on carcerality, crisis, and community (and cactus pears)

the hermit in the mirror

happy 2026 and welcome to episode 3 of the dandelion! in "the hermit in the mirror" Rama talks about time, hermitude, and slowness & solitude in response to urgency as a strategy for collective liberation. a focus on non-linearity, personal storytelling, hopes and sparks for our work, and a bit of bonus unscripted BTS context at the very end of the episode. transcript for this episode: https://open.substack.com/pub/thedandelionpod/p/the-dandelion-episode-3

on carcerality, crisis, and community (and cactus pears)

in the second episode of the dandelion, rama talks about why there was no podcast episode in august and explores the connections between colonialism and carcerality and how they show up as disposability in our communities and relationships. getting vulnerable and intimate about their recent struggles, they discuss how authentic relating is central to collective liberation. it's an adhd journey that brings personal storytelling, theory, and liberatory practice together with heart & humour 🖤 resources trailer for Sabar Bonda/ Cactus Pears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z38Q_XT4Ow Undisciplined: Reclaiming the Right to Imagine by Melz Owusu: https://www.melzowusu.com/books playlist accompaniment for rama's time at the clinic, now for you to enjoy through your crises as well: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4qKwr7wx1zTMyBMGYOnZER?si=ac74534e5e3643b0 transcript for this episode: https://open.substack.com/pub/thedandelionpod/p/the-dandelion-episode-2

lessons from the earth on transmuting grief

welcome to episode 1 of the dandelion in this episode, i, Rama (they) the host, introduce myself by talking about my relationship with dandelions and what they and other entities teach me about death & grief. content warning: mentions of death by suicide transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/thedandelionpod/p/the-dandelion-episode-1