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136: What Are Activist Artists & Cultural Organizers Accountable to in Their Work?
Episode 136
To whom or what are artists and cultural organizers truly accountable—and why does it matter?
In an age where creative work increasingly intersects wi…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
135: Jerry Stropnicky: Story, Civic Empathy, & Social Change
Episode 135
What happens when a theater director steps into a struggling town and ignites transformation through the power of shared stories?
In a world where com…
7 months ago
134: “How Do Activist Artists and Cultural Organizers Resist: Lessons from the Anti-Authoritarian Frontlines
Episode 134
What do the arts have to do with resisting authoritarianism? And how do we, as creative community leaders, keep pushing for democracy when the odds f…
7 months, 1 week ago
133: Can Arts Festivals, Community Theater & Cultural Organizers Save Democracy?
Episode 133
What happens when community theater, political leadership, and grassroots organizing collide?
In today’s polarized climate, building authentic, inclu…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
132: When the Arts Are Under Fire – Navigating Today’s Unfriendly Cultural Climate
Episode 132
What happens when your art, your activism or your organization’s mission makes you a political target?
If you’re an artist, nonprofit leader, cultural…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
131: Can Activist Artists Bring DEI Back From the Dead? Part 3
Episode 131
What if the key to undoing bias and building empathy isn’t just policy or protest—but a complicated art and neuroscience dance that facilitates the r…
8 months ago
130: Can Theater Artists Bring DEI Back From the Dead? Part 2
Episode 130
Can a scripted performance shift the way people feel—and act—about race, identity, and inclusion in their workplace?
This is Chapter Two of our three-…
8 months, 1 week ago
129 : Can Activist Theater Artists Bring DEI Back from the Dead? Part 1
Episode 129
Can artists revive the powerful, but increasingly vilified, values of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in America?
As DEI initiatives face growing bac…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
128: Art IS Change: Want Proof That Art Makes Real Change? Start Here
Season 4 Episode 128
What if changing a podcast title could spark a deeper, more powerful shift in how we understand the role of artists in shaping society?
Not likely, b…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
127: Why Arts Activism & Cultural Organizing are a Pro Democracy Imperative
Season 4 Episode 127
How can the transformative power of art and culture serve as the connective tissue in movements for democracy, justice, and deep societal change?
In o…
8 months, 4 weeks ago