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This episode is extra special, featuring a guest who has been partnering with us to amplify the voices of Helene survivors by helping us to collect, curate, and publish our stories through our anthology project From the Holler to the Sea: Cheyanne Leonardo, out of East Tennessee. Cheyanne & I discuss the role of art as vital tool for both healing and revolution, and critique the myths of "perfectionism" and "one right way" that are upheld in the realm of academia and prevent so many of us from reclaiming our right to creativity. We dig into the modern reality of global polycrisis and explore the concepts of global solidarity and global liberation. You can support us in bringing From the Holler to the Sea: The Anthology to life via our kickstarter at kck.st/3ECbgjs [http://kck.st/3ECbgjs] Submit your written or visual art contributions to be included in the anthology by emailing dithyrambler@dandelionscribes.com [dithyrambler@dandelionscribes.com]. --------- Resources mentioned in this episode: * From the Holler to the Sea Digital Collection, published February 2025 [https://dandelionscribes.com/publication/from-the-holler-to-the-sea-hurricane-helene-survivors-speak-out] * Rachel Clift -- rcliftpoetry.com [https://rcliftpoetry.com] | instagram: @r.cliftpoetry * More on Pratt & Whitney in Buncombe County [https://rejectraytheonavl.com/research/the-full-story/] * More from the report disclosing the impact of P&W's construction [https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/PDEA/PermApps/B-5895%20Madison%20March%2018%202024.pdf] on the French Broad River * More on P&W's role in the defense industry [https://investigate.afsc.org/company/rtx] * More on the USA's foreign military financing program [https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/12/bringing-assistance-to-israel-in-line-with-rights-and-u.s.-laws-pub-84503] Get full access to Rednecks Rising Media at rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe [https://rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

It's Mutual Aid March for our third episode of 2025! We sit down with friends out of West Virginia who tell us about their super cool project known as "The Holler House," where they are reclaiming culture and crafting space that serves as a portal for community from birth to death and all that comes in between. Our conversation explores the idea that almost everybody (including you--yes, you!) is already doing mutual aid in one form or another, they just don't call it that necessarily. And we talk about the key ingredient of mutual aid magic: human relationships, with all their messiness and vulnerability. You can support this podcast at www.ko-fi.com/rednecksrising [http://www.ko-fi.com/rednecksrising]; for all the places you can find us, check out our linktree [https://linktr.ee/rednecksrising]. If you want to share your story on the show, get in touch with us at rednecksrising@gmail.com [rednecksrising@gmail.com]. https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-latest-death-toll-aftermath-52162181c47f400351397fe1c71e32a6 To stay in touch with today's guests and support their work at the Holler House, contact them at hollerhouse@proton.me [hollerhouse@proton.me]. For more on Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, check out their website: mutualaiddisasterrelief.org [http://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org]. Get full access to Rednecks Rising Media at rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe [https://rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

For our second episode of the year, we spend our time (maybe predictably?) on a soapbox almost entirely about Hurricane Helene. Chelsea sits down with our friend Alice to vent about the social infrastructure that was already failing prior to the catastrophe caused by the storm, and which was almost entirely wiped out by the storm's impact. Alice shares the government's recently announced plan to surface mine the French Broad River in order to restore access to I-40 as soon as possible, and we roast the American dependency on personal motor vehicles. You can support this podcast at www.ko-fi.com/rednecksrising [http://www.ko-fi.com/rednecksrising]; for all the places you can find us, check out our linktree [https://linktr.ee/rednecksrising]. If you want to share your story on the show, get in touch with us at rednecksrising@gmail.com [rednecksrising@gmail.com] REFERENCES FOR TODAY'S SHOW: * Britannica: Hurricane Helene [https://www.britannica.com/event/Hurricane-Helene] * USA Today: Helene was one of the deadliest storms in recent history. How it devastated the Southeast [https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/12/31/hurricane-helene-how-the-deadly-storm-devastated-the-southeast/77179217007/] * IPCC Report, March 2023 [https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/resources/spm-headline-statements/] * FCC Helene Dashboard [https://www.fcc.gov/helene] * NC Health News: Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene [https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/12/01/helene-impact-rural-water-utilities-in-north-carolina/] * AP News: Millions still without power from Helene as flooding continues [https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-latest-death-toll-aftermath-52162181c47f400351397fe1c71e32a6] Get full access to Rednecks Rising Media at rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe [https://rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

This episode kicks off 2025 by continuing to explore the saga of the Cop Nation, a continuation of the conversation that was catalyzed in episode 33 on Cop City in Atlanta. In this episode, we shift our focus North to Hershey, Pennsylvania -- the so called "sweetest place on Earth" -- where nearly $400 MILLION is being spent to develop another military-grade police training facility.  In this conversation, co-produced by our good friend T over at @appalachianantifascists on instagram, we talk with Lina from the movement to Stop Cop City in Hershey, PA. We deep dive into what it means to divest from the state, the nefarious decades-long relationship between the PA government and Israel, and we get a little side tracked by the fact that MONEY ISN'T EVEN REAL! You can support this podcast at www.ko-fi.com/rednecksrising [http://www.ko-fi.com/rednecksrising]; for all the places you can find us, check out our linktree [https://linktr.ee/rednecksrising]. If you want to share your story on the show, get in touch with us at rednecksrising@gmail.com [rednecksrising@gmail.com] FOLLOW, LEARN FROM, SUPPORT OUR GUESTS AND CREATORS: * @stopcopcityhershey on instagram * stopcopcityhershey.wordpress.com/ [https://stopcopcityhershey.wordpress.com/timeline/] * Many Lands Mutual Aid [https://www.gofundme.com/f/many-lands-mutual-aid] * stopcopnation.com/ [http://stopcopnation.com/] Get full access to Rednecks Rising Media at rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe [https://rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Hey guys! It’s Sierra. This won’t be a typical episode or even very long, but this will hopefully be the first of the daily updates I’m hoping to share here directly from Chelsea. Thank you for listening, love you guys. Get full access to Rednecks Rising Media at rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe [https://rednecksrising.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]