Future Hindsight
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🎙 A podcast that gives voice to civic engagement, one episode at a time. Tune in weekly for new ways to #BeTheSpark!
Hosted by Mila Atmos / Posts by Zack!
Hosted by Mila Atmos / Posts by Zack!
Democracy isn't just voting. It's also ensuring students can actually read and think so they have the tools to govern themselves. When kids can't read primary documents, they lose their voice. James Traub breaks this down with us this week… 🧵(1/3)
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Democracy isn't just voting. It's also ensuring students can actually read and think so they have the tools to govern themselves. When kids can't read primary documents, they lose their voice. James Traub breaks this down with us this week… 🧵(1/3)
Fix civic education and you fix democracy. Sounds simple because it is!
Join us with James Traub to discover why schools are failing to teach kids to read the Declaration of Independence – and what that means for America.
Tune in TODAY wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️
Join us with James Traub to discover why schools are failing to teach kids to read the Declaration of Independence – and what that means for America.
Tune in TODAY wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️
January 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Fix civic education and you fix democracy. Sounds simple because it is!
Join us with James Traub to discover why schools are failing to teach kids to read the Declaration of Independence – and what that means for America.
Tune in TODAY wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️
Join us with James Traub to discover why schools are failing to teach kids to read the Declaration of Independence – and what that means for America.
Tune in TODAY wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️
Amanda Jones's library alliance has 100+ members.
Some trace campaign money. Some design graphics. Some show up in purple and fill out cards without speaking.
Everyone has a skill. Nobody has to do everything.
That's how YOU win.
Some trace campaign money. Some design graphics. Some show up in purple and fill out cards without speaking.
Everyone has a skill. Nobody has to do everything.
That's how YOU win.
January 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Amanda Jones's library alliance has 100+ members.
Some trace campaign money. Some design graphics. Some show up in purple and fill out cards without speaking.
Everyone has a skill. Nobody has to do everything.
That's how YOU win.
Some trace campaign money. Some design graphics. Some show up in purple and fill out cards without speaking.
Everyone has a skill. Nobody has to do everything.
That's how YOU win.
#ICYMI - How do we stop book bans targeting marginalized communities? In this episode, Amanda Jones explores why censorship is erasure, the power of community organizing, and how your library card fights privatization. Available now wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
#ICYMI - How do we stop book bans targeting marginalized communities? In this episode, Amanda Jones explores why censorship is erasure, the power of community organizing, and how your library card fights privatization. Available now wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️
Book bans aren't about protecting kids. They're about controlling resources and erasing people.
Amanda Jones shows us how one speech at a library board meeting turned into organizing people to fight privatization.
Listen here: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
Amanda Jones shows us how one speech at a library board meeting turned into organizing people to fight privatization.
Listen here: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
The Library Changemaker: Amanda Jones — Future Hindsight
We discuss the dangers of book bans and censorship, the power of civic action on the local level, and the intersection of libraries and human rights.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Book bans aren't about protecting kids. They're about controlling resources and erasing people.
Amanda Jones shows us how one speech at a library board meeting turned into organizing people to fight privatization.
Listen here: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
Amanda Jones shows us how one speech at a library board meeting turned into organizing people to fight privatization.
Listen here: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
Libraries aren't partisan. But the people trying to privatize them are.
Amanda Jones got death threats for defending books. Instead of backing down, she built an alliance -- different politics, one mission: keep libraries public.
They're winning: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
Amanda Jones got death threats for defending books. Instead of backing down, she built an alliance -- different politics, one mission: keep libraries public.
They're winning: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Libraries aren't partisan. But the people trying to privatize them are.
Amanda Jones got death threats for defending books. Instead of backing down, she built an alliance -- different politics, one mission: keep libraries public.
They're winning: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
Amanda Jones got death threats for defending books. Instead of backing down, she built an alliance -- different politics, one mission: keep libraries public.
They're winning: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
This week, we explore what it takes to stop book bans. Because saving libraries happens through sustained community action, not silence.
TUNE IN NOW: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
TUNE IN NOW: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
The Library Changemaker: Amanda Jones — Future Hindsight
We discuss the dangers of book bans and censorship, the power of civic action on the local level, and the intersection of libraries and human rights.
www.futurehindsight.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This week, we explore what it takes to stop book bans. Because saving libraries happens through sustained community action, not silence.
TUNE IN NOW: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
TUNE IN NOW: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
They passed a law removing the requirement that library directors have a Master's in Library Science so that they can install unqualified idealogues instead.
Rep Clay Higgins already said it: "All libraries will be church owned."
Use your library card before you lose your library.
Rep Clay Higgins already said it: "All libraries will be church owned."
Use your library card before you lose your library.
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
They passed a law removing the requirement that library directors have a Master's in Library Science so that they can install unqualified idealogues instead.
Rep Clay Higgins already said it: "All libraries will be church owned."
Use your library card before you lose your library.
Rep Clay Higgins already said it: "All libraries will be church owned."
Use your library card before you lose your library.
Ever wondered what happens when you show up at a town hall, school board, or library board meeting and actually speak up?
YOU can be a changemaker. Just take inspiration from Amanda Jones's story and see how libraries became the frontline for human rights: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
YOU can be a changemaker. Just take inspiration from Amanda Jones's story and see how libraries became the frontline for human rights: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Ever wondered what happens when you show up at a town hall, school board, or library board meeting and actually speak up?
YOU can be a changemaker. Just take inspiration from Amanda Jones's story and see how libraries became the frontline for human rights: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
YOU can be a changemaker. Just take inspiration from Amanda Jones's story and see how libraries became the frontline for human rights: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the...
They called her names and sent her death threats… for defending library books. So, she bravely organized 100+ people and sent 44,000 emails that stopped 8 out of 9 anti-library bills. Let us tell you that story. 🧵(1/3)
January 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
They called her names and sent her death threats… for defending library books. So, she bravely organized 100+ people and sent 44,000 emails that stopped 8 out of 9 anti-library bills. Let us tell you that story. 🧵(1/3)
TOMORROW: We'll explore what it takes to defend libraries, why book bans are really about erasing people, and how one librarian fought back against death threats to protect your access to information.
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙
January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
TOMORROW: We'll explore what it takes to defend libraries, why book bans are really about erasing people, and how one librarian fought back against death threats to protect your access to information.
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙
New episodes dropping this week!
Fresh conversations on building power, winning elections, and creating the change we actually need.
Democracy work continues. Let's go 🎙
Fresh conversations on building power, winning elections, and creating the change we actually need.
Democracy work continues. Let's go 🎙
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
New episodes dropping this week!
Fresh conversations on building power, winning elections, and creating the change we actually need.
Democracy work continues. Let's go 🎙
Fresh conversations on building power, winning elections, and creating the change we actually need.
Democracy work continues. Let's go 🎙
Happy New Year from Future Hindsight ✨
2026 is here. Let's keep building power together – one conversation, one community meeting, one collective action at a time.
See you in your feed soon 🎙
2026 is here. Let's keep building power together – one conversation, one community meeting, one collective action at a time.
See you in your feed soon 🎙
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Happy New Year from Future Hindsight ✨
2026 is here. Let's keep building power together – one conversation, one community meeting, one collective action at a time.
See you in your feed soon 🎙
2026 is here. Let's keep building power together – one conversation, one community meeting, one collective action at a time.
See you in your feed soon 🎙
In 2025, we talked to organizers, scholars, strategists, and changemakers about one thing: how to build real democratic power.
REMEMBER: Stop waiting for someone else to save democracy. You have hidden political power in the roles you already inhabit!
REMEMBER: Stop waiting for someone else to save democracy. You have hidden political power in the roles you already inhabit!
December 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In 2025, we talked to organizers, scholars, strategists, and changemakers about one thing: how to build real democratic power.
REMEMBER: Stop waiting for someone else to save democracy. You have hidden political power in the roles you already inhabit!
REMEMBER: Stop waiting for someone else to save democracy. You have hidden political power in the roles you already inhabit!
Want to create lasting change but tired of hitting walls? The secret is connecting short-term wins with long-term goals.
Explore how smart solutions tackle immediate problems while building the future we need.
LISTEN HERE: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/mul...
Explore how smart solutions tackle immediate problems while building the future we need.
LISTEN HERE: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/mul...
Multisolving Our Democracy: Elizabeth Sawin — Future Hindsight
We discuss how multisolving is a way to address the multiple issues that are currently facing our democracy at the same time, ranging from pollution and sustainable energy to civil rights and…
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December 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Want to create lasting change but tired of hitting walls? The secret is connecting short-term wins with long-term goals.
Explore how smart solutions tackle immediate problems while building the future we need.
LISTEN HERE: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/mul...
Explore how smart solutions tackle immediate problems while building the future we need.
LISTEN HERE: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/mul...
Real change doesn't start in Washington. It starts in your own backyard.
Throwback to when we discovered the history of everyday citizens creating nearly 1,000 secret schools across the South, teaching neighbors to read and vote despite deadly risks: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/cla...
Throwback to when we discovered the history of everyday citizens creating nearly 1,000 secret schools across the South, teaching neighbors to read and vote despite deadly risks: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/cla...
Classrooms of Democracy: Elaine Weiss — Future Hindsight
We discuss the history of citizenship schools, their profound importance in the Civil Rights Movement, and the critical lessons they offer for our present moment with Elaine Weiss.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Real change doesn't start in Washington. It starts in your own backyard.
Throwback to when we discovered the history of everyday citizens creating nearly 1,000 secret schools across the South, teaching neighbors to read and vote despite deadly risks: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/cla...
Throwback to when we discovered the history of everyday citizens creating nearly 1,000 secret schools across the South, teaching neighbors to read and vote despite deadly risks: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/cla...
Wishing you rest, community, and good conversations this holiday season.
See you in 2026 with more tools for organising and building power to protect democracy.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Future Hindsight 🎄
See you in 2026 with more tools for organising and building power to protect democracy.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Future Hindsight 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wishing you rest, community, and good conversations this holiday season.
See you in 2026 with more tools for organising and building power to protect democracy.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Future Hindsight 🎄
See you in 2026 with more tools for organising and building power to protect democracy.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Future Hindsight 🎄
Who are you influencing? Your spouse. Your neighbor. Your sibling. Your kid.
We're radically interdependent. Use that power.
We're radically interdependent. Use that power.
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Who are you influencing? Your spouse. Your neighbor. Your sibling. Your kid.
We're radically interdependent. Use that power.
We're radically interdependent. Use that power.
#ICYMI - Action is the path to real power. It might sound simple, but hang with me a second.
This week, Michael Brownstein helps us discover how reorienting personal choices toward collective organizing - not just recycling alone, but organizing neighbors while recycling - is what creates change. 🎙
This week, Michael Brownstein helps us discover how reorienting personal choices toward collective organizing - not just recycling alone, but organizing neighbors while recycling - is what creates change. 🎙
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
#ICYMI - Action is the path to real power. It might sound simple, but hang with me a second.
This week, Michael Brownstein helps us discover how reorienting personal choices toward collective organizing - not just recycling alone, but organizing neighbors while recycling - is what creates change. 🎙
This week, Michael Brownstein helps us discover how reorienting personal choices toward collective organizing - not just recycling alone, but organizing neighbors while recycling - is what creates change. 🎙
Despair isn't solved by hoping. It's solved by doing.
Join us with Michael Brownstein to discover why doing anything beats doing nothing – and why doing it with others is what turns action into power.
Ready to stop being a passive bystander?: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
Join us with Michael Brownstein to discover why doing anything beats doing nothing – and why doing it with others is what turns action into power.
Ready to stop being a passive bystander?: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
December 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Despair isn't solved by hoping. It's solved by doing.
Join us with Michael Brownstein to discover why doing anything beats doing nothing – and why doing it with others is what turns action into power.
Ready to stop being a passive bystander?: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
Join us with Michael Brownstein to discover why doing anything beats doing nothing – and why doing it with others is what turns action into power.
Ready to stop being a passive bystander?: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
The greatest hope for change may not be what you think.
Join us with Michael Brownstein to explore why unpredictability is motivating: nobody knew the Temperance Movement would amend the Constitution after a century – until it did. Change could be tomorrow: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
Join us with Michael Brownstein to explore why unpredictability is motivating: nobody knew the Temperance Movement would amend the Constitution after a century – until it did. Change could be tomorrow: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
December 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The greatest hope for change may not be what you think.
Join us with Michael Brownstein to explore why unpredictability is motivating: nobody knew the Temperance Movement would amend the Constitution after a century – until it did. Change could be tomorrow: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
Join us with Michael Brownstein to explore why unpredictability is motivating: nobody knew the Temperance Movement would amend the Constitution after a century – until it did. Change could be tomorrow: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
Real change starts with trying something, seeing what works, then adjusting.
Join us with Michael Brownstein to discover why an experimental mindset – like Zohran Mamdani's "we'll try it. If it works, great. If not, we'll adjust" – opens many possibilities: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
Join us with Michael Brownstein to discover why an experimental mindset – like Zohran Mamdani's "we'll try it. If it works, great. If not, we'll adjust" – opens many possibilities: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
December 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Real change starts with trying something, seeing what works, then adjusting.
Join us with Michael Brownstein to discover why an experimental mindset – like Zohran Mamdani's "we'll try it. If it works, great. If not, we'll adjust" – opens many possibilities: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
Join us with Michael Brownstein to discover why an experimental mindset – like Zohran Mamdani's "we'll try it. If it works, great. If not, we'll adjust" – opens many possibilities: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
Stop thinking: "If I recycle this bottle, how much CO2 did I save?"
Start thinking: "If my coworker sees me go out of my way to recycle, what conversation might that spark?"
Your choices matter less for their material impact and more for their social signal.
Start thinking: "If my coworker sees me go out of my way to recycle, what conversation might that spark?"
Your choices matter less for their material impact and more for their social signal.
December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Stop thinking: "If I recycle this bottle, how much CO2 did I save?"
Start thinking: "If my coworker sees me go out of my way to recycle, what conversation might that spark?"
Your choices matter less for their material impact and more for their social signal.
Start thinking: "If my coworker sees me go out of my way to recycle, what conversation might that spark?"
Your choices matter less for their material impact and more for their social signal.
There’s a constant swirl of complaints out there, especially on social media. But most of these complainers are passive bystanders. …is that you?
No action = No change! Tune in to discover how you can reorient your choices to create real systemic change: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
No action = No change! Tune in to discover how you can reorient your choices to create real systemic change: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There’s a constant swirl of complaints out there, especially on social media. But most of these complainers are passive bystanders. …is that you?
No action = No change! Tune in to discover how you can reorient your choices to create real systemic change: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
No action = No change! Tune in to discover how you can reorient your choices to create real systemic change: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/you...
Real change isn't about being perfect as an individual. No amount of separating your recyclables can solve the climate crisis.
Really, it's about using your personal choices to build collective power! Would you like to know how? 🧵(1/3)
Really, it's about using your personal choices to build collective power! Would you like to know how? 🧵(1/3)
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Real change isn't about being perfect as an individual. No amount of separating your recyclables can solve the climate crisis.
Really, it's about using your personal choices to build collective power! Would you like to know how? 🧵(1/3)
Really, it's about using your personal choices to build collective power! Would you like to know how? 🧵(1/3)