American Beauty
Summary: Anxious about democracy? Frustrated by the ugliness of politics? Find the beauty in the struggle by listening to women activists, citizens and scholars. Launching 9/17. americanbeautypodcast.org / @_joannabrooks
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- Artist: Joanna Brooks
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Podcasts:
Do you worry democracy is in danger, but don't know what to do? Shannon Bradley left a job she loved to work full time in voter turnout for the 2018 midterms. Her story of waking up, turning anxiety into activism, and letting the work change us.
How would our politics change if we actual had space to sort through historical trauma? A conversation with Professors Olivia Chilcote and Monica Casper about anxiety and resilience post-2016. Sponsored by HavenTree and U Minnesota Press.
How do trauma and anxiety impact our politics and democracy? How do we get from resistance to resilience? Professors Monica Casper, Olivia Chilcote, and Cathy Schlund-Vials speak. Sponsored by HavenTree and U Minnesota Press.
"The November 2016 elections brought up difficult issues from my family or personal history. How do I manage my anxiety?" Holocaust survivor Suzanne Salzer Yesk weighs in on trauma, democracy, and what #resist really means.
Featuring Jolie Holland, "Poor Girl's Blues"
Olivia, 15, an intern for the American Beauty podcast, on what's up with democracy and why you should listen and subscribe @ launch on 9/17
