Dean Spade joins the pod this week to discuss his book, Love in a Fucked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up and Raise Hell Together World. He brings a sharp, layered perspective on how we are shaped by the systems around us—and how we can wake up to the patterns of control we’ve internalized. Together, we explore what it means to turn our relationships into spaces for healing, liberation, and deeper connection.

• Get Dean’s book, Love in a F*cked Up World
• Follow Dean on Instagram
• Community Justice Exchange

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• Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
• Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
• Special Production Support: Jasmine Stine
• Original Music: Mayyadda

Sendolo Diaminah is here to point us to the pathway of hallelujah! Co-Director of the Carolina Federation and community strategist, Sendolo brings profound wisdom for how we’re abdicating our power, shares how she is guided by prophetic wisdom and offers inspiration for how we can all take more potent action in our lives.

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The Becoming the People Podcast Team:

• Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
• Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
• Special Production Support: Jasmine Stine
• Original Music: Mayyadda

In this week’s mini-episode, Prentis reflects on their time in Minneapolis, what the Epstein files are revealing to us about shame and patriarchy, and how the performance of shock is tied to our own need to be innocent.

Join us over on Patreon to watch the full episode and come explore these themes and topics together - @Prentishemphill

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The Becoming the People Podcast Team:

• Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
• Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
• Special Production Support: Jasmine Stine
• Original Music: Mayyadda

Activist, advocate, author, and co-founder of the me too movement, Tarana Burke joins Prentis for this episode. Tarana is sharing the portals that me too has opened and made possible in our culture, her framework on the solvability of sexual violence, and how we shouldn’t believe the lie that we can’t break apart systems of power.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains conversation of sexual violence and child sexual abuse. If you are triggered by that, please be choiceful how you listen to this episode. Pace yourself, take breaks, or listen with a friend

• Check out the me too International: Survivors Sanctuary
• Follow Tarana on Instagram
• If you enjoyed this conversation, go listen to Prentis’ first convo with Tarana on the Finding Our Way podcast

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The Becoming the People Podcast Team:

• Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
• Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
• Special Production Support: Jasmine Stine
• Original Music: Mayyadda

In this week’s mini-episode, Prentis explores the complexities of burnout and the importance of using our agency to make meaningful action in the world.

Join us over on Patreon to watch the full episode and come explore these themes and topics together - @Prentishemphill

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The Becoming the People Podcast Team:

• Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
• Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
• Special Production Support: Jasmine Stine
• Original Music: Mayyadda

The artists and producers from the powerful film, Songs from the Hole, join Prentis for this episode. JJ’88, Contessa Gayles and richie reseda shared their process of making the film about ’88s journey of incarceration, healing, and gaining freedom through a beautiful unfolding of forgiveness.

Shownotes:

• Songs from the Hole on Netflix
• JJ’88 Instagram
• Contessa Gayles Instagram
• richie reseda Instagram
• Question Culture website
• Community Healing plan

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The Becoming the People Podcast Team:

• Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
• Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
• Special Production Support: Jasmine Stine
• Original Music: Mayyadda

Join Prentis for their first mini-episode. They are sharing their thoughts on how to accept the reality of our world right now, so that we can move with our fear towards presence and action.

Watch the full video episode and join the conversation on Patreon @Prentishemphill

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The Becoming the People Podcast Team:

• Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
• Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
• Special Production Support: Jasmine Stine
• Original Music: Mayyadda

Samin Nosrat, cook, teacher, and author, joins Prentis to kick off the new season. This is a tender conversation, and Samin shares her journey of family, healing, and how she wants to make a simple and profound offering to the world.

Check out Samin’s new book Good Things Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love: A Cookbook and follow her on Instagram @ciaosamin

This season, I’m amping up my Patreon page -- come be part of these conversations and help resource the podcast @Prentishemphill

Support the show

The Becoming the People Podcast Team:

• Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devon de Leña
• Sound Engineer and Editing: Michael Maine
• Special Production Support: Jasmine Stine
• Original Music: Mayyadda