Hosted by Desiree Hellegers, this episode features segments on Teaching Palestine, Food Justice, Health and Trans Fiction:
Teaching Palestine: In their Introduction to Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices, the editors begin by noting the silencing they routinely encounter: "Israel and Palestine is just too complicated to teach," both liberal and conservative commentators often caution. The book unfolds as a potent counter to that silencing. Over 20 contributors from a wide range of disciplines show how the study of Palestinians' history, struggles, and aspirations can deepen students' critical thinking and understandings of their own society as well as global politics. Jan Haaken talks with Bill Bigelow and Samia Shoman, two of the editors and contributors, about how this book project developed and how it has been embraced by many teachers and students in spite of the silencing campaigns.
Kasama Farm: The Municipal Eco Resiliency Project interviews Jihelah & Leilani about Kasama Farm, which specializes in culturally significant crops for the Filipino community in Portland. The interview also explores topics such as farming during climate change and the rights of farm workers. This interview is part of MERP's Food Sovereignty Media Series, and was made possible by a grant from the Mt Hood Cable Regulatory Commission.
What's Cuckoo?: MAHA and the fiction of Gretchen Felker-Martin: Frann Michel considers some ideas of the new head of HHS, and recommends the horror novels Manhunt (2022) and Cuckoo (2024) by trans writer Gretchen Felker-Martin.