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Jan 1, 2022 • 44min

78. Activist Inspo: The Youth-Led Vienna Occupation w. David (Robin Foods)

Rundown In this episode, Mexie talks with David of Robin Foods, an organization that works to address issues of food waste and food insecurity in Vienna. Robin Foods has joined activists and organizations from across Vienna in their occupation of construction sites of a disputed highway project. Their occupation has been successful in cancelling the […]
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Dec 11, 2021 • 1h 29min

77. Water is Life: The U.S. War Machine Poisons Hawaii w. SilverSpook

Rundown In this episode, Mexie hears from Native Hawaiian comrade, streamer and indie game developer, SilverSpook, about the disaster at Red Hill, a Navy facility on Oahu that has been leaking jet fuel into the drinking water since 1949. The most recent leak, about 14,000 gallons this year, has jeopardized the lives of Navy families […]
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Nov 28, 2021 • 1h 24min

76. Do You Know Where Your Taxes Are Going? Big Ag vs. Supply and Demand w. Connie Spence (Agriculture Fairness Alliance)

Rundown In this episode, Mexie speaks with Connie Spence (aka Vegan Batgirl), founder of the Agriculture Fairness Alliance and Liberation 360, organizations that work to lobby policymakers to change the laws that govern industrial agriculture and educate the public around how Big Ag operates. As Connie aptly points out, laws aren’t changed in the grocery […]
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Nov 9, 2021 • 7min

75. Announcement! Welcome to the Total Liberation Podcast

Rundown We’ve changed our name! Mexie explains the reason for the shift and where the podcast is headed. Our new website is totalliberationpodcast.com, and our links on Patreon and Facebook have changed as well (see below). Sources and Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalliberationpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalliberation Support the Show
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Oct 30, 2021 • 1h 7min

74. Happy Hallo-BREEN! The Twisted Politics of Pass Thru w. Horror Vanguard

Rundown Mexie is joined by her partner Jacob and Ash and Jon from the Horror Vanguard to discuss cult classic Pass Thru by the man, the legend: Neil Breen. Breen is *so close* to a revolutionary politic -so close, Neil!- but, alas, the plot takes some unseemly turns… Sources and Links Horror Vanguard: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500 Horror […]
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Oct 4, 2021 • 3h 11min

73. LAND BACK Hawaii, Indigenous Futurism, & Neofeud w. Silver Spook

Rundown In this episode, Mexie talks with Native Hawaiian comrade, streamer, and indie game developer, Silver Spook, about a range of topics. We discuss Hawaiian civilization, past, present, and future, Land Back there and everywhere, Indigenous futurism, and Silver Spook’s cyberpunk adventure game, Neofeud, which contains a number of interesting anti-capitalist, anti-racist, and decolonial themes. […]
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Sep 16, 2021 • 2h 29min

72. Plant the Land Team Gaza teams up with Million Dollar Vegan w. Laura Schleifer and Anas Arafat

Rundown In this episode, Mexie talks with Laura Schleifer and Anas Arafat, founders of Plant the Land Team Gaza. Plant the Land Team Gaza is a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza, and they recently teamed up with Million Dollar Vegan to provide 3500 vegan meals to people in occupied […]
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Aug 12, 2021 • 1h 18min

71. Speciesism Isn’t What You Think It Is w. Marine & Nix

Marine and Nix discuss the systemic nature of speciesism, its ties to white supremacy and capitalism, and the importance of challenging laws and capitalism for environmental goals. They also explore the negative effects of extreme tactics in the animal liberation movement, the criticism towards the zero waste movement, the interconnectedness of activist movements, and the challenges faced in adopting plant-based diets.
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Jul 30, 2021 • 59min

70. Vegan Union-Busters Extraordinaire: No Evil Foods w. Jon, Meagan, and Jeremy

Rundown In this episode, Mexie catches up with Jon Reynolds and Meagan Sullivan, two former No Evil Foods employees who were pivotal in the union drive effort at the company. Jon and Meagan joined Mexie on an episode last summer to discuss No Evil Foods’ union-busting tactics (that episode is listed below). Mexie also speaks […]
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Jul 8, 2021 • 34min

69. Vegan Union-Busters: Lush Cosmetics w. Hannah

Rundown In this episode, Mexie talks with former Lush Cosmetics employee, Hannah, about the company’s gross union-busting tactics and why she and others formed the Global Lush Union. As the mainstream vegan movement continues to focus itself on consumption under capitalism, it’s no wonder that vegan brands are replicating the same kind of colonizing and […]

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