Interdependent Study

About Interdependent Study

Class is in session. Interdependent Study is about the learning and unlearning work for social justice and collective liberation. Interdependent Study is hosted by Damien Franze, an angry Black man from Baltimore who wears his heart on his sleeve, and Aaron Hood, an angry white man from Florida who is always thinking. We’re two friends who work in education and share a commitment to social justice. We believe that we are always learning; always arriving. People constantly learn and unlearn by reflecting on their experiences. Interdependent Study is designed to be a community for this work.

Publisher

Interdependent Study

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Dec 2020

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

135 of 272 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Local Money Feeding Corporate Power

   Aaron and Damien interview Emanuel Nieves, Sue Holmberg, and Lenore Palladino about how our money fuels corporate power and the oppression economy.

2. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Flock, Surveillance, and Data Leaks

   Aaron and Damien analyze Flock Security's widespread surveillance cameras and their misuse by law enforcement, revealing privacy concerns and the impact of data leaks.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Zombies & Racial Othering

   Hosts Aaron and Damien explore the connection between zombies and the racialized Other in media and society, interviewing author Sherronda J. Brown about her analysis.

Inside a recent episode

Local Money Feeding Corporate Power

Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's a big problem that we have to wrap our head around. I think my application connects to yours, actually, and just outlines why it's so important for us to recognize all of this and do something about it. It comes from Lenore. She says, quote, What I've really focused on is the problem of shareholder primacy, or the idea that the whole purpose of a corporation is to make as much money as possible for shareholders. And so they're supposed to extract money from public school districts. They're supposed to cut labor costs to the bare bone, even when it hurts the quality of their product. So this is a problem not just for Amazon, but across our entire economy. […]

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

7,850

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

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

Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

77

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