The Response (Podcast)

Jun 10, 2026 — How do we live in an age of disaster? That's the provocation put forth in the new book "Compassion in Crisis." With engaging prompts, concise checklists, and heartfelt guidance, co-authors Kailea Loften and Kate Weiner lead readers in building and...

May 11, 2026 — For 25 years, NewStories has been supporting communities that have faced the unimaginable, total loss from disaster—those who don't want to rebuild the old normal, but are ready to co-create something that affirms life, reciprocity, and...

Apr 01, 2026 — On March 4, 2026, the Ithaca Common Council in Ithaca, New York, U.S., voted to non-renew its contract with Flock Safety. Flock, among other things, is a vendor of fixed-location automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems. You may have seen them pop...

Nov 22, 2025 — On November 20, 2025, we hosted activist, organizer, and writer Dean Spade to lead a Mutual Aid 101 session about navigating conflict. So many of our mutual aid groups and solidarity economy projects are dealing with burnout, conflict, and the pressure...

Nov 12, 2025 — When floods, fires, freezes, or other extreme weather rip through our communities, the fallout goes far beyond damaged homes and downed power lines. As we've established on The Response Podcast, the climate crisis touches everyone—especially women and...

Oct 29, 2025 — On October 21, 2025 Shareable and the Tool Library Alliance hosted a crossover event of the Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series and Library of Things Co-Lab for "Tool Libraries, Mutual Aid & Community-Led Disaster Response." A panel of practitioners from...

Sep 30, 2025 — In this episode of The Response, we hear from Jordan Seaberry, co-director of the US Dept of Arts and Culture (USDAC). In addition to being a working artist and a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, he has built a career as a grassroots...

Jul 10, 2025 — The Response is back after a two-month hiatus. For today’s show, we resumed our interview format and welcomed two of the seven co-founders of Survival Bloc, Daisy Carter and Aracely Jimenez-Hudis. Survival Bloc is a BIPOC-led network of leaders,...

Apr 24, 2025 — We’re back with the fifth installment in our Mutual Aid 101 mini-series. This episode is going to be a little different from what we’ve shared before. Rather than extended presentations, you’ll hear six 5-10 minute “Rad Talks” covering examples of...

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Apr 03, 2025 — Today, we're sharing excerpts from Shareable’s Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series' third session. Elijah Baucom of Everyday Security & UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic discusses security for mutual aid groups before Sarah Philips of Fight for the Future...

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