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Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture

Author: Laura Flanders
Feed episode count: 890
Official site: http://www.LauraFlanders.org/listen
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Summary

Uncensored history meets bold voices with Laura Flanders, award winning journalist and author. The show explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change. We spotlight the solutions of tomorrow, today. The show airs on PBS stations in over 300 US markets, and airs on 60+ community radio stations via PRX Exchange and Pacifica, and is available on YouTube and here as a podcast. Subscribers receive lots of video and audio web exclusives in addition to the weekly episode. Recent field reports and specials include: Jimmy Carter; 60th Anniversary of Selma Bloody Sunday March; Bernie Sanders' Fighting Oligarchy; Labor Movement vs. Fascism: Worker Organizers & Teachers Under Attack; And interviewee highlights include Award Winning Actor, Director, Writer, Liev Schreiber on his documentary "Meeting Zelensky"; Award winning journalists Maria Hinojosa (Award Winning Suave Podcast and host of Latino USA) & Chenjerai Kumanyika (Award Winning Podcast Series Empire City) on Forced Removals, Foreign Detention, the War on Education & Free Speech; Democracy & Capitalism: A Failed Experiment? with Bloomberg Economist & host of Tru…

Episodes

Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

[full uncut conversation] Embracing A World Beyond Binary Thinking with Donna Haraway

Duration seconds: 3320
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

[episode cut] Reframing Media Narratives for Queer and Trans Liberation with Marsha P Johnson's Story

Duration seconds: 1745
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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

[full uncut conversation] Reframing Media Narratives for Queer and Trans Liberation with Marsha P Johnson's Story

Duration seconds: 2644
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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

[episode cut] Dean Spade's Vision: Fostering Connection in Chaotic Times

Duration seconds: 1753
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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

[Full Uncut Conversation] Dean Spade's Vision: Fostering Connection in Chaotic Times

Duration seconds: 2244
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

[episode cut] PRIDE: Sarah Schulman on How to Build Solidarity

Duration seconds: 1713
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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

[full uncut conversation] PRIDE: Sarah Schulman on How to Build Solidarity

Duration seconds: 3112
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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

[episode cut] Finding Practical Paths To Economic & Social Justice

Duration seconds: 1779
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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

[full uncut conversation] Finding Practical Paths To Economic & Social Justice

Duration seconds: 2371
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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

[Episode Cut] Unions Can Save US Democracy Experts Say

Duration seconds: 1743
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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

[Full Uncut Conversation] Unions Can Save US Democracy Experts Say

Duration seconds: 2080
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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

[episode cut] The Data Center Revolt: John Cassidy & Faiz Shakir

Duration seconds: 1738
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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

[full uncut conversation] The Data Center Revolt: John Cassidy & Faiz Shakir

Duration seconds: 2215
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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

[episode cut] Activists Dolores Huerta & Ellen Gavin explore storytelling as an organizing tool

Duration seconds: 1704
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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

[full uncut conversation] Activists Dolores Huerta & Ellen Gavin explore storytelling as an organizing tool

Duration seconds: 2647
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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

[Episode Cut] Special Report: Petrochemical Boom Threatens Communities Already Battered by Katrina

Duration seconds: 1725
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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

[Full Uncut Conversation] General Russell L. Honoré: Decades after Katrina, Louisiana is weathering a new storm: the petrochemical industry

Duration seconds: 4586
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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

[Episode Cut - Earth Justice] The Truth About America's "Wood Basket": Why the U.S. South is Losing Its Forests | Brittons Neck

Duration seconds: 1728
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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

The Truth About America's "Wood Basket": Why the U.S. South is Losing Its Forests | Brittons Neck [Full Uncut Conversation - Rewind]

Duration seconds: 2621
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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

How do we take a breath? Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ UNDROWNED [Episode Cut]

Duration seconds: 1711
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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

[episode cut] Building Power with Braiding Sweetgrass’ Robin Wall Kimmerer

Duration seconds: 1793
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Apr 3, 2026 · not_requested

Building Power with Braiding Sweetgrass’ Robin Wall Kimmerer [full uncut conversation]

Duration seconds: 2746
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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

Robert Reich Calls Out Corporate Power Threatening US Democracy [Episode Cut, Rewind]

Duration seconds: 1699
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Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested

Robert Reich Calls Out Corporate Power Threatening US Democracy [Uncut Full Conversation Rewind]

Duration seconds: 3389
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Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested

What a Mamdani Victory Signals for the Nation [Rewind - Episode Cut]

Duration seconds: 1705
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