From satanic feminists, dolphin communicators, to stigmatists—take a leap of faith with Jerico Mandybur on Beyond Belief as she teases out what it means to believe. Part enlightening conversation, part edu-tainment, hear how society’s “weirdos” believe, and discover they’re not so weird in the process. After all, we all want to believe in something. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate cha ...
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The Supreme Court has done the unimaginable, repealing the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and stripping Americans of a fundamental right: abortion access. On the latest season of Ordinary Equality, hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson ask: what now? What does resisting bans and seeking care look like in a world without federal protection of abortion access? How can we build community and support the most vulnerable? How are abortion providers in states where abortion was already severely restric ...
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Jake the Gaslit Vault Dweller, Gotfree the Neurotic Mister Handy Robot, and Houston the Ghoul with Writer's Block are an unlikely band of scrappers, trying their darnedest to survive in the ruins of post-apocalyptic Michigan. Next thing they know, their home comes under attack and they're sent off into the world to solve the mystery... Born from our popular “Choose Your Own Adventure” series on the "Doctor And A Lawyer Podcast", welcome to The Big Red Button Podcast - a captivating 2D20 role ...
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back to "The Big Red Button"—where the wasteland's wild but the dice are wilder! In this episode, our fearless adventurers dive deeper into the Fallout universe, uncovering secrets and facing unexpected twists! Crazy Carl — or should we say Carlos Mendoza — has left a trail of mystery, and…
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S2E2 | A Carl By Any Other Name Is Just as Sweet
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1:10:29Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back to Big Red Button, the podcast where the post-apocalyptic chaos never ends! In this episode, our fearless adventurers—Jake, Houston, and Gotfree—are back in action, navigating the wild world of Fallout! With Mr. Klawzinski by their side, they uncover shocking truths about their friend…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back to The Big Red Button - the Fallout podcast that's trippier than a radroach on Jet! In this episode, our wasteland wanderer Jake accidentally ingests some glowing mushrooms, sending him on a psychedelic journey through his own mind. As Jake hallucinates talking squirrels and imaginary…
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Bonus: Introducing the Brown Girls Guide to Politics Unpacking Project 2025 Mini Series
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33:10Hey listeners, we're bringing you an episode of another Wonder Media Network show we think you'll love: The Brown Girls Guide to Politics. This season, A'shanti is doing a deep dive into Project 2025. The 920 page document represents a vision for government unlike anything we've seen before. In this first episode, A'shanti speaks with Kimberly Atki…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Summer time break! We know we left you all on quite the cliff hanger will Jake running off into the Wilderness but we are taking a short break to rest, restructure, recharge power cells and recite some super mutant poetry! See you on the other side! Support the show Sign up for our newsletter, The…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back to The Big Red Button, where the rules are made up and the points don- wait, that slogan is already taken? Dang it... Ever wondered what happens when a super mutant behemoth meets a hallucinogenic mushroom? Our latest episode of "The Big Red Button" takes you on a wild ride - the Stra…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back, fellow adventurers, to another thrilling episode of The Big Red Button podcast! This week, our intrepid heroes found themselves in a perilous situation, facing off against one of the wasteland's most fearsome creatures: the Deathclaw. But as always, the unexpected twists and turns ke…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back to "Ze Beeg Raid Bootin," ze French version of an already weird Fallout Podcast! Ever wondered what happens when a group of adventurers can't even take a lens cap off? Join us on the latest episode of the Big Red Button podcast, where chaos, laughter, and unexpected poetry ensue. From…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! I'll take "Podcasts I'm Amazed are still being produced" for $500, Alex! Welcome back to the Big Red Button, the best Fallout podcast you've never heard of! Get ready for another thrilling adventure in our latest episode! This week, our quirky band of Stragglers find themselves in a tangled web of…
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Pressing The Button | Reviewing Amazon Prime's "Fallout" | Episode 3
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49:16Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back to that Fallout roleplaying podcast you accidentally discovered when you ran out of better podcasts to listen to! In our latest episode, hosts Alex and Dallas dive deep into the third episode of the Fallout TV show. This week, we continue our segment "Pressing the Button," where we ex…
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S1E7 | Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire
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49:57Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! 🎵Ba-da-ba-BA-baaaa, I'm Buttonin' It! 🎵 This jingle is not approved by McDonald's Corporate, but we're rebels - welcome back to Big Red Button! Get ready to dive into another thrilling adventure with your favorite post-apocalyptic crew in our latest episode! This week, our hosts Alex, Cody, Dallas…
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Pressing The Button | Reviewing Amazon Prime's "Fallout" | Episode 2
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58:07Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back to the Big Red Button, that show your friend won't stop talking about! We're continuing our segment, "Pressing the Button," where we dissect the Amazon Prime TV show, Fallout, episode by episode. This week, we tackled Season 1 Episode 2! Episode two picks up right where we left off, w…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! If Billy Joel re-wrote "We Didn't Start The Fire" but featured The Stragglers, he'd conclude we most certainly did start the fire... Welcome back to Big Red Button, the HOTTEST Fallout podcast released this week! "The Big Red Button" is an actual play 2D20 game set in the post-apocalyptic world of…
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Pressing The Button | Reviewing Amazon Prime's "Fallout" | Episode 1
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44:52Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Join us as we dissect the new Amazon Prime TV show, "Fallout," episode by episode. Unfiltered and unfettered, we're pressing the button on everything you thought you knew about adaptations. From unexpected plot twists to the intricate details that tie the virtual game world to its new TV counterpa…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Crawl out through the Fallout in the best* Fallout Tabletop Roleplaying Podcast released in the past week, *as rated by our moms! Stay safe, stay alert, and keep that finger ready on the big red button! "The Big Red Button" is a narrative-driven podcast set in the post-apocalyptic world of the Fal…
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Bonus from The Amendment: Keeping Democracy Intact with Nikole Hannah-Jones
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35:55We’re bringing you an episode of a new podcast we think you’ll love: The Amendment. A new podcast about gender, politics, and power from The 19th News and Wonder Media Network, The Amendment is hosted by award-winning journalist and 19th editor-at-large Errin Haines. Each week, Errin sits down with people who have fresh perspectives on the state of…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! The Big Red Button is a Fallout Podcast is made possible by PBS Viewers like you, thanks! Chapters: (00:00:55) Previously On... (00:03:37) WE'LL DO IT LIVE (00:07:30) Headed South (00:08:12) Run In With The Brotherhood (00:09:23) Wish VS. Temu (maybe even SHEIN?) (00:09:51) Confronted (00:13:19) I…
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Before The Button: Everything You Need To Know About Fallout!
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1:02:22Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! So you want to understand Fallout, but don't know where to start? Then this is the episode for you! Maybe you've seen the trailers for the Amazon show. Maybe you've found us from our sister podcasts. Maybe you're a longtime fan of the franchise, but know nothing about TTRPG (don't worry, neither d…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back to BRB - one of the Fallout podcasts of all time (no, that wasn't a typo) Summary: In this episode, the Stragglers head north to investigate the raiders and discuss the dynamics of friendship within their group. Upon arriving at the town of Harrison, they are surprised to find a lack …
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! We're SMASHIN' that Big Red Button like a YouTube clout-chaser - welcome back to the hottest Fallout podcast of at least the past fourteen seconds! Summary: In this episode, the Stragglers continue onward, as they head to the outskirts of town to meet with "Crazy Carl." Carl is a bit of a loner, l…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome to The Big Red Button - A Fallout Role Playing Game Podcast! Inspired by our "Choose Your Own Adventure" series, Cody, Dallas, William, and Alex enter the Fallout franchise to explore the post apocalypse. Summary: In this episode, the hosts of the Big Red Button podcast introduce ourselves…
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Special Preview: Brotherhood of Steel Vs. The Stragglers
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11:04Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Basketball isn't the only Madness coming this March! Mark your calendars - The Big Red Button's first three episodes premier March 8th! Born from our popular “Choose Your Own Adventure” series on "A Doctor And A Lawyer Podcast", welcome to The Big Red Button Podcast - a captivating 2D20 roleplayin…
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Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! The Wasteland is Calling... Born from our popular “Choose Your Own Adventure” series on the "Doctor And A Lawyer Podcast", welcome to The Big Red Button Podcast! Immerse yourself in a captivating 2D20 roleplaying-game-meets-audio-drama set in the iconic Fallout video game universe! Jake, Gotfree, …
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BONUS: Inherited Podcast “Maíz es Vida” by Paloma Moreno Jiménez
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29:52Hey As She Rises listeners! Today, we're bringing you a bonus episode from the Inherited podcast, told by one of our very own team members at WMN: Paloma Moreno Jiménez. Inherited is a climate storytelling podcast by, for, and about young people across the globe. In this episode of the show, storyteller Paloma Moreno Jiménez conjures a folkloric au…
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For the last episode of the season, we’re traveling to the Colorado River Delta, south of Mexicali, Mexico: where all the waters from upstream are supposed to reach. Here, the Colorado River used to split into braided streams and tendrils, forming a complex estuary of riparian forests, rich wetlands, countless lagoons, and abundant wildlife. But to…
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The Sonoran Desert, situated at the bottom edge of Arizona, stretches out into the haze of a horizon, rippled with heat. It’s fed by thin tributaries of the river and, more often, watered by sparse rains. It’s a place that, in theory, could seem pretty inhospitable. But the Tohono O’odham nation has survived and thrived there, thanks in part to tra…
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In the southern valleys of California, lies a desert oasis known as the Salton Sea. The inland sea is picturesque— from afar. Up close, the beauty begins to fade. The sea is a result of diverting the Colorado River to the Imperial Valley for agriculture, and it’s filled with fertilizer, pesticides, and salt. Decades of drought have caused the sea t…
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Black Mesa is a high desert, arid, with few streams or rivers aboveground. Water tends to come from above or below: sometimes, as a gentle rain. Other times, a rushing monsoon. Navajo and Hopi people have called it home for thousands of years. Its water reservoirs— a complex system of underground pools called “aquifers”— sustain people, livestock, …
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The Havasupai tribe lives at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, in Supai Village. Just north of the village, a hidden aquifer turns into Havasu Falls, a waterfall that cascades into a pool of blue-green water. This water has sustained the Havasupai people for centuries, nourishing their crops, softening the harsh conditions of the desert, and serving …
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Lake Powell is long and thin. It snakes through the red-desert, running southwest through Utah, ending at the top of Arizona. From above, it looks like a human artery. From the inside, it's idyllic. The water is crystalline. Every year, millions of people flock to the lake to fish, canoe, and hike. Today, Lake Powell is around a fifth of its origin…
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Premiering May 1 wherever you get your podcasts. As She Rises is back for its third season with a new host: Leah Thomas, founder of The Intersectional Environmentalist. This season, As She Rises is traversing the Colorado River Basin downstream, understanding water through a new lens and centering stories of resilience in the face of the drought. I…
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Why Young People Were Key to Kansas's Win
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31:07In August, Kansas became the first state to vote on abortion protections since the fall of Roe v. Wade. And the opposition was fierce. But with a record-breaking turnout, Kansans voted to keep abortion access protected in the state constitution. This win was made possible thanks to grassroots organizers. Some of the loudest and most inspiring were …
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The Daily Campaign: How We Talk About Abortion
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35:15In 1971, a French weekly magazine published the Manifesto of the 343 -- 343 women who publicly announced they'd had an abortion when the procedure was illegal. The next day, a satirical paper called them the 343 "bitches." Three years later, they paved the way for the first legalization of abortion in France's history. The key?Talking about abortio…
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Rewriting a Constitution: What We Can Learn from Chile
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28:32Protestors in Chile fought for a referendum on basic civil rights. And it worked. They achieved what the United States has avoided doing since its foundation: they rewrote the constitution. This new document faces ratification in a few days. And it could become the first constitution in the world to enshrine abortion rights as one of its founding p…
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As abortion rights are downgraded from federally protected to locally enforced, a small group of people stand in the gap: District Attorneys. On today's episode, Kate and Jamia hear from Georgia's Dekalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston. DA Boston makes the case for why DAs can play an important role in the resistance, which is why she's vowe…
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As we gear up for election season, it's safe to say that the abortion access is going to be top of mind. But what do refrains of "Vote! Vote for me!" mean, when it feels like no one is willing to go to bat for reproductive justice? This week, Jamia and Kate listen in as Ordinary Equality's executive producer, Jenny Kaplan chats with her connection …
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When Roe fell, eyes turned to a quiet – and undeniable – giant in the conversation on abortion care: corporate America. In a post-Roe world, an employer can be the last line of defense for folks seeking an abortion. And their silence can speak volumes. For the next few episodes, we’re talking about the response to the overturn of Roe. This episode,…
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In Texas, it's hard to get an abortion. But it's also hard to learn how to provide one. So hard that med students need to travel across state lines to get the training they need. What happens to a generation of doctors when their speciality becomes illegal?This week, Kate and Jamia meet Jasmine, a first-year medical resident who had to chart her ow…
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In Louisiana, faith and politics are at a crucial intersection. It’s a state where being anti-choice is mainstream. And one legislator managed the impossible: He created a law so restrictive, even anti-abortion organizations turned against it. While politicians and providers are locked in a standoff, abortion care goes underground. In this episode,…
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You probably have seen maps of the country that highlight trigger states, where abortion is banned or severely restricted post-Roe. In some spots on these maps, states without trigger laws stand out like islands in seas of red. Now, these states are the last ones standing for abortion access in their regions of the country. In this episode, Kate an…
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Well, here we are. We're on the other side of what we've been talking about for years. Roe v. Wade has been struck down, and for the first time in our lifetime, abortion is no longer protected. In our first episode, Kate and Jamia talk to folks who've been living, and working, and surviving, in a state where abortion access has been under fire for …
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For the first time in our lifetimes, everyone will be living in a world without Roe v. Wade. But a lot has changed since 1973. So we’re here again, with another crucial season talking all about abortion today. We’re thinking of it as a survival guide. How to live – and resist – in a post-Roe world. Our sponsor, ActBlue, has tools to help you suppor…
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Introducing Wonder Media Network’s first true crime show, I Was Never There. Thirty-four years ago, Marsha “Mudd” Ferber vanished without a trace from Morgantown, WV. Mother-daughter duo Karen and Jamie Zelermyer are going back to the land to figure out what the hell happened. Named a 2022 Tribeca Film Festival official selection for audio storytel…
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Given last night's Supreme Court leak, Ordinary Equality's EP Jenny Kaplan sat down with Kate and Jamia to talk about what comes next in a post-Roe v. Wade world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Wonder Media Network
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As climate change progresses, more people will be forced from their homes and into exploitative environments. In the United States, this is particularly true of farmworkers. The climate crisis is, undeniably, a labor issue too. “like you i woke up in the dark. but i was reaching for animals, trying to beat the heat. like you sunrise usually found m…
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Nestled in the Northwestern corner of present-day New Mexico is the Greater Chaco Region: home to thousands of Diné and Puebloean families. It's also one of the most intense concentrations of oil wells in the country, designated an “energy sacrifice zone” by the Nixon administration in the 1970s. Now, a group of activists who recognize the land’s i…
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BONUS: The Accidental Activist (Alyssa Milano)
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43:32Listen to The Accidental Activist wherever you get your podcasts. Alyssa Milano has been on our screens for decades. But she’s also been on the front lines championing the issues she believes in for just as long. Her roles on Who's the Boss?, Melrose Place, and Charmed are as iconic as her activism. While most of us choose one cause, Alyssa has ded…
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Far out in the waters of the South Pacific are the Samoan Islands. They make up an island paradise, a contested territory, an ecological haven. They might also hold a key in the fight to protect endangered coral reefs. “steady us mother/ your eye lights the way your heart moves our blood your hand steers our boat.” Welcome to season 2 of As She Ris…
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Straddling the border between the US and Canada, the Skagit Watershed is a haven for sea creatures. The “Magic Skagit” is in peril: the ways of life it has sustained for the communities along its shores are faltering under years of settler disruption, and upstream, its headwaters originate in a pool of unprotected land threatened by extractive indu…
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As She Rises is back for a second season to celebrate both Earth and Poetry Month. Throughout April, we’re telling the stories of climate progress that give us the hope we need to keep going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Wonder Media Network, Grace Lynch
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