About this episode

In this special interview, Dan Feidt discusses the formation and impact of Unicorn Riot over the past decade.

Special Interview Recorded (2/16/2026) and Uploaded (3/26/2026) In this special we speak with Dan Feidt who has been a Reporter and Producer with Unicorn Riot (https://unicornriot.ninja/) since its formation. We discuss what lead up to the formation of the Educational Media Organization, such as experiences at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Occuppy Wallstreet in New York, and other events. Unicorn Riot formed in 2015 and kickoffed its education campaign covering McDonalds workers walking out of work in one Twin Cities location. Listen to this interview to hear more about how Unicorn Riot first formed and how it has continued to provide deep coverage of important information about our world. Links to items covered in this podcast: Occupy Wall Street: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street Twin Cities Indymedia (still) on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tcimc/ Confrontation Looming As Neo-Nazi Groups To Hold Rally in Pikeville, KY: https://unicornriot.ninja/2017/confrontation-looming-neo-nazi-groups-hold-rally-pikeville-ky/ DISCORD LEAKS Unicorn Riot archive: https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/ Unicorn Riot closely covered the Dakota Access…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Shillingford

Guest: Dan Feidt

Topics covered

• Unicorn Riot
• media organization
• protests
• social movements
• journalism
• education

Keywords

• Unicorn Riot
• Dan Feidt
• media
• protests
• Occupy Wall Street
• Dakota Access Pipeline
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Unicorn Riot

Places: Twin Cities, Pikeville, KY, Standing Rock, Gaza

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