Posts tagged Progressive Activism
Episode 59: Practical Ways to Stay Engaged in Challenging Times—A Discussion of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Episode 59: Practical Ways to Stay Engaged in Challenging Times—A Discussion of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

Please join us for a conversation about historian Timothy Snyder’s book On Tyranny. Carrie and Parker discuss four of the twenty hallmarks of authoritarian governments addressed in Synder’s clear and informative work. The book is relatively short, but chock-full of insights, stories and practical advice when navigating the very real challenges of our times. We’ll look at the large overarching symptoms of an existential threat to our democracy, but also how to bring it home and to focus upon the power we each have in our daily and personal lives for defending and preserving our most deeply held values, community and national aspirations.

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Episode 58: Cutting Loose—Sometimes from Sorrow, For No Reason, You Sing
Episode 58: Cutting Loose—Sometimes from Sorrow, For No Reason, You Sing

Join Parker and Carrie for a conversation about William Stafford’s poem “Cutting Loose”. In this episode we explore the way that disillusionment or feeling lost can bring with it a powerful sense of reality, faithfulness and new direction. Parker and Carrie talk about their own experiences of feeling lost and listening to the sound of the genuine within them. In these challenging times, this is a poem that has much history and wisdom to share. We hope you’ll join the conversation by listening to the episode and commenting on our Substack page.

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