Interdependent Study
by Interdependent Study
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About this podcast
Class is in session. Interdependent Study is about the learning and unlearning work for social justice and collective liberation.
Interdependent Study is hosted by Damien Franze, an angry Black man from Baltimore who wears his heart on his sleeve, and Aaron Hood, an angry white man from Florida who is always thinking. We’re two friends who work in education and share a commitment to social justice.
We believe that we are always learning; always arriving. People constantly learn and unlearn by reflecting on their experiences. Interdependent Study is designed to be a community for this work.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 274 episodes
- Policing, Capitalism, & Abolition · 31 min · Season 6 Episode 41Policing (and the police state) is deeply connected to and intertwined with capitalism, imperialism, and anti-Black racism. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Their End…
- Democrats Woke Socialist Panic · 29 min · Season 6 Episode 40The leadership of the Democratic Party is way too focused on the surge of support for left-wing and democratic socialist candidates as opposed to the fascist administration…
- Local Money Feeding Corporate Power · 27 min · Season 6 Episode 39There are so many ways that we are financially contributing to corporate power and the oppression economy through our collective money. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the…
- Flock, Surveillance, and Data Leaks · 24 min · Season 6 Episode 38Surveillance technology from Flock Security has been installed across the country and is being used in suspicious and dangerous ways by law enforcement agencies. Listen as Aaron…
- Zombies & Racial Othering · 32 min · Season 6 Episode 37There is a clear connection between zombies and foreign bodies—the racialized Other—in our media, pop culture, politics, and society, especially in the aftermath of the September…
- Build Relationships, Fight Structures · 28 min · Season 6 Episode 36There’s so much to learn from the life, work, and legacy of civil rights activist, organizer, and lawyer Walter Riley. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Civil Rights…
- Death Penalties in Israel and USA · 23 min · Season 6 Episode 35There is a clear and chilling connection between the actions of the authoritarian regime of the United States and the authoritarian regime of Israel. Listen as Aaron and Damien…
- Banking & Broadband for the People · 25 min · Season 6 Episode 34The role and impact of public banking and broadband infrastructure and services is critically important in our lives and for our communities. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss…
- Interrupting Anti-Trans Copaganda · 23 min · Season 6 Episode 33Anti-trans ideology and rhetoric has escalated over the years, and it is important for the media to be responsible with its reporting and coverage of these issues. Listen as…
- AI & the School to Prison Pipeline · 25 min · Season 6 Episode 32The role and impact of carceral AI technologies on our children in our schools and communities is extremely troublesome and only serves to push our children into the…
- Indigenous Resistance: History & Future · 30 min · Season 6 Episode 31The lessons learned from the history of Indigenous resistance are an important part of our collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Our History Is the…
- SCOTUS Guts the VRA Again · 24 min · Season 6 Episode 30The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais has essentially reversed the profound progress that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped to usher into this country…
- Resisting Corporate & Monopoly Power · 28 min · Season 6 Episode 29The role and impact of corporate power and monopoly power in this country on the economy and on marginalized communities has been significant. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss…
- Mutual Aid: Solidarity Beyond Crises · 29 min · Season 6 Episode 29There is power in community-based organizing and mutual aid to care for each other and fight for the world we all need and deserve. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book…
- Whose Independence? Aspirations & Contradictions · 31 min · Season 6 Episode 27The language in and about the Declaration of Independence is telling of the current state of the United States today. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Do You…
- Anti-Blackness In This Economy · 24 min · Season 6 Episode 26There is a clear connection between anti-Blackness and racism to the state of the political economy of the United States. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Over 160…
- Carceral AI & Precrime · 26 min · Season 6 Episode 25The role and impact of carceral AI technologies in our criminal punishment system and on our society is significant, outrageous, and dangerous. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss…
- Dr. King & Gangs in Chicago · 25 min · Season 6 Episode 24Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work with Black and Latino gang members in Chicago in the 1960s shows his commitment to engaging young people in the Black freedom struggle. Listen…
- Sportswashing & the World Cup · 31 min · Season 6 Episode 23The 2026 FIFA World Cup is here, but it is fueled by an undercurrent and history of sportswashing and corruption. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Red Card: The 2026…
- Carceral AI and the Police State · 23 min · Season 6 Episode 22The role and impact of carceral AI technologies in our criminal punishment system and on our society is significant, outrageous, and dangerous. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss…
