Hard Left News

About Hard Left News

An important, no-nonsense show featuring leftist, BIPOC & Queer voices discussing current events, history, community, and direct action. Remember, none of this is new! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Nativerse Studios

Category

health & fitness · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

26 Nov 2024

Latest episode

3 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Mar 2025

   Kicked Out: Queer Youth w/ Sassafras Patterdale

   In this episode Calpi, Clay & Todd talk with Queer & Genderqueer Author, Dog Trainer & Freelance Writer Sassafras (Lowrey) Patterdale. Their first book, Kicked Out, is an anthology written by & about the experiences of unhoused queer youth. When Kicked Out was first published back in 2010 around 40% of unhoused youth openly identified as LGBTQ+. In the face of the recent Grants Pass v Johnson ruling and aggressive rollback of civil rights for BIPOC, trans, and queer people, we find ourselves terrified over what the youth not face. Hard Left News is community supported. Your support allows us to produce instructional & educational content, and to be able to talk with BIPOC, Queer, Trans, & Leftist voices that need to be heard. If these resources are important to you, please subscribe, share, and consider donating. Sassafras is a celebrated author whose queer and leather books (Roving Pack, A Little Queermas Carol, Leather Ever After, and Lost Boi) have been honored by the American Library Association, the Lambda Literary Foundation, the International Leather Association- Writing Awards. Sassafras’ work regularly appears in leading magazines/publications, and Sassafras has taught queer storytelling workshops at colleges, conferences, bookstores, festivals, and squats from Atlanta to Berlin to NYC to Oakland to Amsterdam. The film rights to Sassafras’ queer leather novel Lost Boi were recently optioned!! Episode Page: https://www.hardleftnews.com/3-2-25-sassafras (https://www.hardleftnews.com/3-2-25-sassafras) the Hard Left News Resource Page: https://www.hardleftnews.com/resources (https://www.hardleftnews.com/resources) You can find links to Sassafras’s writings, projects, and social media here: Website: https://sassafraspatterdale.com/ (https://sassafraspatterdale.com/) Sassafras’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SassafrasPatterdale (https://www.patreon.com/SassafrasPatterdale) Kicked Out: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7717332-kicked-out (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7717332-kicked-out) Additional Links p:ear Mentor Center: https://www.pearmentor.org (https://www.pearmentor.org/) Transponder Community Resources: https://transponder.community (https://transponder.community/) Center for American Progress – Federal Response to Gay & Transgender Homeless Youth [PDF]: https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2010/06/pdf/lgbtyouthhomelessness.pdf (https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2010/06/pdf/lgbtyouthhomelessness.pdf) DHS Now Allows for Surveillance based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/dhs-now-allows-for-surveillance-based (https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/dhs-now-allows-for-surveillance-based) What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers who face trafficking charges: https://apnews.com/article/romania-andrew-tristan-tate-travel-ban-lifted-3c8b56be5d99f9ed04045f4680e5f8c0 (https://apnews.com/article/romania-andrew-tristan-tate-travel-ban-lifted-3c8b56be5d99f9ed04045f4680e5f8c0) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   28 Feb 2025

   2 Minute Intro to Digital Security

   Your online presence & device usage pose certain security risks. What can you do about it? It can be really difficult to know where to start in your efforts to be more safe about your online presence. Because of this we’ll be producing a series of detailed how-to videos, providing a ton of resources, starting from a foundation of Security Culture, helping you to understand the changes you & your community can make to limit certain risks. Hard Left News and this channel are community supported. If these resources are important to you, please subscribe, share, and consider donating. Post Page: https://hardleftnews.com/digital-security-intro/ Support Hard Left News: https://hardleftnews.com/subscribe/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   17 Feb 2025

   To Joyfully Exist & Resist w/ Race Bannon

   In this Bonus episode of Hard Left News Calpi & Todd had an important talk with Author, Educator & Activist Race Bannon. We all discussed Race’s most recent book, his history of activism, politics & direct action, fascism and what that means for the kink, queer, trans and non-binary communities, as well as vetting and creating safer spaces. Race Bannon has been an organizer, writer, publisher, educator, commentator, leader, speaker, and activist in the LGBTQ, leather/kink, polyamory, and HIV/STI prevention realms since 1973. He is an author, widely published writer, active speaker, community organizer and project leader, and has received numerous national and local awards. Race is one of the authors and editors of a new book, Kink Is, highlighting kinksters from around the world set to be published by Unbound Edition Press in September 2024. He’s also a regular cast member of the online series, On Guard Cigar Salon. Episode Page: https://www.hardleftnews.com/2-16-25-race-bannon (https://www.hardleftnews.com/2-16-25-race-bannon) the Hard Left News Resource Page: https://www.hardleftnews.com/resources (https://www.hardleftnews.com/resources) You can find links to Race’s writings, projects, and social media here: Website: https://linktr.ee/bannonrace (https://linktr.ee/bannonrace) Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/racebannon.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/racebannon.bsky.social) Mastodon: https://woof.group/@racebannon (https://woof.group/@racebannon) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RaceBannonChannel (https://www.youtube.com/@RaceBannonChannel) On Guard Cigar Salon: https://onguardsalon.com/ (https://onguardsalon.com/) Kink Is, Divine Deviance, Foreword by Margaret Cho An Anthology of Surprisingly Relatable True Stories About Sex, Power, and Joy: https://www.unboundedition.com/product/kink-is-divine-deviance-collective-anthology/ (https://www.unboundedition.com/product/kink-is-divine-deviance-collective-anthology/) Documentary film series: https://kinkismysuperpower.com/ (https://kinkismysuperpower.com/) Finding Me - Viola Davis: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58687126-finding-me (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58687126-finding-me) Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez - A Review: https://adfontesjournal.com/book-review/jesus-and-john-wayne-a-review/ (https://adfontesjournal.com/book-review/jesus-and-john-wayne-a-review/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   26 Jan 2025

   TheEmpressCJJ - When Fascism Comes to Town

   Accidental activist @theempresscjj (https://www.tiktok.com/@theempresscjj) talks with us about Moms for Liberty tactics, intimidation, and neofascist values. M4L started in Red States but as their funding increases exponentially, they are taking over school boards all over the US. Where did these tactics come from? Where and when will it end? Originally posted for Fire & Water News TheEmpressCJJ on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theempresscjj (https://www.tiktok.com/@theempresscjj) Hugs & Holy Fire Episode 1: https://www.tiktok.com/@theempresscjj/video/7237166213103783214 (https://www.tiktok.com/@theempresscjj/video/7237166213103783214) Cotton Candy Oracle: https://www.cottoncandyoracle.com/ (https://www.cottoncandyoracle.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   20 Jan 2025

   Luis Itorio787 on Puerto Rico & US Colonialism

   Morris DuBois III talks with Luis Itorio (787) about US Imperialism & Colonialism, navigating and letting go of the Colonized Mindset. What are Puerto Rico’s options as a US Colony? What do the people of PR really want? It turns out that most US Citizens have no idea what the Island’s relationship is to the US. This is why Luis is committed to educating people about Puerto Rico & it’s history using his social media presence. Written & Hosted by Morris DuBose III Luis Itorio: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@luisitorio787 (https://www.tiktok.com/@luisitorio787) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@itosorio (https://www.youtube.com/@itosorio) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luisitorio787/ (https://www.instagram.com/luisitorio787/) Morris DuBois III: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mothethird (https://www.tiktok.com/@mothethird) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   20 Dec 2024

   History of Political Action of the Unhoused w/ Annie Powers

   Annie Powers, a historian and community activist, shares her expertise on the history of political action by the unhoused and the impact of Grants Pass v Johnson, highlighting the power of collective action in shaping housing policy.

7. 

   11 Dec 2024

   Community and our Capacity for Empathy w/ Nathaniel Lundin

   Nathaniel Lundin, E-RYT, shares insights on how rigid social structures and a lack of empathy directly impact our health, happiness, and safety, highlighting the importance of community in addressing common issues like dysphoria and anxiety.

8. 

   26 Nov 2024

   Hard Left News Trailer

   An important, no-nonsense show featuring leftist, BIPOC & Queer voices discussing current events, history, community, and direct action. None of this is new! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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YouTube views

1,393

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

0

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