How Change Happens: Stories & Insights from Social Justice Changemakers

About How Change Happens: Stories & Insights from Social Justice Changemakers

How Change Happens is a podcast for those committed to creating a more just and liberatory world. Join host Kai Fierle-Hedrick of Create Knowledge as they chat with change-makers active in all kinds of spaces about the thinking behind their practice, and discuss real stories of struggles and joys of creating change — in the world and in ourselves.

Publisher

Create Knowledge

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Dec 2024

Latest episode

25 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Mar 2026

   On Disruption as a Form of Bridging — with Amanda Navarro & Michele Silver

   I intended to release this episode back in January but switching podcast editors (welcome, Jessi DiBartolomeo!) and a few life detours threw a wrench in that that timeline. However, re-connecting with this conversation this month has been a joy and I am very grateful to have crossed paths with these two beautiful humans... Join me as I think out loud with Amanda Navarro (she/her) and Michele Silver (she/her) of Convergence Partnership. We open with an interconnected discussion about listening...

2. 

   22 Dec 2025

   On Unlocking Access, The Power of Active Listening & Centering Diverse Voices In Policymaking — with Chi Nguyen

   Chi Nguyen discusses unlocking access, active listening, and centering diverse voices in policymaking, offering insights into effective social change strategies in this interview.

3. 

   27 Oct 2025

   On Art, Community-Building & Owning Our Activism — with Shannon Downey

   Host Maria Rose interviews Shannon Downey, an artist and activist, who discusses community building and creative practices as entry points into activism.

4. 

   20 Sept 2025

   On Moving Forward with the World We Want To Live In — with Miko Lee

   Miko Lee, Director of Programs at Asian Americans for Civil Rights & Equality, discusses ancestry, transformative justice, and the power of storytelling in an interview about creating a better world.

5. 

   15 Jun 2025

   On Relationships, Generative Conflict & Planting Seeds — with Aisha Rios of Coactive Change

   Aisha Rios of Coactive Change discusses their poem about change, their organizing and consulting work, and the importance of authentic relationships in this interview with an unnamed host.

6. 

   9 Dec 2024

   Introducing — How Change Happens!

   How Change Happens: Stories & Insights from Social Justice Changemakers is a podcast for those committed to creating a more just and liberatory world. When you tune in, you’ll hear conversations with changemakers who work in all kinds of spaces: organizing, DEI, healing justice, learning and evaluation, philanthropy, narrative change, and so on. We’ll explore the thinking behind their practice, and discuss real stories of the complexity, challenges, and joys of creating change — in the ...

Who has been a guest on How Change Happens: Stories & Insights from Social Justice Changemakers

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chi Nguyen
• Shannon Downey
• Miko Lee
• Aisha Rios

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 4 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

8

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0