.S.
War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84, With Blood of Millions on His Hands
Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad.
truthout.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Former vice president Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. His legacy will far outlive him as the man responsible for wars that have killed and displaced millions abroad; and who worked diligently to lay the groundwork for fascist authoritarianism in the U.S.
One Million Experiments: In the Field travels across the US to explore experiments in prison and police abolition.
In our second episode, guys head to New York City to explore how, when organizing for freedom, small sometimes equals strong.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
In our second episode, guys head to New York City to explore how, when organizing for freedom, small sometimes equals strong.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
One Million Experiments: In the Field travels across the US to explore experiments in prison and police abolition.
In our second episode, guys head to New York City to explore how, when organizing for freedom, small sometimes equals strong.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
In our second episode, guys head to New York City to explore how, when organizing for freedom, small sometimes equals strong.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
One Million Experiments: In the Field travels across the US to explore experiments in prison and police abolition.
In our first episode, Dame and Kiss head to the center of the 2020 uprising to explore what has grown from the ashes of righteous anger.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
In our first episode, Dame and Kiss head to the center of the 2020 uprising to explore what has grown from the ashes of righteous anger.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
October 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
One Million Experiments: In the Field travels across the US to explore experiments in prison and police abolition.
In our first episode, Dame and Kiss head to the center of the 2020 uprising to explore what has grown from the ashes of righteous anger.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
In our first episode, Dame and Kiss head to the center of the 2020 uprising to explore what has grown from the ashes of righteous anger.
Register here: bit.ly/watchinthefield
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Richie Reseda is a brilliant cultural organizer, social entrepreneur, creative director, and music, film, and content producer who was freed from prison in 2018.
He is a central driving force behind Songs From the Hole on Netflix.
Listen to our convo here:
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He is a central driving force behind Songs From the Hole on Netflix.
Listen to our convo here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
October 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Richie Reseda is a brilliant cultural organizer, social entrepreneur, creative director, and music, film, and content producer who was freed from prison in 2018.
He is a central driving force behind Songs From the Hole on Netflix.
Listen to our convo here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
He is a central driving force behind Songs From the Hole on Netflix.
Listen to our convo here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
COMING SOON: An abolitionist travel show exploring how people define and create safety toward a world without police and prisons.
Subscribe to @RespairMedia on Youtube to make sure you don’t miss it!
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Subscribe to @RespairMedia on Youtube to make sure you don’t miss it!
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In the Field | Abolitionist Travel Show from One Million Experiments Coming Soon!
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October 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
COMING SOON: An abolitionist travel show exploring how people define and create safety toward a world without police and prisons.
Subscribe to @RespairMedia on Youtube to make sure you don’t miss it!
youtu.be/ki3rwqOQlRs?...
Subscribe to @RespairMedia on Youtube to make sure you don’t miss it!
youtu.be/ki3rwqOQlRs?...
Tune in to hear how one mom is memorializing the legacy of her son, an artist, Pivot Gang member (in the same crew as rapper Saba) and all around sweet person, John Walt.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tune in to hear how one mom is memorializing the legacy of her son, an artist, Pivot Gang member (in the same crew as rapper Saba) and all around sweet person, John Walt.
tr.ee/Wc04V-_Wuv
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Why haven’t some people spoken out about Gaza?
We had an incredibly moving talk w Rami about his journey to self-love as a Palestinian, his faith in Islam, the dilemma of Arab store owners in Black communities, and the power of Black-Palestinian solidarity.
Watch our convo: youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw
We had an incredibly moving talk w Rami about his journey to self-love as a Palestinian, his faith in Islam, the dilemma of Arab store owners in Black communities, and the power of Black-Palestinian solidarity.
Watch our convo: youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw
October 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Why haven’t some people spoken out about Gaza?
We had an incredibly moving talk w Rami about his journey to self-love as a Palestinian, his faith in Islam, the dilemma of Arab store owners in Black communities, and the power of Black-Palestinian solidarity.
Watch our convo: youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw
We had an incredibly moving talk w Rami about his journey to self-love as a Palestinian, his faith in Islam, the dilemma of Arab store owners in Black communities, and the power of Black-Palestinian solidarity.
Watch our convo: youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw
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Update: horrifying details about last night's raid are emerging.
Organizers + electeds are reporting potentially dozens of people (at least 40 per initial estimate) were detained. Not much more confirmed at this time.
More will be shared at press conference at 5 at corner of 75th & South Shore.
Organizers + electeds are reporting potentially dozens of people (at least 40 per initial estimate) were detained. Not much more confirmed at this time.
More will be shared at press conference at 5 at corner of 75th & South Shore.
What's happening with ICE in Chicagoland today:
Federal agents continue terrorizing Back of the Yards, Broadview mayor and police chief held a presser, and neighbors in South Shore late night were startled awake by a raid on an apartment with stun grenades.
Federal agents continue terrorizing Back of the Yards, Broadview mayor and police chief held a presser, and neighbors in South Shore late night were startled awake by a raid on an apartment with stun grenades.
Feds in moving vans raid South Shore apartment overnight; Broadview officials condemn ICE assaults • The TRiiBE
Here's a roundup of federal agent sightings for Sept. 30
thetriibe.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Update: horrifying details about last night's raid are emerging.
Organizers + electeds are reporting potentially dozens of people (at least 40 per initial estimate) were detained. Not much more confirmed at this time.
More will be shared at press conference at 5 at corner of 75th & South Shore.
Organizers + electeds are reporting potentially dozens of people (at least 40 per initial estimate) were detained. Not much more confirmed at this time.
More will be shared at press conference at 5 at corner of 75th & South Shore.
A win for this could mean seismic shifts in immigration law.
JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A win for this could mean seismic shifts in immigration law.
Palestinian-American activist Rami Nashashibi schooled us on the Islamic call to prayer. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw
September 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Palestinian-American activist Rami Nashashibi schooled us on the Islamic call to prayer. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw
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NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
thetriibe.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
We had an incredibly moving talk w activist Rami about his journey to self-love as a Palestinian, old school hip hop, his faith in Islam, the dilemma of Arab store owners in Black communities, and the power of Black-Palestinian solidarity.
Watch our convo here! youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw
Watch our convo here! youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw
Palestinian-American Activist Rami Nashashibi | AirGo Ep 380
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September 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We had an incredibly moving talk w activist Rami about his journey to self-love as a Palestinian, old school hip hop, his faith in Islam, the dilemma of Arab store owners in Black communities, and the power of Black-Palestinian solidarity.
Watch our convo here! youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw
Watch our convo here! youtu.be/vgSduwRt2gw