Last Born In The Wilderness

Duncan Tarr, prison abolitionist and researcher for Perilous: A Chronicle of Prisoner Unrest Across the US and Canada, joins me to discuss their recent report on the wave of strikes, rebellions, and general acts of civil disobedience—organized by detainees in prisons, jails and ICE detention centers—that have occurred since the coronavirus pandemic began early last year. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/duncan-tarr // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

David Lundgren, tribal attorney and author, joins me to discuss his new book, Massacre Rocks: A Campaign of Deception. Through years of research, Dave has uncovered "inconsistencies in historical accounts of emigrant massacres along the Oregon Trail that did not reflect official governmental records," most notably in the case of a massacre of white emigrants allegedly committed by a small band of Shoshonis, on the site now designated as Massacre Rocks State Park located just west of American Falls, Idaho. These inconsistencies have revealed, as in the case of this particular massacre, that many of these acts of mass murder along the Oregon Trail were committed by Mormon settlers in the region. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/dave-lundgren // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

Melissa Troutman and Joshua Pribanic, co-directors of the documentary Invisible Hand, join me to discuss the Rights of Nature movement beautifully documented in their film. I ask them to define the philosophy and legal framework communities across the US (and the world) are implementing to battle against corporate-led environmental destruction in their localities. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/troutman-pribanic // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

Marjorie Cohn, professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild, discusses President Trump and his legal team's ongoing attempt to perform an "electoral coup" since the presidential election last month. She describes, in detail, the legal challenges Trump's team have made in the last several weeks, as well as the likelihood of their success in undermining the result of the election in states across the United States. After that, we discussed the recent assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist, on November 27th. I ask Marjorie the purpose of this very dangerous move, as it may very well lead to a full-scale war between the US, Israel, and other regional players — particularly as we prepare for a transition of power to a Biden presidency next month.  // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/marjorie-cohn // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

Jared Yates Sexton, political commentator and author of American Rule: How A Nation Conquered The World But Failed Its People, returns to the podcast to discuss the state of the Trump Administration and “Trumpism” post-election, with former Vice President Joe Biden winning the presidential election last month, and Trump still refusing to concede. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/jared-yates-sexton-2 // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

In this interview, I speak with Amy Lou, a registered nurse currently working in the ICU at the local hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho. Amy has been attending to patients suffering from COVID-19 for several months. She describes the impact this pandemic is having on healthcare workers' ability to provide an adequate level of care as infection rates in Idaho continue to spike, with insights into the heavy emotional/psychological toll imposed isolation has on patients and their loved ones as they battle the dire symptoms of the virus. A segment of this interview was featured in episode #277 of Last Born In The Wilderness “On The Frontline: COVID Crisis In Southern Idaho w/ Registered Nurses Of The Magic Valley.” Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/LBWnurses WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com BOOK: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

In this interview, I speak with Sami Ruggles, a registered nurse working in the COVID Unit at the local hospital here in Twin Falls, Idaho. Sami describes the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on healthcare workers' ability to provide adequate care for patients suffering from the virus, as well as the role comorbidities in the general population has played in the severity of the public health crisis in this area.  A segment of this interview was featured in episode #277 of Last Born In The Wilderness “On The Frontline: COVID Crisis In Southern Idaho w/ Registered Nurses Of The Magic Valley.” Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/LBWnurses WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com BOOK: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

In this interview, I speak with Jennifer Gardner, a registered nurse living and working in Twin Falls, Idaho. Jennifer Gardner has a background in obstetrical nursing, and currently works in Perianesthesia in Southern Idaho. She has just completed her Master’s degree as a Family Nurse practitioner. I’ve known Jennifer for several years now, and asked her if she would be willing to discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on healthcare workers in this area, including their ability to perform their jobs under current conditions. Idaho, like so many other states in the nation, is currently experiencing a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases as we enter into the winter months, outpacing the initial surge of cases earlier this year. A segment of this interview was featured in episode #277 of Last Born In The Wilderness “On The Frontline: COVID Crisis In Southern Idaho w/ Registered Nurses Of The Magic Valley.” Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/LBWnurses WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com BOOK: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

In this episode, I speak with Jennifer Gardner, Sami Ruggles, and Amy Lou — registered nurses working locally in Southern Idaho. This episode is a compilation of segments of each of those interviews, with the full interviews to be released alongside this episode as well. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/registered-nurses // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

In this episode, I speak with Cultural Somatics practitioner and teacher Tada Hozumi. This discussion, in many ways, builds upon my previous interview with animist counselor Dare Sohei, a colleague of Tada's, in exploring and articulating the Cultural Somatic framework that encapsulates their approach in addressing systemic oppression, colonized bodies, dance, ancestral trauma, and call-out culture. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/tada-hozumi // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast