# civic action (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover civic action. Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 6: You Can't Evict an Idea](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_17847_8c10fcc3-ccbd-4545-b698-2191780c916a&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F17847%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-08-13 · Future Hindsight_ In the middle of the night, the police move in to raid the encampment. What follows is chaotic, emotional, and unforgettable. But the story doesn't end when the tents come down. Former occupiers reflect on the movement's surprising legacy, the political forces it helped unleash, and what its successes and failures can teach us about organizing in an age of rising authoritarianism. Want to dive… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/8c10fcc3-ccbd-4545-b698-2191780c916a/OWS_E06_v3.mp3) ## [Episode 5: The Question of Safety](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_17847_04900f11-3013-4203-87bd-0606e488013a&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F17847%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-08-06 · Future Hindsight_ As the weather gets colder and tents go up, life inside the encampment grows more complicated. Questions of safety and accountability become increasingly urgent, but occupiers have wildly different ways of responding to the problems. It turns out that the movement's greatest strength—its openness—may also be its greatest vulnerability. Want to dive deeper? Listen to these episodes of Future… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/04900f11-3013-4203-87bd-0606e488013a/OWS_E05_new_title_FINAL.mp3) ## [Episode 4: They Walk Among Us](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_17847_0f088d2c-7a63-4de5-be0a-d596501942db&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F17847%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-07-30 · Future Hindsight_ A month in, the Occupy movement goes global, but pressure is mounting from every direction. A hipster cop confirms that police have infiltrated. Rumors of sabotage are circulating. The authorities want to kick the occupiers out. The movement is able to win a major victory—but even the most committed activists are starting to get worn out. Want to dive deeper? Listen to these episodes of Future… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/0f088d2c-7a63-4de5-be0a-d596501942db/OWS_E04_FINAL.mp3) ## [Episode 3: A Fork in the Road](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_17847_3d897f5a-a9ea-45c9-a78e-237a87e3e1f6&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F17847%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-07-23 · Future Hindsight_ When a march reaches the Brooklyn Bridge, a split-second decision changes everything. Hundreds of people face arrest – and deeper questions emerge about the power dynamics and strategy within the movement. How can they contain the chaos of an ever-growing, leaderless movement? And should Occupy work with politicians and celebrities, or remain fiercely independent? Want to dive deeper? Listen to… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/3d897f5a-a9ea-45c9-a78e-237a87e3e1f6/OWS_E03_FINAL.mp3) ## [Episode 2: Occupy Goes Viral](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_17847_34b2e16b-7c9f-4579-bb2e-721f4ec2ebd9&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F17847%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-07-16 · Future Hindsight_ The encampment grows as anarchist organizers introduce radical new ways of making decisions and taking action. Armed with livestreams, smartphones, and social media, participants invite the world to watch—and join. Then, a shocking encounter with police is captured on camera, transforming a local protest into a national story overnight. Want to dive deeper? Listen to these episodes of Future… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/34b2e16b-7c9f-4579-bb2e-721f4ec2ebd9/OWS_E02_FINAL.mp3) ## [Episode 1: The Invitation](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_17847_c2c8eddb-60e1-42ac-a1f9-08cf8eadd581&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F17847%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-07-07 · Future Hindsight_ In 2011, a handful of skeptical New Yorkers answer a call to Occupy Wall Street. What they find feels less like a protest and more like a glimpse of a different world—one where people openly share stories of debt, hardship, and frustration. They start to build an anti-capitalist village in a tiny Manhattan park — under the watchful eyes of police. Want to dive deeper? Listen to these episodes of… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/c2c8eddb-60e1-42ac-a1f9-08cf8eadd581/OWS_E01_FINAL__with_ad__2.mp3) ## [Introducing Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_17847_36db5d19-5cd0-4e97-b283-8747281834f6&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F17847%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-07-02 · Future Hindsight_ Occupy Wall Street is the story of the improbable becoming possible. In 2008, millions of people were devastated by an economic crash caused by Wall Street greed, but it wasn’t until 2011 that there was a mass response from the Left. A call to protest went out, and thousands of people responded. They raged against a system that was rigged against them and tried to create their own anti-capitalist… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/36db5d19-5cd0-4e97-b283-8747281834f6/OWS_Trailer_full.mp3) ## [Democracy's Unfinished Promise: Alex Hertel-Fernandez](https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/democracys-unfinished-promise-alex-hertel-fernandez) _2026-06-25 · Future Hindsight_ We discuss the intersection of policymaking on economics and democracy, the harm of intense concentration of wealth, and the need for building durable civil society. Alex's civic action toolkit recommendations are: Join an organization in your community Be in community with other people Alex Hertel-Fernandez is a labor policy scholar and the Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/df154367-ec18-4d0e-92c3-1248583bd2ce/Alex_Hertel-Fernandez_FINAL.mp3) ## [Right-Wing Women Are Mobilized: Katie Gaddini](https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/right-wing-women-are-mobilized-katie-gaddini) _2026-06-18 · Future Hindsight_ We discuss the enthusiasm for civic engagement by right-wing women, which translates to power and victory at the ballot box. Katie's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Research and know the issues on your ballot 2) Vote in local elections Katie Gaddini is a sociologist, visiting scholar at Stanford University, and the author of Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/2cc02191-f132-44be-8c22-8d90ac75c03e/Katie_Gaddini_FINAL.mp3) ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WcPIfA19phuP) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [The Gerontocracy Problem: Samuel Moyn](https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the-gerontocracy-problem-samuel-moyn) _2026-06-11 · Future Hindsight_ We discuss the overlooked and insidious complications from gerontocracy in American democracy. Sam's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Think of democracy as a political form for transient human beings 2) Evangelize one of these ideas: age quotas, tax code reform, or campaign finance reform Samuel Moyn is the Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, the cohost of the Digging… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pdrl.fm/d27a7f/dovetail.prxu.org/17847/552f96ca-ac76-465d-93c8-8cb74ec136d5/Samuel_Moyn_FINAL.mp3)