# We Can Have Better: The Check-In with Jared Yates Sexton and Danielle Moodie

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Podcast: [Audio From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates Sexton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/audio-from-a-collapsing-state-jared-yates-sexton-5650667)
Published: 2026-04-22T18:59:47+00:00
Episode link: https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/we-can-have-better-the-check-in-with-a9b
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## Resource

Today’s episode of The Check-In was exactly the kind of conversation I wanted to have when Danielle Moodie and I started this project. We got into leaving behind the feeling of inevitability that fascists want us to feel and rediscovering agency, or the ability to make change and create the world we actually want and actually deserve. Dispatches From A Collapsing State desperately needs your support. If this work resonates with you, if it has helped you, please become a paid subscriber This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jaredyatessexton.substack.com/subscribe

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