Voices from the Grassroots

About Voices from the Grassroots

Voices from the Grassroots is a series of interviews seeking to amplify the voices of people changing our society from the bottom-up. I am always seeking to interview interesting people working to transform our social, political, economic, and cultural spheres. If you would like to be interviewed, or would like to recommend someone be interviewed, please send me an email at voicesfromthegrassroots@gmail.com. I do my best to adhere to basic journalistic ethics. If you have any comments or questions, or wish to address what you think is an error in my reporting, please send me an email at voicesfromthegrassroots@gmail.com. Voices from the Grassroots is not beholden to any corporate or political interests. This show is hosted and produced by Clay Hurand. Stay tuned.

Publisher

Voices from the Grassroots

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Jun 2018

Latest episode

15 Jun 2020

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Jun 2020

   Episode 8: Chris Smalls On Amazon and The Essential Workers' Movement

   Former Amazon warehouse worker Christian Smalls discusses the walkout he led over health and safety concerns and his subsequent firing. We also discuss his new project called The Congress of Essential Workers.

2. 

   5 Feb 2020

   Episode 7: "Neo-Fascism" and the Rise of Trump (Part 1)

   In this episode, Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon and Editor of Monthly Review Magazine John Bellamy Foster and I discuss Donald Trump's rise. After analyzing the relationship between concentrated corporate power and right wing nationalism, John and I discuss the viability of a social democratic challenge to Trumpism, and what forms of political organizing stand a chance against the rise of "neo-fascism."

3. 

   15 May 2019

   Episode 6: Jasun "Plaedo" Wellman Speaks on Activism

   Here is an interview I did with Plaedo at the end of 2018. Plaedo and I I speak about a range of topics from his youth initiative, direct democracy, and Avant-Gardeners.

4. 

   7 Dec 2018

   Episode 5: On the Nuts and Bolts of Electoral Democracy

   This episode I sit down with Tracy Howard to discuss a variety of issues surrounding the elections process. Tracy is the General Registrar of Voters in Radford, VA. Our discussion ranges from voter suppression to how underfunded elections departments are. Issues surrounding racial discrimination and voting are not thoroughly discussed in this episode, which I regret.

5. 

   14 Jun 2018

   Episode 4: Our Children's Trust and "The Trial of the Century"

   This episode I interview Julia Olson, Executive Director and Chief Legal Council of Our Children's Trust. Our Children's Trust is the environmental organization suing the federal government to address climate change.

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