How to Be a Dissident, Lessons from Resistance Then and Now
About this episode
The episode explores the concept of moral courage through the stories of various dissidents and resistance fighters.
What makes an ordinary person become a dissident? Gal Beckerman explores moral courage through figures like Alexei Navalny, Osip Mandelstam and Etty Hillesum. Then Buzzy Jackson revisits the story of Dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft.
People in this episode
Host: Francesca Rheannon
Guests: Gal Beckerman, Buzzy Jackson
Topics covered
- dissidence
- moral courage
- resistance
- historical figures
- Dutch Resistance
Keywords
- dissident
- moral courage
- resistance
- Alexei Navalny
- Hannie Schaft
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