<![CDATA[GLOBAL WARNING with AWKWORD]]> https://thisisawkword.com/podcast Global Warning with AWKWORD is a video podcast series featuring 15-minute conversations with experts on democracy and anti-fascism — connecting past to present and future, and local to global.

]]> RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:14:11 GMT en 82fa4c43-edae-52fd-a3a7-6a443419ccf5 https://media.rss.com/global-warning-awkword/20251110_071119_aeb3e44747ede18cbf1357269bc13da5.png GLOBAL WARNING with AWKWORD https://thisisawkword.com/podcast yes Support Indie Journalism Philip Mandelbaum awkword awkword false episodic podcast New York, USA <![CDATA[Noelle Cook]]> "It's a surprise to people when I don't go at them. But I think if you want to learn about people, if you want to understand where they're coming from, you have to approach it with curiosity and you have to be willing to listen." - Noelle Cook, author, The Conspiracists

On GLOBAL WARNING, Episode 10, AWKWORD and Noelle Cook talk about the growth of disinformation, conspiracy theories and far-right extremism since January 6, 2021.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/global-warning-awkword/2464458 81e34a09-e0a0-40fb-8ae8-43efa81d67ce 2198 full 1 1 10 10 false Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:11:29 GMT <![CDATA[Melanie D'Arrigo]]> “It's really all about control. If we can make people afraid, it's easier to control us. It's easier to control us if we have the fear of going bankrupt, if we have the fear of going sick, it's easy to control us." - Melanie D'Arrigo, Executive Director of Campaign for New York Health

On GLOBAL WARNING, Episode 9, AWKWORD and Melanie D'Arrigo talk about fighting back against injustices in the healthcare system and workplace, personally, professionally and politically; the importance of science and health, particularly under a Trump administration; running for Congress as a leftist Democrat; and how social media, in spite of all its drawbacks, can serve as an optimal vehicle for organizing in the 21st century.

This episode was sponsored by Zivolife superfood, Good Feels cannabis seltzer, Shimmerwood CBD-infused seltzers, and others. AWKWORD's deals and discounts: https://MyDeals.Page/v4fq (Code: WARNING)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/global-warning-awkword/2401677 1bea9e41-ed61-4d77-aceb-330cdd889f5c 1491 full 1 1 9 9 false Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:48:56 GMT <![CDATA[Amy Cooter]]> "It's really important to try to know which groups might be active in your area... Familiarize yourself with some of the taglines, some of the most common icons. And if you see something tagged around town, you at least know what's likely there. Be willing to stand up and support your neighbors who may be targeted before you are." - Amy Cooter, Co-founder and Deputy Directory, Institute for Countering Digital Extremism, on what we can do in our communities to counter the growth of far-right extremism

On GLOBAL WARNING, Episode 8, AWKWORD and Amy Cooter talk about the biggest threats to our democracy, online and off; accelerationism and its connection to domestic terrorism; the state of extremist groups and militias today; the difference between the far-right and far-left; and what we can do in our communities to fight back and maybe even flourish.

This episode was sponsored by Zivolife superfood, Good Feels cannabis seltzer, Shimmerwood CBD-infused seltzers, and others. AWKWORD's deals and discounts: https://MyDeals.Page/v4fq (Code: WARNING)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/global-warning-awkword/2397448 dc610614-50eb-405d-8544-fd2b4e338ed2 1401 full 1 1 8 8 false Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:26:06 GMT <![CDATA[Hunter Dunn, 50501 Movement]]> “When Americans were looking for some way to resist at the beginning of the second Trump administration, we kind of had to do it ourselves… What if we all went to our state capitals on the same day, protesting with the same message? And that spread rapidly." - Hunter Dunn, National Press Coordinator, 50501

On GLOBAL WARNING, Episode 7, AWKWORD and 50501's Hunter Dunn talk about the anti-Trump resistance movement, from No Kings protests and civil disobedience to strategic boycotts, strikes and mutual aid.

This episode was sponsored by Zivolife superfood, Good Feels cannabis seltzer, Shimmerwood CBD-infused seltzers, and others. AWKWORD's deals and discounts: https://MyDeals.Page/v4fq (Code: WARNING)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/global-warning-awkword/2371354 f133588e-2538-4508-bb78-0cba59e155d7 1544 full 1 1 7 7 false Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:29:00 GMT <![CDATA[Melissa Ryan]]> "The extreme right... The amount of resources behind them and the amount of power that they hold within the political establishment of their party is absolutely asymmetrical." - Melissa Ryan, 'Control Alt-Right Delete', one of the foremost experts on far-right extremism

On GLOBAL WARNING, Episode 6, AWKWORD and Melissa Ryan talk about the spread of fascism, media complicity, disinformation and online toxicity, far-right extremist networks, and how we organize online.

This episode was sponsored by Zivolife superfood, Good Feels cannabis seltzer, Shimmerwood CBD-infused seltzers, and others. AWKWORD's deals and discounts: https://MyDeals.Page/v4fq (Code: WARNING)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/global-warning-awkword/2350308 5a05009c-f6b5-4b94-9305-409e96d61e76 1479 full 1 1 6 6 false Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:45:45 GMT <![CDATA[Laura Jedeed]]> "It's going to be a long fight, but the first part of it always is going to be finding your people and just getting a group together to do something... See if ICE is setting up anywhere, to distribute whistles so that people can alert people, to impede, throw sand in the gears, whatever one has to do. These things take time to ramp up, but unfortunately we're in it now and we have to start slowly." - Laura Jedeed, Banned In Your State', expert on military intelligence, conservatism, far-right movements, and the American apocalypse

On GLOBAL WARNING, Episode 5, AWKWORD and Laura Jedeed talk about combatting a coup; the pros and cons of the growing protest movement and the government response — and how it compares and contrasts with the Black Lives Matter movement; the rise of the far right since Charlottesville; the new fascist playbook; and how mainstream media and social media distort the truth and aid Trump in implementing Project 2025.

This episode was sponsored by Zivolife superfood, Good Feels cannabis seltzer, Shimmerwood CBD-infused seltzers, and others. AWKWORD's deals and discounts: https://MyDeals.Page/v4fq (Code: WARNING)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/global-warning-awkword/2338891 fd2ac735-b908-49b9-ad30-33cedcb468e3 1356 full 1 1 5 5 false Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:52:02 GMT <![CDATA[Emily Gorcenski]]> “We're not going to react to every single thing that Trump does. We can't stop that. What we can do is we can help feed the hungry people in our community. We can help provide shelter and warmth to the houseless people in our community.” - Emily Gorcenski, anti-fascist data scientist, researcher, writer and commentator

On GLOBAL WARNING, Episode 4, AWKWORD and Emily Gorcenski talk about what it’s really like to face the ire of the far right, her background in data science and its role in her daily work, her take on the national landscape, and finally her visions for a more humane internet and world.

This episode was sponsored by Zivolife superfood, Good Feels cannabis seltzer, Shimmerwood CBD-infused seltzers, and others. AWKWORD's deals and discounts: https://MyDeals.Page/v4fq (Code: WARNING)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/global-warning-awkword/2324662 7f442e66-9ade-4388-9f12-2f3bb9b82e49 1273 full 1 1 4 4 false Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:07:58 GMT <![CDATA[Eric King]]> “You don't have to be everything to everyone, but you can give yourself and you should give what you can to your community because you would want that back to you. That's mutual aid. I share with you what I have. You share with me what you have, whether it's skills, resources, talents… As opposed to exploiting and commodifying each other.”

GLOBAL WARNING episode 2: Eric King, vegan, anarchist, anti-fascist activist and organizer who was incarcerated in a 6x9 cell in federal 'super max' for 10 years for throwing a Molotov cocktail at an EMPTY congressional building — on anti-fascist organizing, State terror, neoliberalism, and life behind bars.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/global-warning-awkword/2320181 486f7243-21c5-4512-955d-064510b65cdb 1184 full 1 1 2 2 false Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:19:59 GMT <![CDATA[Daryle Lamont Jenkins]]> “You have strength. It doesn’t come from your government. It doesn’t come from your media. It comes from you.”

GLOBAL WARNING episode 1: Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Founder and Executive Director, One People’s Project — on US anti-fascism, from the 80s through 2025, and beyond — and what YOU can do to make a difference

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/global-warning-awkword/2320178 b4e3d554-edc5-4896-979f-a82e709e5ca0 1312 full 1 1 1 1 false Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:18:07 GMT <![CDATA[Pam Keith]]> "There are a lot of messages that came across election night... The pushback against Republican leadership, that's the thread that seems to be common to all of the victories from coast to coast, from north to south, be it federal, be it state, be it mayor's races, school board races, referendums, you name it, the voters came out and voted against the Republicans." - Pam Keith, who ran for federal office three times, campaigning as early as 2016 on democratic socialist tenets like Medicare For All

On GLOBAL WARNING, Episode 3, Pam Keith, a Black Florida-based civil rights attorney and employment justice firm executive director, takes us behind the scenes, discussing her runs for office, the most recent races, the state of the US Democratic Party as an opposition to the GOP and far-right agenda, her advice for future candidates and local activists, and much more.

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