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Actively Unwoke: Fighting back against woke insanity in your life
My work is completely grassroots funded by people like you, and my only obligation is to tell you the truth and show you the receipts. If you appreciate my content, please consider a subscription for $8/month or $80/year.If you can't financially support my work, please consider sharing it with your friends and family to spread the message. I can't do it without you.The most powerful people in any social system are the ones who are expressive.In this podcast, I discuss why the left wins - because they are constantly expressing their ideas.In the episode, I give a list of presentations that have shown up from the left in the past week that I found in a 15 minute search. Here are the receipts for reference. There are likely hundreds or thousands more. Wisconsin is talking about queer kids in elementary school.The unitarian universalist church in the quad cities are talking about the Pink Triangle:There were multiple presentations at SXSW about woke activism:The Arizona Library Association is talking about queer kids and GSAs in schools:The University of Connecticut school of social work is teaching how to create queer-affirming spaces in schools:American Booksellers are talking about using fiction to eliminate the gender binary (but no gnostic sex cult):PBS in Milwaukee is showing student productions about breaking the gender binary (again, no gnostic sex cult):University of Oregon is discussing queer history:The San Francisco Public Library is talking about queer comics:...and all this was based on about a 15 minute search. How much is happening that we aren't paying attention to because it's not viral on X? Follow along and I'll show you what's really happening.Questions?Let me know in the comments!Fight back against the woke and support my work.I believe the woke - on the left and the right - are an existential threat to our values as Americans. Some of them know it, most of them are just useful innocents. Regardless, fighting back against this woke cultural revolution is my full-time job. I'm dedicated to exposing the woke ideology in our country, helping people to understand what's going on, and providing spaces for non-woke people to connect, support each other, and plan ways to fight back.Here's how you can help.* Order my book: Actively Unwoke: The ultimate guide to fighting back against woke insanity in your life.* Other Ways to Support My Work:* Sponsor my work on Patreon* Become a supporter in Locals* Support my work through a Substack subscription* Subscribe to the Unwoke Art Substack and buy cool unwoke merch in the Unwoke Art store This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe
Today, we’re talking about book bans. What are they? Where are they happening? And, most importantly, what can we do to fight them? Philomena Polefrone from the American Booksellers for Free Expression project is here to break it down.
Bill welcomes memoirist Jessica Hendry Nelson to the show. Jessica is the author of Joy Rides Through the Tunnel of Grief, which was selected as the winner of the AWP Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction. Her memoir If Only You People Could Follow Directions(2014), which was selected as a best debut book by the Indies Introduce New Voices program, the Indies Next List by the American Booksellers' Association, named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Review, received starred reviews in Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly, and reviewed nationally in print and on NPR—including twice in (O) Oprah Magazine. It was also a finalist for the Vermont Book Award. She is also co-author of the textbook and anthology Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writers' Guide and Anthology (Bloomsbury, 2021) along with the writer Sean Prentiss. Her work has been published in numerous literary magazines, including The Threepenny Review, Prairie Schooner, North American Review, Tin House, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Rumpus.
Jessica Hendry Nelson is the author of the upcoming memoir, Joy Rides Through the Tunnel of Grief, which includes essays on love, wonder, and the fierce bonds between women. It was the winner of the 2022 Sue William Silverman Prize in Creative Nonfiction from the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP). Her book, If Only You People Could Follow Directions (2014), was selected as a best debut book by the Indies Introduce New Voices program, the Indies Next List by the American Booksellers' Association, named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Review, received starred reviews in Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly, was reviewed on NPR and twice in Oprah Magazine, and was a finalist for the Vermont Book Award She is also co-author of the textbook and anthology Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writers' Guide and Anthology (Bloomsbury, 2021) along with the writer Sean Prentiss. Her work has appeared in The Threepenny Review, Prairie Schooner, North American Review, Tin House, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Rumpus, The Carolina Quarterly, Columbia Journal, Painted Bride Quarterly, Crab Orchard Review, PANK, Drunken Boat and elsewhere. Jessica is an Assistant Professor in the MFA program and English Department at Virginia Commonwealth University and on faculty in the MFA Program at the University of Nebraska in Omaha. She lives in Richmond, Virginia. http://jessicahnelson.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jhnelson427/ https://www.facebook.com/jessica.nelson.73700
In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 37 minutes) :33 - Introduction to Jennie 1:56 - Jennie shares her writing background 6:26 - Vikki & Jennie talk about how long it takes to write a book 8:00 - Vikki shares a bit about her writing background & her journey 10:10 - Jennie shares what she is reading 14:33 - Vikki & Jennie discuss Vikki’s book 15: 20 - Jennie talks about her genre & titles 24:19 - Vikki talks about her online course for authors & researching 25:50 - Jennie discusses her publishing journey & working with an agent 27: 25 - Jennie reads from Love, Water, Memory 34:45 - Vikki has questions about the story Connect with Jennie Shortridge: Jennie’s website: http://jennieshortridge.com Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Thanks For Listening You can sign up to win free signed copies of books featured on this podcast here! If you have something you’d like to share with me, please connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or our website. Write a review on iTunes.
This episode of Counterspeak features and interview with deputy general counsel for The New York Times, David E. McCraw. Counterspeak is a free speech podcast hosted by Sydney Jarrard, ABA's Content Director; Dave Grogan, ABA's Director of ABFE, Advocacy and Public Policy; and Maria Peroni, ABA's Advocacy and Public Policy Coordinator. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily that of the American Booksellers Association or the American Booksellers for Free Expression.
This installment features interviews with Columbia University President and first amendment lawyer Lee Bollinger, and Will Creeley, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s (FIRE) Director of Legal and Public Advocacy. Counterspeak is a free speech podcast hosted by Sydney Jarrard, ABA's Content Director; Dave Grogan, ABA's Director of ABFE, Advocacy and Public Policy; and Maria Peroni, ABA's Advocacy and Public Policy Coordinator. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily that of the American Booksellers Association or the American Booksellers for Free Expression.
In this episode, Katherine Young discusses translating the banned book Farewell, Aylis by Akram Aylisli. Counterspeak is a free speech podcast hosted by Sydney Jarrard, ABA's Content Director; Dave Grogan, ABA's Director of ABFE, Advocacy and Public Policy; and Maria Peroni, ABA's Advocacy and Public Policy Coordinator. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily that of the American Booksellers Association or the American Booksellers for Free Expression.
A panel of booksellers, moderated by NCAC's Chris Finan, share their experiences with the Open Discussion Project and bringing together readers with diverse political views. Counterspeak is a free speech podcast hosted by Sydney Jarrard, ABA's Content Director; Dave Grogan, ABA's Director of ABFE, Advocacy and Public Policy; and Maria Peroni, ABA's Advocacy and Public Policy Coordinator. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily that of the American Booksellers Association or the American Booksellers for Free Expression.
Maggie Mayhem, queer former sex worker, former board member of the Sex Workers Outreach Project, doula and reproductive justice advocate, and founder of HarmRedux joins ABFE on this month's episode. Counterspeak is a free speech podcast hosted by Sydney Jarrard, ABA's Content Director; Dave Grogan, ABA's Director of ABFE, Advocacy and Public Policy; and Maria Peroni, ABA's Advocacy and Public Policy Coordinator. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily that of the American Booksellers Association or the American Booksellers for Free Expression.
The National Coalition Against Censorship's Chris Finan and Media Coalition's David Horowitz join ABFE on this month's episode. Counterspeak is a free speech podcast hosted by Sydney Jarrard, ABA's Content Director; Dave Grogan, ABA's Director of ABFE, Advocacy and Public Policy; and Maria Peroni, ABA's Advocacy and Public Policy Coordinator. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily that of the American Booksellers Association or the American Booksellers for Free Expression.
Counterspeak is a free speech podcast hosted by Sydney Jarrard, ABA's Content Director; Dave Grogan, ABA's Director of ABFE, Advocacy and Public Policy; and Maria Peroni, ABA's Advocacy and Public Policy Coordinator. In this episode, ABFE talks to Nadine Strossen, former president of the ACLU and author of Hate: Why We Should Resist It With Free Speech, Not Censorship, about her book and experiences as a defender of free speech. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily that of the American Booksellers Association or the American Booksellers for Free Expression.
Counterspeak is a free speech podcast hosted by Sydney Jarrard, ABA's Content Director; Dave Grogan, ABA's Director of ABFE, Advocacy and Public Policy; and Maria Peroni, ABA's Advocacy and Public Policy Coordinator. In this introductory episode, Dave explains what Counterspeak is all about. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily that of the American Booksellers Association or the American Booksellers for Free Expression.
Gary Shipe of Sandusky Radio interviews Kirby Larson and Chauni Haslet, of All for Kids Books & Music in Seattle and former president of the American Booksellers for Children. As part of National Children's Book Week, Kirby and Chauni discuss books and children.