Daring Dissent

Season 1 Farewell

A gigantic thank you to all my listeners over the last 9 months. I am taking a much needed break and calling this the end of Season 1. This episode is a tiny thank you to all of you. I really loved making this show and I'm super proud of it. If you want to reach out and say hi, you can give a holler on Instagram @daringdissent [//instagram.com/daringdissent] or shoot me an email at jeffdemoss19@gmail.com.  Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent [//ko-fi.com/daringdissent] Theme song by Skilsel on pixabay.com Background music credit to White Hot (freebeats.io) Album Art by chnkyraptr Source list for all episodes found https://bit.ly/3aJGPbUhere [https://bit.ly/3aJGPbU]

E18: Lili’uokalani - 1st & Last Queen of Hawaii

In January 1893, Queen Lili’uokalani looks out the 2nd floor window of her Honolulu palace and sees 160 US Marines marching down her street. They are there to illegally overthrow her and help nonnative White people seize power over the kingdom.  Does she give into the demands of these invaders? Would she risk violence erupting across the islands in order to protect their independence? Listen in to hear how the first sovereign Queen of Hawaii became its last. In the process, you’ll learn about American attempts to destroy Hawaiian culture/identity and the long fight from Hawaiians to preserve it. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent Follow on IG @daringdissent [//instagram.com/daringdissent] Aloha ‘Oe courtesy of US Library of Congress "He Mele Lahui" by Mailani Theme song by Skilsel on pixabay.com Album Art by chnkyraptr Source list for all episodes found here [https://bit.ly/3aJGPbU]

E17: Young Lords - NY Puerto Rican 60’s Radicals

The Young Lords were a Chicago street gang turned radical political activists. The NY chapter fought for universal health care, working public services, and they tackled poverty in East Harlem. Along the way these young Puerto Rican/Black/Latino/a dissenters collaborated with the Black Panthers, the Young Patriots, STAR and tons of other progressive groups from the era. Listen in to hear the Young Lords steal an x-ray truck to combat TB, takeover a failing hospital, burn giant piles of garbage and fight for Latino/a civil rights. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent [//ko-fi.com/daringdissent] Follow on IG @daringdissent [//instagram.com/daringdissent] Theme song by Skilsel on pixabay.com Background music credit to White Hot (freebeats.io) Album Art by chnkyraptr Source list for all episodes found https://bit.ly/3aJGPbUhere [https://bit.ly/3aJGPbU]

E16: Birmingham Children’s Crusade

In May of 1963, hundreds of African American children aged 4-18 took to the streets of Birmingham, Alabama to demand an end to some of the most vicious segregation laws in the country. They were met by fire hoses and attack dogs under the command of Public Safety Commissioner/racist super villain Eugene “Bull” Connor. The children kept coming. Listen in to hear about the inspirations behind this youth activism, the best strategies to take on racists, songs that inspired the movement, Dr. King vs. the Kennedys and how young people were the biggest catalyst behind the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent [//ko-fi.com/daringdissent] Follow on IG @daringdissent [//instagram.com/daringdissent] Music Credit: “This Little Light of Mine” by Doris McMurray - courtesy of Library of Congress “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn me Round” By Reverb - courtesy of Library of Congress “We Shall Overcome” by the SNCC Freedom Singers, Pete Seeger, Dorothy Cotton “Woke up this Morning” by the SNCC Freedom Singers “I’m on my Way” by Mamie Brown and Carlton Reece Theme song by Skilsel on pixabay.com Background music credit to White Hot (freebeats.io) Album Art by chnkyraptr Source list for all episodes found https://bit.ly/3aJGPbUhere [https://bit.ly/3aJGPbU]

Encore: E5: Abbie Hoffman

Covid has been kicking my butt, so I'm taking a sick week. I'm reposting my favorite episode on Abbie Hoffman and will be back with a new episode on the Birmingham Children's March on 8/22. "How can humor be used to fuel a revolution? 1960’s counterculture icon Abbie Hoffman founded the Youth International Party (Yippie) with the goal of stopping the Vietnam War, combatting racism, and tearing down the establishment. To that end, he infiltrated the NY Stock Exchange, exorcised the Pentagon and created guerrilla theater performances.  Most famously, he was arrested and tried as part of the Chicago 8. He used the trial to expose the hypocrisies of our justice system and make a mockery of this political show trial. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent [https://ko-fi.com/daringdissent] Follow on IG @daringdissent [https://www.instagram.com/daringdissent/] Theme song by Skilsel on pixabay.com Background music credit to White Hot (freebeats.io) Album Art by chnkyraptr Source list for all episodes found here [https://bit.ly/3aJGPbU]"