PUSHBACK Talks
Hosted by Leilani and Fredrik · WG Film
5.0from 63 ratings
- 170
- Episodes
- 63
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 663K
- YouTube views
About PUSHBACK Talks
Landlords without faces, apartments without tenants. In 2019, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten released Push, an award-winning documentary that explores the unaffordable, unlivable city, and the growing global housing crisis. Following the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, the film sought to understand why cities around the world are becoming increasingly expensive. In June of 2020, Fredrik and Leilani teamed up again to continue the conversation they began with the film, and PUSHBACK Talks was born. Since then, PUSHBACK Talks has grown into an exploration of the social, political, and economic forces that shape our world, and of the actions people are taking to push back against inequality, corruption, authoritarian systems, poverty, war, and the shift towards far-right conservatism. Join the Filmmaker (Gertten) and the Advocate (Farha) as they dissect these topics, uncover the connections between them, and search for solutions. How can we, as individuals, movements, and communities, fight back – push back – to build societies where every human being has the right to live equally, freely, and with dignity? Listen to PUSHBACK Talks and join the conversation for a better, fairer world. For more about PUSH and to view it: www.pushthefilm.com (http://www.pushthefilm.com/) For more about Leilani Farha and her organization, The Shift: www.make-the-shift.org (https://www.make-the-shift.org/) For more about Fredrik Gertten and his other films: www.wgfilm.com (https://www.wgfilm.com/) If you are interested in watching his newest documentary: www.breakingsocialfilm.com (https://www.breakingsocialfilm.com/)
- Publisher
- WG Film
- Category
- education · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 17 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
170 episodes in the feed.
17 Oct 2026
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4 Jun 2026
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27 May 2026
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Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 662,564
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 20 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 43 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 79
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 51
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Leilani and Fredrik host the show. Published by WG Film.
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