@lauraflanders.org
Catalytic interviews, field reports and commentary with host Laura Flanders. Now on PBS stations nationwide. Also available on community radio, YouTube and podcast platforms. New episodes every week at lauraflanders.org.
@deanobeidallah.bsky.social is a lawyer, writer, award-winning comedian and host of SiriusXM radio’s national daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show”. In this episode, he discusses bothsidesism, the media's responsibilities to the public and "our Battle of Gettysburg" on the horizon: bit.ly/4sV62U7
January 27, 2026 at 9:16 PM
@deanobeidallah.bsky.social is a lawyer, writer, award-winning comedian and host of SiriusXM radio’s national daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show”. In this episode, he discusses bothsidesism, the media's responsibilities to the public and "our Battle of Gettysburg" on the horizon: bit.ly/4sV62U7
"The Joy Reid Show" host @joyannreid.bsky.social says the ICE killing of #ReneeGood is "an escalation." Executing a white Christian mom in broad daylight sends a message to white America: no one safe from ICE violence, not even the people ICE was supposed to protect: bit.ly/4sV62U7
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
"The Joy Reid Show" host @joyannreid.bsky.social says the ICE killing of #ReneeGood is "an escalation." Executing a white Christian mom in broad daylight sends a message to white America: no one safe from ICE violence, not even the people ICE was supposed to protect: bit.ly/4sV62U7
Journalism is at an inflection point, so where does that leave journalists? @deanobeidallah.bsky.social and @joyannreid.bsky.social discuss the money media’s dangerous denials, the problem with bothsidesism in a time of fascism, and the coverage of Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis: bit.ly/4sV62U7
January 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Journalism is at an inflection point, so where does that leave journalists? @deanobeidallah.bsky.social and @joyannreid.bsky.social discuss the money media’s dangerous denials, the problem with bothsidesism in a time of fascism, and the coverage of Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis: bit.ly/4sV62U7
Join us on YouTube today at 5:00 p.m. for another installment of Meet the BIPOC Press! @joyannreid.bsky.social and @deanobeidallah.bsky.social join Laura Flanders this month for a riveting conversation on corporate media's missteps, the rise of independent platforms and so much more: bit.ly/4sV62U7
January 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Join us on YouTube today at 5:00 p.m. for another installment of Meet the BIPOC Press! @joyannreid.bsky.social and @deanobeidallah.bsky.social join Laura Flanders this month for a riveting conversation on corporate media's missteps, the rise of independent platforms and so much more: bit.ly/4sV62U7
Humans can be a menace to the natural world, but we can also be medicine. Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer's research shows that nature benefits from human interaction, and her new "Plant Baby Plant" initiative is showing what's possible when people come together to restore plants: bit.ly/4jbYbxd
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Humans can be a menace to the natural world, but we can also be medicine. Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer's research shows that nature benefits from human interaction, and her new "Plant Baby Plant" initiative is showing what's possible when people come together to restore plants: bit.ly/4jbYbxd
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I was really honored to be a part of the @lauraflanders.org special honoring the life of Alice Wong. You can watch the whole episode here, where you can hear Alice in her own words, too www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUMs...
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I was really honored to be a part of the @lauraflanders.org special honoring the life of Alice Wong. You can watch the whole episode here, where you can hear Alice in her own words, too www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUMs...
Feminist philosopher and scholar Donna Haraway isn't the first guest on the show to gush about the joys of movement building! In these heavy times, take a moment to listen to her message. Subscribe to the podcast to receive this week's episode and the full, uncut conversation with Haraway (🔗 in bio)
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Feminist philosopher and scholar Donna Haraway isn't the first guest on the show to gush about the joys of movement building! In these heavy times, take a moment to listen to her message. Subscribe to the podcast to receive this week's episode and the full, uncut conversation with Haraway (🔗 in bio)
2020 taught us a lot about the failures in our society and political systems, says @disphilanthropy.bsky.social's @notyouravgho101.bsky.social. While people spoke about "going back to normal," normal was never good enough. ". . . There was no equality or equity prior to the pandemic." bit.ly/4pxYUu2
January 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM
2020 taught us a lot about the failures in our society and political systems, says @disphilanthropy.bsky.social's @notyouravgho101.bsky.social. While people spoke about "going back to normal," normal was never good enough. ". . . There was no equality or equity prior to the pandemic." bit.ly/4pxYUu2
Feminist philosopher and scholar Donna Haraway's 1985 essay "A Cyborg Manifesto" continues to reach new audiences, but a 2026 manifesto wouldn't be complete without a discussion on “mono-thought" and OpenAI. Learn about Haraway's groundbreaking works and new threats to our thinking: bit.ly/4jN89FJ
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Feminist philosopher and scholar Donna Haraway's 1985 essay "A Cyborg Manifesto" continues to reach new audiences, but a 2026 manifesto wouldn't be complete without a discussion on “mono-thought" and OpenAI. Learn about Haraway's groundbreaking works and new threats to our thinking: bit.ly/4jN89FJ
Feminist philosopher and scholar Donna Haraway's lifetime of work offers something rare: a way to examine the world through a transdisciplinary, interspecies framework and challenge conventions. In this vast conversation, Donna and Laura discuss everything from AI to dog agility! bit.ly/4jN89FJ
January 18, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Feminist philosopher and scholar Donna Haraway's lifetime of work offers something rare: a way to examine the world through a transdisciplinary, interspecies framework and challenge conventions. In this vast conversation, Donna and Laura discuss everything from AI to dog agility! bit.ly/4jN89FJ
In her 1985 essay “A Cyborg Manifesto” and 2003’s “The Companion Species Manifesto”, feminist philosopher and scholar Donna Haraway challenged patriarchal, binary, species-ist frameworks. It’s no surprise that people are looking to her work again now: bit.ly/4jN89FJ
January 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
In her 1985 essay “A Cyborg Manifesto” and 2003’s “The Companion Species Manifesto”, feminist philosopher and scholar Donna Haraway challenged patriarchal, binary, species-ist frameworks. It’s no surprise that people are looking to her work again now: bit.ly/4jN89FJ
Laura Flanders & Friends is the show for forward-thinking people, and on today’s program, we have the brilliant thinker Donna Haraway! The esteemed feminist philosopher and scholar joins Laura for a vast conversation on generative thinking to resist authoritarianism: bit.ly/4jN89FJ
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Laura Flanders & Friends is the show for forward-thinking people, and on today’s program, we have the brilliant thinker Donna Haraway! The esteemed feminist philosopher and scholar joins Laura for a vast conversation on generative thinking to resist authoritarianism: bit.ly/4jN89FJ
Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer's Plant Baby Plant initiative brings people together to restore plants, but you don't need a piece of land to get involved, she says.Catch the full conversation on YouTube and podcast platforms: bit.ly/4jbYbxd
#RobinWallKimmerer #PlantBabyPlant #Ecology
#RobinWallKimmerer #PlantBabyPlant #Ecology
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer's Plant Baby Plant initiative brings people together to restore plants, but you don't need a piece of land to get involved, she says.Catch the full conversation on YouTube and podcast platforms: bit.ly/4jbYbxd
#RobinWallKimmerer #PlantBabyPlant #Ecology
#RobinWallKimmerer #PlantBabyPlant #Ecology
When disability activist Alice Wong died in November, feminists, anti-racist activists, anti-genocide activists and countless others shared how Wong impacted their lives. @thrasherxy.bsky.social, author of The Viral Underclass & The Overseer Class, describes her intersectional life: bit.ly/4pxYUu2
January 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
When disability activist Alice Wong died in November, feminists, anti-racist activists, anti-genocide activists and countless others shared how Wong impacted their lives. @thrasherxy.bsky.social, author of The Viral Underclass & The Overseer Class, describes her intersectional life: bit.ly/4pxYUu2
@disphilanthropy.bsky.social's @notyouravgho101.bsky.social says a better future for disabled people is at risk, now that the Right has made cuts to special education. "If we are not going to have thriving young people with disabilities, then we're not going to have disabled adults." bit.ly/4pxYUu2
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM
@disphilanthropy.bsky.social's @notyouravgho101.bsky.social says a better future for disabled people is at risk, now that the Right has made cuts to special education. "If we are not going to have thriving young people with disabilities, then we're not going to have disabled adults." bit.ly/4pxYUu2
Disability activist Alice Wong talked about cripping the world, or in her words, "to bend, compress, twist, subvert, imbue disabled wisdom into systems, institutions and cultures." Could we do it in the next hundred years, asks Laura Flanders in this week's closing commentary: bit.ly/4pxYUu2
January 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Disability activist Alice Wong talked about cripping the world, or in her words, "to bend, compress, twist, subvert, imbue disabled wisdom into systems, institutions and cultures." Could we do it in the next hundred years, asks Laura Flanders in this week's closing commentary: bit.ly/4pxYUu2
Alice Wong lived longer than she expected, but not long enough. The celebrated disability activist has been called an oracle, visionary, unapologetic and fearless, and @notyouravgho101.bsky.social and @thrasherxy.bsky.social are committed to lifting up her legacy: bit.ly/4pxYUu2
January 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Alice Wong lived longer than she expected, but not long enough. The celebrated disability activist has been called an oracle, visionary, unapologetic and fearless, and @notyouravgho101.bsky.social and @thrasherxy.bsky.social are committed to lifting up her legacy: bit.ly/4pxYUu2
Disability activist Alice Wong touched countless lives with the Disability Visibility Project, her bestselling memoir “Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life”, and more. On today's show, we celebrate Wong’s life and legacy with @notyouravgho101.bsky.social and @thrasherxy.bsky.social: bit.ly/4pxYUu2
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Disability activist Alice Wong touched countless lives with the Disability Visibility Project, her bestselling memoir “Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life”, and more. On today's show, we celebrate Wong’s life and legacy with @notyouravgho101.bsky.social and @thrasherxy.bsky.social: bit.ly/4pxYUu2
On this week's podcast, plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer shares how language impacts the way we view nature. In the English language, plants are referred to as "it," or objects. "I found the solution as I was beginning to learn my own Indigenous language," says Kimmerer: bit.ly/49qgVnZ
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
On this week's podcast, plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer shares how language impacts the way we view nature. In the English language, plants are referred to as "it," or objects. "I found the solution as I was beginning to learn my own Indigenous language," says Kimmerer: bit.ly/49qgVnZ
Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer has taught people of all ages about the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. Her new project “Plant Baby Plant” is putting those teachings in practice, and she’s on the show to tell us more. Tune in on TV and radio, YouTube and podcast platforms.
January 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer has taught people of all ages about the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. Her new project “Plant Baby Plant” is putting those teachings in practice, and she’s on the show to tell us more. Tune in on TV and radio, YouTube and podcast platforms.
Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer is helping people turn their ecological grief into action with Plant Baby Plant. The new initiative brings people together to restore plants, connect with nature and build collective power for the Earth. Learn more on this week's show: bit.ly/4jbYbxd
January 5, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer is helping people turn their ecological grief into action with Plant Baby Plant. The new initiative brings people together to restore plants, connect with nature and build collective power for the Earth. Learn more on this week's show: bit.ly/4jbYbxd
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End Time Facism should be something we are all talking about.
Thank you to @astra.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social for this important perspective (and so much more).
And thank you @lauraflanders.org for epic interviews.
youtube.com/watch?v=8HAe...
#uspoli #fascism #cdnpoli #ethics
Thank you to @astra.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social for this important perspective (and so much more).
And thank you @lauraflanders.org for epic interviews.
youtube.com/watch?v=8HAe...
#uspoli #fascism #cdnpoli #ethics
Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor: Are We Entering “End Times Fascism”?
YouTube video by Laura Flanders & Friends
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December 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
End Time Facism should be something we are all talking about.
Thank you to @astra.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social for this important perspective (and so much more).
And thank you @lauraflanders.org for epic interviews.
youtube.com/watch?v=8HAe...
#uspoli #fascism #cdnpoli #ethics
Thank you to @astra.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social for this important perspective (and so much more).
And thank you @lauraflanders.org for epic interviews.
youtube.com/watch?v=8HAe...
#uspoli #fascism #cdnpoli #ethics
Why do we need to connect to the natural world to survive? That’s the question we explore on this week’s show. Stay until the end of the episode for Laura’s commentary, and subscribe to her Substack to receive extended commentaries every week. 🔗 in bio.
#Ecology #Environment #Commentary
#Ecology #Environment #Commentary
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Why do we need to connect to the natural world to survive? That’s the question we explore on this week’s show. Stay until the end of the episode for Laura’s commentary, and subscribe to her Substack to receive extended commentaries every week. 🔗 in bio.
#Ecology #Environment #Commentary
#Ecology #Environment #Commentary
Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer joins Laura Flanders & Friends today to tell us all about "Plant Baby Plant", a counter movement to the Republican's "Drill, Baby, Drill" campaign. Join us on YouTube today at 5:00 p.m. ET or catch the show on public television and radio all week: bit.ly/4jbYbxd
January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer joins Laura Flanders & Friends today to tell us all about "Plant Baby Plant", a counter movement to the Republican's "Drill, Baby, Drill" campaign. Join us on YouTube today at 5:00 p.m. ET or catch the show on public television and radio all week: bit.ly/4jbYbxd
Humans need nature to survive, and science shows that nature benefits from human intervention too. This Friday, plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer explores the ways people can mobilize to care for plants and be in community with “Plant Baby Plant”. Join us tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. ET: bit.ly/4jbYbxd
January 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Humans need nature to survive, and science shows that nature benefits from human intervention too. This Friday, plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer explores the ways people can mobilize to care for plants and be in community with “Plant Baby Plant”. Join us tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. ET: bit.ly/4jbYbxd