Movement Memos
by Truthout
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How Communities Are Fighting AI Data Centers and Winning
Oct 15, 2026
1h 08m 55s
Activists Are Preparing to Defend Elections This November
Oct 1, 2026
1h 08m 44s
Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are
Sep 17, 2026
1h 12m 45s
Organizing for Survival in an Era of Climate Chaos
Sep 3, 2026
1h 05m 52s
Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy
Aug 20, 2026
56m 33s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/15/26 |  How Communities Are Fighting AI Data Centers and Winning | Across the country, communities are fighting back against the construction of AI data centers and winning. In this episode, Kelly talks with Saul Levin, host of The Hum, about the growing movement against Big Tech's infrastructure boom and the strategies organizers are using to stop these projects. They discuss how unlikely coalitions are building power, sharing tactics, and challenging the political and corporate forces seeking to override local communities. Music: Son Monarcas, Jobii, and David Celeste | 1h 08m 55s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 |  Activists Are Preparing to Defend Elections This November | In this episode, Kelly talks with organizer Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson about what it means to defend an election under authoritarianism, beyond simply telling people to “vote harder.” They discuss the “win, prove, enforce” framework, the strategic case for early voting, how ordinary people can help protect the voting process, and why relational organizing and staying in right relationship across political differences will matter in the months ahead. Music: Son Monarcas and Sarah the Illstrumentalist You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 08m 44s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 |  Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are | What happens when machines become easier to relate to than other people? In this episode, Kelly talks with author Sherry Turkle about artificial intimacy, the erosion of empathy and social skills, and the political dangers of replacing human connection with frictionless simulations of care. Music: Son Monarcas and Sarah the Illstrumentalist You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 12m 45s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | climate changecommunity resilience+3 | Keyante AytchAlice Liu+1 | Truthout | — | climate chaosmesh networks+3 | — | 1h 05m 52s | ||
| 8/20/26 | billionairesdemocracy+5 | Gil Durán | Silicon Valley | — | billionairesdemocracy+5 | — | 56m 33s | ||
| 8/6/26 |  You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle | “It comes down to the stealing of everything that is and the taking of everything that is,” says Joseph White Eyes. In this episode, Kelly talks with Native organizers Joseph White Eyes and Krystal Two Bulls about the struggle against data centers in Native communities. The conversation explores how the AI boom is advancing a new era of colonial extraction, and how Native communities are resisting land grabs and exploitative technologies. Music: Son Monarcas and Sarah the Illstrumentalist | 1h 16m 37s | ||||||
| 7/23/26 | AI technologycorporate projects+4 | Brian Merchant | Truthout | — | AIgenerative AI+5 | — | 1h 27m 59s | ||
| 6/11/26 | disaster preparationclimate change+3 | Chris BegleyAmy Edelman | TruthoutThe Emergency Playbook: A Bunker-Free Guide to Disaster Preparation | — | disaster preparationclimate disasters+3 | — | 1h 13m 27s | ||
| 5/28/26 | immigrationcommunity activism+3 | John Washington | ICETruthout+1 | — | ICE campsimmigrant detention+3 | — | 1h 17m 05s | ||
| 5/14/26 | TrumpU.S. Empire+5 | Khury Petersen-Smith | Truthout | — | Trumpwhenever wars+5 | — | 1h 19m 38s | ||
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| 4/30/26 | hopebacklash+5 | Rebecca Solnit | Truthout | — | hopebacklash+5 | — | 1h 10m 30s | ||
| 4/15/26 | conflict transformationrepair+3 | Tanuja Jagernauth | TruthoutMovement Memos+1 | — | repairconflict transformation+3 | — | 1h 20m 02s | ||
| 4/2/26 | conflict resolutionfascism+4 | Tanuja Jagernauth | Truthout | — | harmconflict+5 | — | 1h 23m 18s | ||
| 3/19/26 |  Why Libraries Matter in a Fascist Moment | “A lot of people in power view knowledge as dangerous,” says organizer Mariame Kaba. In this episode, Kelly speaks with Maraime and organizers Alison Macrina and Katie Clark about why public libraries matter, not just as places to borrow books, but as vital public infrastructure. They discuss libraries as spaces where people can gather without spending money, learn together, and build the kind of shared intellectual life that authoritarianism seeks to destroy. The conversation explores book bans, censorship, austerity, AI, political education, and the bipartisan defunding of public goods, while making a powerful case for libraries as sites of struggle, possibility, and collective survival. Music: Son Monarcas & Jobii You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 14m 54s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 |  The Science of Unlearning And Why Organizers Need It | Why do some people change, while others double down? In this episode of Movement Memos, Kelly talks with journalist and author Lewis Raven Wallace about the deeper mechanics of political transformation. Drawing on neuroscience, trauma research, and stories of people who have broken with deeply held ideologies, Wallace argues that real change rarely happens through debate or persuasion. Instead, transformation grows out of relationships, shared struggle, cognitive dissonance, and practice. Together, Kelly and Lewis explore what organizers can learn from the science of neuroplasticity, the role of rupture and confrontation, and why movements need to focus less on “changing minds” and more on creating conditions where people can unlearn harmful beliefs and step into collective action. Music: Son Monarcas, David Celeste, and Daniel Fridell You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 03m 13s | ||||||
| 2/19/26 |  Living Under a Concentration Camp Regime — and Fighting Back | In this episode, Kelly talks with journalist Andrea Pitzer, author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps, about what it means to live under a concentration camp regime — and how people can fight back. Pitzer explains how mass detention systems are built through “end runs” around the law, how they become normalized, and why the rapid expansion of U.S. detention infrastructure signals a dangerous escalation. Music: Son Monarcas, Ballpoint, and David Celeste You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 06m 43s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  Minneapolis Community Defense Is “Riding on the Learning Edge of a Whirlwind” | “Our days are riding on the learning edge of a whirlwind — crisis management, harm mitigation, helping everyone come to terms with new conditions and new impossible choices that they're faced with,” says Minneapolis organizer Andrew Fahlstrom. In this episode, Andrew and local organizers Jordan and Susan Raffo talk with Kelly about community defense in Minneapolis, the social fabric of collective care under federal occupation, and how people around the country should be gearing up for the long struggle ahead. Music: Son Monarcas, Daniel Fridell, and Katori Walker You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 10m 09s | ||||||
| 12/11/25 |  How We've Resisted ICE: Street Lessons From Chicago | “The best way to respond to fear and intimidation tactics is to just show we're not afraid. We're going to keep showing up. We're going to keep speaking out,” says musician Jocelyn Walsh, who is facing federal charges for protesting ICE activity in Chicagoland. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Walsh and Chicago organizers Gabe Gonzalez and Rey Wences talk with host Kelly Hayes about what activists have learned from months of raids, repression, and escalating authoritarian violence. Music: Son Monarcas & Songs for Liberation You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 28m 11s | ||||||
| 11/27/25 |  Fascism at the Door, Neighbors in the Street: Abolition in Practice | “We’re very aware that things are awful … That means that we’re alive, and that we want something different. That’s a really important starting point, is just to even have that kind of repulsion and to have that awful feeling about things,” says Tamara Nopper. “So, I want more of that energy, but I want more of that energy to be connected to some more skills.” In this episode, Tamara and Kelly discuss the urgency of political education in our current fascist climate, what people are learning in the streets, and the importance of counter-recruiting for movements against policing and deportations. Music: Son Monarcas & Daniel Fridell You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 09m 39s | ||||||
| 11/13/25 |  Burnout is Not Inevitable: Building Movements That Can Hold Us | What happens when our movements start to run on empty? In this episode, Kelly talks with organizer and WildSeed Society strategist Aaron Goggans about trauma, dysregulation, burnout, and the myth that we can just push through. They discuss why nervous system regulation is a crucial part of political strategy, how neurodivergent organizers hold essential wisdom for this moment, and why rest, ritual, and mutual care must be built into our fight against fascism. Whether you’re feeling frozen, overwhelmed, or simply exhausted, this conversation offers clarity, compassion, and a reminder that we’re not alone — and we don’t have to earn rest to deserve it. Music: Son Monarcas, Ballpoint, and David Celeste You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 07m 31s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 |  Resisting ICE, Building Worlds: Care and Survival in Fascistic Times | “It's all hands on deck and we have to fight. This is the only way,” says Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. In this episode, Leanne and Kelly discuss lessons from Leanne’s book Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead and the ongoing struggle against ICE in Chicago, where Kelly is involved in rapid response efforts. Music: Son Monarcas and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 14m 23s | ||||||
| 10/16/25 |  Making Things Together: Zines, Strategy, and Survival | “We can only be brave together,” says Mariame Kaba. In this episode, Kelly talks with Maraime and writer and organizer Red Schulte about political education, collective courage, and the mistakes we’ll make along the way. Music: Son Monarcas & Sarah, the Illstrumentalist You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 19m 18s | ||||||
| 10/2/25 |  Holding the Line Through Tear Gas and Censorship | "You're either on the side that is singing and showing up and holding other people, or you're on the side of the helicopters and the gas canisters and the guns,” says Eman Abdelhadi. In this episode, Eman, Maya Schenwar, and Kelly discuss immigration raids and the violent repression of protesters in Chicago, the administration’s war on free speech and the organized left, and lessons from the upcoming book, Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 11m 22s | ||||||
| 9/18/25 |  Raids, Retaliation, and Radical Solidarity in Chicago | “History shows us that repression always breeds resistance. Fear can never kill solidarity," says Chicago organizer Miguel Alvelo Rivera. In this episode, Kelly uplifts the voices of activists and organizers across Chicago as the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" terrorizes communities across the Chicagoland area. Benji Hart, Stacy Davis Gates, Arti Walker-Peddakotla, Ric Wilson, and others discuss Trump's threats to send in the National Guard, ongoing ICE raids, and the solidarity we need to survive these times. You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter Music: Son Monarcas, Scene, Nyck Caution, Katori Walker, Apollo, Curved Mirror, Daniel Fridell, Scientific, DonVayei, Ballpoint & Sarah the Illstrumentalist | 1h 05m 46s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 |  The Trap of Law and Order Under Fascism | “There's no rule of law that's going to get us out of where we are,” says author and organizer Andrea Ritchie. In this episode, Andrea and Kelly discuss the role of criminalization in authoritarian and fascist regimes, and why “we need more outlaws” and less fetishization of “law and order.” You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter | 1h 08m 29s | ||||||
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