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Suki Wessling
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Writer, The Babblery producer, teacher. https://linktr.ee/sukiwessling
NEW on Women's International News Gathering Service (WINGS): www.radio4all.net/program/121232

In this interview, Shilpi Chhotray speaks about relationships with environmental activists around the world, with emphasis on minorities and indigenous people. @shilpichhotray.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Yesterday's elections were a landslide... for democracy:
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November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NEW on Substack: A hot tub encounter leads to thoughts about how we direct our anger.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Juggling career and kids? Listen to Shilpi talk about how having children changed "everything":
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October 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Interested in education/parenting topics? Follow my other ego: @profsuki.bsky.social !
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Listen today: Finding Community in Environmental Justice with Shilpi Chhotray
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October 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW on the Babblery: Shilpi Chhotray is a storyteller with a purpose. An environmentalist who found inspiration in the social justice movement, she is now embarking on a podcast to tell stories about environmental justice.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
NEW on Substack: Questioning authority has morphed into unquestioning authoritarianism.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This week: "Holding the Inner Flame: On Creativity" featured on Pacifica Sprouts!
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@ksqdfm.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I am so excited to be working on the release of my new middle grade novel, How to Make Magic Real. Subscribe to KidsLearn for notifications: kidslearn.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
NEW on Substack: Do you have a scrappy little local community media outlet? Now’s the time to support freedom of speech, local news, and community-building.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'm excited to be working on the upcoming episode of The Babblery, an interview with environmentalist @shilpichhotray.bsky.social, whose new podcast through @thenation.com has just been released. Subscribe on Substack for notifications and related writing/mini-episodes: babblery.substack.com.
October 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Americans gather reams of education data, and it's useful. But on the ground in the classroom, we need to let the data fall away and teach the children who show up.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
NEW Minibabble: Mansplaining is certainly annoying, but how does it and other male dominant behaviors stifle women's free speech?
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September 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
NEW on Substack: What happens when freedom of speech is used to express disdain rather than to exchange and debate ideas? Nothing good.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"In my view, the Trump administration is using antisemitism in a despicable way because there really is antisemitism and he doesn't really care about it. He's using it as a scapegoat in order to try to dismantle academic freedom and freedom of speech on the campuses." - Bettina Aptheker
September 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NEW on The Babblery: Academic Freedom Under Fire with Bettina Aptheker
In feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker’s life she has confronted attempts to limit academic freedom—hear how she fought back.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
KSQD is pleased to announce that Sonoma County’s KOWS Radio is now carrying three Squid-produced shows. The Babblery, State of Mind (mental health with host Debra Sloss), and The Dream Journal (dream exploration with host Katherine Bell) will bring Squid energy to The Herd!
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September 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
NEW on Substack: Public health is about more than numbers—it's about the stories we tell and the heroes we choose to celebrate.
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September 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
NEW on Substack: Some thoughts on how we can look to babies to repair our culture.

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September 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NEW Minibabble: Yet another news day in America, yet another tragedy to dissect. But why bother? We know the path back and it’s staring us right in the eyeballs.
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August 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW on The Babblery: Listening to Children: In Conversation with Linguist Eve Clark
Dr. Eve Clark’s bilingual childhood sparked an interest that has continued unabated through her life and career: How do children learn to talk? Like everyone, they just need to be heard.
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August 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
In syndication: Two short Minibabbles will be syndicated around the world by PRX Remix: "How US cuts will devastate global science" and "What we gain from ‘woke’ science." Visit babblery.com/2025/07/scie... to stream. @hl-ford.bsky.social @ksqdfm.bsky.social @prx.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW Minibabble: How US cuts to research will devastate global science
Dr. Heather Ford speaks about the globally connected science community and how research funding to US universities seeds scientific advances around the world.

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August 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM