Parhaat Yikes Podcastit (2024)

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EPISODE 50: COP27, Occupations and a Book 58:05

2y ago58:05

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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 he…

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EPISODE 49: COP27 Live - Youth From Resistance To Power 55:52

2y ago55:52

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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! Follow the panellists on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com…

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On The Frontlines: Saving Tuvalu 17:15

2y ago17:15

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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. With 'YIKES50' all listeners …

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EPISODE 48: Billionaires Shouldn't Exist 56:45

2y ago56:45

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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... With 'YIKES50' all listeners get 50% off from Pluto Press! Hosted by Josephine Becker and…

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On the Frontlines: Nuclear and Coal Free Batan 21:16

2+ y ago21:16

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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 sa…

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EPISODE 47: Theory, Political Education and Practice 55:57

2+ y ago55:57

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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 pointer…

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On the Frontlines: Abayuuti Climate Action Network 30:33

2+ y ago30:33

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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 p…

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EPISODE 46: Uprooting Islamophobia with Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan 1:04:42

2+ y ago1:04:42

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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-…

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On the Frontlines: Rojava Revolution 26:01

2+ y ago26:01

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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. For this episode, we hear from Elif Sarican (@el…

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EPISODE 45: Is Reactive Activism helpful? 39:23

2+ y ago39:23

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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, edite…

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On the Frontlines: Lützerath Bleibt 16:38

2+ y ago16:38

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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. This week we hear from Lützerath Bleibt Lützerath Ble…

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EPISODE 44: Why you should join a union 56:05

2+ y ago56:05

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For this episode we chatted to Eve Livingston, author of "Make Bosses Pay" about unions. We discuss what unions are, their importance, the need for more coalition building with unions and what to do after joining one. Find Eve's work at @eve__rebecca and her book here: plutobooks.com/9780745341620/make-bosses-pay/ With 'YIKES50' all listeners get 5…

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On The Frontlines: Indigenous Land Defenders in Mexico 21:45

2+ y ago21:45

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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. For more info on this week's guest: http://caravana.p…

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EPISODE 43: You don't have to be a perfect activist 52:49

2+ y ago52:49

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We're finally back!!! Welcome to Season 5 of YIKES! In this episode, we reflect on our own internalised beliefs of perfectionism and how that can get in the way of activist work, is related to capitalism and how we need more error-friendly spaces to (un)learn collectively Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat. Support…

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EPISODE 42: Cop-Out 26 1:03:35

3y ago1:03:35

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We are back from COP26 (aka Cop-Out 26)... in this ep, we share some reflections on the results of Glasgow Climate Pact, our first hand experiences being in Glasgow during this UN climate conference, and what we can take away for our movements and for upcoming COPs. Resources: (twitter thread Jo mentioned): https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/status/…

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EPISODE 41: "A Bigger Picture" with Vanessa Nakate 52:11

3y ago52:11

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In this ep. we chatted with the incredible Vanessa Nakate about her climate work. We heard more about how she became a Climate Striker, the differences to organising in Uganda and Europe and how we can build more bridges in connecting our movement across the globe. Follow Vanessa on socials! https://www.instagram.com/vanessanakate1/ https://twitter…

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EPISODE 40: What is COP26? w/ Farhana Yamin 1:05:30

3y ago1:05:30

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Hello, lovely beans! Just before COP26 kicks off, we are bringing you this episode to explain what it is, why it is so important and what is to be expected within the UN negotiations and also outside the formal meetings. This week we had the opportunity to hear from Farhana Yamin, who has 30 years of experience of working as a climate lawyer and ha…

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EPISODE 39: Suing our Governments with Tessa Khan 59:52

3y ago59:52

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This week we chatted to the brilliant Tessa Khan about climate litigation, what it is and why so many people are now choosing to take climate action to the courts. We also talked about the Paid To Pollute case that Mikaela is a claimant on - which will be going to court on December 8th 2021! More info on paidtopollute.org.uk Tessa is an internation…

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EPISODE 38: Why We Should Abolish Prisons in the UK 1:34:28

3y ago1:34:28

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In this episode we speak to Kelsey from Community Action on Prison Expansion (CAPE) about prison abolition in the UK. We hear about the different types of prisons, current expansion plans, community resistance and get a glimpse of what a society without police could be like. This conversation was so rich, thought provoking and just so far our favou…

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EPISODE 37: What Can I Do? 54:12

3+ y ago54:12

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This week we dive deeper into what organising actually is. We explore the different roles within social movements, dismantling barriers that make activism exclusionary and the call for us all to get more involved and active. Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat. Support us through The YIKES Podcast Patreon! (you can …

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EPISODE 36: Choosing Hope Not Fear with Hassan Akkad 1:00:09

3+ y ago1:00:09

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Welcome to Season 4! In this episode we chat to the incredible Hassan Akkad (coming back after episode 11!) We chat to Hassan about his new - brilliant - book Hope Not Fear which is published THIS WEEK. This conversation touches on the current climate for refugees in the UK, cancel culture, privilege, climate and so much more. Preorder Hassan's bri…

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EPISODE 35: Too Radical or Not Radical Enough? 59:34

3+ y ago59:34

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We are back with a bonus episodes in between seasons, woohoo!! In this episode, we talk about idealism, futures envisioning, feeling too radical whilst not radical enough and stepping into different movement roles to disrupt the status quo. Stop Cambo: https://linktr.ee/stopcambo Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.…

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EPISODE 34: We Are Constantly Learning 46:06

3+ y ago46:06

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It's the end of Season 3! We hope you've all enjoyed it as much as we have!! In this final episode of the season we have a chat about some things that have been inspiring and challenging our learning and unlearning recently. Mikaela is taking the UK government to court! Sign the petition here: https://paidtopollute.org.uk/petition/ More info here: …

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EPISODE 33: One Solution Fits None 42:10

3+ y ago42:10

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Veganism isn't the (only) answer, but what is? In this episode we chat about magic-bullet solutions to the world's issues, whether they exist or not, consumer 'activism' and context-based solution practices Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat. Support us through The YIKES Podcast Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/the…

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EPISODE 32: Breaking Up With Internalised Capitalism 42:31

3+ y ago42:31

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This week we chat about internalised capitalism, what it is, and how it is connected to productivity, self-worth and activism. We also touch on why it is essential we break up with this for personal and collective social change. Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat. Support us through The YIKES Podcast Patreon! https…

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