There’s a lot to make us Yikes in this world. From the climate crisis to racism to activism and resisting oppressive systems, it can call get a bit overwhelming. Yikes is a podcast which leans into the Yikes of the world rather than letting it overwhelm us. We breakdown the issues in an accessible intersectional and nuanced way to guide us towards action together.Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.Support us through The YIKES Podcast Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/theyikespodcastFollow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/theyikespodcast/https://www.instagram.com/mikaelaloach https://www.instagram.com/treesnpeacehttps://www.instagram.com/finlaymowat Get bonus content on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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episode 14: EPISODE 50: COP27, Occupations and a Book
Mikaela's just returned from COP27 in Egypt and Jo's just returned from university occupations with the End Fossil Occupy movement. They speak about their experiences fighting for climate justice in these different spaces - both working inside the UN COP structure and pushing outside through direct action tactics. Mikaela also shares a bit about her exciting upcoming first book "It's Not That Radical!: Climate Action To Transform Our World" - available for preorder now: geni...
episode 13: EPISODE 49: COP27 Live - Youth From Resistance To Power
Mikaela hosted a panel live at COP27 on "Youth: From Resistance to Power" with Ayisha Siddiqa, Eric Njuguna, Mitzi Jonelle Tan and Re Cabrera. They spoke about the different ways that youth are building power all over the world and how we can all be part of radical transformation. Enjoy!
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episode 12: On The Frontlines: Saving Tuvalu
This miniseries highlights frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. This week we here from Kato, from the Saving Tuvalu movement in Tuvalu, who recently featured as the first young Tuvaluan delegate to attend COP26.
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Hosted by Josephine Becker and Mikaela Loach, edited by Finlay Mowat...
episode 11: EPISODE 48: Billionaires Shouldn't Exist
In today's episode we discuss billionaires and philanthrocapitalism, following Mikaela'a challenge of both of these at the Gates Foundation's annual event last week. Listen to learn more about wealth hoarding, the complexities around redistribution and more...
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episode 10: On the Frontlines: Nuclear and Coal Free Batan
This miniseries highlights frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. This week we here from Derek, member of the Nuclear and Coal Free Batan Movement in The Philippines. The movement is a coaliton of organisations and individuals working for a safer environment with safer energy sources for all...
episode 9: EPISODE 47: Theory, Political Education and Practice
Have you ever felt like you have to read a whole stack of books before getting involved in activism? In this episode Mikaela and Jo discuss the power as well as the shortcomings of theory for social change. In connection to social movement struggles, they discuss how theory has become abstract rather than a tool rooted in community and give pointers how we can change this...
episode 8: On the Frontlines: Abayuuti Climate Action Network
This miniseries highlights frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. This week we here from Crispus, the founder of the Abayuuti Climate Action Network in Uganda. Their work consists of environmental justice education and identifying/supporting people affected by climate crisis...
episode 7: EPISODE 46: Uprooting Islamophobia with Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
For this episode we are in conversation with the wonderful Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, also known as @theBrownHijabi on socials and author of Tangled in Terror: Uprooting Islamophobia.
We talk about the colonised mind, colonialism, state surveillance, islamophobia (TW) as well as tools such as language poetry art; that are tools for building community-centred and liberated futures.
Also special thanks to Jess Mally for joining Jo Becker as the co-host on this episode...
episode 6: On the Frontlines: Rojava Revolution
Bio: This miniseries highlights frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. We hope it allows for collective learning efforts, and for building bridges across our causes for international solidarity...
episode 5: EPISODE 45: Is Reactive Activism helpful?
Should we all pivot our focus to every tragedy that happens? Can social media's shifting focus to whatever is the most recent issue get in the way of long-term work against issues like the climate crisis? In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of reactionary activism, social media and more.
Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat...