Post-election ’24 All-Star Special

Host John Biewen gathers his co-pilots from recent seasons of Scene On Radio, which have covered capitalism, racism, sexism, and climate, to discuss the US election result. They share their analyses, worries and advice for how to respond, offering reassurance that we’re not starting from scratch. They encourage us to “turn to people in movements who are already working…find those people, amplify their stories, and make sure they continue to do the work.” They warn that “we can get into messaging and all these other tweaks, but at some point we’re going to have to tackle the dominant understandings of how we understand the world…and if we don’t get to that, you can do all the tweaking you want…but you’re going to see the same cycle continue to play out.” One way to do this is to accept that ultimately, “we can only talk our way out of this…forming an empathic bond between two humans is the only way we have ever found to eventually change someone’s mind.”