Hello and welcome to Pieces! The podcast where we - carson & Ella - will work on outlining the intersection of our personal and political work. Here, we want to create a place to talk about how our relationships with ourselves and our communities are inherently political, integrate the knowledge we have received and continue to receive and speak to and dream of justice, love and community.
Love in a F*cked Up World | Book Club! | Ch 2 - Stuck on Autopilot
We are obsessed with Dean Spade's new book, Love in a F*cked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together. So... we're doing a book club!
This is episode two of SIX that we'll be dropping over the next couple weeks. We'll be discussing all of our favorite topics around consent, conflict and building community. This book is a how to guide for the resistance!
If you want to work with Ella and find out more about their offering, go to ellashields.com/offering (http://ellashields.com/offering). (https://ellashields.com/offering.) The new program launches September 17th either online or in Berlin, Germany.
To work with carson, email them at carsonwind@protonmail.com (mailto:carsonwind@protonmail.com).
In love and solidarity,
Ella & carson
13 Aug 2026
Love in a F*cked Up World | Book Club! | Ch 1 - Examining the Scripts
We are obsessed with Dean Spade's new book, Love in a F*cked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together. So... we're doing a book club!
This is episode one of SIX that we'll be dropping over the next couple weeks. We'll be discussing all of our favorite topics around consent, conflict and building community. This book is a how to guide for the resistance!
If you want to work with Ella and find out more about their offering, go to ellashields.com/offering. (https://ellashields.com/offering.) The new program launches September 17th either online or in Berlin, Germany.
To work with carson, email them at carsonwind@protonmail.com (mailto:carsonwind@protonmail.com).
In love and solidarity,
Ella & carson
23 Feb 2026
Ep 5: Rest, or: why are we all burned out?
In this episode, which may or may not be more of a therapy session, we talk about rest! what does it mean? Why are we so tired all the time? And what, if anything, can we do about it?
Content warning for droopy sleepy Ella and some mention of the surgery he had before this episode was recorded. Skip through to 01:30 if you don't want to hear about it!
Don't forget to join us on Patreon to talk directly about the episode, suggest topics to talk about or just to support our work <3 : https://www.patreon.com/ellacarson (https://www.patreon.com/ellacarson)
Mentioned in this episode: the colander theory from Dr. Raquel Martin https://www.instagram.com/p/DPEq-pwiSuY (https://www.instagram.com/p/DPEq-pwiSuY)
28 Oct 2025
Ep 4: Some thoughts around polyamory (Ella's husband is the best man)
Ella and carson take advantage of the fact that they're in the same house to sit on the couch and chat about polyamory and relationship building in their personal lives and political environments. We tangent, we gush about the love in our lives and we have a good time :) Enjoy!
28 May 2025
Ep 3: White Supremacy Culture continued: conflict & accountability
Let’s continue to dissect white supremacy culture—and how it lives in our relationships!!!!
We’re back with another white supremacy deep dive —this time on conflict, accountability, and building on why unlearning whiteness is healing for everyone. How does racial justice work transform the way we love, fight, and build community? ❤️🔥
Referenced in this episode:
Tema Okun: https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/ (http://whitesupremacyculture.org)
Esther Perel: Where Should We Begin
adrienne maree brown (https://adriennemareebrown.net/)
Ismatu Gwendolyn (https://www.ismatu.com/ and https://www.threadings.io/)
5 May 2025
Ep 2: Let's talk white supremacy!
Let’s get into white supremacy culture!
We’re back with a ✨ theory episode ✨ - this time on white supremacy, dehumanization, white folks in the antiracist struggle and lots of other stuff. How is our commitment to racial justice a healing practice for all aspects of our lives.?
Write us an email!
ella.carson.workshops@gmail.com
Follow us on instagram!
@elladoesworkshops
@_polytical
Support our work via Patreon!
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REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:
✨Tema Okun’s website: https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/ (https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/)
✨The role of white people in the fight against racism: https://sur.conectas.org/en/the-role-of-white-people-in-the-fight-against-racism/ (https://sur.conectas.org/en/the-role-of-white-people-in-the-fight-against-racism/)
✨Emma Dabiri - What White People Can Do Next
27 Jan 2025
Ep 1: The Beginning of Exploring the Neoliberal Personality
What is the Neoliberal Personality??
In our first ✨ theory episode ✨, carson personifies a Twitch streamer and explains the 4 dimensions of neoliberal subjecthood - productivity, competition, individualism, and consumption - to Ella, who represents the chat.
Write us an email!
ella.carson.workshops@gmail.com
Follow us on instagram!
@elladoesworkshops
@_polytical
Support our work via Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/ellacarson
Follow Ismatu's work!
https://www.ismatu.fm/
linktr.ee/ismatu.gwendolyn
#neoliberalism #productivity #competition #individualism #consumption #hegemony #community #activism #leftisttheory #socialjustice #identity #podcast
17 Dec 2024
Hello!! It's our INTRO EPISODE!
Welcome to our first episode!! We're so excited to be launching Pieces.
In this episode, we introduce ourselves, our political ideology and go off on some wonderful tangents that hopefully inspire some new ways of thinking about things. Or are just a fun journey to join us on!
Next episode: The Neoliberal Personality!
Follow us on Patreon to support our work: patreon.com/ellacarson
Follow us on Instagram: carson @_polytical and Ella @elladoesworkshops
Subscribe to Ella's newsletter at ellashields.com
Keywords
identity, politics, consent, capitalism, collaboration, power dynamics, marginalization, privilege, social movements, cancellation, intimacy, connection, conflict
16 Dec 2024
Sneak Peek!
Sneak peek! Why we want to start a podcast. Full episode is coming tomorrow!!
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