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Getting to the Root of it with Venus Roots

Getting to the Root of it with Venus Roots

By: niki franco
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 join niki franco (venus roots), a community organizer, writer, and facilitator of spaces for collective study, as she leans into conversations of radical truth-telling with artists, theorists, and organizers living in a world of rigid binaries and multiple truths. she navigates the urgency of solidarity, ancestral preservation, and dismantling systems of oppression that inform and deform our lives. @venusroots www.venusroots.com© 2025 niki franco Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Perfect Victims, with Mohammed el-Kurd

    Perfect Victims, with Mohammed el-Kurd
    Aug 6 2025

    In this episode, Niki interviews Palestinian poet, author, and organizer, Mohammed el-Kurd to discuss his latest book, Perfect Victims: And The Politics of Appeal. The two unpack the complicity of western institutions on the genocide of Palestinians, shallow identity politics, the weaponization of anti-semitism, the New York War Crimes, and our responsibility to embody hope in such dark times.

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    51 mins
  • The Encampments, with Kei Pritsker

    The Encampments, with Kei Pritsker
    Apr 15 2025

    In this episode, Niki interviews Kei Prister, co-director of The Encampments, to discuss the new film, the impact of the student intifada a year later, and what this fight signals for the future of the US empire and most importantly, what it says about young people's thirst for liberation.

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    54 mins
  • Love in a F*cked up World, With Dean Spade

    Love in a F*cked up World, With Dean Spade
    Feb 14 2025

    In this Valentine's Day special episode, Niki interviews Dean Spade, a queer and trans organizer, attorney, and an author. They ground the conversation in Dean's new book, Love in a F*cked up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together. The two discuss how oppressive systems impact our relationships (romantic and otherwise), the role of conflict, and what we must learn from less alienated societies to survive ongoing crises.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
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