{"podcast":{"title":"OCCUPY! An Unfinished Uprising","slug":"occupy-an-unfinished-uprising-503463","podcast_index_feed_id":503463,"rss_url":"https://publicfeeds.net/f/17847/feed-rss.xml","website_url":"https://www.futurehindsight.com/","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/17847/images/682adf69-9e86-4be3-b2e5-f9fbcd4d8c28/OWS_series_art.jpg","author":"Future Hindsight (hello@futurehindsight.com)","episode_count":423,"summary":"OCCUPY! AN UNFINISHED UPRISING is a six-part narrative series from Future Hindsight exploring how a group of activists camping out in the middle of New York City reshaped the global conversation around capitalism. On the heels of one of the worst economic crises this nation has ever seen, thousands answered a call to protest Wall Street. They built an anti-capitalist village in a tiny park that inspired hundreds of occupations worldwide. It was the first major American movement of the social media era. As we approach the 15th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, this series goes inside the movement that grew rapidly, felt both chaotic and transcendent, and then violently flamed out — all from the voices of the activists who lived it. Mainstream media might have labeled it a failure, but Occupy popularized the language of the \"99%,\" birthed a new generation of organizers, and permanently altered American politics. Discover how an improbable uprising proved that collective action can reshape what is possible.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T18:21:22.439721+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/occupy-an-unfinished-uprising-503463"},"episode":{"title":"Democracy's Unfinished Promise: Alex Hertel-Fernandez","slug":"democracy-s-unfinished-promise-alex-hertel-fernandez","published_at":"2026-06-25T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/occupy-an-unfinished-uprising-503463/democracy-s-unfinished-promise-alex-hertel-fernandez","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/occupy-an-unfinished-uprising-503463","url":"https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/democracys-unfinished-promise-alex-hertel-fernandez","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/df154367-ec18-4d0e-92c3-1248583bd2ce/Alex_Hertel-Fernandez_FINAL.mp3","summary":"We discuss the intersection of policymaking on economics and democracy, the harm of intense concentration of wealth, and the need for building durable civil society. Alex's civic action toolkit recommendations are: Join an organization in your community Be in community with other people Alex Hertel-Fernandez is a labor policy scholar and the Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. He's also the author of State Capture: How Conservative Activists, Big Businesses, and Wealthy Donors Reshaped the American States — and the Nation. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos Follow Alex on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/awhf.bsky.social Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful . Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Alex Hertel-Fernandez Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos","meta_description":"We discuss the intersection of policymaking on economics and democracy, the harm of intense concentration of wealth, and the need for building durable civ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2451,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/occupy-an-unfinished-uprising-503463/episodes/democracy-s-unfinished-promise-alex-hertel-fernandez/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/occupy-an-unfinished-uprising-503463/democracy-s-unfinished-promise-alex-hertel-fernandez.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}