Ep 394 - Rossana Rodriguez, 33rd Ward Alderwoman and Beacon of Socialist Political Power, Returns

Ep 394 - Rossana Rodriguez, 33rd Ward Alderwoman and Beacon of Socialist Political Power, Returns

If you live in the 33rd Ward on the Northwest Side of Chicago, you already know the political magic that's been built by this Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez and her comrades. For everyone else, it's pivotal to see how a group of grassroots socialist-leaning organizers have built power from the streets to the House of Representatives, while still doing the job of meeting people's everyday needs. Rossana returns to AirGo to talk about how this power base has been constructed brick-by-brick, the billionaire meddlers in Chicago's politics, and how she and so many others built new capacity for liberation in the face of ICE's so-called "Midway Blitz" last year.

SHOW NOTES
Listen to Rossana on AirGo in 2020 - https://airgoradio.com/airgo/2020/4/15/episode-233-on-the-line-with-ald-rossana-rodriguez

And again in 2023 - https://airgoradio.com/airgo/2023/3/3/ep-318-rossana-rodriguez-returns

Connect with her office - https://33rdward.org/

Link with the 33rd Ward Working Families IPO - https://www.workingfamilies33.org/

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Ep 393 - Dame and Kiss talk WW3, the Manosphere, and Abolishing Masculinity

On this episode the guys check in about living in a time of decay, dissonance, and maybe World War 3? They also dig deep into the new Louis Theroux docuseries Inside the Manosphere, and get into it about whether masculinity is savalgeable or whether we should scrap the whole concept to help humanity. Plus, some real topical takes about how good the movie Casablanca is.

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Ep 392 - The Hosts of JAAM Podcast Make Non-Toxic Masculinity Go Viral

We have the privilege of welcoming four youthful hope-givers and fellow Chicago podcasters to the AirGo stu–JJ, Allen, Abee, and Matt of hit show the JAAM Podcast. In a little over a year, the guys have built a vibrant and very successful show sharing a razor-sharp voice and perspective on what's happening in our city, the news cycle, and beyond. Their show has welcomed guests like Hasan Piker, Chance the Rapper, Mayor Brandon Johnson, Deante Kyle, and many more. Yet they'd never told the origin story of their show and work together–until now!

We break down how being a digital native can shape your worldview, what it means to wrestle with masculinity as you come of age, and much more. Get into it!

SHOW NOTES
Tune in to the JAAM - https://www.youtube.com/@TheJAAMPod

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Ep 391 - Molly Crabapple, Author of Best-Selling Radical Jewish History "Here Where We Live is Our Country"

What do we do with the stories we're given? Do we accept them, or dig for the truth? Molly Crabapple is a visual artist, writer, and aesthetic fixture of radical social movements for the last decade-plus. Molly got her start as the house artist for New York’s most notorious nightclub. She became a journalist sketching the frontlines of Occupy Wall Street, before covering, with words and art, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lebanese snipers, Guantanamo Bay, the US-Mexican border, Pennsylvania prisoners, New York cabbies, Greek refugee camps, and the ravages of hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. We dig in with her about her new best-selling book Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund. Once the most influential Jewish political force in eastern Europe, the Bund was secular, socialist, and uncompromisingly anti-Zionist. The Bundists fought for dignity and equality, not in an imagined homeland in Palestine but “here where we live.” Molly shares how this story lives in her lineage, the unsexy but beautiful work of a decade in the archives, and what this story teaches us about the fraught but necessary work of building coalition as we fight for a better world.

SHOW NOTES

Buy Here Where We Live is Our Country - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-by-molly-crabapple/

Watch The Years of Repair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m8YACFJlMg

Catch Molly live in Chicago 4/23 - https://www.instagram.com/p/DXFh5pkGabl/?img_index=1

Follow Molly - https://www.instagram.com/mollycrabapple/

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio
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Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Ep 390 - aja monet, Grammy-Nominated Poet and Keeper of the Black Surrealist Tradition

he guys have the privilege of hopping on the line with brilliant poet, artist, and cultural organizer aja monet. A longtime guiding light of the poetry and spoken word community, aja's debut album, when the poems do what they do, was nominated for a Grammy Best Spoken Word Poetry Album in 2024. She joins the show to talk about leading the way toward Black cultural solidarity with Palestine, the mentors that have poured into her, and her brief stay at the center of Chicago's hip hop renaissance in the early 2010s.

SHOW NOTES
Pre-order aja's new album The Color of Rain, out 5/22/26! - https://drinksumwtr.lnk.to/aja-monet-the-color-of-rain

Follow aja - https://www.instagram.com/ajamonet

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio
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Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Ep 389 - Heavy Crownz Breaks Down New Album 'Trench Baby Turned Farmer'

From time to time, a Chicago artist drops a new project that the AirGo crew is vibing with–when that happens, we get them in the mix for a special listening party episode! Using a few of the project's tracks as jumping off points for the conversation, we dive deep into process, creativity, and growth. We're excited to hop into Trench Baby Turned Farmer, the new project from artist, farmer, and Englewood native Heavy Crownz. On this thoughtful and vibrant album, Heavy finds pathways into his world that are accessible and resonant whether you grew up on his block or not. He talks with the guys about how he defines "the trenches," the social codes and beauty of the ball courts, and the healing power of getting your hands in the soil. Join the party with us!

SHOW NOTES
Listen to Trench Baby Turned Farmer – https://heavycrownz.fanlink.tv/trenchbabyturnedfarmer?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

Follow Heavy Crownz - https://www.instagram.com/heavycrownz/

Subscribe to the episode on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@respairmedia

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Ep 388 - Dean Spade, Mutual Aid & Radical Relationship-Builder, on Love in a F*cked-up World

Over the years, we've seen time and time again that healthy relationship are the glue that keeps our movements together. But it can be so hard, surprisingly hard, to build and maintain healthy relationships while struggling for a better world. Dean Spade is a longtime organizer and advocate for queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice. You may remember the name from his book Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (and the Next), which became a bible and handbook for so many during the 2020 uprising. His newest book and podcast, Love in a Fucked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell, Together, is a vibrant "call to action and a practical manifesto for how to combat cultural scripts and take our relationships into our own hands, preparing us for the work of changing the world." He comes through to talk about the mythologies we carry with us, the value of conflict, and the beautiful sexiness of messy connection.

SHOW NOTES
Buy Love in a Fucked-Up World - https://redemmas.org/titles/45565-love-in-a-fucked-up-world-how-to-build-relationships-hook-up-and-raise-hell-together/

Check out the podcast - https://www.deanspade.net/podcast/

Follow Dean - https://www.instagram.com/spade.dean

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Ep 387 - Renzell, Foundation of Chicago's Hip Hop Renaissance & StudioShapes Founder

When we listen to the remarkable hip hop that emerged from Chicago over the last fifteen years, it may not always be clear just how many hands had central roles in shaping the vibrant sound and community that pushed the limits of artistry and industry and crafted some of the best music of the 21st century. Renzell has been at the keys, on the boards, and on the ground as a collaborator and visionary force for a lot of this music, and has now stepped into his role as a spacemaker and mentor at his wonderful recording spot StudioShapes. He breaks down the importance of an artistic home; his favorite collabs with artists like Mick Jenkins, Noname, Via Rosa, and theMIND; and the sacrifices artists and creators have to make to build strong bonds with each other.

SHOW NOTES
Get in tune with StudioShapes - https://www.studioshapeschicago.com/

Follow Renzell on IG - https://www.instagram.com/renzell.wav/?hl=en

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Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 386 - Bill Ayers, Legendary Leftist and Teacher for Liberation, Returns

The guys are in a new studio with an old friend and mentor, the legendary Bill Ayers! A lifelong force for collective liberation, Bill was a cofounder of militant leftist group the Weather Underground, which was formed in opposition to U.S. imperialism in Vietnam and racial injustice. After living underground for years to avoid FBI arrest, he has been an engaged scholar and a peace and social justice activist who has written extensively about social justice and freedom, democracy and education, the cultural contexts of schooling, and teaching as an essentially intellectual, ethical, and political enterprise. He's also the host of podcast Under the Tree: a Seminar on Freedom, which Dame and Kiss helped him build, and a loving mentor to Chicago's movement community. He comes through to talk about the heightened contradictions of this political moment, the ways the Weather Underground lives on in popular culture, the pride he feels for his children's achievements, and much more.

SHOW NOTES
Subscribe to Under the Tree - https://underthetreepod.com/

Catch Bill in convo with Vijay Prashad on 2/15 at 3pm - https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/49500

Listen to Mother Country Radicals - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mother-country-radicals/id1625882016

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio

Follow on Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/respairmedia.bsky.social

Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 385 - Sarah Oberholtzer, Abolitionist Filmmaker of We Call Each Other

AirGo is joined by Sarah Oberholtzer, a filmmaker, educator, community organizer, and Respair collaborator who has just put some excellent art into the world. Sarah is the creator of We Call Each Other, a heartfelt short film about a community moving through drought and environmental racism. Weaving nonfiction recorded audio into a scripted story, it features characters who lean on one another to build safety and repair without relying on prisons or police. Built through a collaborative abolitionist writers room, the project is a great example of what it looks like to make new political realities legible. Sarah and the guys talk about the evolution of the project, how we need your support to make the second installment of the series come to fruition, and the relationship between faith and abolition.

Watch this episode on our Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4faVtfSDtJw

SHOW NOTES

Watch We Call Each Other - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqZ6G7OcvE4

Donate to make the next installment of the series a reality -  https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/wecalleachother

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio

Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 384 - Dame and Kiss talk Kiss' BFF Zohran, ICE in Chicago, and Getting Buckets

Dame and Kiss hop back into the AirGo studio to kick off a new year of conversations. They break down how it feels to have Daniel's high school BFF and AirGo alum Zohran Mamdani ascend to the NYC mayoral seat, the remarkable organizing that took place across Chicago in the face of ICE and CBP kidnappings this fall, and the athletic exploits of two thirty-something rec leaguers (on the basketball court and the softball diamond, respectively). Lock in for another year of interviews reshaping culture for the liberatory and creative!

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CREDITS

Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger 

Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos

Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Video Editor - Troi Valles

Ep 383 - Richie Reseda, Abolitionist Creative behind 'Songs From the Hole' on Netflix

Sometimes you see some art that makes you stop, feel, and change your sense of reality. When that art is in connection to movements for liberation, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

Richie Reseda is a brilliant cultural organizer, social entrepreneur, creative director, and music, film, and content producer who was freed from prison in 2018. He is a central driving force behind Songs From the Hole, a remarkable film that is now available on Netflix about the art and struggle of his friend and collaborator JJ'88. A documentary built around a visual album of music created inside, the film is a remarkable testimonial to how people fight to assert their humanity and creative spirit under the conditions of the carceral system.

Richie is also the central figure in the 2018 documentary The Feminist on Cellblock Y, which focuses on the feminist political education and community-building work he led while inside. He talks to Dame and Kiss about the battle for ACTUALLY good art that creates liberation, living in the balance of the streets and the movement, and how we must hold our integrity above all else in the art we make and the world we build.

SHOW NOTES
Watch Songs from the Hole - https://www.netflix.com/title/81992626

Stream the album - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jj88

Check out Question Culture, Richie's worker-owned media production, creative direction, and artist management company - https://www.questionculture.com/

Cop some clothes from the For Everyone Collective - https://foreveryonecollective.com/

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio

Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 382 - Nachelle Pugh, Director of John Walt Foundation and Pivot Gang Mom

We're honored to talk on this episode with Nachelle Pugh, a beautiful soul who we both have the deepest appreciation for. Nachelle is the Executive Director of the John Walt Foundation, an on-the-ground nonprofit founded in the wake of the death of her son Walter Long, Jr. aka John Walt. A pivotal member of Chicago's best rap crew Pivot Gang, Walt was taken from us in February 2017–in the years since, his mom Nachelle has devoted herself to building connective spaces for young artists and creators in Chicago while also providing direct mutual aid support for families across the city. She talks about her own childhood in the 'Go, the embrace that she received from Chicago's hip hop community after Walt's death, the disgust and grief of moving through the trial of his murderer, and much more.

SHOW NOTES
Support the John Walt Foundation - https://www.johnwaltfoundation.org/recurring-donation

Get a ticket for Dinner with John, their annual fundraiser on Oct 16 - https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/dinner-with-john--2025

Buy a ticket for John Walt Day, an annual concert featuring Saba and the whole Pivot Crew, on Nov 28 - https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/49633875

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio

Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 381 - Niki Franco, Anti-War Organizer and Podcast Host

The guys are in good company with organizer and movement podcaster Niki Franco, aka Venus Roots. Niki is the co-director of Dissenters, a national youth anti-war organization, and is the host of podcast Getting to the Root of It with Venus Roots. She discusses how organizers need to look more rigorously to the global south for guidance and solidarity, the ways that social isolation have impacted power-building on the left, and the joy of building a space for conversation on-mic.

SHOW NOTES
Find Niki's work - https://www.venusroots.com/about

Subscribe to her podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6qXh3yHWkY0GeBBwzbPwYZ

Plug in with Dissenters - https://wearedissenters.org/

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio

Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 380 - Rami Nashashibi, Palestinian-American Activist & Director of Inner-City Muslim Action Network

In over a decade of documenting the leading voices of Chicago's movement for collective liberation, we've seen the impact of the work of Rami Nashashibi in so many corners of our city. A true Chicago leader and visionary, Rami is the Executive Director of Director of Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN), a community-led organization that fosters health, wellness and healing in the inner-city by organizing for social change, cultivating the arts, and offering opportunities for holistic health. Their work has, in many ways, served as a testing ground and blueprint for the advocacy and power-building work that has transformed our city and beyond. We talk with Rami about his path to organizing, how he's struggled for wholeness between different selves, and the power of Black-Palestinian solidarity.

SHOW NOTES
Support the work of IMAN - https://www.imancentral.org/

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio

Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 379 - Graciela Guzmán, IL State Senator and Community Health Advocate

The guys are joined by Graciela Guzmán, the State Senator for Illinois' 20th District on the Northwest Side of the city. A former organizer with a focus on health equity and economic justice, Graciela won her election last year over establishment candidate Natalie Toro, who had raised over four times as much as Graciela had. She joins the show to talk about the inner workings of the state legislature, how the fight for health care needs to be a centerpiece of all movement struggles, and her journey to find strength in her voice as a representative for her people.

SHOW NOTES
Connect with State Sen. Guzmán - https://gracielafor20.com/

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio

Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producer - Cin Pimentel
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 378 - Camille Sapara Barton, Grief Doula and Movement Facilitator

This episode's guest Camille Sapara Barton, says that "grief is often a visceral and embodied experience that impacts us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Despite increasing conversation about grief in the Global North, there are few spaces to publicly express grief, or practices we can rely upon to help us move through it. As a result, many of us can feel isolated when grieving because there is little space for our emotions to be welcomed and our loved ones often don’t know how to support us in meaningful ways."

In their work as a social imagineer, artist and somatic practitioner interested in co-creating networks of care and liveable futures, Camille helps individuals and organizations build tools to befriend their grief and support themselves to move through challenging emotions. Their debut book, Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community was published in April 2024 by North Atlantic Books, and they join AirGo to talk with the guys about the transformative power that comes from moving through grief toward integration.

SHOW NOTES
Buy Tending Grief - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739251/tending-grief-by-camille-sapara-barton/

Learn more about Camille - https://camillesaparabarton.com/about/

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio

Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events

Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS

Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producer - Cin Pimentel
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 377 - Rachel Havrelock, Water Warrior and UIC Freshwater Lab Director

The guys are joined by professor and Great Lakes champion Rachel Havrelock, whose Freshwater Lab at UIC leverages narrative and the humanities to raise awareness about water issues in the Great Lakes and empower people to claim and protect the most vital public asset. Rachel breaks down the pressing issues affecting our waterways, the absurd gift that is the Great Lakes, and what the history of our rivers and lakes can teach us about how to build stronger and more resilient societies.

SHOW NOTES
Check out the UIC Freshwater Lab - https://www.freshwaterlab.org/

Get Rachel's book The Joshua Generation about Israel and militarism - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691198934/the-joshua-generation

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio
Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events
Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producer - Cin Pimentel
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 376 - Dave Zirin, Sportswriter on the Side of Justice

The sports arena is a microscope into our culture, and Dave Zirin is peering through the glass with a thoughtful and searing eye. A longtime sportswriter and commentator, Dave is the sports editor for The Nation, a weekly progressive magazine dedicated to politics and culture. He joins AirGo on this episode to chat about the role of sports as both distraction and prism in a time of fascism, how militarism has coopted sports culture, and his relationship to the sports discourse mainstream.

SHOW NOTES
Read Dave's work at The Nation - https://www.thenation.com/authors/dave-zirin/

Peep his site Edge of Sports - https://www.edgeofsports.com/

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio
Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events
Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producer - Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Ep 375 - Olga Bautista, Environmental Justice Leader from the Southeast Side

The guys get back up with Olga Bautista, a longtime collaborator and Environmental Justice leader whose work has reshaped the landscape of Chicago. The Co-Executive Director of the Southeast Environmental Task Force, Olga has been a leading force in the campaigns to defend the Southeast Side from environmental pollution, harmful development, and dangerous industry. She breaks down what EJ means in the era of Trump 2.0's attack on the movement, how its principles can serve as a guide as we fight for collective survival, and what's going on in her neck of the woods around the proposed "quantum campus" development on the old US Steel South Works site.

SHOW NOTES
Support Southeast Environmental Task Force - https://www.instagram.com/se_taskforce/?hl=en

Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio

Find One Million Experiments on tour! - www.respairmedia.com/events

Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com

CREDITS Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producer - Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles

Photo by Oscar Gomez, Borderless Magazine