Your Climate Superpower: Katharine Wilkinson

Playing Offense for Democracy: Steve Phillips

We discuss the case for SWAMP audits, how we can truly build a multiracial democracy, and why we're going to have to fight for it. Steve's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1. Find your Minimum Viable Community and engage 2. Do a SWAMP audit! Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color, a political media organization dedicated to race, politics, and the multicultural progressive New American Majority. His new book is Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/] Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark [https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark] Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos [https://x.com/milaatmos] Follow Steve on X: https://x.com/steveptweets [https://x.com/steveptweets] Read Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight [https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight] Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful [http://shopify.com/hopeful]. Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight [https://patreon.com/futurehindsight] Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Steve Phillips Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

The People's Document: Melissa Murray

We discuss the hidden power inside the U.S. Constitution, what it was designed to protect against, and how it can fortify American democracy today. Melissa's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1. Commit to voting and follow through 2. Make your demands clear to your elected representatives Melissa Murray is the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and a legal analyst for MSNBC. Her new book is The US Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/] Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark [https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark] Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos [https://x.com/milaatmos] Follow Melissa on IG: https://www.instagram.com/profmmurray/ [https://www.instagram.com/profmmurray/] Read The US Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight [https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight] Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful [http://shopify.com/hopeful]. Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight [https://patreon.com/futurehindsight] Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Melissa Murray Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

Your Climate Superpower: Katharine Wilkinson

We discuss how each of us is a node of possibility for change in the climate crisis, taking us from overwhelm to participation. Katharine's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1. Keep telling the truth. 2. Join with others in the climate movement. Dr. Katharine Wilkinson is the host of the podcast A Matter of Degrees and the author of Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/] Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark [https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark] Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos [https://x.com/milaatmos] Follow Katharine on IG: https://www.instagram.com/drkwilkinson/ [https://www.instagram.com/drkwilkinson/] Read Climate Wayfinding: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight [https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight] Sponsor: Get the right life insurance for you and save more than 50% on term life insurance at SelectQuote.com/HOPEFUL [http://selectquote.com/HOPEFUL] Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight [https://patreon.com/futurehindsight] Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Katharine Wilkinson Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

Unsticking Congress: Maya Kornberg

We discuss the myriad of ways to fix Congress, ranging from campaign finance reform and age limits to town hall meetings and stopping violence against members of Congress. Maya's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1. Engage with your member of Congress! 2. Share what matters for you and demand your member to take action Maya Kornberg is senior research fellow at NYU Law's Brennan Center for Justice and author of Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/] Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark [https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark] Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos [https://x.com/milaatmos] Follow Maya on X: https://x.com/KornbergMaya [https://x.com/KornbergMaya] Read Stuck: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight [https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight] Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful [http://shopify.com/hopeful]. Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight [https://patreon.com/futurehindsight] Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Maya Kornberg Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

The Freedom of Dissent: Gal Beckerman

We discuss the radical idea that dissidence belongs to all of us. Living with truth is the starting point to being a citizen changemaker and to taking impactful civic action. Gal's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1. Be in person 2. Be deliberate about how you operate online Gal Beckerman is a staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of How to Be a Dissident. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/] Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark [https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark] Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos [https://x.com/milaatmos] Follow Gal on X: https://x.com/galbeckerman [https://x.com/galbeckerman] Read How to Be a Dissident: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight [https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight] Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful [http://shopify.com/hopeful]. Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight [https://patreon.com/futurehindsight] Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Gal Beckerman Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos